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Move by move : life lessons on and off the chessboard

Ashley, Maurice, author.

Publication Date

2024

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794.1092 ASH

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SD_ILS:712421

Remember me as human : what three final days with my Grandmother Wanda taught me about truly living

Walsh, Lucy, 1982- author.

Publication Date

2023

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306.8745 WAL

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SD_ILS:722492

The wisdom of Morrie [CD] : living and aging creatively & joyfully

Schwartz, Morris S., author.

Publication Date

2023

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CDs

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362.19683 SCH

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SD_ILS:678026

The wisdom of Morrie : living and aging creatively and joyfully

Schwartz, Morris S., author.

Publication Date

2023

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158.1 SCH

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SD_ILS:678480

I'm no philosopher, but I got thoughts : mini-meditations for saints, sinners, and the rest of us

Chenoweth, Kristin, author.

Publication Date

2023

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792.028 CHE

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SD_ILS:671141

I am the storm : inspiring stories of people who fight against overwhelming odds

Dean, Janice, 1970- author.

Publication Date

2023

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331.4133 DEA

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SD_ILS:664119

The Old Gays guide to the good life : lessons learned about love and death, sex and sin, and saving the best for last

Old Gays (Group), author.

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2023

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306.7660846 OLD

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SD_ILS:691431

A Canuck amuck

Dodge, Glenn (Glenn C.), author.

Publication Date

2023

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910.41 DOD

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The book of Charlie [CD] : wisdom from the remarkable American life of a 109-year-old man

Von Drehle, David, 1961- author, narrator.

Publication Date

2023

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305.26 VON

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SD_ILS:686347

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When I was your age : life lessons, funny stories & questionable parenting advice from a professional clown

Thompson, Kenan, author.

Publication Date

2023

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927.9145 THO

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SD_ILS:691470

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The book of Charlie [large print] : wisdom from the remarkable American life of a 109-year-old man

Von Drehle, David, 1961- author.

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2023

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305.26 VON

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SD_ILS:691588

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The book of Charlie : wisdom from the remarkable American life of a 109-year-old man

Von Drehle, David, 1961- author.

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2023

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305.26 VON

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SD_ILS:681153

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