Author: Howard, Abby (Comic artist), author, illustrator. Published: 2020 Call Number: Y HOWARD Format: Books Summary: "In a gothic adventure at the end of the world, a ten-year-old girl and a motley crew of ghouls must stop an invading horde of monsters on a fateful Halloween night"--
Author: Reyes, Dolores, 1978- author. Sanches, Julia, translator. Published: 2020 2019 Call Number: F REYES Format: Books Summary: "Set in an unnamed slum in contemporary Argentina, Earth-eater is the story of a young woman who finds herself drawn to eating the earth - a compulsion that gives her visions of broken and lost lives. With her first taste of dirt, she learns the horrifying truth of her mother's death. Disturbed by what she witnesses, the woman keeps her visions to herself. But when Earth-eater begins an unlikely relationship with a withdrawn police officer, word of her ability begins to spread, and soon desperate members of her community beg for her help, anxious to uncover the truth about their own loved ones. Surreal and haunting, spare yet complex, Earth-eater is a dark, emotionally resonant tale told from a feminist perspective that brilliantly explores the stories of those left behind - the women enduring the pain of uncertainty, whose lives have been shaped by violence and loss."--Publisher.
Author: Peterson, Lynne S., 1962- editor. Mayo Clinic. Published: 2020 Call Number: 616.722 Format: Books Summary: "From the doctors at Mayo Clinic, the top-ranked hospital in the U.S., this book is a complete guide to understanding and living with arthritis. Find the latest expertise on various forms of arthritis, medications and other treatment options, and self care to successfully manage joint pain and continue an active life." --
Author: Richardson, Sarah, 1971- author. Published: 2020 Call Number: 747 Format: Books Summary: "Collected by Sarah Richardson is a new series of books that present an ever-changing mood board of inspiration--from fabulous houses, lofts, and cottages to hotels and restaurants worth swooning over--all brought together by one of lifestyle media's trusted voices... The debut volume in the series, City + Country, celebrates the best of both beloved styles. From coast to coast, rustic rural farmhouses and waterfront getaways find a home alongside downtown lofts and suburban new-builds, ensuring there's something inside for every design lover."--Page 4 of cover.
Author: Lal, Aggie, author. Published: 2020 Call Number: 910.4 Format: Books Summary: "Have you ever wanted to eat breakfast with a giraffe in Kenya? Or watch the sun rise from a Jacuzzi in the Philippines? Or ride a Vespa along the Amalfi Coast? Dream no more! Turn your fantasies into Instagram-worthy photos with help from Aggie Lal, one of the pre-eminent Instagram travel influencers. Pack your bags and grab your passport as Aggie takes you on a journey to her favorite places in the world. She'll share the best times to travel, what to do for fun in each locale, and, of course, how to recreate some of her beautiful photos. You'll also learn what you need to take with you, how to navigate cultural differences, and how to make the most of each experience. InstaStyle showed you how to create an amazing Instagram feed. Now InstaTravel can help you fill your feed with amazing photos that look just like those featured on at Aggie. Enjoy this trip to potential Instagram fame--with Aggie Lal as your tour guide."--Publisher's website.
Author: Okun, Michael S., author. Malaty, Irene A., author. Deeb, Wissam, author. Published: 2020 Call Number: 616.833 Format: Books Summary: "An optimistic guide from an expert author and the world authority on Parkinson's disease. Worldwide, there are more than 10 million people living with Parkinson's disease (PD). In the US alone, approximately one million Americans live with PD and approximately 60,000 more are diagnosed each year. Internationally renowned as both a neurologist and a leading researcher, Dr. Okun has been referred to as 'the voice' of these patients and a world authority on Parkinson's disease. His positive and optimistic approach has helped countless people manage their symptoms and achieve happiness despite them. This approach, detailed in his new book, Living with Parkinson's Disease, is a critical resource for Parkinson's disease patients and their families. Presented in a friendly and easy-to-understand way, this book addresses PD-related issues and symptoms along with emerging therapies. In each chapter, Dr. Okun offers patients the necessary tools to manage their disease and to ultimately find joy and fulfilment in their lives."--
Author: Zaia, Mary, editor. Published: 2020 Call Number: 770 Format: Books Summary: "America relies on the men and women of our Armed Forces to protect our country's freedom and honor and to stand for democracy around the world. Edited by Mary Zaia, These Colors Don't Run is a stirring collection of photographs and quotations that showcase the strength, sacrifice, and dedication that service to our country demands. In an ever-changing world, our troops are a steadfast, inspiring example of people facing challenges with integrity and maintaining loyalty and bravery in the toughest times. These Colors Don't Run celebrates enduring American values and the selflessness of every servicemember who upholds and protects American freedom" --
Author: Gattis, Ryan, author. Published: 2020 Call Number: F GATTIS Format: Books Summary: On December 6, 1993, a drug dealer called Scrappy is shot and left for dead on the lawn outside her mother's house in South Central Los Angeles. Augie, a heroin addict, witnesses the whole thing--before he steals all the drugs on her person, as well as the gun that was dropped at the scene. When Augie gets busted, he names local gang members Wizard and Dreamer the shooters. But only one of them is guilty. A search of Wizard and Dreamer's premises uncovers the gun that was used in the shooting, and a warrant goes out for their arrest. They know it's a frame-up, but the word from the gang is to keep their mouths shut and face the charges. With these two off the streets and headed for jail, Dreamer's friend Little, the unlikeliest of new gang members, is given one job: discover how the gun got moved, and why. Played out in the streets, precincts, jails, and courtrooms of Los Angeles, Ryan Gattis's The System is the harrowing story of a crime--from moments before the bullets are fired, to the verdict and its violent aftershocks--told through the vivid chorus of those involved, guilty, the innocent, and everyone in between.
Author: Chrisp, Peter, contributor. Cock-Starkey, Claire, contributor. Cowell, Frederick, contributor. Cussans, Thomas, contributor. Farndon, John, contributor. Published: 2020 Call Number: 340.09 Format: Books Summary: Why do we need laws? What rights are protected by law? When was forensic evidence first used in court? This book explores big questions like these, explaining the laws and legal precedents, and religious, political, and moral codes that have shaped the world we live in. Written in plain English, The Law Book cuts through the legal jargon and is packed with pithy explanations of the most important milestones in legal history, with step-by-step diagrams and witty illustrations that untangle knotty concepts.--
Author: America's Test Kitchen (Firm), author. Published: 2020 Call Number: 641.82 Format: Books Summary: Join the one-pot movement with The Complete One Pot Cookbook. From sheet-pan suppers to no-boil pastas, millions of home cooks want the ease of hands-off meals made using a single vessel. These flavorful recipes represent years of the test kitchen's best strategies for successful single-pan cooking, from staggering cooking times so everything finishes at once to developing an arsenal of no-cook sauces and sides.
Author: Cleland, Jane K., author. Published: 2020 Call Number: F CLELAND Format: Books Summary: "Josie Prescott's discovery of a mysterious antique trunk leads to a disappearance-and murder-in the next installment of this beloved cozy series set on the rugged New Hampshire coast, Jane K. Cleland's Hidden Treasure. Josie Prescott, owner of Prescott's Antiques & Auctions, and her new husband Ty have finally found their dream home-a Victorian beauty on the beach, known in the town of Rocky Point as "The Gingerbread House." It was recently vacated by Maudie Wilson, an aging widow, whose concerned nieces have moved her into a nearby assisted living facility. Josie befriends Maudie, who seems surprisingly sharp, considering her family's doubts about her soundness of mind. As Josie and Ty joyfully begin renovations on The Gingerbread House, the nieces report that Maudie, in her forgetfulness, may have left behind an old trunk, which she's desperate to get back. Sure enough, Josie finds the trunk inside a hidden dumbwaiter, and within it a jewel-encrusted box holding a sculpture of a cat. Josie can understand the sense of urgency about getting the objects back-they look valuable, and not just in the sentimental sense. But when Josie goes to return the box to Maudie, the woman has vanished. And on the floor of her empty apartment lies the body of someone bludgeoned to death. Sick with worry for Maudie's safety, Josie begins to piece together the clues to the murder. Everyone around her seems to want to pitch in, from Maudie's family, to the receptionist at the facility, to the young couple helping Josie with her renovations. But when the killer may be lurking nearby, Josie can't let her guard down around anyone"--
Author: Lush, Tara, author. Published: 2020 Call Number: F LUSH Format: Books Summary: When Lana Lewis' best-- and most difficult-- employee abruptly quits and goes to work for the competition just days before the Sunshine State Barista Championship, her café's chances of winning the contest are creamed. Of course, Fabrizio "Fab" Bellucci has a slick explanation for jumping ship. When he's found dead the next morning under a palm tree in the alley behind Lana's café, she becomes the prime suspect. But Lana isn't the only one in town who was angry with Fabrizio. Can Lana clear her name and win the championship -- or will she come to a bitter end? -- adapted from jacket
Author: Atkin, Jen, author. Published: 2020 Call Number: 658.4 Format: Books Summary: "From entrepreneur and celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin comes a smart and spirited guide to finding your voice and creating the life and career you deserve--along with a behind-the-scenes look into Jen's own wild and wonderful road to success." -- inside front jacket flap. "From celebrity hairstylist, social media influencer, and entrepreneur Jen Atkin comes a book not just about hair and fame, but how to forge your own path and succeed in business and in life"--
Author: Sullivan, James, 1965- author. Published: 2020 Call Number: 940.54 Format: Books Summary: Documents the true story of a U.S. Navy destroyer that inspired the writings of John Ford and Herman Wouk, drawing on the journals and other writings of five shipmates who witnessed the Anzio attacks and D-Day invasion. The Plunkett's defining moment was at Anzio, where a dozen-odd German bombers bore down on the ship in an assault so savage, so prolonged, and so deadly that one Navy commander was hard-pressed to think of another destroyer that had endured what Plunkett had. After a three-month overhaul Plunkett (DD-431) plunged back into the war at Omaha Beach on D-Day, and once again into battle during the invasion of Southern France-- perhaps the only Navy ship to participate in every Allied invasion in the European theatre. Sullivan traces the individual journeys of five incredibly brave men whose stories play out on the decks of the Plunkett in the Mediterranean. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Grinshpan, Eden, author. Holtzman, Rachel, author. Pick, Aubrie, photographer. Published: 2020 Call Number: 641.5956 Format: Books Summary: "Discover fresh Middle Eastern food with more than 100 vibrant and playful recipes."--Back cover. Grinshpan's accessible cooking is full of bright tastes and textures that reflect her Israeli heritage and laid-back but thoughtful style. Here she introduces readers to a whirlwind of exciting flavors, mixing and matching simple, traditional ingredients in new ways for anyone who loves a big, boisterous spirit both on the plate and around the table. These recipes for Middle Eastern food are for family and friends eating with their hands, double-dipping, and letting loose. -- adapted from inside front cover
Author: Kawaguchi, Toshikazu, 1971- author. Trousselot, Geoffrey, translator. Published: 2020 2019 Call Number: F KAWAGUCH Format: Books Summary: In a small back alley in Tokyo at a century-old coffee shop rumored to offer patrons the chance to travel back in time, four customers reevaluate their formative life choices. In a small back alley of Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. Local legend says that this shop offers coffee-- and the chance to travel back in time. Over the course of one summer, four customers visit the café in the hopes of making that journey. There are rules that must be followed. And the most important one: the trip can last only as long as it takes for the coffee to get cold. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Vonnegut, Kurt, author. Vonnegut, Edith, editor. Published: 2020 Call Number: 816 Format: Books Summary: ""If ever I do write anything of length--good or bad--it will be written with you in mind." Kurt Vonnegut's oldest daughter, Edith, was cleaning out her mother's attic when she stumbled upon a dusty box. Inside were more than two-hundred love letters written by Kurt to Jane, spanning the early years of their relationship: from 1941, when nineteen-year-old Kurt heads off to college, to his deployment to Europe in 1944 and the couple's marriage in 1945. The letters are full of the humor and wit that we have come to associate with Kurt Vonnegut. But they also show more private corners of his mind: Passionate and tender, the letters form an illuminating portrait of a young soldier's life in World War II as he attempts to come to grips with love and mortality. And they expose the origins of Vonnegut the writer, when Jane was the only person who believed in him, and they had no idea how celebrated he would become. A beautiful full-color collection of handwritten letters, notes, sketches, and comics, interspersed with Edith's insights and family memories, Love, Kurt is an intimate record of a young man growing into himself, a fascinating account of a writer finding his voice, and a moving testament to the life-altering experience of falling in love"--
Author: Kelly, Jane, 1949- author. Published: 2020 Call Number: F KELLY Format: Books Summary: Newly engaged Meg Daniels stays behind at the Artistical Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City while her fiance returns to work securing their employer's Bahamian property from Hurricane Frieda. But she's not alone for long. The talkative stranger with skinny white legs sticking out of wide Bermuda shorts turns out to be Xander Frost, rock idol and frequent Artistical guest, traveling incognito as part of his quest to learn how ordinary people live. A woman recognizes Meg as the amateur sleuth who recently solved a mysterious disappearance from the 1960s, and she asks for help in learning the fate of the sister she last knew as a 19-year-old who ran away from her Ventnor home in 1968. Xander persuades Meg to take the case, and the unlikely duo travel up and down the Jersey shore and beyond to interview the people who had known Sarah Johnson best. As they retrace her steps--and Meg gets a taste of the rock star life--they discover that there might be a sinister reason the trail has been cold for so long. Was Sarah a rebellious teenager who got swept up in the counterculture and broke free of her restrictive family? Or did someone want her out of the way...permanently?
Author: Vilas, Manuel, 1962- author. Rosenberg, Andrea, translator. Published: 2020 Call Number: F VILAS Format: Books Summary: "A man at a crossroads in the middle of his life returns to the small mountain town where he was born and where his parents have recently died. In the face of enormous personal tumult, he sits down to write. What follows is a dizzying, audacious chronicle of his childhood and an unsparing account of his life's trials, failures, and triumphs that becomes a moving look at what family gives and takes away"--
Author: Mitenbuler, Reid, author. Published: 2020 Call Number: 791.45 Format: Books Summary: "In 1911, the famed cartoonist Winsor McCay debuted an animated version of his popular newspaper strip, Little Nemo in Slumberland. Loosely inspired by Sigmund Freud's research on dreams, the film was one of the very first of its kind. McCay is largely forgotten today, but his work helped unleash the creative energy of animators like Otto Messmer, Max Fleischer, Walt Disney, and Chuck Jones. Their origin stories, rivalries, and sheer genius, as Reid Mitenbuler skillfully relates, were as colorful and subversive as their creations--from Felix the Cat to Bugs Bunny to feature films such as Fantasia--which became an integral part of American culture over the next five decades. Before television, animated cartoons were often "little hand grenades of social and political satire" aimed squarely at adults. Early Betty Boop cartoons included nudity. Popeye stories slyly criticized the injustices of unchecked capitalism. Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner were used to explore hidden depths of the American psyche. "During its first half-century," Mitenbuler writes, "animation was an important part of the culture wars about free speech, censorship, the appropriate boundaries of humor, and the influence of art and media on society." During WWII it also played a significant role in propaganda. The golden age of animation ended with the advent of television when cartoons were sanitized to appeal to a growing demographic of children and help advertisers sell sugary breakfast cereals. Alongside these stories, Mitenbuler incorporates the surprising contributions of Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), voice artist Mel Blanc, composer Leopold Stokowski, and many others whose talents influenced the world of animation. Illustrated throughout in both black-and-white and color, with rare drawings and photographs, Wild Minds is an ode to our lively past and to the creative energy that would inspire The Simpsons, South Park, and BoJack Horseman today"--
