Author: Woods, Stuart, author. Quertermous, Bryon, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: LP F WOODS Format: Large print Summary: When Peter Barrington and Ben Bacchetti come under threat while working at a film festival abroad, Teddy Fay is lured to the glittering city of Macau to resolve the problem. When Peter Barrington and Ben Bachetti come under threat while working at a film festival abroad, Teddy Fay is lured to the glittering city of Macau to resolve the problem. But the world of posh casinos, luxurious developments, and boundless wealth has a dark underbelly of crime and political intrigue. With international deals and private vendettas at stake, the villains behind the plot aren't about to let Teddy stand in their way. What they don't know is that this seemingly harmless film producer has more than a few tricks up his sleeve. -- adapted from jacket
Author: D'Anieri, Philip, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: 974 DANIERI Format: Books Summary: "The Appalachian Trail is America's most beloved trek, with millions of hikers setting foot on it every year. Yet few are aware of the fascinating backstory of the oddballs and obsessives who helped bring it to life over the past century"-- The conception and building of the Appalachian Trail is a story of unforgettable characters who explored it, defined it, and captured national attention by hiking it. From Grandma Gatewood--a mother of eleven who thru-hiked in canvas sneakers and a drawstring duffle--to Bill Bryson, author of the best-selling A Walk in the Woods, the AT has seized the American imagination like no other hiking path. The 2,000-mile-long hike from Georgia to Maine is not just a trail through the woods, but a set of ideas about nature etched in the forest floor. This character-driven biography of the trail is a must-read not just for ambitious hikers, but for anyone who wonders about our relationship with the great outdoors and dreams of getting away from urban life for a pilgrimage in the wild.
Author: McLachlan, Craig, 1962- author. Ver Berkmoes, Ryan, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: 919.693 Format: Books Summary: Lonely Planet Honolulu, Waikiki & Oahu is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Catch the sunset at Waikiki Beach, snorkel the turquoise waters of Hanauma Bay, or browse the Bishop Museum's Hawaiian artifacts--all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of destination and begin your journey now.
Published: 2021 Call Number: 378.1662 Format: Continuing Resources Summary: Presents a guide to taking the GRE test, with seven full-length practice tests, a review of the topics covered, best strategies for taking the test, and additional study aids available online.
Author: Schroeder, Donald J., author. Lombardo, Frank A., author. Barron's Educational Series, Inc. Published: 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Call Number: 365 4TH ED. Format: Continuing Resources Summary: Reflects the most recent requirements for correction officer candidates, including sheriff's departments, this review book presents strategies for the different question types used on correction officer exams in jurisdictions across the country. A diagnostic test and five full-length practice exams come with answer keys, diagnostic charts, and answer explanations. --Publisher's description.
Author: Ohlsen, Becky, author. McCarthy, Carolyn, author. Matchar, Emily, author. Benchwich, Greg, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: 917.3 Format: Books Summary: Welcome to the great outdoors! The second edition of Lonely Planet's bestselling National Parks of America features three newly created parks (Indiana Dunes, Gateway Arch and White Sands) and a complete update and refresh of all existing park profiles. The much-loved recipe remains the same, Lonely Planet, the world's leading travel publisher, takes you on an informative and gorgeous tour of all 62 parks with our lavishly finished hardcover gift guide packed with detailed itineraries and practical tips on what to do and see in each park to get you started planning your next adventure. America's national parks are full of timeless marvels that still rejuvenate the soul: the world's largest trees in Sequoia; the most spectacular geothermal site in Yellowstone; the grandest canyon.
Author: Pittman, Allison, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: F PITTMAN Format: Books Summary: Young widow Hedda Krause checks into the Menger Hotel in 1915 with a trunk full of dresses, a case full of jewels, and enough cash to pay for a two-month stay, which she hopes will be long enough to meet, charm, and attach herself to a new, rich husband. Her plans are derailed when a ghostly apparition lures her into a long, dark hallway, and Hedda returns to her room to find her precious jewelry has been stolen. All her hopes for the future seem lost as her sanity comes into question. In 2017, Dini Blackstone is a fifth-generation magician, who performs at private parties, but she also gives ghost walk tours, narrating the more tragic historical events of San Antonio with familial affection. Above all, her favorite is the tale of Hedda Krause, whose memoir, My Spectral Accuser, she has almost memorized. But when Dini meets Quin Carmichael, great-great-grandson of the detective who originally investigated Hedda's case, who's come with a box full of clues that might lead to a new side of Hedda's story. Can Dini see Hedda in a new light that is worthy of God's grace? --Back cover.
Author: Good, Phyllis Pellman, 1948- author. Keller + Keller, photographer. Published: 2021 Call Number: 641.5 GOOD Format: Books Summary: "No Recipe? No Problem! offers tips, tricks, and practical kitchen and cooking advice, from an overview of essential tools and pantry items to keep on hand to how to combine flavors and find good substitute ingredients"-- Cook anything without a recipe--just let the ingredients lead the way! Author Phyllis Good of Fix-It and Forget-It fame and her circle of friends who love to cook are here to help. No Recipe? No Problem! offers tips, tricks, and inspiration for winging it in the kitchen. Each chapter offers practical kitchen and cooking advice, from an overview of essential tools and pantry items to keep on hand to how to combine flavors and find good substitute ingredients, whether it's sheet pan chicken, vegetables, pasta, grain bowls, or pizza for tonight's dinner. Freestyle Cooking charts provide a scaffolding for building a finished dish from what cooks have available; Kitchen Cheat Sheets lend guidance on preparing meats, vegetables, and grains with correct cooking times and temperatures; and stories from Good's Cooking Circle offer personal experiences and techniques for successfully improvising for delicious results, such as how to combine flavors that work well together or how to use acid to draw out the sweetness in unripened fruit. Like being in the kitchen with a trusted friend or family member who delivers valuable information in a friendly, encouraging way, this book will inspire readers to pull ingredients together, dream up a dish, stir in a little imagination, and make something delicious take shape.
Author: Mercola, Joseph, author. Cummins, Ronnie (Founder of The Organic Consumers Association), author. Kennedy, Robert Francis, 1954- writer of foreword. Published: 2021 Call Number: 362.1962 Format: Books Summary: Since early 2020, the world has experienced a series of catastrophic events--a global pandemic caused by what appears to be an engineered coronavirus; international lockdowns and border closings causing widespread business closures, economic collapse, and massive unemployment; and an unprecedented curtailment of civil liberties and freedoms in the name of keeping people safe by locking them up in their homes. We are now living in a world that is increasingly ruled, not by our democratic systems and institutions, but by public health fiat, carried out by politicians who rule by instilling fear and panic.
Author: Princeton Review (Firm), issuing body. Published: 2021 Call Number: 378.1662 SAT Format: Books Summary: Presents nine full-length practice tests, online tools, best strategies for taking the exam, and reviews of all of the topics covered.
Author: Singletary, Michelle, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: 332.024 Format: Books Summary: "A direct, incisive guide for consumers to know how to protect and handle their money in the face of a financial crisis"-- There are always going to be unexpected financial crises in our lives. Whether we're facing an economic recession, a pandemic, a bear market, or energy worries, we have to immediately know what to do with our money. We start to ask: What bills need to be paid first? Should we dip into our savings? Are there better methods to protect a nest egg? Michelle Singletary provides a hands-on guide to all of your debt concerns, credit card issues, cash-flow problems, medical coverage questions, and the dozens of other common financial issues that crop up with all of us when money suddenly becomes tight.
Author: Betz, Susan, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: 635.965 Format: Books Summary: Hey, houseplant lovers: Are you ready to up your growing game? Whether your green thumb is weathered and worn or shiny and new, get ready to branch out and step into the world of growing your own herbs - indoors! There's no better place to start this adventure than with Herbal Houseplants. Inside the beautifully illustrated pages, author and expert herbalist Susan Betz lets you in on a little secret: Herbs make great houseplants. And, you don't need fancy grow lights, expensive potting soil, or high-end equipment to grow them. All you need is a sunny windowsill and the right plant. Learn which herbs perform best as houseplants, how to care for them, and even how to harvest and use your homegrown herbs for culinary creations, household cleaning products, herbal teas, handmade crafts, and more. In Herbal Houseplants you'll learn: The basics of caring for herbs indoors; How to keep indoor herbs productive and pest free; Tips for choosing the best herbs for indoor growing; Essential advice for watering, fertilizing, and harvesting; Dozens of recipes and DIY projects for enjoying your herbal harvest; How to grow exotic herbs, like patchouli, tulsi, and Corsican mint. From parsley and thyme to sage and lemongrass - and many herbs in between - tending and enjoying herbal houseplants pays big rewards for little effort.
Author: Velasquez, Mariana, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: 641.598 VELASQUE Format: Books Summary: "A cookbook featuring 100 recipes that offer a contemporary take on traditional Colombian cooking"-- "In Colombiana, food stylist and tastemaker Mariana Velasquez draws on the rich culinary traditions of her native land and puts her own personal twist on dishes beloved by generations of Colombians. For Mariana, the best meals are never simply about the food on the table--they are the alchemy of atmosphere, tablescapes, and thoughtful hosting that complete any experience and make it memorable. Rich with culture and stories, as well as more than 100 delicious, one-of-a-kind recipes and stunning photography, Colombiana is a vibrant gastronomic excursion that melds the contemporary and the traditional, reminding us of the power of food to keep the ritual of the table alive." --Back cover.
Author: Vernon, P. J., author. Published: 2021 Call Number: F VERNON Format: Books Summary: "A young gay man in a perfect marriage strives to keep a dangerous indiscretion from his loving husband"-- Oliver Park, a young recovering addict from Indiana, finally has everything he ever wanted: sobriety and a loving, wealthy partner in Nathan, a prominent DC trauma surgeon. Despite their difference in age and disparate backgrounds, they've made a perfect life together. With everything to lose, Oliver shouldn't be visiting Haus, a gay bathhouse. Inside, he follows a man into a private room-- then everything goes wrong, terribly wrong, and Oliver barely escapes with his life. The truth will destroy Nathan and everything they have together, so Oliver does the thing he used to do so well: he lies. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Yashere, Gina, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: B YASHERE Format: Books Summary: The producer and writer of the CBS hit series "Bob Heart Abishola" tells the story of growing up as the child of Nigerian immigrants in London and her career as a stand-up comic and eventual Hollywood success. "According to family superstition, Gina Yashere was born to fulfill the dreams of her grandmother Patience--learn to speak perfect English, live unfettered by men or children, work a man's job, and travel the world with a free spirit... A collection of eccentric, addictive, and uproarious stories, Cack-Handed reveals how Gina's unconventional upbringing became the foundation of her successful career as an international comedian." --Front jacket flap
Author: Riley, Jason (Jason L.), author. Published: 2021 Call Number: B SOWELL Format: Books Summary: "In Maverick, Jason Riley explores the life and ideas of Thomas Sowell, one of America's most influential and trenchant Black social critics and conservative intellectuals alive today. Riley offers an introduction to Sowell's ideas, from race and inequality to politics, economics, and education. Riley considers Sowell's own history alongside the moments and movements that shaped his thinking"--
Author: Didinger, Ray, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: 796.092 Format: Books Summary: "The memoirs of Philadelphia sportswriter Ray Didinger, including his time covering the Eagles, Flyers, 76ers, and Phillies"-- Ray Didinger opens his lively memoir Finished Business with the Philadelphia Eagles' upset win in Super Bowl LII. When the Eagles finally hoist the Lombardi Trophy, Didinger does his best to straddle the emotions of a working reporter and a long-suffering Philly fan. His ability to do that is why he has built up such a loyal following. Didinger began following the Eagles as a kid, hanging out in his grandfather's bar in Southwest Philadelphia. He spent his summers at the team's training camp in Hershey. It was there he met his idol, flanker Tommy McDonald. He would later write a play, Tommy and Me, about their friendship and his efforts to see McDonald enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Didinger has been covering the Eagles as a newspaper columnist or TV analyst since 1970. Over the years, he wrote sports for the Philadelphia Bulletin and the Philadelphia Daily News. He later produced Emmy Award-winning documentaries for NFL Films before transitioning to sports talk radio and TV analysis. His stories, told in his familiar, breezy style, capture his enthusiasm for sports and his affection for the fans who still mourn the pennant that eluded the Phillies in 1964. Didinger has become synonymous with Philadelphia sports, and his memoir is as passionate as an autumn Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field --
Author: Lippman, Laura, 1959- author. Published: 2021 Call Number: LP F LIPPMAN Format: Large print Summary: Bedridden after a freak accident, a novelist begins to question his own sanity as he moves through dreamlike memories of his own fictional characters. Injured in a freak accident, novelist Gerry Andersen lies in a hospital bed in his glamorous but sterile apartment, isolated from the busy world he can see through his windows. He is utterly dependent on two women he barely knows: his young assistant and a night nurse whose competency he questions. As he moves in and out of dreamlike memories and seemingly random appearances of a persistent ex-girlfriend at his bedside, Gerry fears he may be losing his grip on reality, much like his mother who recently passed away from dementia. He believes he's being plagued by strange telephone calls, in which a woman claiming to be Audrey, the titular character of his hit novel Dream Girl swears she will be coming to see him soon. Is he the victim of a cruel prank, or is he actually losing his mind? -- adapted from back cover
