Author: Storey, Kate, author. Published: 2024 Call Number: F STOREY Format: Books Summary: "For forty-two years, Sally Harrison has been building a library. Each year, on her daughter's birthday, she adds a new book to her shelves - with a note in the front dedicated to her own greatest work. But Ella - Sally's only child - fled to Australia twenty-one years ago after a heated exchange, and never looked back. And though Sally still dutifully adds a new paperback to the shelves every time the clock strikes midnight on July 11th, her hopes of her daughter ever thumbing through the pages are starting to dwindle. Then disaster strikes and Ella is forced to return to the home she once knew. She is soon to discover that when one chapter ends, another will soon follow"--Amazon.com.
Author: Liebenthal, Ryann, author. Published: 2024 Call Number: 378.362 Format: Books Summary: "The maddening story of the student debt crisis in America, revealing the rotten policies, corrupt systems, and bad actors that have created an intergenerational fiasco. A college degree costs more and is worth less than ever before. Tuition at public colleges has more than tripled in the past fifty years. Over the same period the total volume of student debt in America has grown from virtually nothing to more than 1.7 trillion dollars, second only to home mortgages. Skyrocketing student loan burdens are leading multiple generations -- first millennials, and now Gen Z -- to put off the traditional milestones of adulthood: getting married, buying homes, starting families, and saving for retirement. The strain weighs even heavier on women and Black Americans. And with almost 10 percent of student debtors now over the age of sixty, it is a crisis no longer limited to the young. Ryann Liebenthal's Burdened exposes how the power plays of legislators and presidents, the commodification of higher education, and the rapacious practices of for-profit colleges and private lenders created today's student debt lava pit. This is the story of how infighting, moral failure, bigotry, militarism, and usury formed a system that almost no one can understand or navigate -- but which afflicts one in six American adults. As the notion of student loan cancellation enters the political mainstream, the future of student debt, and higher education itself, hangs in the balance. Deeply researched and dramatically told, Burdened is a timely rallying cry that charts a way out by offering clear-eyed solutions to this seemingly unfixable problem." --
Author: Robbins, Mel, 1968- author. Published: 2024 Call Number: 158.1 Format: Books Summary: "If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated with whereyou are, the problem isn't you. The problem is the power you give to other people. Two simple words--Let Them--will set you free. Free from the opinions, drama, and judgments of others. Free from the exhausting cycle of trying to manage everything and everyone around you. The Let Them Theory puts the power to create a life you love back in your hands--and this book will show you exactly how to do it. [Robbins] teaches you how to stop wasting energy on what you can't control and start focusing on what truly matters: YOU. Your happiness. Your goals. Your life. Using the same no-nonsense, science-backed approach that's made The Mel Robbins Podcast a global sensation, Robbins explains why The Let Them Theory is already loved by millions andhow you can apply it in eight key areas of your life to make the biggest impact"--
Author: Morgan, Leanne, 1965- author. Published: 2024 Call Number: LP B MORGAN Format: Large print Summary: "For a long time, no one pulling the strings in the comedy world thought that a woman over fifty from rural Tennessee could make it in the industry. But Leanne Morgan has defied the odds, reaching millions with her musings on hormones, low-rise britches, Weight Watchers, and her opposites-attract relationship with her husband, Chuck. In her charming southern accent, Morgan brings readers inside her quest to find her voice after spending many years trying to figure out what that meant. Along the way, we learn how she grew up as a butcher's daughter, landed a husband with health insurance, honed her stand-up technique selling jewelry at house parties, embraced the glories of aging, and surrendered to the comfort of wearing big flesh-toned panties. Equal parts warm and hilarious, this book is a must-read by one of comedy's rising stars--reminding you that every time life leaves you asking "What in the world?!," something good is bound to come out of it someday." --
Author: Wilson, Neil, 1959- author. Published: 2023 Call Number: 914.134 WILSON Format: Books Summary: "Edinburgh is one of Britain's most beautiful and dramatic cities. History and architecture are leavened with a bacchanalia of bars, innovative restaurants and Scotland's most stylish shops"--Back cover.
Author: Walker, Benedict, author. Smith, Helena, 1970- author. Published: 2022 Call Number: 914.931 WALKER Format: Books Summary: "Lonely Planet's Pocket Bruges & Brussels is your guide to the city's best experiences and local life - neighbourhood by neighbourhood. Visit the famous Markt, taste the world's best beer and cruise the scenic river; all with your trusted travel companion. Uncover the best of Bruges & Brussels and make the most of your trip!"--Publisher's description.
Author: Symington, Andy, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: 914.144 SYMINGTO Format: Books Summary: "Lonely Planet's Pocket Glasgow is your guide to the city's best experiences and local life - neighbourhood by neighbourhood. Marvel at the Glasgow Cathedral, discover the Glasgow Science Centre and learn at the University of Glasgow; all with your trusted travel companion. Uncover the best of Glasgow and make the most of your trip!"--Publisher's description.
Author: Farquharson, Pip, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: 914.923 FARQUHAR Format: Books Summary: There is no better way to explore a city than by walking its vibrant and eclectic neighborhoods. [This book] offers 15 step-by-step, mapped itineraries that allow you to explore like a pro and navigate like a local.
Author: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, author. Meacham, Jon, editor, writer of introduction. Ragosta, John A., editor. Gordon-Reed, Annette, writer of afterword. Thomas Jefferson Foundation, sponsoring body. Published: 2020 Call Number: 323.6 Format: Books Summary: "Thomas Jefferson believed in the covenant between a government and its citizens, in both the government's responsibilities to its people and also the people's responsibility to the republic. In this illuminating collection, a project of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham has gathered Jefferson's most powerful and provocative reflections on the subject, drawn from public speeches and documents as well as his private correspondence. Still relevant centuries later, Jefferson's words provide a manual for U.S. citizenship in the twenty-first century. His thoughts will re-shape and revitalize the way readers relate to concepts including Freedom: "Divided we stand, united we fall." The importance of a free press:"Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." Public education: "Enlighten the public generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body & mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day." Participation in government: A citizen should be "a participator in the government of affairs not merely at an election, one day in the year, but every day.""--
Author: Gundry, Steven R. author. Companion to: Gundry, Steven R. Plant paradox. Published: 2018 Call Number: 641.563 Format: Books Summary: In The Plant Paradox, cardiac surgeon Dr. Steven Gundry introduced readers to the hidden toxins lurking in seemingly healthy foods like tomatoes, zucchini, quinoa, and brown rice: a class of plant-based proteins called lectins. Many people are familiar with one of the most predominant lectins: gluten, which is found in wheat and other grains. But while cutting out the bread and going gluten-free is relatively straightforward, going lectin-free is no small task. Now, in this companion cookbook, Dr. Gundry breaks down lectin-free eating step by step and shares one hundred of his favorite healthy recipes. Dr. Gundry shows readers how to overhaul their pantries and shopping lists to make delicious, simple, seasonal, lectin-free meals.
Author: Keegan, Claire, author. Published: 2008 2007 Call Number: F KEEGAN Format: Books Summary: Against the setting of modern-day Ireland, a collection of short fiction explores the themes of despair and desire.
Author: Wolff, Virginia Euwer, 1937- Published: 2001 Call Number: Y WOLFF Format: Books Summary: Living in the inner city amidst guns and poverty, fifteen-year-old LaVaughn learns from old and new friends, and inspiring mentors, that life is what you make it--an occasion to rise to.
Author: Bull, John L. Farrand, John, Jr., 1937-1994 Farrand, John Jr. Bull, John L. Audubon Society field guide to North American birds. Hogan, Lori. Published: 1994 Call Number: 598.297 BULL Format: Books
Author: Gracie, Anne, author. Published: 2024 Call Number: PB GRACIE Format: Books Summary: When two strangers meet under false pretenses during an idyllic week in the French countryside, they'll each need to face the truth to find one other again, in a dazzling new Regency romance from the national bestselling author of The Heiress's Daughter. Orphaned Zoë Benoît has spent the last three years in Paris learning how to be a lady. But Zoë is torn--as an independent spirit and a talented artist, she cannot help but want more than the tightly controlled life of a society lady. On an impulsive visit to the château where her mother lived, Zoë, disguised as a maidservant named Vita, meets a handsome wandering artist, known simply as Reynard. One blissful week with the charming Reynard convinces Zoë that this is the man and the life for her--until she discovers what he's been hiding from her, and she flees, heartbroken. Longing for the chance to redeem himself, Reynard searches far and wide for the woman he knows as Vita, to no avail. Disheartened, he returns to England to reluctantly resume his role as Julian Fox, the Earl of Foxton. However, when he sees one of Zoë's paintings, he realizes she's in London, and becomes desperate to find her before it's too late. But even if they reunite, can he convince Zoë he's worthy of her trust and prove to her that, with him, she can be a free-spirited artist and a countess?
Author: Lackey, Mercedes, author. Published: 2024 Call Number: F LACKEY Format: Books Summary: "The year is 1815, and an American, Miss Amelia Stonehold, has arrived in the Devon town of Axminster, accompanied by her "cousin" Serena Meleva. She's brought with her a list to tick off: find a property, investigate the neighbors, bargain for and purchase the property, staff the property and...possibly...find a husband. But Amelia soon finds herself contending with some decidedly off-list trouble, including the Honorable Captain Harold Roughtower, whose eyes are fixed on her fortune. Little does Amelia know that his plans for her wealth extend far beyond refurbishing his own crumbing estate--they include the hidden Roman temple of Glykon, where something very old, very angry, and very dangerous still lurks. But Roughtower isn't prepared to reckon with the fact that neither Amelia nor Serena are pushovers. And he certainly isn't ready for the revelation that he has an Earth Master and a Fire Mage on his hands--or that one of them is a shapeshifter"--
Author: Cronin, Marianne, author. Published: 2024 Call Number: F CRONIN Format: Books Summary: "Eddie Winston is 90 years old. He has lived and he has loved, but he has never been kissed. A true gentleman and incurable romantic, Eddie spends his days volunteering at a charity shop, where he sorts through the donations of the living and the dead, preserving letters and tokens of love along the way. And it is here that he meets Bella, a troubled young woman who, at 24 years old, has just lost the love of her life. When Bella learns that Eddie is yet to have his first kiss, she resolves to help Eddie Winston finally find love, sparking an adventure that will take them to unexpected places and, they hope, bring Eddie Winston to the moment he has waited for all his life. A tale of friendship and kindness that reminds us that those we love are never forgotten and it is never too late to try again"--
Author: DeWitt, Tarah, author. Published: 2024 2022 Call Number: LP F DEWITT Format: Large print Summary: "LaRynn Lavigne and Deacon Leeds had one short and contentious summer fling when they were teens-certainly nothing to build a foundation on. But a decade later, when their grandmothers have left them with shared ownership of their dilapidated Santa Cruz building, they're thrust back together and have to figure out how to brace up the pieces. LaRynn has the money, but in order to access her trust, she has to be married. Deacon has the construction expertise, but lacks the funds. A deal is struck: Marry for however long it takes to fix up the property, collect a profit, and cut ties. In a home without walls, the pair will have to break down emotional ones, deal with the exposure of living with the opposite sex (and none of the perks, much to their frustration), and learn what it means to truly cooperate as a team. Filled with cracking tension, The Co-op is a steamy second-chance romance about the never-ending construction project of marriage and uncovering all the things that build character within ourselves."--Page 4 of cover.
Author: Tokarczuk, Olga, 1962- author. Lloyd-Jones, Antonia, translator. Published: 2024 2022 Call Number: LP F TOKARCZU Format: Large print Summary: "September 1913. A young Pole suffering from tuberculosis arrives at Wilhelm Opitz's Guesthouse for Gentlemen in the village of Görbersdorf, a health resort in the Silesian mountains. Every evening the residents gather to imbibe the hallucinogenic local liqueur and debate the great issues of the day: Monarchy or democracy? Do devils exist? Are women born inferior? War or peace? Meanwhile, disturbing things are happening in the guesthouse and the surrounding hills. Someone--or something--seems to be watching, attempting to infiltrate this cloistered world. Little does the newcomer realize, as he tries to unravel both the truths within himself and the mystery of the sinister forces beyond, that they have already chosen their next target."--Back cover.
Author: Twilley, Nicola, author. Published: 2024 Call Number: 621.56 Format: Books Summary: "An engaging and far-reaching exploration of refrigeration, tracing its evolution from scientific mystery to globe-spanning infrastructure, and an essential investigation into how it has remade our entire relationship with food--for better and for worse. How often do we open the fridge or peer into the freezer with the expectation that we'll find something fresh and ready to eat? It's an everyday act, easily taken for granted, but just a century ago, eating food that had been refrigerated was cause for both fear and excitement. Banquets were held just so guests could enjoy the novelty of eggs, butter, and apples that had been preserved for months in cold storage--and demonstrate that such zombie foods were not deadly. The introduction of artificial refrigeration overturned millennia of dietary history, launching an entirely new chapter in human nutrition. We could now overcome not just rot, but also seasonality and geography. Tomatoes in January? Avocados in Shanghai? All possible... As the developing world races to build a U.S.-style cold chain, Twilley asks, can we reduce our dependence on refrigeration? Should we? A deeply-researched and reported, original, and entertaining dive into the most important invention in the history of food and drink, Frostbite makes the case for a recalibration of our relationship with the fridge--and how our future might depend on it" --
Author: McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- author. Published: 2024 Call Number: LP F MCCALLSM Format: Large print Summary: 'You can't go out of the house without tripping over a philosophical question.' That is a remark made by Isabel Dalhousie to Jamie, the bassoonist who is her handsome younger husband. Isabel's own life, of course, points to the truth of this observation: she seems to attract philosophical problems in much the same way as a magnet attracts iron filings. In this latest movement in the symphony of her life, Isabel is faced with novel challenges, each of which tests her resolution to do the right thing. Dawn, a nurse in an infectious diseases ward, is let down by her lover and needs a place to live. Not surprisingly, Isabel offers her a roof over her head. What do you do, though if your house-guest locks herself away and avoids all contact? And then there is the pompous and slippery Professor Robert Lettuce. He is planning a prestigious conference, and involves Isabel in it. But look at the budget: why is there such a large payment for Lettuce himself and for a young female assistant? Isabel is suspicious. Other intriguing problems abound, including Isabel's involvement in a book group threatened by discord and bickering. Isabel remains calm. Of course she does. She knows the power of love, reason, and a clear head to resolve all of these issues, and more.
