Author: Staub, Wendy Corsi, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: F STAUB Format: Books Summary: It's the perfect home for the perfect family: pretty Nora Howell, her handsome husband, their two teenage daughters, and lovable dog. As California transplants making a fresh start in Brooklyn, they expected to live in a shoebox, but the brownstone has a huge kitchen, lots of light, and a backyard. The catch: its previous residents were victims of a grisly triple homicide that remains unsolved. Soon, peculiar things begin happening. The pug is nosing around like a bloodhound. Nora unearths a long-hidden rusty box in the flowerbed. Oldest daughter Stacey, obsessed with the family murdered in their house, pokes into the bloody past and becomes convinced that a stranger is watching the house. Watching them. She's right. But one of the Howells will recognize his face. Because one of them has a secret that will blindside the others with a truth that lies shockingly close to home, and to this one's terrifying history.
Author: Steel, Danielle, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: LP F STEEL Format: Large print Summary: Iris Cooper has been singing ever since she can remember, hitting the high notes like no one else. When she is twelve, her father convinces the owner of a bar in Lake City, Texas, to let her perform, and she stuns the audience. In the ensuing years, never staying anywhere for long, father and daughter move from one dusty town to the next, her passion for music growing every time she takes the mike in another roadhouse. But it is not an easy life for Iris with her father in charge and using her income to pay for gambling, women, and booze. When she starts to tour at age eighteen, she takes on a real manager. Yet he exploits her too, and the singers and musicians she tours with are really the only family she has. It is they who give Iris the courage to finally fly free, leave the tour, and follow her dreams. After years of enduring the hardships of the road, exploitation, and abuse to do what she loves, Iris's big chance comes as her talent soars. But at the top at last, Iris still has to fight every step of the way.
Author: Hilderbrand, Elin, author. Hilderbrand, Elin. Surfing lesson. Hilderbrand, Elin. Tailgate. Hilderbrand, Elin. Barbie's wedding. Hilderbrand, Elin. Country club. Published: 2022 Call Number: LP F HILDERBR Format: Large print Summary: Nine stories set in the universe of the best-selling author's previous romance novels includes a visit with friends of Mallory Blessing three years after her death and Margot Carmichael encouraging her husband to reunite with his ex. "Bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand revisits her most treasured and iconic characters in this magical collection of stories. Gathered together in a single volume for the first time, Endless Summer ranges from fan favorites to original, never-before-seen works... With exclusive, behind-the-scenes introductions to each story, this page-turning volume blends Hilderbrand's irresistible love of Nantucket with her longtime affection for short stories." --Front jacket flap
Author: Barry, Ava, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: F BARRY Format: Books Summary: In a tale of deception, a young P.I. must unravel the secrets behind the murders of a Los Angeles heiress's parents. Four years ago, a young heiress survived an attack that claimed the lives of both her parents. The crime made headlines all over Los Angeles, both for the vicious nature of the killings and the seemingly random nature of the attack: nothing was stolen, and the van Aust family had no obvious enemies. Melia van Aust fled the city soon after the murders, which were never solved, but her brother Jasper has not been seen since. After a childhood spent in the shadow of her famous parents, Rainey Hall understands dysfunctional families. She still hasn't recovered from a tragedy that tore her own family apart six years earlier. It's part of why she started her own private investigation agency, to aid victims of crimes that might otherwise go unsolved. When Melia returns to LA and moves back into her family home, someone begins sending her increasingly violent messages that allude to her parents' murders. She hires Rainey to track down the culprit and find her missing brother. Touched by their similarities, Rainey feels compelled to protect Melia, even as their relationship becomes more than professional. Soon, Rainey finds herself falling down the rabbit hole of Melia's life. Her quest to find Melia's stalker will bring her in contact with disgraced royals, seedy neighbors, violent ex-boyfriends, and former staff, each one with their own secrets. As the threats against Melia escalate and the two women are drawn together, it's only a matter of time before another victim turns up.
Author: Oliver, Jamie, 1975- author. Loftus, David, photographer. Biss, Levon, photographer. Stuart, Paul, photographer. Verity, James (Of Superfantastic), designer. Published: 2021 Call Number: 641.512 OLIVER Format: Books Summary: "Welcome friends and family back around your table with Jamie Oliver's brand-new cookbook, Together - a joyous celebration of incredible food to share. Being with our loved ones has never felt so important, and great food is the perfect excuse to get together. Each chapter features a meal, from seasonal feasts to curry nights, with a simple, achievable menu that can be mostly prepped ahead. Jamie's aim - whether you're following the full meal or choosing just one of the 130 individual recipes - is to minimize your time in the kitchen so you can maximize the time you spend with your guests. Jamie's Together also helps to take the stress out of cooking by arming you with tips, tricks, and hacks to stay organized and get ahead of the game. Inspirational but practical, Together is about comfort, celebration, creating new memories, and, above all, sharing fantastic food. This is about memorable meals, made easy. Let's dig in - together!"--
Author: Ross, Andrea Friederici, 1965- author. Published: 2020 Call Number: B MCCORMIC Format: Books Summary: "Daughter of the oil titan and wife of the the son of the Reaper King, Edith Rockefeller McCormick was a woman wronged, left to fend for herself in the face of bankruptcy and cancer."-- "This thrilling story of a daughter of America's foremost industrialist, John D. Rockefeller, is complete with sex, money, mental illness, and opera divas--and a woman who strove for the independence to make her own choices. Rejecting the limited gender role carved out for her by her father and society, Edith Rockefeller McCormick forged her own path, despite pushback from her family and ultimate financial ruin. Respectful and truthful, Andrea Friederici Ross presents the full arc of this amazing woman's life and expertly helps readers understand Edith's generosity, intelligence, and fierce determination to change the world
Author: Zhang, Lun (Sociologist), author. Gombeaud, Adrien, author. Améziane, 1972- artist. Gauvin, Edward, translator. Cvetkovic, Frank, letterer. Published: 2020 Call Number: 951.058 Format: Books Summary: Presents a first-hand account, told in graphic novel format, of a young sociology teacher who witnessed the events of China's infamous Tiananmen Square Massacre. Follow the story of China's infamous June Fourth Incident--otherwise known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre--from the first-hand account of a young sociology teacher who witnessed it all.
Author: Soontornvat, Christina author. Published: 2020 Call Number: 904 Format: Books Summary: "On June 23, 2018, twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach enter a cave in northern Thailand seeking an afternoon's adventure. But when they turn to leave, rising floodwaters block their path out. The boys are trapped! Before long, news of the missing team spreads, launching a seventeen-day rescue operation involving thousands of rescuers from around the globe. Combining firsthand interviews of rescue workers with in-depth science and details of the region's culture and religion, [the author]...masterfully shows how both the complex engineering operation above ground and the mental struggles of the thirteen young people below proved critical in the life-or-death mission."--
Author: Meyer, Joyce, 1943- author. Published: 2020 Call Number: 248.8 MEYER Format: Books Summary: "Fear is the devil's favorite tool in the toolbox of schemes he uses to destroy God's good plan for you. He uses it to hold you back and prevent progress in your relationships, career, and more. In Do It Afraid, Joyce Meyer explains that fear is everywhere and affects everyone. It rules many people, but it doesn't have to rule you. She will teach you how to understand fear and recognize how it works in your life, to confront those fears that are holding you back, and to change your mentality to achieve lasting freedom from some of the most common fears people face. Remember: Courage isn't the absence of fear; it is learning how to move forward in the presence of fear. Courageous people do what they believe in their hearts they should do, no matter how they feel or what doubts fill their minds. When you take ownership of your problems and open your heart to God, He will help bring light into darkness so that you can be free"--Dust jacket.
Author: Lovelace, Amanda, author. Published: 2019 Call Number: 811.6 Format: Books Summary: The mermaid is known for her siren song, luring bedroom-eyed sailors to their demise. However, beneath these misguided myths are tales of escapism and healing, which Lovelace weaves throughout this empowering collection of poetry, taking you on a journey from the sea to the stars. They tried to silence her once and for all, but the mermaid's voice returns in this one.
Author: Sroufe, Del, author. Campbell, LeAnne, editor. Published: 2015 Call Number: 641.5636 SROUFE Format: Books Summary: "When it comes to meal planning, do you find yourself deciding between healthy foods and quick options? Do you stare at the contents of your fridge, wondering what you can easily throw together? Even on a busy schedule, your meals can be simple, healthy, and delicious! You shouldn't have to sacrifice health or taste for efficiency in the kitchen. Nobody knows this better than Chef Del Sroufe, author of the New York Times bestseller Forks Over Knives-The Cookbook and Better Than Vegan. In The China Study Quick & Easy Cookbook, Sroufe takes kitchen time management to the next level and provides busy home cooks with menu plans, pantry lists, and more than 100 delicious plant-based recipes that are quick, easy, and multipurpose. Edited by LeAnne Campbell, author of The China Study Cookbook, this book guides you to spend a couple of hours one day a week preparing meals ahead of time so that they come together with little effort throughout the week. And, best of all, every dish follows the nutrition standards set forth by The China Study, ensuring optimal healthful and quality eating with whole food recipes such as: Fruit and Vegetable Curry; Jerk Mushrooms; Quinoa Cakes; Banana-Coconut Macaroons The China Study and the China Study cookbooks have helped transform your health. Now, with a foreword by The China Study coauthor Thomas Campbell, The China Study Quick & Easy Cookbook is the next step in transforming your kitchen, your time, and your life"--
Author: Carroll, Michael Owen, 1966- Published: 2009 2007 Call Number: Y CARROLL Format: Books Summary: The conflict that has been simmering between the new superhumans and the Trutopians begins to boil over, threatening the world with extinction.
Author: Chadwick, Elizabeth, 1957-, author. Published: 2009 2005 Call Number: F CHADWICK Format: Books Summary: Fictionalizes the life of William Marshal, who is appointed tutor to Prince Henry, heir to the throne, after he rescues the queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, but William quickly learns of the dangers that are attached to his reward.
Author: Carroll, Michael Owen, 1966- Published: 2009 2006 Call Number: Y CARROLL Format: Books Summary: Years after the disappearance of the world's superhumans, the secret identities of three newly endowed superheroes are mysteriously leaked to the press, and the teenagers must take refuge at a hidden military installation.
Author: Spinelli, Jerry. Published: 2009 Call Number: Y PB SPINELLI Format: Books Summary: Will Tuppence's life has always been ruled by science and common sense but in ninth grade, shaken up by the discovery that protons decay, he begins to see the entire world differently and gains new perspective on his relationships with his little sister and two closest friends.
Author: Rushdie, Salman, author. Published: 1989 1988 Call Number: F RUSHDIE Format: Books Summary: A hijacked jumbo jet blows apart high above the English Channel. Two figures, Gibreel and Saladin, are washed up on an English beach. Soon curious changes occur--Gibreel seems to have acquired a halo, while Saladin grows hooves and bumps at his temples. They are transformed into living symbols of what is angelic and evil. This is the initial act in an odyssey that merges the actual with the imagined.
Author: Hoover, Colleen, author. Published: 2022 2018 Call Number: F HOOVER Format: Books Summary: "Friends Daniel, Six, Holder, Sky, and Breckin are planning to celebrate the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday with a Friendsgiving dinner at Sky's parents' house. But things have been off within the tightknit group and when Daniel reaches out to Six to ask the hard questions he hasn't dared to bring up since they last spoke about their shared secret, he's dismayed to learn that it's this very secret bringing a cloud over the holiday. Suddenly, Daniel must do everything he can to find answers for the one person he loves the most in the world, but will this search only lead to despair." --Goodreads.com
Author: Sandford, John, 1944 February 23- author. Published: 2022 Call Number: LP F SANDFORD Format: Large print Summary: When a mysterious vigilante group known only as "The Five" starts targeting the very worst of society, using their unlimited resources to offset the damage done by those they've killed, Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers are called in to investigate, and destroy, this virtually untraceable group. "We're going to murder people who need to be murdered." So begins a press release from a mysterious group known only as "The Five," shortly after a vicious predator is murdered in San Francisco. The Five is made up of vigilante killers who are very bored...and very rich. They target the worst of society--rapists, murderers, and thieves--and then use their unlimited resources to offset the damage done by those who they've killed, donating untraceable Bitcoin to charities and victims via the dark net. The Five soon become popular figures in the media...though their motives may not be entirely pure. After The Five strike again in the Twin Cities, Virgil Flowers and Lucas Davenport are sent in to investigate. And they soon have their hands full--the killings are smart and carefully choreographed, and with no apparent direct connection to the victims, the killers are virtually untraceable. But if anyone can destroy this group, it will be the dynamic team of Davenport and Flowers.
Author: Childs, Laura, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: LP F CHILDS Format: Large print Summary: It was a dark and stormy night, but that was the least of Theodosia Browning's troubles. As she approaches St. Philips Graveyard, Theodosia sees two figures locked in a strange embrace. Wiping rain from her eyes, Theodosia realizes she has just witnessed a brutal murder and sees a dark-hooded figure slip away into the fog. In the throes of alerting police, Theodosia recognizes the victim--it is the daughter of her friend, Lois, who owns the Antiquarian Bookshop next door to her own Indigo Tea Shop. Even though this appears to be the work of a serial killer who is stalking the back alleys of Charleston, Lois begs Theodosia for help. Against the advice of her boyfriend, Detective Pete Riley, and the sage words of Drayton, her tea sommelier, amateur-sleuth Theodosia launches her own shadow investigation. And quickly discovers that suspects abound with the dead girl's boyfriend, nefarious real estate developer, private-security man, bumbling reporter, and her own neighbor who is writing a true-crime book and searching for a big ending.
Author: Mah, Ann, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: LP F MAH Format: Large print Summary: In September 1949 Jacqueline Bouvier arrives in postwar Paris to begin her junior year abroad. She's twenty years old, socially poised but financially precarious, and all too aware of her mother's expectations that she make a brilliant match. Before relenting to family pressure, she has one year to herself far away from sleepy Vassar College and the rigid social circles of New York, a year to explore and absorb the luminous beauty of the City of Light. Jacqueline is immediately catapulted into an intoxicating new world of champagne and châteaux, art and avant-garde theater, cafés and jazz clubs. She strikes up a romance with a talented young writer who shares her love of literature and passion for culture, even though her mother would think him most unsuitable. But beneath the glitter and rush, France is a fragile place still haunted by the Occupation. Jacqueline lives in a rambling apartment with a widowed countess and her daughters, all of whom suffered as part of the French Resistance just a few years before. In the aftermath of World War II, Paris has become a nest of spies, and suspicion, deception, and betrayal lurk around every corner. Jacqueline is stunned to watch the rise of communism, anathema in America, but an active movement in France, never guessing she is witnessing the beginning of the political environment that will shape the rest of her life, and that of her future husband.
