A list of resources for English as a second language learners in the Northampton area. Center For New Americans https://cnam.org/ 17 New South St., Northampton, and locations in Greenfield and…ducation Center https://www.literacyproject.org/ 1 Brewster Court #1, Northampton, 584-6755 Provides GED testing as well as other education assistance. Massachusetts Adult Literacy Hotline massliteracyhotline.org/hotline/ or call: 1-800-447-8844. This site has information on many options from large programs to individual tutors. Offered by SABES (System for Adult Basic Education Support), whose Western Mass office is in Holyoke Community College:…
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Louis C.K. : Hilarious
If you are easily offended by delicate or obscene subject matter, this 2010 concert film is, clearly, blatantly, spectacularly… not for you. Come to think of it, if you are…ce of modern day America, he saves his strongest contempt for himself. The best stand-up is often that which lays bare the desperation and pain of our brief and ridiculous moment on earth and allows us to laugh at the most fragile and childish of our own instincts. At its best this film recalls some of the finest moments of his heroes, Pryor’s ability to make us laugh at his most painful moments and Carlin’s ability to dissect the absurdity of his…
The Best One Dish Suppers
This cookbook is a collection of recipes from American’s Test Kitchen that are all made in one pan or one pot or a dutch oven or a slow cooker. There…cooker. There are 180 recipes with 169 illustrations and tips, tricks and helpful hints accompany the step by step recipes. The recipes include stews, soups, casseroles, pot pies and stir-frys. Several vegetarian options are also included. This cookbook is great to try out some new twists on comfort foods and cool weather favorites….
Academy Award Winners Best Picture 2013
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Academy Award Winners: Best Actor 2013
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Academy Award Winners: Best Actress 2013
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Children’s and YA Department Staff Picks
Click on the book cover images in the PDFs below to view the books in the CWMARS catalog. 2024 January 2024 February 2024 March 2024 2023 Best of 2023December 2023November…22 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 2021 Best of 2021 December 2021 | page 2 November 2021 October 2021 | page 2 September 2021 | page 2 August 2021 July 2021 2020 May 2020 February 2020 January 2020 2019 Best of 2019 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 2018 Best of 2018 December 2018 November 2018…
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary
David Sedaris, our favorite expatriate, quirky, self-deprecating funny man, has penned a new collection of short stories. The issues and tone are certainly classic Sedaris, but this time his subjects are animals! For instance, a baboon hairdresser is having difficulty finding a common gossip angle with a cat who is at the salon for an appointment… also, a self righteous lab rat wishes diseases on those who aren’t kind to her. Readers who enjoy da…
Taking a Year
May 6, 2014 — Selected nonfiction in which folks take a year or so to do something different, from keeping bees to reading the OED. Compiled by Forbes Library Staff | Summaries from ContentCafe,…10. Call number: HFN.T373w 2010 The corner : a year in the life of an inner-city neighborhood Simon, David, c1997 Call number: ICIO.Si53c 1997 Relentless pursuit : a year in the trenches with Teach for America Foote, Donna, 2008 Call number: IK941.F739r 2008 Another planet : a year in the life of a suburban high school Burkett, Elinor. c2001. Call number: IU83.B893a 2001 My freshman year : what a professor learned by becoming a student Nathan, Reb…
Steampunk
April 23, 2014 — Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction and alternate history premised on a Victorian world where steam power is still widely used. Compiled by Forbes Library Staff | Summaries from…ies by fantasy authors features entries that reflect influences from the nineteenth-century “Gaslamp” era and includes contributions from such writers as Elizabeth Bear and Gregory Maguire. Ghosts by Gaslight: Stories of Steampunk and Supernatural Suspense edited by Jack Dann & Nick Gevers Featuring stories by James Morrow, Terry Dowling, Garth Nix and Robert Silverberg, this spellbinding collection of steampunk and supernatural tales breathes new…
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The Cabinet of Earths
Enter Anne Nesbet’s world and follow Maya on her magical journey, a story fantasy fans will love….Enter Anne Nesbet’s world and follow Maya on her magical journey, a story fantasy fans will love….
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