Author: Thompson, Anthony B., author. George, Denise, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: 241.4 Format: Books Summary: "After the murder of his wife during the Charleston church shooting, Anthony Thompson chose to privately and publicly forgive the shooter. Though many questioned his reasoning, this act of forgiveness radically changed his community. This poignant account shows how forgiveness can affect people's lives, local communities, and even the nation"--
Author: McAllister, Gillian, author. Published: 2019 2018 Call Number: F MCALLIST Format: Books Summary: "The unthinkable has happened to Martha. She thought her baby daughter would be safe with her sister Becky while she was called away with work. Becky might be more relaxed than Martha, but she's a good parent to her own son. But the news of her baby's death and, later, her own sister's arrest turns her whole world upside down. Martha will have to watch her sister stand trial, to hear the evidence build up piece by piece. Her husband is sure of Becky's guilt. But Martha loves her sister, she knows her sister. Doesn't she?"--Publisher's description.
Author: Catudal, Phil, author. Colino, Stacey, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: 613.7 Format: Books Summary: A comprehensive plan for matching diet and fitness regimens to body types, based on the proven system of somatotypes According to fitness guru Phil Catudal, 70 percent of people exercise the wrong way. To achieve lasting fitness and health, Catudal explains, you should work with your natural-born body type and do the optimal combination of cardio, strength training, and flexibility exercises and consume the right proportion of macronutrients for your physique. While fitness trends and fad diets will come and go, your body type (somatotype) is the one constant that's never going to change. Just Your Type helps anyone create an individualized workout that's tailored to their body shape and composition. Working harder isn't always the answer, but working smarter is. --
Author: Swanson, Denise, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: LP F SWANSON Format: Large print Summary: "It's the beginning of the university's fall semester and Dani can't wait for the college students to return to Normalton, Illinois--after all, without them, there is no one to support her Lunch-to-Go service, which is a vital part ofher Chef-to-Go business. But Normalton University's orientation week is marred by a mysterious murder, along with a series of car-jackings and sightings of a mysterious creature in a pond on campus."--
Author: Kane, John, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: 778.9 Format: Books Summary: In the summer of 1969, 400,000 people from across the country came together and redefined the music scene forever. Though the legacy and lore of Woodstock lives on in the memory of its attendees, a new generation can experience the real and unedited festival through Richard Bellak's never-before-seen photographs and John Kane's incredible new interviews. Pilgrims of Woodstock offers a vivid and intimate portrait of the overlooked stars of the festival: the everyday people who made Woodstock unforgettable. The photographs and interviews capture attendees' profound personal moments across hundreds of acres of farmland, as they meditated, played music, cooked food at night, and congregated around campfires. For three days, they helped and relied on each other in peace and harmony. For most, it was a life-changing event. Now, as the 50th anniversary of the famed festival approaches, relive their experiences firsthand in Pilgrims of Woodstock.
Author: Rosbottom, Ronald C., 1942- author. Published: 2019 Call Number: 940.5344 Format: Books Summary: Describes the contributions of young adults to the French Resistance, revealing how teen revolutionaries acquired skills ranging from sabotage and patrol evasion to intelligence smuggling and lethal self-defense.
Author: Johnston, Scott, 1960- author. Published: 2019 Call Number: F JOHNSTON Format: Books Summary: A tumultuous and often hilarious first novel about one year of insanity at the Ivy-like Devon University, a blissful bubble of elite students and the adults at their mercy. Eph Russell is an English professor up for tenure. He may look and sound privileged, but Eph is right out of gun-rack, Bible-thumping rural Alabama. His beloved Devon, though, has become a place of warring tribes, and there are landmines waiting for Eph that he is unequipped to see.
Author: Modesitt, L. E., Jr., 1943- author. Published: 2019 Call Number: F MODESITT Format: Books Summary: "L. E. Modesitt, Jr., continues his bestselling Saga of Recluce with The Mage-Fire War, the third book in a story arc which began with The Mongrel Mage and Outcasts of Order. Once again, prejudices against the use of chaos magic force Beltur and his companions to flee their refuge in Axalt. The rulers of nearby Montgren have offered them sanctuary and the opportunity to become the Councilors of the run-down and disintegrating town of Haven. Montegren lacks any mages--white or black--making this seem like the perfect opportunity to start again. However, Beltur and the others must reinstitute law and order, rebuild parts of the town, deal with brigands--and thwart an invading army" --
Author: Lee, Stacey (Stacey Heather), author. Published: 2019 Call Number: Y LEE Format: Books Summary: "1890, Atlanta. By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel Caroline Payne, the daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for 'the genteel Southern lady'"--
Author: Henry, Katie, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: Y HENRY Format: Books Summary: Ellis Kimball, sixteen, whose anxiety disorder causes her to prepare for the imminent end of the world, meets Hannah, who claims to know when it will happen.
Author: Graham, Heather, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: LP F GRAHAM Format: Large print Summary: Kerri Wolf has joined the crew of The Seekers, a show that searches for paranormal phenomena. While exploring an old inn that was the site of a 1920s ax murder, they discover a dead body in the basement--and then Keri sees a terrifying and threatening apparition. Former detective Joe Dunhill, who is able to see and talk to the dead, is a new member of the FBI's Krewe of Hunters. Joe is on the team investigating the disturbing death. As Joe and Keri uncover the dark secrets of the inn, they close in on a devastating truth. Will a bloody history be repeated? Or can the spirits of the past reach out to stop a killer?"--Back cover.
Author: Andrews, Donna, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: LP F ANDREWS Format: Large print Summary: "Meg Langslow's grandfather is hired by a cruise line to give lectures on birds and environmental topics, and he has arranged for family members to join him. But the vacation quickly sours when the ship breaks down in the Bermuda Triangle. Things get even worse when a woman jumps overboard in an apparent suicide, and Meg's grandfather's assistant goes missing. The captain decides not to investigate, but Meg's father thinks they should find out whether there was foul play while the prime suspects are stuck on board. It'll be a race against the clock to solve these mysteries before the ship is repaired and returns to the shore"--Back cover.
Author: Gay, Ross, 1974- author. Published: 2019 Call Number: 814.6 Format: Books Summary: "Author Ross Gay spent a year writing almost-daily essays about the things, large and small, that delight him"-- "In The Book of Delights, one of today's most original literary voices offers up a genre-defying volume of lyric essays written over one tumultuous year. The first nonfiction book from award-winning poet Ross Gay is a record of the small joys we often overlook in our busy lives. Among Gay's funny, poetic, philosophical delights: a friend's unabashed use of air quotes, cradling a tomato seedling aboard an airplane, the silent nod of acknowledgment between the only two black people in a room. But Gay never dismisses the complexities, even the terrors, of living in America as a black man or the ecological and psychic violence of our consumer culture or the loss of those he loves. More than anything other subject, though, Gay celebrates the beauty of the natural world--his garden, the flowers peeking out of the sidewalk, the hypnotic movements of a praying mantis. The Book of Delights is about our shared bonds, and the rewards that come from a life closely observed. These remarkable pieces serve as a powerful and necessary reminder that we can, and should, stake out a space in our lives for delight."--
Author: Gomillion, Agnes, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: F GOMILLIO Format: Books Summary: "After World War III, Earth is in ruins, and the final armies have come to a reluctant truce. Everyone must obey the law--in every way--or risk shattering the fragile peace and endangering the entire human race. Arika Cobane is on the threshold of taking her place of privilege as a member of the Kongo elite after ten grueling years of training. But everything changes when a new student arrives speaking dangerous words of treason: What does peace matter if innocent lives are lost to maintain it? As Arika is exposed to new beliefs, she realizes that the laws she has dedicated herself to uphold are the root of her people's misery. If Arika is to liberate her people, she must unearth her fierce heart and discover the true meaning of freedom: finding the courage to live--or die--without fear."--Provided by publisher.
Published: 2019 2018 Call Number: 378.1662 GRE 2020 Format: Continuing Resources Summary: Kaplan's GRE Prep 2018 guides you through your GRE prep step by step--study Kaplan's proven strategies, boost your math skills, practice your pacing, and become an expert in the exam's computerized format with an online practice test. This book provides more than 650 questions with detailed explanations, including brand new questions for the 2018 edition and more in-book practice questions than ever before. One full-length online practice test helps you practice in the same computer-based format you'll see on Test Day. One additional full-length practice test is included in the book for easier referencing and review. Personalize your study plan with the individual performance summary you'll receive after each test. This book includes chapters on each GRE question type and math skill, with practice sets for each. Questions have been reviewed, revised and updated for 2017-2018 by Kaplan's all-star expert faculty. - Publisher.
Author: Persson Giolito, Malin, 1969- author. Willson-Broyles, Rachel, translator. Published: 2019 Call Number: F GIOLITO Format: Books Summary: "A gripping legal thriller that follows one woman's conflicted efforts to overturn what may be a wrongful conviction. I'm giving you a chance to achieve every lawyer's dream, said Sophia Weber's old professor. Freeing an innocent man. Thirteen years ago, a fifteen-year-old girl was murdered. Doctor Stig Ahlin was sentenced to life in prison. But no one has forgotten the brutal crime. Ahlin is known as one of the most ruthless criminals. When Sophia Weber discovers critical flaws in the murder investigation, she decides to help Ahlin. But Sophia's doing her utmost to get her client exonerated arouses many people's disgust. And the more she learns, the more difficult her job becomes. What kind of man is her client really? What has he done? And will she ever know the truth?"--
Author: Malice, Michael, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: 320.52 Format: Books Summary: "An objective and unbiased tour of the New Right that elected Donald Trump--a movement many consider a mortal threat to our democracy. In 2016, a diverse faction of conservatives, united by fierce nationalism, populism, and an acute distaste for progressivism, rallied behind a crass New York real estate mogul who had never held elected office. Thanks to the outspoken support and technical savvy of this New Right, Donald Trump bested 14 career politicians in the GOP primaries, overcame one of the most influential political machines in US history, and won the Presidency. Who are these people, where did they come from, and what do they believe? This movement did not emerge overnight; it has been quietly gathering momentum for decades. In The New Right, author Michael Malice tells its story, unveiling its prime movers and providing an unbiased view of its ideological roots, political ideas, and ambitions for the future"--
Author: Accad, Martin, 1972- author. Reynolds, Gabriel Said, writer of foreword. Published: 2019 Call Number: 297.2 Format: Books Summary: Theological issues are crucial to how Christians and Muslims understand and perceive each other. In Sacred Misinterpretation Martin Accad guides readers through key theological questions that fuel conflict and misunderstanding between Muslims and Christians. A sure-footed guide, he weaves personal stories together with deep discussion of theological beliefs. Accad identifies trends, recognizes historical realities, and brings to light significant points of contention that often lead to break-down in Christian-Muslim dialogue. He also outlines positive and creative trends that could lead to a more hopeful future. Fairly and seriously presenting both Muslim theology and a Muslim interpretation of Christian theology, Sacred Misinterpretation is an essential guide for fostering dialogue and understanding among readers from both faiths.
Author: Marlantes, Karl, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: F MARLANTE Format: Books Summary: "Karl Marlantes's debut novel Matterhorn has been hailed as a modern classic of war literature. In his new novel, Deep River, Marlantes turns to another mode of storytelling--the family epic--to craft a stunningly expansive narrative of human suffering, courage, and reinvention. In the early 1900s, as the oppression of Russia's imperial rule takes its toll on Finland, the three Koski siblings--Ilmari, Matti, and the politicized young Aino--are forced to flee to the United States. Not far from the majestic Columbia River, the siblings settle among other Finns in a logging community in southern Washington, where the first harvesting of the colossal old-growth forests begets rapid development, and radical labor movements begin to catch fire. The brothers face the excitement and danger of pioneering this frontier wilderness--climbing and felling trees one-hundred meters high--while Aino, foremost of the books many strong, independent women, devotes herself to organizing the industry's first unions. As the Koski siblings strive to rebuild lives and families in an America in flux, they also try to hold fast to the traditions of a home they left behind. Layered with fascinating historical detail, this is a novel that breathes deeply of the sun-dappled forest and bears witness to the stump-ridden fields the loggers, and the first waves of modernity, leave behind. At its heart, Deep River is an ambitious and timely exploration of the place of the individual, and of the immigrant, in an America still in the process of defining its own identity"--
Author: Merkley, Jeffrey A., author. Published: 2019 Call Number: 325.73 Format: Books Summary: The junior senator from Oregon exposes the cruelty and chaos on America's southern border brought on by the family separation policies of the Trump administration and demands an end to what is effectively a gulag system.
