Author: Roux, Jessica, author. Published: 2024 Call Number: 743.83 Format: Books Summary: "From dahlia to foxglove, hellebore to hyacinth, capture a whole garden of Victorian blooms in vivid color! Based on artist Jessica Roux's bestselling guide to the nineteenth-century "language of flowers," this beautifully designed coloring book collects forty-five of her botanical illustrations alongside easy-to-follow line art. Render dozens of flowers and herbs in Roux's iconic style while learning about the meaning behind each one." --Amazon.com
Author: VanDeMark, Brian, 1960- author. Published: 2024 Call Number: 378.771 Format: Books Summary: "On May 4, 1970, at Kent State University in Ohio, political fires that had been burning across America during the 1960s exploded. Antiwar protesters wearing bell-bottom jeans and long hair hurled taunts and rocks at another group of young Americans--National Guardsmen sporting gas masks and rifles. At half past noon, violence unfolded with chaotic speed, as guardsmen--many of whom had joined the Guard to escape the draft--opened fire on the students. Two reductive narratives ensued: one, that lethal state violence targeted Americans who spoke their minds; the other, that law enforcement gave troublemakers the comeuppance they deserved. For over fifty years, little middle ground has been found due to incomplete and sometimes contradictory evidence. Kent State meticulously re-creates the divided cultural landscape of America during the Vietnam War and heightened popular anxieties around the country. On college campuses, teach-ins, sit-down strikes, and demonstrations exposed the growing rift between the left and the right. Many students opposed the war as unnecessary and unjust and were uneasy over poor and working-class kids drafted and sent to Vietnam in their place. Some developed a hatred for the military, the police, and everything associated with authority, while others resolved to uphold law and order at any cost. Focusing on the thirteen victims of the Kent State shooting and a painstaking reconstruction of the days surrounding it, historian Brian VanDeMark draws on crucial new research and interviews--including, for the first time, the perspective of guardsmen who were there. The result is a complete reckoning with the tragedy that marked the end of the Sixties"--
Author: Carnall, Mark, author. Perry, George, 1771-1823 Conchology. Selections. Perry, George, 1771-1823, illustrator. Published: 2024 Call Number: 594.1477 Format: Books Summary: "An informative introduction exploring our fascination with shells, complete with stunningly reproduced illustrations. In 1811, architect, stone mason, and shell obsessive George Perry published his lavishly illustrated volume, Conchology or the Natural History of Shells. The work featured 348 beautifully illustrated mollusk shells with descriptions of species, many of which were new to science. Despite the effort that went into producing it--and at a time when conchophilia, or shell fancying, was at its height--Perry's Conchology disappeared from scientific literature, after being suppressed by the leading conchologists of the day and then cruelly mocked for decades after. Beautiful Shells reproduces the stunning, exquisitely drawn, and sometimes fanciful shell illustrations from this extraordinary forgotten volume. Following an introduction exploring our fascination with shells and their impact on human history, culture, and science, each of the sixty-one color illustrations is included alongside a description of notable shells and what is known of the mysterious organisms that make them. From the common limpet and razor clam to the valuable cowry and spectacular divine conch, the wide range of featured shells form a treasure trove of natural beauty from our oceans and shores." --Amazon.com description.
Author: Rogers, Fred, author. Burton, LeVar, writer of introduction. Published: 2024 Call Number: 158.1 Format: Books Summary: "This Beautiful Day gathers the most beloved advice and insight from Mister Roger's work into a collection of 365 daily reflections. Every page is an invitation to generosity, compassion, and joy-all in the warm voice of Mister Rogers, whose dearly-loved work and timeless insight has shaped the lives of countless children and adults. With advice on everything from navigating transitions to nurturing community, Mister Rogers's words of wisdom are a gentle reminder to move through the world with wonder, embrace what makes us unique, and show up for our neighbors. Our days are filled with ups and downs, unexpected challenges and beautiful moments, but regardless of what each day may hold This Beautiful Day is a kind reminder from a beloved neighbor that, "you don't have to be anything more than who you are right now." This Beautiful Day is part of The Day by Day series, a collection of books designed to help readers infuse the rhythms of their lives with meaning and intention. Our lives are built by small choices, tiny moments, and quiet thoughts-the Day by Day series is a gentle way to choose those moments and begin to build a life you love"--
Author: Telfer, CeCé, author. Published: 2024 Call Number: B TELFER Format: Books Summary: "CeCé Telfer is a warrior. The first openly transgender woman to win an NCAA championship, she has contended with transphobia on and off the track since childhood. Now, she stands at the crossroads of a national and international conversation about equity in sports, forced to advocate for her personhood and rights at every turn. After spending years training for the 2024 Olympics, Telfer has been sidelined and silenced more times than she can count. But she's never been good at taking no for an answer. MAKE IT COUNT is Telfer's raw and inspiring story. From coming of age in Jamaica, where she grew up hearing a constant barrage of slurs, to beginning her new life in Toronto and then New Hampshire, where she realized what running could offer her, to living in the backseat of her car while searching for a coach, to Mexico, where she trained for the US Trials, this book follows the arc of Telfer's Olympic dream. But it's also the story of resilience and athleticism, of a runner who found a clarity in her sport that otherwise eluded her--a sense of being simply alive on this earth, a human moving through space. Finally, herself." --
Author: Robinson, Sarah (Novelist), author. Published: 2024 Call Number: PB ROBINSON Format: Books Summary: "Amanda Riverswood has a rewarding career, a sweet cottage in her beautiful Michigan hometown of Heart Lake, and a close-knit group of fabulous friends. But after ignoring her love life for years, she's ready to step outside her comfort zone. There's only one thing that can mess up her plans for a summer of fun: her new neighbor, the very handsome, very surly Dominic Gage. Baseball star Dominic Gage was on top of the world--until a career-ending injury sent him into early retirement. Now his plan is to spend the summer sitting on his dock, reading, napping, and not talking to anyone. Especially not the cute, exasperatingly chipper girl next door. But after Dom damages Amanda's dock and offers to fix it, the two love-shy neighbors are sharing late-night conversations, laughter, and soon, a no-strings-attached fling. Could they each be what the other needs, or will their connection only lead to more heartbreak."--Back cover.
Author: Burns, John Clifford, author. Published: 2024 Call Number: 910 Format: Books Summary: An unforgettable journey to breathtaking destinations around the world, this book is full of sustainable ways to slow down and see the world anew. Celebrate off-the-beaten path travel with Kinfolk Journeys. Whether via road, rail, sea, or trail, each trip will take you on an adventure where the point is not to get somewhere fast and check a lot of boxes but to take it all in -- absorbing history, exploring unusual detours, and surrendering to stunning scenery along the way. Featuring eighteen one-of-a-kind travel stories from six continents, from a sailing voyage through turbulent waters in Antarctica to a goat-herding adventure in Spain, Kinfolk Journeys includes vibrant photography, practical guidance, and thoughtful reflections on sustainable transportation. Kinfolk Journeys will inspire your next adventure with conscientious routes through some of the world's most extraordinary landscapes.
Author: Piketty, Thomas, 1971- author. Wood, Willard, translator. Published: 2024 Call Number: 305 Format: Books Summary: "The renowned economist and author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century distills his research on the history of inequality into an accessible, engaging guide to creating a fairer, more sustainable world. In this unique work, Thomas Piketty presents a synthesis of his historical and comparative research on inequalities. Addressing topics as varied as education, inheritance, the climate crisis, the taxation of wealth, and gender disparities, it challenges the idea that there could be natural inequalities and shows that the march toward equality has always depended on political and social struggles. Adapted from Piketty's 2022 lecture at the Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Nature, Culture, and Inequality makes his important argument available to a wider audience for the first time"--
Author: Popova, Maria, author, compiler. ʻAmit, ʻOfrah, illustrator. Howe, Marie, 1950- author. Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886, author. Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973, author. Published: 2024 Call Number: 811.0093 Format: Books Summary: "Poetry and science, as Popova writes in her introduction, "are instruments for knowing the world more intimately and loving it more deeply." In 15 short essays on subjects ranging from the mystery of dark matter and the infinity of pi to the resilience of trees and the intelligence of octopuses, Popova tells the stories of scientific searching and discovery. These stories are interwoven with details from the very real and human lives of scientists--many of them women, many underrecognized--and poets inspired by the same questions and the beauty they reveal. Each essay is paired with a poem reflecting its subject by poets ranging from Emily Dickinson, W. H. Auden, and Edna St. Vincent Millay to Maya Angelou, Diane Ackerman, and Tracy K. Smith, and is stunningly illustrated by celebrated artist Ofra Amit. Together, they wake us to a "reality aglow with wonder.""--
Author: Ponzio-Mouttaki, Amanda, author. Published: 2024 Call Number: 916.4 2024 Format: Books Summary: "Whether you want to meander around medieval medinas, listen to storytellers and musicians on Marrakech's main square or indulge in some rest and relaxation at Essaouira, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Morocco has to offer. With rugged mountain ranges, rolling sand dunes and stunning beaches, Morocco's varied landscapes offer hiking, mountain biking, surfing and more. Equally as captivating, its old cities are filled with bustling souks, magnificent mosques and chic galleries."--
Author: Domínguez Mora, Luis Fernando, author. Newton, John (Travel writer), author. Van Fleet, Jeffery, author. Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. Published: 2024 Call Number: 917.265 Format: Books Summary: "Whether you want to party in Cancún, snorkel in Cozumel, or explore Mayan ruins and cenotes in Tulum, the local Fodor's travel experts in Mexico are here to help! Fodor's Cancún and the Riviera Maya guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos"--
Author: Senf, Lora, author. Published: 2024 Call Number: Y SENF Format: Books Summary: Told in alternating voices, three teens from different time periods are called to the world of the Fountain to restore balance and prevent its eldritch creatures from seeping into the real world. "The Fountain itself is beautiful and alluring--yet so is the light of an anglerfish. Hidden below the surface, the world of the Fountain is vast: unexplored and unmapped and full of wild things--leviathan and tiny, scuttling things and all manner of creature in between. There are other entities as well, entities that haunt and hunt in the Fountain, because it rewards nearly as often as it punishes, and it has been punishing the greedy and merciless and cruel for a very long time. For those, the Fountain becomes a prison. . ."--
Author: Clement, Amber, author. Published: 2024 Call Number: Y CLEMENT Format: Books Summary: "Two best friends enter into a magical gambling den and wager their lives in exchange for their wildest dreams."-- "For the first time in a decade, the legendary gambling den, Fortune';s Kiss, has returned to Ciudad Milagro. The game is Lotería.As starry-eyed children, best friends Mayté and Lorena made a pact to enter the den together, but much has changed: strong, proud Mayté, sole daughter of the disgraced Robles family, dreams of becoming a famous painter, while beautiful Lo suffers at the hands of her powerful--and abusive--father. . ."--
Author: Mitchell, Edgar D., author. Mahoney, Ellen Voelckers, author. Cox, Brian, 1968- author of foreword. Published: 2024 2014 Call Number: Y B MITCHELL Format: Books Summary: "On February 5, 1971, Edgar Mitchell jumped off the last rungs of a ladder connecting him to NASA's Antares spacecraft and landed with two feet on the Moon. Following the disastrous Apollo 13 mission, Mitchell was one of three astronauts to successfully complete the Apollo 14 journey to the Moon, though it wasn't without its own alarming moments. In Earthrise, Edgar recalls his spectacular trip to the Moon and the life experiences that got him there, including his early days spent in Roswell, New Mexico, amid nuclear testing and the rumored UFO crash; his first solo airplane flight as a young teen; his time as a navy combat pilot; and becoming a NASA astronaut. With fascinating detail, Edgar describes what it was like to launch into space and land on the Moon, illuminating everything from the practical--eating, sleeping, and going to the bathroom in space--to the mystical, life-changing experience of gazing at Earth from afar."--
Author: Zizka, Maria, author. Scott, Erin, photographer. Published: 2024 Call Number: 642.4 Format: Books Summary: "Ready to throw a dinner party? It's easier than you think. With 100 crowd-pleasing recipes and expert tips and tricks, The Hostess Handbook shows how to create an event that's warm, joyous, and imbued with the special glowy feeling of a celebration that we never want to end. Everything you need to know is here. How to plan a fantastic menu with foolproof recipes for finger foods, make-ahead mains (because you don't want to be in the kitchen when your guests arrive), and festive desserts. How to get your home party-ready, whether hosting two people or twenty, with primers on setting the table, the art of serving, and flower arranging. And drinks, of course--including recipes for both classic cocktails and delicious nonalcoholic libations. Cheers!"--Back cover.
Author: Heffernan, Julie, 1956- author, artist. Published: 2024 Call Number: F HEFFERNA Format: Books Summary: From acclaimed painter Julie Heffernan, a wholly original and visually stunning four-color graphic work of autofiction about a young mother who--lost overnight on a hike with her infant son--experiences an extraordinary journey of memory, remorse, and rebirth that offers her a new way of seeing the world; for readers of Alison Bechdel, Roz Chast, and Marjane Satrapi. One summer day, a young artist with a newborn--sleep-deprived, desperate to escape her hot, cramped apartment and her oblivious husband--sets off on a hike in the country with her baby boy, Sam, strapped to her front and her senses fully attuned to the colors, the sounds, and the flora and fauna in the woods around her. During her journey, Julie reflects on her childhood, her parents, her marriage, and her path to becoming a painter. Her memories soon merge with the imaginative pictorial worlds she invents in her work, creating a glorious and perturbing narrative. When Julie suddenly realizes that they are lost, with few supplies, as darkness begins to set in, she must come to terms with the sudden gravity of her situation and invent tools for coping. She then discovers her own resourcefulness: snacking on wild garlic and fixing a torn shoe; tucking herself and her baby into a cave for the night; climbing a tall tree for a better vantage point. Each step in the unknown terrain of the forest leads her deeper into a reckoning with survival and unresolved past issues. She invokes the struggles of painters like Artemesia Gentileschi, women's strength in Rubens' Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus, and the plights of activists like Julia Butterfly Hill, illuminating how great art can be a vehicle for perspective--how it teaches us how to see, think, and navigate obstacles and wonders and find one's way out into a capacious and self-determined life. Beautifully told and illustrated by an established fine painter whose work has been collected around the world, Julie Heffernan's Babe in the Woods is an extraordinary journey of memory, remorse, and rebirth, and a powerful lesson in trust in one's self, offering a new way of seeing for anyone who feels lost in the world.
Author: Murphy, Peter E., author. Published: 2024 Call Number: B MURPHY Format: Books Summary: "In the wake of his mother's passing, Peter Murphy's childhood plunged into chaos. Suffering from neglect, abuse, and a lack of stability, he endured a series of hardships. Murphy was kidnapped at gunpoint, broke half a dozen ribs in a freak accident, and found himself indebted to the Mafia. While as a young teen he turned to painkillers and alcohol to cope, he also developed an unexpected affinity for poetry that eventually transformed his life. This memoir is a coming-of-age tale that follows Murphy's journey as he deciphers the grief, shame and loss that permeated his childhood. Still a young man, he left the violence of New York for the bloodstained streets of Northern Ireland during the height of The Troubles. As he unraveled the mystery surrounding his mother's death, he reached his lowest point living in a Welsh commune, with little hope of escaping the throes of substance abuse. Written with poetic insight, Murphy's story is one of redemption, recovery, and finding faith in hardship."--
Author: Hagstrom, Robert G., 1956- author. John Wiley & Sons, publisher. Published: 2024 Call Number: 332.6 Format: Books Summary: In the 30th Anniversary Edition of The Warren Buffett Way, celebrated author and investor Robert Hagstrom delivers the definitive version of his bestselling compendium of the investment strategies made famous by Warren Buffett. The Warren Buffett Way describes the twelve investment tenets of Warren Buffett's strategy called business-driven investing and his distinct approach to managing a portfolio of businesses. You'll learn how you can apply these same principles to building your own portfolio and find discussions on the psychology of long-term investing, its optimal benefits, and how to avoid the most common pitfalls and mistakes encountered by investors. This latest edition includes: A new author preface to complement the existing forewords from Peter Lynch, Bill Miller, and Howard Marks. Insights on how to achieve worldly wisdom advanced by Warren Buffett's longtime business partner Charlie Munger. Footnotes and references to academic work that supports and expands on Warren Buffett's investment approach and portfolio management. The complete Berkshire Hathaway common stocks portfolios from 1977-2021.
Author: De Winton, Harriet, author. Published: 2023 Call Number: 751.422 Format: Books Summary: "Create beautiful botanical artworks, engage with the natural world around you, and take pleasure in the changing seasons with A Year of Watercolour. Award-winning and bestselling artist and tutor Harriet de Winton takes you through more than 30 step-by-step botanical paintings that span the seasons. Learn to paint cherry blossoms and lambs in the spring, honeybees and wildflowers for summer, oak leaves and harvest mice in autumn, and pine trees and snowdrops in winter. Plus, enjoy charming bonus features like a recipe for wild garlic pesto in springtime, or guidance on how to paint a festive wreath with winter berries and foliage. The perfect primer for creating seasonal cards, personalized stationery and stunning artworks to decorate your home or give to friends and family"--Publisher's description.
Author: Lavin, Nanette, author. Eroshina, Kate, illustrator. Published: 2023 Call Number: J 641.5973 Format: Books Summary: "Take kids on a road trip around America without leaving your kitchen. Did you know that Baked Alaska is not from Alaska? This recipe was created in Louisiana. The first Twinkie was made in Illinois, and Virginia was the first state to grow peanuts. Explore the geography, history, and regional charm of the United States as you help children prepare different dishes with this entertaining book. Food humor sprinkled throughout the book will have you laughing out loud. Kids can look at the map of the United States to see where a recipe comes from, compared to where they live. The recipes offer a wonderful opportunity for kids to learn cooking along with US geography. Includes more than one hundred recipes--with easy-to-find ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions. Fun food facts and jokes are sprinkled throughout the book, along with colorful, engaging illustrations to highlight state products and inventions. Informative and delicious for kids and their families!"--
