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In a flash In a flash Eric Walters The first flash mob Ian puts together himself is a sixty-plus person, four-minute pillow fight in a department store. His friend Oswald is thrilled with the event, but Julia, the one Ian really wants… OL14960598W
The geeks shall inherit the earth The geeks shall inherit the earth Alexandra Robbins In a smart, entertaining, reassuring book that reads like fiction, Alexandra Robbins manages to cross Gossip Girl with Freaks and Geeks and explain the fascinating psychology and science behind popul… OL15746236W
Ugly Ugly Donna Jo Napoli When the rest of the ducks turn on her little duckling, Ugly, because he isn't like them, Mother Duck sadly leaves him behind in order to protect her other children. With the help of some new friends… OL15840690W
Rebels in groups Rebels in groups Jolanda Jetten "With contributions from leading scholars in the field, Rebels in Groups brings together the latest research on dissent, deviance, difference and defiance. Many of the most famous figures in psycholo… OL16296182W
Animals in the outhouse Animals in the outhouse Anja Fröhlich A new forest ranger, eager to prove himself, installs an outhouse for animals so that the forest will be tidier but although the animals enter, one after another, and claim success, none can figure o… OL16415354W
Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots? Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots? Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore Gay culture has become a nightmare of consumerism, whether it's an endless quest for Absolut vodka, Diesel jeans, rainbow Hummers, pec implants, or Pottery Barn. Whatever happened to sexual flamboyan… OL16805231W
The City and the Stars The City and the Stars Arthur C. Clarke Omnibus OL17400W
The End of Average The End of Average Todd Rose,Todd Rose Why don't Meyers-Briggs personality tests really work? Why are HR tests for new employees often meaningless? Why doesn't BMI - body mass index - correlate to actual health or physical fitness? Indivi… OL17842326W
Red Red Alison Cherry In a town that values red hair above all else, someone threatens to expose pageant contestant Felicity's secret about her coppery locks. OL17882612W
The very silly mayor The very silly mayor Tom Tomorrow When the mayor of a pretty good, medium-sized city begins to make decisions that are not only silly but dangerous, as well, Sparky the penguin is the only citizen willing to speak out. OL1921240W
The room The room Jonas Karlsson Bjorn is a compulsive, meticulous bureaucrat who discovers a secret room at the government office where he works--a secret room that no one else in his office will acknowledge. When Bjorn is in his r… OL19994441W
Divergence Divergence Veronica Roth "Dans un monde post-apocalyptique, la société est divisée en cinq factions, chacune consacrée au culte d'une vertu dans l'espoir de former un civilisation parfaite : les Altruistes, les Sincères, les… OL24157821W
The loud silence of Francine Green The loud silence of Francine Green Karen Cushman In 1949, thirteen-year-old Francine goes to Catholic school in Los Angeles where she becomes best friends with a girl who questions authority and is frequently punished by the nuns, causing Francine … OL2973559W
MATIN BRUN MATIN BRUN FRANCK PAVLOFF Matin brun is a powerful and thought-provoking novella written by Franck Pavloff. Originally published in 1998, the book has become a notable work of French literature that addresses themes of totali… OL33019858W
MAIN STREET MAIN STREET Sinclair Lewis The first of his major novels of the 1920s, Sinclair Lewis's Main Street satirizes the manners of the American Middle West. Here is the story of Carol Kennicott, who, to be accepted, must adapt to th… OL51117W
Dancing in Red Shoes Will Kill You Dancing in Red Shoes Will Kill You Dorian Cirrone Everyone knows what a ballerina should look like ... right? In this laugh–out–loud novel, reminiscent of The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things, a spunky and talented ballerina with decidedly … OL5707058W
Getting the girl Getting the girl Susan Juby Sunglasses. Check.Binoculars. Check.Notepad. Check.Mom's pink bike. Check. Check?Meet Sherman Mack. Short. Nerdy. Amateur P.I. and prepared to do anything for Dini Trioli.Nobody knows who began it or… OL5714915W
Politics of Experience Politics of Experience R. D. Laing The Politics of Experience and The Bird of Paradise is a 1967 book by the Scottish psychiatrist R. D. Laing. The book comprises two parts - the first a collection of seven articles previously publish… OL7971397W
Uglies Uglies Scott Westerfeld Just before their sixteenth birthdays, when they will will be transformed into beauties whose only job is to have a great time, Tally's best friend runs away and Tally must find her and turn her in, … OL8755687W
Image Image Kat Mototsune 32 pages : 29 cm OL8817187W
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