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144 pages : some illustrations ; 26 cm.
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English
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"The newest addition to the Art for Modern Makers series, Creative Alcohol Inks explores the many artistic options of the popular painting and pouring medium, from the basics of handling, to layering and combining with other materials and mediums, to creating beautiful projects"--
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"Ada promised herself she would never go back to the Trace, to her unbearable life on the swamp, and to her harsh father in Mississippi. But now, after running away to Baton Rouge and briefly knowing a different kind of life, she finds herself with nowhere to go but back home. And she knows there will be a price to pay with her father. Matilda, daughter of a sharecropper, is from the other side of the Trace. Doing what she can to protect her family...
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305 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"In Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol, award-winning journalist Anne Dowsett Johnston combines in-depth research with her own personal story of recovery, and delivers a groundbreaking examination of a shocking yet little recognized epidemic threatening society today: the precipitous rise in risky drinking among women and girls.With the feminist revolution, women have closed the gender gap in their professional and educational...
6) Smashed
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1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Kate and Charlie are a young married couple whose bond is built on a mutual love of music, laughter and drinking -- especially the drinking. When Kate's drinking leads her to dangerous places and her job as a school teacher is put into jeopardy, she decides to join AA and get sober. Her new lifestyle calls into question whether or not her relationship with Charlie is built on love, or just a boozy diversion from adulthood.
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272 pages ; 20 cm
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English
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"Ever sworn off alcohol for a month and found yourself drinking by the 7th? Think there's 'no point' in just one drink? Welcome! There are millions of us. 64% of Brits want to drink less ... Catherine Gray was stuck in a hellish whirligig of Drink, Make horrible decisions, Hangover, Repeat. She had her fair share of 'drunk tank' jail cells and topless-in-a-hot-tub misadventures. But this book goes beyond the binges and blackouts to deep-dive into...
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192 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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"Through the diverse techniques and ten expressive projects in this book, you'll learn how to use the dynamic traits of alcohol ink, high-flow acrylic paint, and more to make beautiful works of abstract art that are reflections of your soul. By tackling the skill-building exercises first, you're guaranteed success when you move on to the step-by-step projects. But you won't just learn how to put paint to paper -- you'll also learn how to reflect and...
10) Another round
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1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Danish
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A group of four friends who are all high school teachers test a theory that they can improve their lives by maintaining a constant level of alcohol in their blood.
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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"Introduces young readers to the dangers of alcohol addiction and shows ways that users have found help. Learn about the physical and mental effects of alcohol abuse and its negative impact on lives." -- childsworld.com
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xi, 209 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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"Parents in Recovery is a guidebook for mothers and fathers navigating parenting with a sober lifestyle. Focal points include family systems, self-care, socializing and recovery pride. Each chapter integrates research, voices of parents and addiction treatment experts, parent recovery wisdom suggestions and the author's past journal accounts"--
15) Before the storm
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English
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Laural Lockwood's 15-year-old son Andy is "special". She lost him once through neglect, but is determined to make up for her mistakes. When she allows Andy to attend a local church social she is terrified when the church is consumed by fire. Andy survives and saves other children as well. Initially Andy basks in the role of unlikely hero but when the suspicion of arson is cast upon Andy, Laurel must ask herself how well she really knows her son,...
16) First daughter
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English
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A troubled ATF agent receives a call from the President-elect of the United States when his daughter is kidnapped.
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ix, 369 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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A look at how alcohol and other intoxicants helped spark the rise of the first large-scale societies by enhancing creativity, alleviating stress and building trust among conflicting tribes to allow them to cooperate with each other.
Drunk cuts through the tangle of urban legends and anecdotal impressions that surround our notions of intoxication to provide the first rigorous, scientifically-grounded explanation for our love of alcohol. Drawing on...
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xvi, 399 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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"One intrepid reporter's quest to learn everything there is to know about hangovers, trying all of the cures he can find and explaining how (and if) they work, all so rest of us don't have to We've all been there. One minute you're fast asleep, and in the next you're tumbling from dreams of deserts and demons, into semi-consciousness, mouth full of sand, head throbbing. You're hungover. Courageous journalist Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall has gone to the...
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