Author: Rose, Karen, 1964- author. Published: 2024 2023 Call Number: LP F ROSE Format: Large print Summary: "Public prosecutor J.P. "Kaj" Cardozo has only lived in New Orleans for six months, and he's already working on a high-profile celebrity sexual assault case that's made headlines all over the country. But when his son becomes the target of a kidnapping attempt as a threat to Kaj, he is desperate to keep him safe and turns to a private investigative firm famous for their protection services. A veteran Marine, Val Sorensen is glad to have found a new career with Broussard Investigations. Her latest assignment as the bodyguard to ten-year-old Elijah Cardozo reminds her why -- Val is a kick-ass guardian with a tender heart. Through her duties, Val grows fond of the boy -- and his handsome father. But when the high-stakes investigation reveals an explosive network of crime through a revived drug gang, lingering deep-seated corruption in the NOPD, and a group of murderers-for-hire targeting Kaj, Elijah, and his star client, they're all left scrambling for safety . . ."--
Author: Paretsky, Sara, author. Published: 2024 Call Number: LP F PARETSKY Format: Large print Summary: "V .I. Warshawski is famous for her cool under fire, her intelligence, her humor, her unflinching courage, and her love of good coffee. But even the strongest people sometimes need a break to recharge, so her friends send her to Kansas for a weekend of college basketball where Angela, one of her protégées, is playing. And that's where trouble finds V.I. Sabrina, one of Angela's roommates, disappears and V.I. agrees to try to find her. Finding a missing person in a city where she knows few people and doesn't have her trusted contacts is hard, but not as hard as the brutally negative reaction to the detective from some of the locals. When V.I. finds Sabrina close to death in a remote house, she lands herself in the FBI's crosshairs and faces a violent online backlash. The men running the county's opioid distribution are also not happy." -- Amazon.com.
Author: Connolly, John, 1968- Published: 2024 Call Number: XX(865004.11) Format: Books Summary: In Maine, Colleen Clark stands accused of the worst crime a mother can commit: the abduction and possible murder of her child. Everyone--ambitious politicians in an election season, hardened police, ordinary folk--has an opinion on the case, and most believe she is guilty. But most is not all. Defending Colleen is the lawyer Moxie Castin, and working alongside him is the private investigator Charlie Parker, who senses the tale has another twist, one involving a husband too eager to accept his wife's guilt, a group of fascists arming for war, a disgraced psychic seeking redemption, and an old, twisted house deep in the Maine woods, a house that should never have been built. A house, and what dwells beneath. --
Author: Vaughan, Robert, 1937- author. Published: 2024 2022 Call Number: LP F VAUGHAN Format: Large print Summary: "Captured in the last year of the Civil War, Lucas Cain becomes a POW in the infamous Andersonville prison. There he learns how to survive the cruelty of the Confederate guards, and the perfidy of a few who are prisoners themselves. When the war ends, Lucas and over 2,000 others crowd aboard the riverboat Sultana, which was built to carry cargo, not men. After an unforeseen event occurs, Lucas finds himself further adrift. Returning home to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Lucas becomes a police officer. At the time, Cape Girardeau policemen received no salary, but were paid for specific tasks, including receiving bounties for prisoners captured. Lucas also finds an unexpected love interest in a journalist who works for the Cape Girardeau newspaper. Tragedy strikes, and Lucas finds himself no longer able to remain in Cape Girardeau. He begins a western drift, rambling without a specific destination. He becomes a bounty hunter, and is very successful at it, eventually finding an opportunity to settle accounts with an old enemy."--
Author: Jeremiah, David, 1941- author. Published: 2023 Call Number: 236.9 Format: Books Summary: "The rapture is the central event in biblical prophecy. But what does it mean for us today? How can this crucial end times event draw us nearer to God in a world that is seemingly on the brink of chaos? Political turmoil, economic uncertainty, an ideological divide that feels increasingly impassable—the signs of the times point us toward the end, and that can be disconcerting.But the greatest truth about the rapture is not its timing, but its reality—for blessed are all who long for His appearing.The Great Disappearance is a culmination of decades of Dr. Jeremiah studying end times throughout the Bible. In this definitive volume he will explain the meaning of the word rapture, the difference between the rapture and the second coming, and the joy of expecting our Savior to come at any given moment..."--Amazon.
Author: Ford, Tanisha C., author. Published: 2023 Call Number: B MOON Format: Books Summary: "Ford illuminates the powerhouse fund-raising effort that supported the Civil Rights Movement: luncheons, galas, card parties and traveling exhibitions attended by middle-class and working class Black families, the Negro press, and titans of industry. Mollie Moon lived abroad in the 1930s but came home to fight against Jim Crow segregation in the United States. With her husband Henry Lee Moon, Mollie became half of one of the most influential couples of the civil rights era. Ford provides a searing portrait of a remarkable period in America and a strategic economic blueprint today's activists can emulate." -- adapted from jacket "An engrossing social history of the unsinkable Mollie Moon, the stylish founder of the National Urban League Guild and fundraiser extraordinaire who reigned over the glittering "Beaux Arts Ball,” the social event of New York and Harlem society for fifty years—a glamorous soiree rivaling today’s Met Gala, drawing America’s wealthy and cultured, both Black and white. Our Secret Society brilliantly illuminates a little known yet highly significant aspect of the civil rights movement that has been long overlooked—the powerhouse fundraising effort that supported the movement—the luncheons, galas, cabarets, and traveling exhibitions attended by middle-class and working-class Black families, the Negro press, and titans of industry, including Winthrop Rockefeller. No one knew this world better or ruled over it with more authority than Mollie Moon. With her husband Henry Lee Moon, the longtime publicist for the NAACP, Mollie became half of one of the most influential couples of the period. As the president of the National Urban League Guild, the fundraising arm of the National Urban League; Mollie raised millions to fund grassroots activists battling for economic justice and racial equality. She was a force behind the mutual aid network that connected Black churches, domestic and blue-collar laborers, social clubs, and sororities and fraternities across the country. Historian and cultural critic Tanisha C. Ford brings Mollie into focus as never before, charting her rise from Jim Crow Mississippi to doyenne of Manhattan and Harlem, where she became one of the most influential philanthropists of her time—a woman feared, resented, yet widely respected. She chronicles Mollie’s larger-than-life antics through exhaustive research, never-before-revealed letters, and dozens of interviews." --
Author: Boerner Ein, Deborah, author Published: 2023 Call Number: B TREAT Format: Books Summary: "This special expanded edition of Mary Treat: A Biography includes the 15 known letters sent back and forth across the Atlantic Ocean between Mary Treat and Charles Darwin. It is interesting to note that Darwin corresponded with Treat more than any other female scientist. The transcribed letters, presented at the back of this volume in chronological order, span their five-year correspondence from 1871 through 1876. They allow the reader to get a clear view of the interactions and relationship between these two 19th century scientists."--from back cover.
Author: Vandome, Nick, author. Published: 2023 Call Number: 004.1675 Format: Books Summary: iPad for Seniors in easy steps, 13th edition, gives a comprehensive introduction to the iPad, showing how it differs from more traditional computers and how to find your way around this captivating device. It is written with Seniors' needs in mind and covers all iPad models with iPadOS 17.
Author: Vandome, Nick, author. Published: 2023 Call Number: 004.1675 Format: Books Summary: Written with the senior reader in mind and presented in larger type for easier reading, iPhone for Seniors in easy steps, 10th edition will help readers to quickly feel confident using their iPhone. Covers all iPhones with iOS 17.
Author: Liebrecht, Savyon, 1948- author. Kahn-Hoffmann, Gilah, translator. Published: 2023 Call Number: F LIEBRECH Format: Books Summary: Micha, an Israeli expat in Los Angeles working as a ghostwriter, receives an unexpected invitation. Adella, married to his beloved uncle, has bought him a ticket to Israel and booked a boutique hotel, so that he can return home and meet with her. Years before, Micha was the bridesman at Adella's wedding. He remembers her as a rebellious young woman, and orphan and an outsider, who was mocked by his close-knit family of Persian Jews. Micha is stunned by the Adella of today-poised, confident, with nothing of the uneasy woman he remembers from the past. When finally Adella reveals the true story of her life, powerful memories resurface in Micha, although nothing can prepare him for the surprise she has in store for him ...
Author: McFedries, Paul, author. Published: 2023 Call Number: 004.165 Format: Books Summary: "Macs All-in-One For Dummies truly covers it all. This complete reference guide contains five books in one, so you can learn all your Mac is capable of. You'll get a complete understanding of your computer, so you can use it for pleasure or business, become a multimedia master, surf the web like a pro, troubleshoot problems as they arise, and so much besides. This latest edition is updated for the newest version of macOS, the hottest apps, and the just-released Macs. Running an older Mac? Don't worry, this book won't leave you behind. Everything you need to do on your Mac can be learned with the help of Macs All-in-One For Dummies."--
Author: American Kennel Club, issuing body, copyright holder. Fox Chapel Publishing, publisher. Published: 2023 Call Number: 636.71 Format: Books Summary: "This 23rd edition contains new American Kennel Club initiatives and programs -- especially virtual titling options -- recently recognized dog breeds that have been added to the seven main groups, revised breed standards, and changes in breed classifications. Dog owners, breeders, and clubs will find the most current information here on AKC registration, competitive events, and programs. A celebration of every breed of dog recognized by the American Kennel Club, you'll find the official standard for every AKC-recognized breed, including seven variety Groups and the Miscellaneous Class; breed histories, each written by one of the 200 AKC national parent clubs; puppy-buying tips; pet attributes; over 800 beautiful photos of adults and puppies; spotlights on finding well-bred puppies, sports and activities for dogs and owners, AKC programs, and canine anatomy; an illustrated glossary of canine terminology; and a four-page profile dedicated to each breed entry."--Amazon.
Author: Lee, Sung-Yoon, author. Published: 2023 Call Number: B KIM Format: Books Summary: Recent years have seen the dramatic rise of a young woman called Kim Yo Jong in North Korea. Stomping the world stage from the shadows of her secretive state, she is creating headlines and fevered speculation about her role and her future. She is the sister of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and, as her murderous regime's chief propagandist, internal administrator and foreign policymaker, she is the most powerful woman in North Korea's history. Cruel but charming, she threatens and insults foreign leaders with sardonic wit. A princess by birth with great expectations for her macabre kingdom, she was brought up to believe it is her mission to reunite North Korea with the South, or die trying. She's pretty, she seems demure, she is cold, and she's incredibly dangerous. The Sister, written by Sung-Yoon Lee, a scholar of Korean and East Asian studies and a specialist on North Korea, is a fascinating, authoritative account of the mysterious world of North Korea and its ruling dynasty - a family whose lust for power entails torturing and starving its people into submission, killing dissenters, and threatening nuclear war.
Author: Bennett, Joshua (Poet), author. Published: 2022 Call Number: XX(858432.1) Format: Books Summary: "A third collection that reveals an acclaimed poet further extending his range into the realm of speculative fiction, while addressing issues as varied as abolition, Black ecological consciousness, and the boundless promise of parenthood. Across three sequences, Joshua Bennett's new book recalls and reimagines social worlds almost but not entirely lost, all while gesturing toward the ones we are building even now, in the midst of a state of emergency, together. Bennett opens with a set of autobiographicalpoems that deal with themes of family, life, death, vulnerability, and the joys and dreams of youth. The central section, "The Book of Mycah," features an alternate history where Malcolm X is resurrected from the dead, as is a young black man shot by thepolice some fifty years later in Brooklyn. The final section of The Study of Human Life are poems that Bennett has written about fatherhood, on the heels of his own first child being born last fall"--
Author: Rose, Reagan, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: 248.88 ROSE Format: Books Summary: "The world says be productive so that you can get all you can out of this life. The Bible says be productive so you can gain more of the next life. Rose explores how only through our relationship to Christ-the True Vine-are we empowered to produce good fruit"-- "Feeling overwhelmed and unproductive? The answer isn't to do more. What image forms in your mind when you think of productivity? An assembly line? Spreadsheets? Business suits or workplace uniforms? In the ancient world, productivity didn't conjure images like these. Instead, it referred to crop yield and fruit bearing. This agrarian imagery helps us understand productivity through a biblical lens. Jesus taught, By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit (John 15:8). Who doesn't want to have a truly productive life-to bear much fruit? But how does this happen in the places we hold dear-the home, workplace, and in our communities? We often feel overworked and overrun, defeated and discouraged. The world says be productive so that you can get all you can out of this life. The Bible says be productive so you can gain more of the next life. In Redeeming Productivity, author Reagan Rose explores how God's glory is the purpose for which He planted us. And he shows how productivity must be firmly rooted in the gospel. Only through our connection to Christ-the True Vine-are we empowered to produce good fruit. This book shows how we can maintain the vitality of that connection through simple, life-giving disciplines. Readers will discover manageable applications like giving God the first fruits of our days. Additionally, Reagan discusses how our perspective on suffering is transformed as we see trials as God's pruning for greater productivity"--
Author: Michaels, Fern author. Published: 2021 Call Number: F MICHAELS Format: Books Summary: "At first glance, few would guess that Luna and Cullan Bodman are siblings. Cullan, efficient and serious, is rarely out of a business suit. Luna reads palms and tarot cards, and loves flowing skirts and dangling jewelry that matches her unconventional spirit. Still, her artistic eye is an asset to the family's furniture restoration business. When Cullan stumbles across something unexpected in a piece he just acquired, and a client of Luna's reveals more than they should in a reading, the two put aside their differences to right a wrong. At stake is the future of a billion-dollar corporation, and as Luna and Cullan quickly discover, there are people who will stop at nothing to get what they believe they're owed."--Provided by publisher.
Author: Atoofi, Saeid, 1965- author. Atoofi, Maliheh (Ameneh), consultant. Published: 2020 Call Number: 451.55 Format: Books Summary: "Perfect for self-studiers or students, this Farsi language education book takes a user-friendly and distinct approach. Farsi is the language of Persia (present-day Iran)--the mellifluous mother tongue of famed 13th-century poet Rumi, whose works are still among the best-selling poems in America today. Farsi for Beginners is a complete language course by experienced teacher Dr. Saeid Atoofi which can help you to speak the language and understand this beautiful work of art in its original, as well as open doors to Persian culture. Whether for pleasure, travel or business, language learners will find these lessons clear and easy to follow. By the end of this course, you'll be able to understand short sentences, express your basic needs, and read and write the 32-letter Farsi alphabet."--
Author: Eyal, Nir. author. Hoover, Ryan, author Published: 2014 Call Number: 658.8 Format: Books Summary: Learn the key concepts in Nir Eyal's 2019 book Hooked in 30 minutes. This 30-minute expert guide is the official summary of Eyal's 2019 bestselling book, Hooked, and includes a foreword by the author. In Hooked author Nir Eyal distills years of research, consulting, and practical experience and provides a how-to guide for product development and is the blueprint he searched for as start-up founder but never found. An essential tool for entrepreneurs, product managers, designers, marketers, and anyone else interested in driving customer engagement, the 30 Minute Expert Guide to Nir Eyal's Hooked offers: A chapter-by-chapter synopsis that identifies the key concepts outlined in Nir Eyal's 2019 bestselling book, Hooked, actionable steps designed to help you implement your own habit-forming strategies and create better, more successful products and provides illustrative examples of habit-forming products including Amazon, Twitter, the Bible app, and more.
