Central Skagit Library District

The hidden intelligence of hormones and their role in empowering women to succeed sexually, reproductively, and socially. Did you know women walk more, eat less, socialize more, meet more men, dance more, and flirt more when they're ovulating? Or that PMS may have evolved to get rid of boyfriends with unfit sperm? Behind the "fickle" differences in what women find sexy about men, or what they like to wear, there's a hidden adaptive intelligence that...

Anne Willan demystified classic French culinary technique for regular people who love food. Her legendary La Varenne Cooking School-in its original location in Paris and later in its longtime home in Burgundy-trained chefs, food writers and home cooks. Under Willan's cheerful, no-nonsense instruction, anyone could learn to truss a chicken, make a bernaise, or loft a soufflé. In One Soufflé at a Time, Willan tells her story and the story of the...

Sometimes life gets Messy. When sixteen-year-old Brooke Berlin catches a taste of fame and her movie-star father's attention, she decides it's time to take her career to the next level-by launching a blog that will position her as a Hollywood "It Girl" who tells it like it is. But between schoolwork, shopping, and spray-tan appointments, she hardly has the time to write it herself... Enter green-haired outsider Max McCormack, an aspiring author...

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Verbier. Exclusive Swiss ski resort and the winter playground of the rich and famous = every chalet girl's dream! An alcohol fueled truth or dare is a living nightmare for shy chalet girl Flora. Emotionally broken from her last relationship, kissing a stranger is so not what she needs. Unwilling to lose face or spoil the hen night Flora chooses sexy Zac... and everything changes.

Jess finds a secret diary and imagines what it would be like to be a girl who has everything. Will she become so wrapped up in someone else's life that she misses a chance to create her own? Jess cleans houses to save money for college, because her dad - unemployed and off the wagon yet again - has moved the two of them out of the city into a decrepit borrowed tent and trailer. Jess wavers between anger at her father and fear that poverty and addiction...

From the creator of the blog "Renegade Mothering," Janelle Hanchett's forthright, wickedly funny, and ultimately empowering memoir chronicling her tumultuous journey from young motherhood to abysmal addiction and a recovery she never imagined possible. At 21, Janelle Hanchett embraced motherhood with the reckless self-confidence of those who have no idea what they're getting into. Having known her child's father for only three months, she found...

English Hungarian Bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids learning English or Hungarian as their second language. It's time for bed, but Alice doesn't want to go to sleep just yet. By going through her bedtime routine, Mom calms her daughter down by reminding her of all the wonderful things they did together that evening. Written in a soft and soothing manner, this book shows the warm and loving relationship between Alice and her mom, while preparing...

The first three books in the Ryder and Loveday series from million-copy bestseller Faith Martin in one volume! A Fatal Obsession Ryder and Loveday investigate the mysterious death of a young woman, whilst a series of poison pen letters confound the police. A Fatal Mistake A student vanishes during a boat trip with friends, and Ryder and Loveday suspect a cover-up... A Fatal Flaw As a beauty contest gets underway, backstage dark secrets and murderous...

Saddle up for the fourth exciting PONY CLUB RIVALS adventure! Will Georgie fulfil her riding dreams at the 'All-stars' Academy? It's a new term at Blainford 'All-Stars' academy in Lexington, USA, and Georgie is eager to take on her rivals once more. Having surprised everyone on the polo field, Georgie's ambitions are sky high and she's keen to take her riding to the next level. Meanwhile Kennedy Kirkwood has plans of her own, which might not turn...