Author: Devine, Miranda, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: 973.934
Format: Books
Summary: "The explosive contents of Hunter Biden's laptop were the "October Surprise" of the 2020 presidential election, and the New York Post had the scoop. Here was the first evidence of Joe Biden's involvement in his family's lucrative foreign influence-peddling operation, and it threatened to upend his campaign. Donald Trump called it "The Laptop from Hell" and made it the star of his campaign rallies. But a coordinated censorship operation effectively buried the story, and Biden glided into the White House. This is a story of corruption in America's most powerful family whose intense loyalty is their greatest strength--and their deepest flaw."--Dust jacket flap.
Author: Sahota, Sunjeev, 1981- author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F SAHOTA
Format: Books
Summary: "A transfixing novel about two unforgettable characters seeking to free themselves--one from the expectations of women in early 20th century Punjab, and the other from the weight of life in the contemporary Indian diaspora. Mehar, a young bride in rural 1929 Punjab, is trying to discover the identity of her new husband. Married to three brothers in a single ceremony, she and her now-sisters spend their days hard at work in the family's "china room," sequestered from contact with the men--except when their domineering mother-in-law, Mai, summons them to a darkened chamber at night. Curious and strong willed, Mehar tries to piece together what Mai doesn't want her to know. From beneath her veil, she studies the sounds of the men's voices, the calluses on their fingers as she serves them tea. Soon she glimpses something that seems to confirm which of the brothers is her husband, and a series of events is set in motion that will put more than one life at risk. As the early stirrings of the Indian independence movement rise around her, Mehar must weigh her own desires against the reality--and danger--of her situation. Spiraling around Mehar's story is that of a young man who arrives at his uncle's house in Punjab in the summer of 1999, hoping to shake an addiction that has held him in its grip for more than two years. Growing up in small-town England as the son of an immigrant shopkeeper, his experiences of racism, violence, and estrangement from the culture of his birth led him to seek a dangerous form of escape. As he rides out his withdrawal at his family's ancestral home--an abandoned farmstead, its china room mysteriously locked and barred--he begins to knit himself back together, gathering strength for the journey home. Partly inspired by award-winning author Sunjeev Sahota's family history, China Room is at once a deft exploration of how systems of power circumscribe individual lives and a deeply moving portrait of the unconquerable human capacity to resist them. At once sweeping and intimate, lush and propulsive, it is a stunning achievement from a contemporary master"--
Author: Zeldovich, Lina, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: 628.38
Format: Books
Summary: "In the world today, we face considerable challenges, and while new ones pile on, the old standbys of fossil fuel overuse, greenhouse gas emissions, resource scarcity, food security, and weather and water extremes like droughts and floods remain. Fortunately, scientists are studying myriad ways human waste can help. Science journalist Lina Zeldovich argues in The Other Dark Matter that human excrement is a resource, cheap and widely available, that can be converted into a sustainable energy source, act as an organic fertilizer, provide effective medicinal therapy for resistant bacterial infection, and much more. Zeldovich profiles the pioneers of this repurposing, including startups in remote African villages and those in American cities that convert sewage into crude oil and collect specimens from volunteers to treat patients battling superbugs. The Other Dark Matter begins with a broad overview of our history of excrement disposal. The author's vignettes touch on ancient Roman sewage systems, Medieval latrines, and other methods used around the world to distance people from their excrement. Today's immense, computerized treatment plants are only the latest in a long line of engineering marvels that have distanced us from disease, she shows, but, importantly, they have also caused considerable damage to our earth's ecology. Zeldovich explains the massive redistribution of nutrients and sanitation inequities across the globe, drawing on her research and many interviews"--
Author: Nelson, Caleb Azumah, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F NELSON
Format: Books
Summary: "In a crowded London pub, two young people meet. Both are Black British, both won scholarships to private schools where they struggled to belong, both are now artists--he a photographer, she a dancer--and both are trying to make their mark in a world that by turns celebrates and rejects them. Tentatively, tenderly, they fall in love. But two people who seem destined to be together can still be torn apart by fear and violence, and over the course of a year they find their relationship tested by forces beyond their control. Narrated with deep intimacy, Open Water is at once an achingly beautiful love story and a potent insight into race and masculinity that asks what it means to be a person in a world that sees you only as a Black body; to be vulnerable when you are only respected for strength; to find safety in love, only to lose it. With gorgeous, soulful intensity, and blistering emotional intelligence, Caleb Azumah Nelson gives a profoundly sensitive portrait of romantic love in all its feverish waves and comforting beauty. This is one of the most essential debut novels of recent years, heralding the arrival of a stellar and prodigious young talent"--
Author: Baia, Dion, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F BAIA
Format: Books
Summary: When Harlem private detective Walter Morris is hired by a reclusive tycoon to find his maid's missing daughter, he steps into the dark underworld of the city and discovers a horrifying plot involving back-alley nightclubs, gangsters, double agents, serial killers, black market surgeons, and scientifically engineered monsters. While investigating the disappearance of a prominent tycoon's young employee, Harlem Private Detective Walter Morris uncovers an absolutely horrifying plot that brings the final days of the second World War to the mean streets of Manhattan. New York City, 1945. The war in Europe is in its final days and life in the Big Apple may soon be back to normal. Harlem Private Detective Walter Morris is hired by the reclusive tycoon, Cuthbert Hayden, to find his maid's missing daughter. Walter begins a journey into the dark and seedy underworld of the city--through a world of back-alley nightclubs, gangsters, double agents, serial killers, black market surgeons, and scientifically engineered monsters...and that doesn't even scratch the surface. Morris slowly peels back the layers and stumbles across a horrifying plan to thwart the American fight in the war--a plot that brings Walter face to face with one of the most notorious mass murderers of all time, Doctor Josefe Mengele. Why is Mengele in New York? And what is the totten core? The answer to those questions and many more will change Walter's life forever and leave a scar on the world--a wound from which it still hasn't recovered. --Back cover.
Author: Rovelli, Carlo, 1956- author. Segre, Erica, translator. Carnell, Simon, 1962- translator.
Published: 2021
Call Number: 530.12
Format: Books
Summary: "One of the world's most renowned theoretical physicists, Carlo Rovelli has entranced millions of readers with his singular perspective on the cosmos. In Helgoland, Rovelli examines the enduring enigma of quantum theory. The quantum world Rovelli describes is as beautiful as it is unnerving. Helgoland is a treeless island in the North Sea where the 21-year-old Werner Heisenberg first developed quantum theory, setting off a century of scientific revolution. Full of alarming ideas (ghost waves, distant objects that seem to be magically connected, cats that appear both dead and alive), quantum physics has led to countless discoveries and technological advancements. Today our understanding of the world is based on this theory, yet it is still profoundly mysterious. As scientists and philosophers continue to fiercely debate the theory's meaning, Rovelli argues that its most unsettling contradictions can be explained by seeing the world as fundamentally made of relationships, not substances. We and everything around us exist only in our interactions with one another. This bold idea suggests new directions for understanding the structure of reality and even the nature of consciousness. Rovelli makes learning about quantum mechanics an almost psychedelic experience. Shifting our perspective once again, he takes us on a riveting journey through the universe so we can better understand our place in it"--
Author: Valente, Catherynne M., 1979- author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F VALENTE
Format: Books
Summary: A woman who believes she is living a perfect life begins to wonder why her husband is away at work so much, and also what is in the locked basement she is not permitted to enter. Sophia was made for him. Her perfect husband.Their home together in Arcadia Gardens is perfect. Everything is perfect. It's just that he is away so much, so often. He says he misses her, so it must be true. But sometimes Sophia wonders about things. Strange things. Dark things. The look on her husband's face when he comes back from a long business trip. The questions he will not answer. The locked basement she is never allowed to enter. And whenever she asks the neighbors, they can't quite meet her gaze....But everything is perfect, isn't it?
Author: Medley, Dorinda, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: B MEDLEY
Format: Books
Summary: "The Real Housewives of New York City alumna Dorinda Medley takes fans inside her roller coaster life and iconic Blue Stone Manor to share how they, too, can Make It Nice"-- Medley always strived to "make it nice" regardless of the circumstances. In her memoir, she clips away all pretense and noise to unveil the not-so-glamorous bumps in the road that have marked her colorful journey toward becoming the person viewers, colleagues, and friends know today. She also features life lessons for those who may experience similar challenges, as well as entertaining tips. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Turner, Brandon, author. Murray, Brian, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: 332.6324
Format: Books
Summary: Multifamily real estate investing can turn anyone into a multimillionaire--but only if you buy the right deals, achieve the right cash flow, and run your business the right way! In this groundbreaking first volume of The Multifamily Millionaire series, experienced real estate investors Brandon Turner (cohost of The BiggerPockets Podcast and author of The Book on Rental Property Investing) and Brian Murray (author of Crushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate) share the exact, step-by-step blueprint you need to get started with small multifamily real estate. No matter how much cash or experience you currently have, this book will take you on a journey through buying your first multifamily investment property and give you a framework for turning that single investment into long-term financial freedom. Millionaires are created every day. Isn't it time you joined their ranks? It won't happen overnight and it won't always be easy, but The Multifamily Millionaire series will make sure it happens sooner than you ever thought possible! --
Author: Tyson, Eric (Eric Kevin), author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: 332.6 2021
Format: Books
Summary: "Investing for your future is wise and essential. Of course, you want to make solid investment choices and minimize mistakes. This updated, best-selling guide educates you on investing concepts and lingo so you can make the best decisions in all economies and markets. Understanding how to find and make smart investments is a skill that can be learned, and this book by money-pro Eric Tyson will help you by discovering how to weigh risk vs. return, offering tips on choosing stocks and funds, getting started in real estate and small business, and so much more."--Back cover.
Author: Smillie, Dirk, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: B GUGGENHE
Format: Books
Summary: Part angel investor, part entrepreneur, part technologist, Harry Guggenheim launched businesses whose impact on 20th century America went far beyond the Guggenheims' mines or museum. Smillie's biography reveals the fascinating life of this American icon. It took three generations of Guggenheims to build their wealth-- yet it was the singular force of Harry Guggenheim who would guide the family's next generation of businesses into modernity. He sponsored Robert H. Goddard's private research into liquid fuel rocketry and space flight; was the United States ambassador to Cuba from 1929 until 1933; a major thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder; and was one of the co-founders of the newspaper Newsday, which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1954. This is only a partial list of his interests. Smillie reveals the fascinating life of this American icon. -- adapted from jacket and perusal of text
Author: Malliet, G. M., 1951- author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F MALLIET
Format: Books
Summary: "To celebrate their engagement, DCI Arthur St. Just and Portia De'Ath visit the quiet village of Maidsfell in Cornwall. Upon arriving they find the villagers in an uproar over plans to redevelop the local seafront. The fishermen want to build a new slipway to aid their business, but many residents worry it will spoil the view for the tourists who help drive the economy. After a heated village meeting on the issue, St. Just overhears an argument involving Lord Bodwally - an unpopular aristocrat staunchly opposed to the plans. Days later, Bodwally's lifeless body is discovered. It's murder. Although Bodwally was disliked, who'd go so far as to kill him? St. Just, although an outsider from Cambridge, feels compelled to help local authorities investigate. Is Bodwally's death linked to the seafront, his suspect business dealings, or a secret from the past? One thing is certain, the fallout threatens to change Maidsfell forever..."--Provided by publisher.
Author: Whisler, Elysia, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F WHISLER
Format: Books
Summary: If home is where the heart is, Dogwood County may have just what Delaney Monroe needs. Newly retired from the Marine Corps, Delaney is looking for somewhere to start over. It's not going to be easy, but when she finds the perfect place to open her dream motorcycle shop, she goes for it. What she doesn't expect is an abandoned pit bull to come with the building. The shy pup is slow to trust, but Delaney is determined to win it over. Detective Sean Callahan is smitten from the moment he sees Delaney, but her cool demeanor throws him off his game. When her late father's vintage motorcycle is stolen from Delaney's shop, Sean gets to turn up in his element: chasing the bad guy and showing his best self to a woman who's gotten under his skin in a bad way. Delaney isn't used to lasting relationships, but letting love in--both human and canine--helps her see that she may have found a place she belongs, forever...
Author: Gottlieb, Robert, 1931- author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: B GARBO
Format: Books
Summary: "Award-winning master critic Robert Gottlieb takes a singular and multifaceted look at the life of silver screen legend Greta Garbo, and the culture that worshiped her"-- When she arrived in Hollywood Greta Garbo spoke barely a word of English, yet in sixteen short years, she managed to infiltrate the world's subconscious. She appeared in only two dozen Hollywood movies, and ended her film career when she was thirty-six. Gottlieb retells her life, beginning in the slums of Stockholm and proceeding through her years of struggling to elude the attention of the world. He examines the films themselves, the life she led in Europe, and her relationships with co-stars, authors, and more. He also assembles glimpses of Garbo from other people's memoirs and interviews, from literature and countless songs and cartoons and articles of merchandise. Garbo was a woman with no vanity, yet her story is essentially the story of a face... and the camera. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Cohen, Joshua, 1980- author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F COHEN
Format: Books
Summary: "Corbin College, not-quite-upstate New York, winter 1959-1960: Ruben Blum, a Jewish historian--but not an historian of the Jews--is co-opted onto a hiring committee to review the application of an exiled Israeli scholar specializing in the Spanish Inquisition. When Benzion Netanyahu shows up for an interview, family unexpectedly in tow, Blum plays the reluctant host, to guests who proceed to lay waste to his American complacencies. Mixing fiction with non-fiction, the campus novel with the lecture, The Netanyahus is a wildly inventive, genre-bending comedy of blending, identity, and politics--"An Account of A Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family" that finds Joshua Cohen at the height of his powers"--
Author: Thompson, J. M. (Clinical psychologist), author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: B THOMPSON
Format: Books
Summary: "A powerful, breathtaking memoir about a young man's descent into madness, and how running saved his life. J. M. Thompson, now a successful psychologist, retraces the path that led him from despair to wellness, detailing the chilling childhood trauma that caused his depression, and the unorthodox treatment that saved him"-- January 2005. Following years of depression, ineffective medication, therapy that went nowhere, and a suicide attempt, Thompson was confined on the psych ward. One afternoon during an exercise break he experienced a sudden urge: Run. Through motion and immersion in the beauty of nature, Thompson finds a way out of the hell of depression and drug addiction. Step by step, mile by mile, his body and mind heal. Here he retraces the path that led him from despair to wellness. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Klaas, Brian P. (Brian Paul), 1986- author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: 303.3
Format: Books
Summary: "Does power corrupt, or are corrupt people drawn to power? Are entrepreneurs who embezzle and cops who kill the result of poorly designed systems or are they just bad people? Are tyrants made or born? If you were suddenly thrust into a position of power, would you be able to resist the temptation to line your pockets or seek revenge against your enemies? To answer these questions, Corruptible draws on over 500 interviews with some of the world's top leaders--from the noblest to the dirtiest--including presidents and philanthropists as well as rebels, cultists, and dictators. Some of the fascinating insights include: how facial appearance determines who we pick as leaders, why narcissists make more money, why some people don't want power at all and others are drawn to it out of a psychopathic impulse, and why being the "beta male" (second in command) may actually be the optimal place for health and well-being. Corruptible also features a wealth of counterintuitive examples from history and social science: you'll meet the worst bio-terrorist in American history, hit the slopes with a ski instructor who once ruled Iraq, and learn why the inability of chimpanzees to play baseball is central to the development of human hierarchies. Based on deep, unprecedented research from around the world, Corruptible will challenge your most basic assumptions about becoming a leader and what might happen to your head when you get there. It also provides a roadmap to avoiding classic temptations, suggesting a series of reforms that would facilitate better people finding a path to power--and ensuring that power purifies rather than corrupts"--
Author: Spencer, Christopher Matthew, author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: 658.8777
Format: Books
Summary: "In your hands is the blueprint for anyone looking to start and run a successful eBay business. Start Your Own eBay Business takes you through the entire process of setting up your store and making it a fantastic success. You'll learn proven, step-by-step techniques for planning, starting, and executing a successful, profitable eBay business." Start Your Own eBay Business takes you through the entire process of setting up your store and making it a fantastic success. You'll learn proven, step-by-step techniques for planning, starting, and executing a successful, profitable eBay business. You'll get: ideas for researching just the right products to list; clear direction on how to launch and manage your items; recommendations for safe and secure packing and reliable shipping; master tips for sourcing profitable items; step-by-step, screenshot-accompanied instructions for launching an eBay Store; a wellspring of ideas for selecting great employees when you need them; recommended routines to streamline day-to-day operations; a roadmap for going from little to big without growing pains; cautionary advice on avoiding trouble along the journey; proven methods for elevating your eBay sales by networking with other eBayers; so have a seat, whether at your kitchen table or the desk in your 4,000-square-foot warehouse and read on. If you think you're already an expert on what's covered in any chapter, feel free to skip that chapter. It's all here!
Author: Turabian, Kate L., author. Booth, Wayne C., editor. Colomb, Gregory G., editor. Williams, Joseph M., editor. Bizup, Joseph, 1966- editor.
Published: 2020 2018
Call Number: 808.06
Format: Books
Summary: "When Kate L. Turabian first put her famous guidelines to paper, she could hardly have imagined the world in which today's students would be conducting research. Yet while the ways in which we research and compose papers may have changed, the fundamentals remain the same: writers need to have a strong research question, construct an evidence-based argument, cite their sources, and structure their work in a logical way. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations--also known as "Turabian"--remains one of the most popular books for writers because of its timeless focus on achieving these goals. This new edition filters decades of expertise into modern standards. While previous editions incorporated digital forms of research and writing, this edition goes even further to build information literacy, recognizing that most students will be doing their work largely or entirely online and on screens. Chapters include updated advice on finding, evaluating, and citing a wide range of digital sources and also recognize the evolving use of software for citation management, graphics, and paper format and submission. The ninth edition is fully aligned with the recently released Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, as well as with the latest edition of The Craft of Research." -- Amazon.
Author: Schnall, Susie Orman, author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: F SCHNALL
Format: Books
Summary: Set during the iconic 1939 New York World's Fair, Susie Orman Schnall's We Came Here to Shine features two intrepid young women--an aspiring journalist and a down-on-her-luck actress--who form an unlikely friendship as they navigate a world of endless possibility, stand down adversity, and find out what they are truly made of during the glorious summer of spectacle and opportunity... "Vivi Holden is closer than she's ever been to living her dream as a lead actress in sun-dappled L.A., but an unfair turn of events sends her back to New York, a place she worked so hard to escape from. She has one last chance to get back to Hollywood--by performing well as the star of the heralded Aquacade synchronized swimming spectacular at the World's Fair. Everything seems to be working against her, but her summer in New York will lead to her biggest opportunity to find her own way, on her own terms... Maxine Roth wants nothing more than to be a serious journalist at the iconic New York Times, but her professor has other plans. Instead, she's landed a post at the pop-up publication dedicated to covering the World's Fair--and even then, her big ideas are continually overlooked by her male counterparts. Max didn't work this hard to be the only--and an unheard one at that--woman in the room. When Max and Vivi's worlds collide, they forge an enduring friendship. One that shows them to be the daring, bold women they are, and one that teaches them to never stop holding on to what matters most, in the most meaningful summer of their lives"--Provided by publisher.
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