Author: Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973, author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: F TOLKIEN
Format: Books
Summary: After discovering the true nature of the one ring, Bilbo Baggins entrusts it to the care of his young cousin, Frodo, who is charged with bringing about its destruction and thus foiling the plans of the Dark Lord.
Author: Patterson, James, 1947- author. Hamdy, Adam, 1974- author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: F PATTERSO
Format: Books
Summary: "An invitation from an old friend draws Jack Morgan into a deadly conspiracy. On a cold January morning, Jack Morgan stands inside the New York Stock Exchange with his former US Marine comrade whose company is being launched onto the market, eagerly awaiting the opening bell. But before the bell rings, a bullet rips through the air and finds its mark. In the aftermath of the murder, the victim's wife hires Jack to find the killer. As the head of Private, Jack has at his disposal the world's largest investigation agency. What he discovers shakes him to his core. Jack identifies another murder in Moscow that appears to be linked. So he heads to Russia, and begins to uncover a conspiracy that could have global consequences. With powerful forces plotting against him, will Jack Morgan make it out alive?"--Publisher description.
Author: Gildiner, Catherine, 1948- author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: 616.89
Format: Books
Summary: In this fascinating narrative, therapist Catherine Gildiner's presents five of what she calls her most heroic and memorable patients. Among them: a successful, first generation Chinese immigrant musician suffering sexual dysfunction; a young woman whose father abandoned her at age nine with her younger siblings in an isolated cottage in the depth of winter; and a glamorous workaholic whose narcissistic, negligent mother greeted her each morning of her childhood with "Good morning, Monster." Each patient presents a mystery, one that will only be unpacked over years. They seek Gildiner's help to overcome an immediate challenge in their lives, but discover that the source of their suffering has been long buried. As in such recent classics as The Glass Castle and Educated, each patient embodies self-reflection, stoicism, perseverance, and forgiveness as they work unflinchingly to face the truth. Gildiner's account of her journeys with them is moving, insightful, and sometimes very funny. Good Morning Monster offers an almost novelistic, behind-the-scenes look into the therapist's office, illustrating how the process can heal even the most unimaginable wounds"--
Author: It?, Junji, 1963- author, illustrator. Allen, Jocelyne, 1974- translator, adapter. Erbes, Eric, letterer, illustrator. Container of (expression) It?, Junji, 1963- Jigokusei Remina. English.
Published: 2020 2005
Call Number: Y ITO
Format: Books
Summary: "An unknown planet emerges from inside a wormhole, and its discoverer, Dr. Oguro, christens the body 'Remina' after his own daughter. His finding is met with great fanfare, and Remina herself rises to fame. However, the object picks up speed as it moves along in its curious course, eliminating planets and stars one after another, until finally Earth itself faces extinction. Is the girl Remina the true cause of the catastrophe?"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Stein, Joshua David, author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: 306.874
Format: Books
Summary: "Men like Bruce Lee and Cesar Chavez, Christopher Reeve and Miles Davis have touched the lives of millions. But at home, to their children, they were not their public personas. They were Dad... In this powerful collection, Joshua David Stein and the editors of Fatherly, the publication for dads, bring together forty first-person narratives--intimate, heartfelt, unvarnished, surprising, and profoundly universal--that shows us not only very different views of figures we thought we knew but also a wholly fresh and poignant idea of what it means to be a father."--Back cover.
Author: Woods, Sherryl author.
Published: 2019 2018
Call Number: LP F WOODS
Format: Large print
Summary: "Join debutante turned amateur sleuth Molly DeWitt in these two classic mysteries from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods. Hot Property Finding a corpse in the card room of her elegant new Key Biscayne apartment complex was not what Molly DeWitt had in mind for a fresh new start--especially when the knife in the dead Ocean Manor's president's back appears to be her own. But when charming homicide detective Michael O'Hara decides to get on her case, it's up to Molly to track down the real killer and clear her name. Hot Secret When the body of her hotshot young film director is found in actress Veronica Weston's trailer, she desperately needs an alibi--and Molly DeWitt is it. Molly's PR job is to keep everyone happy, but solving the case is a challenge she can't resist...just like homicide detective Michael O'Hara. She and Michael must strip the masks from a cast of potential killers, each of whom has a motive, to keep Veronica from behind bars. This is part of "Molly Dewitt Mysteries" series."--
Author: Rice, Anne, 1941-
Published: 2019 1976
Call Number: F RICE
Format: Books
Summary: We are in a small room with the vampire, face to face, as he speaks--as he pours out the hypnotic, shocking, moving, and erotically charged confessions of his first two hundred years as one of the living dead.
Author: Winchester, Simon, author.
Published: 2018
Call Number: 423.092 WINCHEST
Format: Books
Summary: "The greatest enterprise of its kind in history," was the verdict of British prime minister Stanley Baldwin in June 1928 when The Oxford English Dictionary was finally published. With its 15,490 pages and nearly two million quotations, it was indeed a monumental achievement, gleaned from the efforts of hundreds of ordinary and extraordinary people who made it their mission to catalogue the English language in its entirety. In The Meaning of Everything, Simon Winchester celebrates this remarkable feat, and the fascinating characters who played such a vital part in its execution, from the colourful Frederick Furnivall, cheerful promoter of an all-female sculling crew, to James Murray, self-educated son of a draper, who spent half a century guiding the project towards fruition. Along the way we learn which dictionary editor became the inspiration for Kenneth Grahame's Ratty in The Wind in the Willows, and why Tolkien found it so hard to define "walrus".
Author: Emmich, Val, author. Levenson, Steven, 1984- author. Pasek, Benj, author. Paul, Justin, 1985- author. Novelization of (work): Levenson, Steven, 1984- Dear Evan Hansen.
Published: 2018
Call Number: Y EMMICH
Format: Books
Summary: Evan goes from being a nobody to everyone's hero and a social media superstar after a chance encounter with Connor just before his suicide leads others to believe Evan was his only friend. Evan is shy, lonely, and bullied for it. He has a chance encounter with Connor Murphy--just before Connor commits suicide. Evan's life suddenly gets turned around, and suddenly he isn't invisible anymore to the girl of his dreams--Connor's sister, Zoe, who believes Evan was Connor's only friend. As Evan goes from being a nobody to everyone's hero and a social media superstar, Evan is filled with confidence... until things start unraveling. -- Adapted from jacket.
Author: Matheson, Chris, author.
Published: 2018
Call Number: F MATHESON
Format: Books
Summary: "In this riotous, globetrotting sequel to The Story of God, the universe's premier antihero, God, returns, as lonely, misguided, angry, and troubled as ever. Regretting many of the decisions he made in his debut book, and wrestling with his continued ambivalence to both his son(s) Jesus and his frenemy Satan, God decides to set things right with creation--again. But this time, he asks, why stick around the dusty Land of Israel or a decaying heaven when there's a much bigger world to explore--and countless others out there just waiting to love and praise him? And why work with the same tired old prophets, when there are much better candidates for the job? Journeying from the sands of Arabia to the hills of Utah to the stars of Southern California, God works to set his message--and record--straight. But with each new book he commissions, the same old questions, demons, and troubles remain. Forever haunted, he decides to do away with creation once and for all...or wait, maybe just apologize? Returning to where it all began, God makes one final judgment, with the fate of the universe--and himself--hanging in the balance"--
Author: Crosby, Bobby, author. Mokhtar, Remy, illustrator.
Published: 2018 2008
Call Number: Y CROSBY
Format: Books
Summary: "A world-famous pop star, frustrated with her love life, marries a random fan holding a MARRY ME sign at one of her concerts."--Page [4] of cover.
Author: Blædel, Sara, author. Satterlee, Thom, translator.
Published: 2018
Call Number: PB BLAEDEL
Format: Books
Summary: Louise gets a call from her son, Jonas. It's every parent's worst nightmare: A school party has ended in terrifying chaos after a group of violent teenagers forced their way into the building in search of alcohol and valuables. Dashing to the scene, Louise discovers one of the students gravely injured--struck by a car while attempting to run for help. Now the girl's distraught mother, pushed to her emotional breaking point, will do anything to make those who hurt her daughter pay. So when someone targets the gang members with a vicious attack, the girl's mother is the obvious suspect. But Louise can't shake the feeling that the case might not be as cut-and-dried as it first appears. Someone is lying--but who? Masterfully plumbing the darkest depths of human emotion in this propulsive new novel, Sara Blaedel again delivers an intense ride filled with unexpected turns that will have you on the edge of your seat ...
Author: Pixley, Marcella Fleischman, author.
Published: 2017
Call Number: Y PIXLEY
Format: Books
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Max, struggling to come to terms with his mother's death, is cast as the ghost in Hamlet and finds strength in his new theater friends.
Author: Zeigler Dendy, Chris A., author.
Published: 2017
Call Number: 616.85
Format: Books
Summary: A seasoned expert and veteran parent, Chris Zeigler Dendy looks at key areas (academics, dating, driving, socializing, and greater independence) that make adolescence potentially more difficult for kids with ADD, ADHD, or executive function deficits. This new edition is expanded and refreshed with indispensable information on the latest DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, research, education strategies and laws, and technology use. The book also offers a thorough explanation of executive function deficits and their impact on teens' ability to focus, prioritize, and plan. The author shows how to support and advocate for teens using a combination of medications, behavior and academic interventions and accommodations, ADHD education, and exercise. Armed with the book's extensive information and strategies, parents, educators, and therapists can be proactive, working together with teens to build resilience and a hopeful future.
Author: Quinn, Julia, 1970- author.
Published: 2017 2004
Call Number: PB QUINN
Format: Regular print
Summary: In every life there is a turning point. A moment so tremendous, so breathtaking, that one knows one's life will never be the same. For Michael Stirling, London's most infamous rake, that moment came the first time he laid eyes on Francesca Bridgerton.
Author: Quinn, Julia, 1970- author.
Published: 2017 2003
Call Number: PB QUINN
Format: Regular print
Summary: Assuming that his long-time correspondent, Eloise Bridgerton, is a homely, quiet, unassuming spinster who would be desperate for an offer of marriage, Sir Phillip proposes through the mail, never expecting to discover that his prospective fiancée is a stunningly beautiful young woman who is the toast of London.
Author: Williamson, Lisa, 1980- author.
Published: 2016
Call Number: Y WILLIAMS
Format: Books
Summary: David Piper, always an outsider, forms an unlikely friendship with Leo Denton who, from the first day at his new school wants only to be invisible, but when David's deepest secret gets out, that he wants to be a girl, things get very messy for both of them.
Author: Noah, Trevor, 1984- author.
Published: 2016
Call Number: B NOAH
Format: Books
Summary: "The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed."--Amazon.com.
Author: Roundtree, Will, author.
Published: 2016
Call Number: 332.7
Format: Books
Summary: We need credit for everything nowadays, whether it's to buy a house, car or make a loan. As you grow older, your needs change and so does your credit. Analyzing your own credit can be difficult if you don't understand what it entails. This book will teach you the importance of credit and all the factors involved from credit scores, debt, credit cards and credit mistakes that contribute or can destroy ones' credit. In the end, you will learn how credit matters in not just the major decisions you make, but for the minor ones as well. Credit Is King and there is no better leverage to growing your financial empire and building generational wealth.
Author: Leroux, Gaston, 1868-1927, author. Harness, Peter, writer of afterword.
Published: 2016 2004
Call Number: F LEROUX
Format: Books
Summary: "Strange things are going on at the Paris Opera House: a mysterious phantom--a skeleton in dinner dress--is wreaking havoc amongst the singers and the backstage staff. When new managers take over, and dismiss the rumours of the Opera Ghost, the terror really begins. Who is the mysterious figure stalking the stage at night? How can he be everywhere at once, and enter and leave locked rooms at will? And what is his connection to the beautiful and talented young soloist Christine?"--Dust jacket flap.
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