Author: Brower, Kate Andersen, author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: B TAYLOR
Format: Books
Summary: "No celebrity rivals Elizabeth Taylor's glamour and guts, or her level of fame. She was the last major star to come out of the old Hollywood studio system and she is a legend known for her beauty and her magnetic screen presence in a career that spanned most of the twentieth century and nearly sixty films. But her private life was even more compelling than her Oscar-winning on-screen performances. During her seventy-nine years of rapid-fire love and loss she was married eight times to seven different men. Above all, she was a survivor--by the time she was twenty-six she was twice divorced and once widowed. Her life was a soap opera that ended in a deeply meaningful way when she became the first major celebrity activist to lead the fight against HIV/AIDS. A co-founder of amfAR, she raised more than $100 million for research and patient care. She was also a shrewd businesswoman who made a fortune as the first celebrity perfumer who always demanded to be paid what she was worth. In the first ever authorized biography of the Hollywood icon, Kate Andersen Brower reveals the world through Elizabeth's eyes. Brower uses Elizabeth's unpublished letters, diary entries, and off-the-record interview transcripts as well as interviews with 250 of her closest friends and family to tell the full, unvarnished story of her remarkable career and her explosive private life that made headlines worldwide. Elizabeth Taylor captures this intelligent, empathetic, tenacious, volatile, and complex woman as never before, from her rise to massive fame at age twelve in National Velvet to becoming the first to negotiate a million-dollar salary for a film, from her eight marriages and enduring love affair with Richard Burton to her lifelong battle with addiction and her courageous efforts as an AIDS activist. Here is a fascinating and complete portrait worthy of the legendary star and her legacy."--Amazon.com.
Author: Barber, John, 1932- author.
Published: 2022 2010
Call Number: 750.28
Format: Books
Summary: "With just 25 common paint colors, you can make 2,400 different hues, and they are all illustrated in this comprehensive guide. Better yet, each color mix uses only two paint colors, so matching results are easy to obtain"--
Author: MacDonald, Joan B., 1946- author. MacDonald, Michelle, author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: 613.0438
Format: Books
Summary: "Part self-help book and part memoir, this guide demonstrates how to embrace change and learn what you're capable of at any age through motivation techniques, fitness and nutrition fundamentals, and how to find and contribute to a community of support"-- "Not too many years ago, Joan MacDonald was a 70-year-old woman who weighed 200 pounds, suffered from many different health issues, and feared a future in a nursing home... Flex your age is a conversation with mother and daughter about how Michelle helped Joan find the motivation and encouragement to make changes in her life. But this book isn't just about them. You'll learn the nutrition, exercise, and integration basics you need to not only train with Joan but to also train like Joan to achieve your own mental and physical health goals." --Back cover
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: 650.076 2021
Format: Continuing Resources
Summary: "If it's on the test, it's in this book. Techniques that actually work. Powerful tactics to avoid traps and beat the GMAT. Step-by-step problem-solving guides for the toughest question types. Key strategies to help you work smarter, not harder." --Back cover
Author: Gillihan, Seth, 1975- author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: 616.89
Format: Books
Summary: "Psychologist Dr. Seth J. Gillihan offers a transformative guide for incorporating mindfulness and spirituality into Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), equipping us to combat anxiety, depression, and negative thinking and find deep, lasting healing and peace"--
Author: Daley, Tom, 1994- author. Fraser, Daniel, photographer.
Published: 2022
Call Number: 746.43
Format: Books
Summary: A British Olympic gold medal-winning diver and beloved LGBTQ icon shares his joy of knitting and crocheting through thirty original projects that run the gamut from toys to clothing for adults and kids to home décor. "British diver and Olympic champion Tom Daley won the world over with his amazing yarn work on the sidelines in Tokyo in 2020. Now he is on a mission to inspire the next generation of crafters. In Made with Love, you will learn how to knit and crochet with all of Tom's joy and mindfulness in a book of 30 gold-medal-standard patterns. Included here are ideas for cool wearables, unique gifts, hip accessories, and appealing housewares." -- Back cover.
Author: Le Carré, John, 1931-2020, author. Cornwell, Tim, editor.
Published: 2022
Call Number: 823.914
Format: Books
Summary: "An archive of letters written by the late John le Carré, giving readers access to the intimate thoughts of one of the greatest writers of our time The never-before-seen correspondence of John le Carré, one of the most important novelists of our generation, are collected in this beautiful volume. During his lifetime, le Carré wrote numerous letters to writers, spies, politicians, artists, actors and public figures. This collection is a treasure trove, revealing the late author's humor, generosity, and wit--a side of him many readers have not previously seen"--
Author: DK Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Call Number: 917.95 2022
Format: Continuing Resources
Author: Grose, Jessica, author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: 306.874
Format: Books
Summary: "In this timely and necessary book, New York Times opinion writer Jessica Grose dismantles two hundred years of unrealistic parenting expectations and empowers today's mothers to make choices that actually serve themselves, their children, and their communities"--
Author: Weir, Alison, 1951- author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: 941.03
Format: Books
Summary: "Packed with dramatic true stories from one of European history's most romantic and turbulent eras, this epic narrative chronicles the five vividly rendered queens of the Plantagenet kings who ruled England between 1299 and 1399. The Age of Chivalry describes a period of medieval history dominated by the social, religious, and moral code of knighthood that prized noble deeds, military greatness and the game of courtly love between aristocratic men and women. It was also a period of high drama in English history, which included the toppling of two kings, the Hundred Years' War, the Black Death, and the Peasants' Revolt. Feudalism was breaking down, resulting in social and political turmoil. Against this dramatic backdrop, Alison Weir describes the lives and reigns of five queen consorts: Marguerite of France was seventeen when she became the second wife of sixty-year-old King Edward I. Isabella of France, later known as "the She Wolf," dethroned her husband Edward II and ruled England with her lover. In contrast, Philippa of Hainault was a popular queen to the deposed king's son, Edward III. Anne of Bohemia was queen to Richard II, but she died young and childless. Isabella of Valois became Richard's second wife when she was only six years old, but was caught up in events when he was violently overthrown. This was a turbulent and brutal age, despite its chivalric color and ethos, and it stands as a vivid backdrop to the extraordinary stories of these queens' lives"--
Author: White, David Fairbank, 1951- author. White, Margaret Stanback, author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: 940.544
Format: Books
Summary: "The incredible, untold story behind the rise of the P-51 Mustang, the World War II fighter plane that destroyed the Luftwaffe and made D-Day possible"--
Author: Eisler, Barry, author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: F EISLER
Format: Books
Summary: "1991. A restless young man called Dox is back home in Texas. His friends have missed him, and his mother and sisters need him. But after four years as a Marine and another two as a CIA contractor fighting the Soviet Union alongside the Afghan Mujahideen, small-town life in Abilene is a suffocating dead end..."--
Author: Karp, Marshall, author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: F KARP
Format: Books
Summary: Finding a single assassin in a city of nine million is daunting. Finding five is a nightmare. Join the NYPD Red team in their most explosive case ever. The series from James Patterson and Marshall Karp has always been a must-read. But Karp's latest, NYPD Red 7: The Murder Sorority, tops them all, making it a must-read-now! Lower Manhattan: A sniper's bullet ends the life of a high-profile New Yorker. Five miles uptown, a second prominent victim has his throat slashed. And that's only the beginning. A network of professional assassins is on the loose in New York City. Trained by the US military, they're on their own now, with a new unit called Kappa Omega Delta. Killers On Demand. NYPD Red detectives Kylie MacDonald and Zach Jordan are called in to hunt them down, but these mercenaries are as gifted in the art of escape as they are in snuffing out lives. It's the biggest professional challenge the Red team has ever faced, and before it's over, both Kylie's and Zach's personal lives will change. Forever.
Author: Hoffmeister, Pedro, author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: F HOFFMEIS
Format: Books
Summary: "The Pacific Northwest lies in ruins in the aftermath of the 9.2 Cascadia earthquake. There is a tsunami at the coast, annihilated infrastructure in all the towns and cities, and failed dams in the Oregon river valley where 15-year-old Cielo lives with her mother, a fearful evangelical who's become caught up in a fearsome cult called The Collection of Redeemed Souls. Cielo and her mother, Mexican citizens without U.S. papers, have always had their status teeter on the edge--and now it's about to plunge into the abyss. When the earthquake hits, Cielo's mother hasn't been home in days, but Cielo suspects that she's holed up with the cult and might even be dead. When the National Guard arrives to evacuate survivors, she stays behind in the flooded city to find her body. Members of The Collection of Redeemed Souls have also chosen to stay, and their disciples are capturing anyone still left behind and converting them to the cult by force. Entering a deadly game of cat-and-mouse, Cielo tries to evade the cult at every turn as she desperately searches for her mother's remains. With gunfights and mass killings engulfing the city, Cielo is one step away from her own demise, but the bonds of blood drive her on toward a confrontation with pure evil--and a final chance for her mother's redemption."--Publisher marketing.
Author: Fox, Sarah (Mystery writer), author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: F FOX
Format: Books
Summary: When her boyfriend, Grayson Blake, is accused of murdering a food critic, who was linked to his past as a private investigator, pub proprietor Sadie Coleman, while serving up literary-themed cocktails during the A Taste of Shady Creek festival, shakes things up while trying to clear Grayson's name.
Author: Herren, T. G., author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: F HERREN
Format: Books
Summary: When the mysterious letter arrives by courier, Valerie Cooper doesn't know what to make of it. She's become the beneficiary of her late husband's estranged uncle's will - a man she never knew - and inherited a majority partnership in the family's company, New Orleans Fine Antiques. When a wealthy local businesswoman is found dead with a jewelled dagger sticking out of her chest at a masquerade, Valerie is pushed into investigating Collette's business dealings. But among a cadre of guests in full costume, it could be impossible to find the thief - and unmask the real killer.
Author: Lindsay, Jeffry P., author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: F LINDSAY
Format: Books
Summary: "A fearless thief and master of disguise plots an impossible crime"-- Super thief Riley Wolfe can do it all. He is a master of disguise, can scale a wall, and can vanish into thin air (thick air, too). He uses these unique talents to rob the richest. But this time, it's the most powerful who have him in their grips. It's not just that the high-up, rogue government agent has abducted the only two people Riley loves: it's the fact that Riley has to do the man's dirty work to set them free. It's something Riley ordinarily would find a modest day's work, infiltrating a madman's Soviet missile silo in one of the world's most remote places, all to find a secret on a tiny flash drive--but he's never had to race the clock like this.
Author: Kevin, Brian, author.
Published: 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Call Number: 917.4104 2022
Format: Continuing Resources
Author: Kirsanow, Peter N., author. Griffin, W. E. B., creator.
Published: 2022
Call Number: F KIRSANOW
Format: Books
Summary: "Dick Canidy and the agents of the OSS scour war torn Poland looking for a rocket scientist who holds the secrets to the Nazis most dangerous weapon in this new entry in W.E.B. Griffin's New York Times bestselling Men at War series"-- April 1940. By terms of the Soviet Nazi Nonaggression pact, the two dictatorships divided the helpless nation of Poland. Now, the Russians are rounding up enemies of the state in their occupation zone, but one essential target slips away. Dr. Sebastian Kapsky had spent years working with Walter Riedel and Werner von Braun in the early days of rocket science, but as a man with a conscience he refused to continue when he saw the perversion of their work by the Nazis. That makes him the most knowledgeable person about German superweapons outside of Germany. The Germans want him. The Soviets are desperate to grab him, but Wild Bill Donovan knows there's only one man who can find him in the middle of a war zone and get him out--Dick Canidy.
Author: Lonely Planet Publications (Firm)
Published: 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Call Number: 918.6604 2022
Format: Continuing Resources
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