Author: Waheed, Mirza, author.
Published: 2022 2018
Call Number: F WAHEED
Format: Books
Summary: A retired surgeon living in London, Dr. K, prepares for a visit from his estranged daughter to whom he wants to make a confession and reflects on his past and the high price he paid to walk the perilous path of lifelong ambition. A doctor working in a prosperous Middle Eastern city finds himself placed in an unconscionable situation... As he prepares for a visit from his long-estranged daughter, Dr K., a retired surgeon enjoying the comforts of retirement in London, rehearses the conversation he will finally have with her. It's been years since he has seen her, and he has spent much of that time polishing the confession he wants to make to her. But as her visit draws closer, he finds his memories to be freshly torturous. He recalls leaving his childhood home in India to accept a dream job, working for a state hospital in a prosperous oil monarchy. Suddenly, he'd had access to a lifestyle that he would never have had back home. Money and success came quickly...as long as he performed certain tasks for the state. The price for that proved steep and often unbearable, especially to a wife and daughter who watch him walk the perilous path of lifelong ambition. Tell Her Everything is a tense, visceral, and moving novel about a father's love for his daughter, and about a medical professional grappling with remorse, shame and despair. Recalling the work of Ishiguro, Coetzee and Kafka, it asks: Where does one draw the line between empathy and sacrifice? Between integrity and survival? Between prosperity and love?
Author: Roubini, Nouriel, author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: 338.542
Format: Books
Summary: "Renowned economist Nouriel Roubini was nicknamed "Dr. Doom," until his prediction of the 2008 housing crisis and Great Recession came true--when it was too late. Now he is back with a much scarier prediction, one that we ignore at our peril. There are no fewer than ten overlapping, interconnected threats that are so serious, he calls them Megathreats. From the worst debt crisis the world has ever seen, to governments pumping out too much money, to borders that are blocked to workers and to many shipments of goods, to the rise of a new superpower competition between China and the U.S., to climate change that strikes directly at our most populated cities, we are facing not one, not two, but ten causes of disaster. There is a slight chance we can avoid them, if we come to our senses--but we must act now." --
Author: Khentrul Lodrö Thayé Rinpoche, author. Lopez Landry, Paloma, editor. Caputo, Ibby, editor. Gustafson, Paul (scholar on Buddhism), editor.
Published: 2022
Call Number: 294.3
Format: Books
Summary: "We've all heard platitudes cultivating love and compassion but how can we really cultivate these qualities in ourselves and-crucially - share them in our world? Mind Frees Mind provides a proven method for doing so. 1,000 years ago the Indian saint Atisha endured great hardship through long land and sea journeys to bring these teachings, implicit in the very first teachings of the Buddha, to Tibet where they flourished and became a set of coherent practices. Khentrul Rinpoche introduces readers to one of essential texts from this genre, the Seven Key Points of Mind Training. This short, pithy work is taught widely by revered teachers like the Dalai Lama, Chogyam Trungpa, Pema Chodron and more. Like them, Khentrul Rinpoche comes from the direct teaching tradition of these practices and learned them from his teachers who endured innumerable hardships during the Chinese cultural revolution. Rinpoche was moved by the ability of these teachers who, like alchemists, were able to take their pain and suffering endured in Chinese prisons and turn it into something good, using the very techniques he shares in this book. This wisdom is accessible to anyone seeking inner transformation-whether Buddhist or not. As Khentrul Rinpoche states, "Peace and happiness can be attained, but not by searching for something in the outside world. They start within us then extend out to the entire globe.""--
Author: Mateer, Trista, author, illustrator.
Published: 2022
Call Number: 811.6
Format: Books
Summary: "Bestselling and award-winning author Trista Mateer returns with another magical approach to self-care in her newest goddess-themed poetry. Using the framework of tarot and conversation, Mateer approaches myth through a witchcraft-inspired lens and uses it to explore timeless issues like burnout, survival, trauma, and the restorative power in taking control of your own lore. Artemis speaks to what is wild and untamed in all of us, and in this new collection, she asks for a moment of calm"--From publisher website.
Author: Holland, Tanya, author. Deetz, Kelley Fanto, author. Hunt, Maria C., author. Walker, Alice, writer of foreword. Pick, Aubrie, photographer.
Published: 2022
Call Number: 641.59
Format: Books
Summary: "80+ comfort-filled recipes that trace the roots of modern California soul food to the Great Migration that brought African American culture to the West Coast-from the acclaimed chef and author of Brown Sugar Kitchen"-- Holland's cuisine is rooted in a Black Southern cultural repertoire--with a twenty-first century sensibility using local, sustainable, chef-driven, season ingredients. Here she traces the roots of modern California soul food to the Great Migration that brought African American culture to the West Coast. Beyond the recipes she spotlights ten contemporary Black Californian foodmakers whose work defines California soul food. --adapted from inside back cover
Author: Hunt, Stephanie, author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: 747.0973
Format: Books
Summary: "Step inside the South's finest homes, created by a diverse group of innovative architects who share on important credo--an abiding love of beauty"-- A luxurious collection of 27 contemporary Southern homes that explores the range of style of the region--from classic and genteel to contemporary and edgy. On this exclusive Veranda house tour, you're invited to step inside spectacular Southern homes created by a diverse group of innovative designers and architects that share one important credo: an abiding love of beauty. The region holds its own as a design mecca, with swoon-worthy style along every coast and in every geographic nook and cranny. You'll tour a wooded cabin in Tennessee, an old farmhouse in Georgia, a serene Low Country island retreat, and exquisite historic homes in Palm Beach and Charleston, and more. From the dreamy Blue Ridge Mountains to the rural Arkansas Delta, from Atlanta to Dallas to Birmingham and beyond, you'll learn the secrets of southern style from designers and architects and how landscape and personality are always essential elements of successful design. Most important, you'll discover how Southern style is wildy inclusive--an amalgamation of many different aesthetic sensibilities. It's a style that resists easy categorizing and also defies cliche. You'll experience how the warmth of being "at home" is achieved through imaginative and evocative design by visionary designers including Keith Robinson, Mark D. Sikes, Bobby McAlpine, Bunny Williams, Darryl Carter, Phoebe Howards and others.
Author: Nimr, Sonia, author. Qualey, Marcia Lynx, translator.
Published: 2021
Call Number: Y NIMR
Format: Books
Summary: "In a tent at the foot of a mountain in Palestine, many years ago, our storyteller and her twin sister are born. Her parents name her Qamar, or Moon and her sister Shams, or Sun. Their tiny caravan is journeying from the mother's city back to the father's remote ancestral village atop the mountain. This village suffers from isolation, and from a mysterious curse-- females are no longer born there. When her parents try to break the spell, their lives are cut short, and Qamar and her sister are left to fend on their own. And so, Qamar decides to pursue her mother and father's dream of discovering the world--its people and places. With the treasured book in hand that brought her parents together, she sets out on a daring journey, on caravans and ships, across empires. From her village to Jerusalem, to Gaza, and then over continents, deserts, and seas, telling tales to survive, Qamar searches irrepressibly for life in endless stories within stories. Sonia Nimr's richly imagined historical fable recalls the famous travel narratives of the fourteenth-century Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta. But the captivating adventures of this heroine are the wondrous journeys we take when we discover we can do more than we ever dreamed possible, even in strange lands that decree we cannot"--Back cover.
Author: Kress, Adrienne, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: Y KRESS
Format: Books
Summary: "An all-new original novel from the twisted world of Bendy, the hit horror video game series! Atlantic City, 1946. Bill, Constance and Brant can't help but feel like they are missing out on life. Bill craves an existence outside of his father's influence. Brant is willing to play a dangerous game to further his career and make a name for himself. Constance yearns for the freedom to be herself and do exactly what she loves. What these three teens don't know is that their desires will lead them all to a dark secret. Something inky just came to town in the form of a curious machine and a visit from a man named Joey Drew. When mysterious ink stains begin permeating their lives, will these teens investigate and risk it all in the process? And what of the monster lurking in the shadows? Read and find out in this chilling sequel to Dreams Come to Life by Adrienne Kress!"-- Back cover.
Author: Cho, Nam-ju, 1978- author. Chang, Jamie, translator.
Published: 2021 2016
Call Number: F CHO
Format: Books
Summary: Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 follows one woman's psychic deterioration in the face of rampant misogyny. In a tidy apartment on the outskirts of Seoul, millennial "everywoman" Kim Jiyoung spends her days caring for her infant daughter. But strange symptoms appear: Jiyoung begins to impersonate the voices of other women, dead and alive. As she plunges deeper into this psychosis, her concerned husband sends her to a psychiatrist. Jiyoung narrates her story to this doctor--from her birth to parents who expected a son to elementary school teachers who policed girls' outfits to male coworkers who installed hidden cameras in women's restrooms. But can her psychiatrist cure her, or even discover what truly ails her? "A social treatise as well as a work of art"--
Author: Martine, Arkady, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F MARTINE
Format: Books
Summary: "An alien armada lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with it, no one can destroy it, and Fleet Captain Nine Hibiscus is running out of options. In a desperate attempt at diplomacy with the mysterious invaders, the fleet captain has sent for a diplomatic envoy. Now Mahit Dzmare and Three Seagrass--still reeling from the recent upheaval in the Empire--face the impossible task of trying to communicate with a hostile entity. Whether they succeed or fail could change the face of Teixcalaan forever" --Provided by publisher.
Author: Delany, Sarah, author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: Y DELANY
Format: Books
Summary: "Dealing with the aftermath of a tragedy is never easy. The ripples of the after effects are felt by all, not just Tate and Tamsyn. Can they survive the experience while it opens old wounds? Can their group of friends remain intact while their foundation is shaken to the core? Is Tate and Tamsyn's love strong enough to survive outside the realms of high school?"--Publisher's description.
Author: Delany, Sarah, author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: Y DELANY
Format: Books
Summary: With their worlds spiralling out of control, Tate and Tamsyn struggle to cope on their own. Without Tate, Tamsyn falls back into old habits, relying on her trusty 'fake' smile to get her through until new friendships emerge and help her see the light. Tate has a long, hard journey ahead of him without Quinn or Tamsyn to help him. With old haunts and memories threatening to break him, can he battle the darkness and find a light of his own to show him the way? These two broken souls must fight to repair their fragile bond and rediscover what they have lost.
Author: Delany, Sarah, author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: Y DELANY
Format: Books
Summary: After suffering a great deal of loss in her life in such a short time, Sarah Delany decided to deal with her grief by putting it down on paper. These pages slowly turned into a story. 'Don't Think. Just Breathe' is her debut young adult novel and is the first book in the TNT trilogy. Tamsyn: Have you ever looked someone in the eye with a fake smile plastered on your perfectly put together face while your soul is screaming on the inside for help? If not, consider yourself lucky. If you have then you know how I feel. This is me on a daily basis. Trapped in the dark and tortured by nameless shadows is the place where I reside. Consumed by grief in the worst possible way. I can't see an escape through this never ending suffering. No one can hear my silent screams or see the pain I desperately try to hide from the world. Until him. Why can he see what no one else can? Can he save me before I'm completely lost? Tate: Have you ever let someone down so badly that there's no turning back? What you broke is smashed into a million pieces and utterly beyond repair. The guilt eats away at you from the inside out and the more you hide it, the worse it becomes. My cracks are starting to show and I fear I will completely shatter one day. On a nightly run to escape the darkness tormenting me, I see her. A broken mystery who I fiercely need to protect. Even if it means protecting her from herself. Do I have the strength and the will to save her? Tate and Tamsyn have a chance encounter starting them on a heartbreaking journey together through grief, loss and friendship. Can they save each other from what life throws at them? More importantly, can they save themselves?
Author: Lore, Pittacus, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: Y LORE
Format: Books
Summary: "When the United Nations takes drastic measures against the Human Garde to keep them in check, the students at the Academy must go on the offensive while those who have defected face off against a new and equally dangerous threat"-- "This is our home, and we're going to fight for it. The Fugitive Six have found their allegiances torn after their explosive battle in Switzerland. Now they have become fractured at the very moment when they are needed most. Fear, jealousy, and hatred of the Human Garde have finally reached a boiling point. What happens next will change the world forever." --Front jacket flap
Author: G, Mady author. Zuckerberg, J. R., illustrator.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 306.76
Format: Books
Summary: "Covering essential topics like sexuality, gender identity, coming out, and navigating relationships, this guide explains the spectrum of human experience through informative comics, interviews, worksheets, and imaginative examples. A great starting point for anyone curious about queer and trans life, and helpful for those already on their own journeys!"--Back cover.
Author: Lovelace, Amanda, author.
Published: 2018
Call Number: 811.6
Format: Books
Summary: "The witch: supernaturally powerful, inscrutably independent, and now--indestructible. These moving, relatable poems encourage resilience and embolden women to take control of their own stories. Enemies try to judge, oppress, and marginalize her, but the witch doesn't burn in this one"--Publisher's website.
Author: Blackstock, Terri, 1957- author.
Published: 2017
Call Number: F BLACKSTO
Format: Books
Summary: "From New York Times bestselling author Terri Blackstock, If I'm Found continues the heart pounding story of Casey Cox as she races to escape capture and bring the true killer to justice"-- Is Dylan hunting Casey to prosecute her or protect her? Casey Cox is still on the run, fleeing prosecution for a murder she didn't commit. Dylan Roberts--her most relentless pursuer--is still on her trail, but his secret emails insist that he knows the truth and wants to help her. He's let her escape before when he had her in his grasp, but trust doesn't come easily. As Casey works to collect evidence about the real murderers, she stumbles on another unbearable injustice: an abused child and a suicidal man who's also been falsely accused. Casey risks her own safety to right this wrong and protect the little girl from her tormenters. But doing so is risky and just may result in her capture - and if she's captured, she has no doubt she'll be murdered before she ever steps foot in a jail. In this riveting sequel to the USA Today best seller If I Run, evil lurks, drawing Casey out of the shadows...but there is light shining in the darkness. Is Dylan a provision from the God who loves her or another heartache yet to happen?
Author: White, Mark D., 1971-
Published: 2013
Call Number: 741.59
Format: Books
Summary: He has thrilled millions for 75 years, with a legacy that transcends national, cultural, and generational borders, but is there more to the Man of Steel than just your average mythic superhero in a cape? The 20 chapters in this book present a fascinating exploration of some of the deeper philosophical questions raised by Superman, the Last Son of Krypton and the newest hero in the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture arsenal.
Author: Ries, Al, author. Trout, Jack, author.
Published: 1993
Call Number: 658.8
Format: Books
Summary: Calling upon their forty-plus years of marketing expertise, Ries and Trout, the best-selling authors of Positioning, Marketing Warfare, and Bottom-Up Marketing, have identified the definitive rules that govern the world of marketing. Combining a wide-ranging historical overview with a keen eye toward the future, the authors have brought to light 22 superlative tools and innovative techniques for the international marketplace. The real-life examples, commonsense suggestions, and killer instincts of these two world-renowned marketing consultants are nothing less than laws by which companies will flourish or fail. The authors explore marketing campaigns that have succeeded and those that have failed, describing in detail the reasons why companies that have become corporate giants have split off from the pack and explaining why some good ideas never lived up to expectations, while offering their own ideas on what would have worked better. With irreverent but honest insights, Ries and Trout provide advice that oftentimes flies in the face of conventional, but not always successful, wisdom. The Law of Candor: Tell the consumer your problem, point out the negatives, and be honest with your audience if you want to look better in their eyes. The Law of Line Extension: When you try to be all things to all people, you inevitably wind up in trouble. Companies that overextend themselves consistently lose market share. The Law of the Ladder: The battle isn't lost if you fail to be No. 1. Sometimes it's better to be a small fish in a big pond than a big fish in a small pond - only then are you able to examine the weaknesses of your superior competitors at close range. With engaging candor and respected authority, Al Ries and Jack Trout share their rules for certain success in the international world of marketing.
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