Author: Duke, Annie, 1965- author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: 158.1
Format: Books
Summary: "From the bestselling author of Thinking in Bets comes a toolkit for mastering the skill of quitting to achieve greater success. Business leaders, with millions of dollars down the drain, struggle to abandon a new app or product that just isn't working. Governments, caught in a hopeless conflict, believe that the next tactic will finally be the one that wins the war. And in our own lives, we persist in relationships or careers that no longer serve us. Why? According to Annie Duke, in the face of tough decisions, we're terrible quitters. And that is significantly holding us back. In "Quit," Duke teaches you how to get good at quitting. Drawing on stories from elite athletes like Mount Everest climbers, founders of leading companies like Stewart Butterfield, the CEO of Slack, and top entertainers like Dave Chappelle, Duke explains why quitting is integral to success, as well as strategies for determining when to hold em, and when to fold em, that will save you time, energy, and money. You'll learn: How the paradox of quitting influences decision making (If you quit on time, you will feel you quit early); What forces work against good quitting behavior, such as escalation commitment, desire for certainty, and status quo bias; How to think in expected value in order to make better decisions, as well as other best practices, such as increasing flexibility in goal-setting, establishing "quitting contracts," anticipating optionality, and conducting pre-mortems and back-casts. Whether you're facing a make-or-break business decision or life-altering personal choice, mastering the skill of quitting will help you make the best next move." --
Author: Limbaugh, David, author. Bloom, Christen Limbaugh, author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: 225.6
Format: Books
Summary: In the fifth and final installment of his bestselling Jesus series, David Limbaugh digs into the New Testament epistles with passion and imagination, showing that the testimony of Jesus' earliest followers provides irrefutable proof of His resurrection. Inspired by God and penned by the apostles, the epistles were written to the first Christians to proclaim the divinity of Christ and to encourage them to persevere through persecution, famine, sickness, and doubt. On a lawyerly quest for truth, Limbaugh looks behind these biblical texts, exploring the lives of their authors, who included some of those closest to the Lord--his most intimate friends, Peter and John, and his own kinsmen James and Jude. The result is an unforgettable encounter with Jesus. The Resurrected Jesus speaks to the struggles the church faces today, strengthening believers and challenging doubters with the eyewitness accounts of the messengers who traveled far and wide to proclaim the resurrected Christ.
Author: Roizen, Michael F., author. Linneman, Peter, 1951- author. Ratner, Albert, author. Spiker, Ted, author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: 612.68
Format: Books
Summary: As the human lifespan expands and more people are living to 100 years and beyond, New York Times best-selling author Michael Roizen, M.D., explains how to prepare for a longer, healthier future. Over the next decade, people living to 100, 120, or even 130 years old will become increasingly common--and life past 100 may not look like what you expect. In this groundbreaking narrative, best-selling author Michael Roizen reveals how current science and technology will revolutionize our ability to live longer, younger, and better. Today's breakthroughs in longevity research are unprecedented, and this book will help you navigate the coming changes to make the best decisions for your brain, your body, and your bank account. Along with acclaimed economists Peter Linneman and Albert Ratner, Roizen explores how longer life spans will change our lives and our culture, providing the most comprehensive and forward-looking book on aging to date, and showing readers how to prepare for the next major societal disruptor. At long last, here is a road map to prevention, treatment, and technology that will reshape how we think about old age--and help us plan for an audacious future.
Author: Howard, Jules, author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: 636.7
Format: Books
Summary: "A celebration of dogs, the scientists who've lived alongside them, and how canines have been key to advancements in science for the betterment of all species. Almost everywhere there are humans on planet Earth, there are dogs. But what do dogs know and understand of the world? Do their emotions feel like our own? Do they love like we do? What do they think of us? Since our alliance first began on the hunt and on the farm, our relationship with dogs has evolved considerably. And with domestic dog population rising twenty per cent in the last decade alone, it is a bond that will continue to evolve. In order to gauge where our relationship with dogs goes from here, author and zoologist Jules Howard takes a look at the historical paths we have trod together, and at the many scientists before him who turned their analytic eye on their own four-legged companions. Charles Darwin and his contemporaries toyed with dog sign language and made special puzzle boxes and elaborate sniff tests using old socks. Later, the same questions drove Pavlov and Pasteur to unspeakable cruelty in their search for knowledge. Since then, leagues of psychologists and animal behaviorists have built upon the study of dogs and their much-improved methods have fetched increasingly important results: dogs have episodic memory similar to ours; they recognize themselves as individuals; and, in addition to their expert sense of smell, dogs' noses can even detect thermal radiation. With the help of vets, ethologists, neurologists, historians and, naturally, his own dogs, Wonderdog reveals the study of dogs to be key in the advancement of compassion in scientific research, and crucial to making life on Earth better for all species"--
Author: Good housekeeping (New York, N.Y.) Merker, Kate, editor. Good Housekeeping Institute (New York, N.Y.)
Published: 2022
Call Number: 641.82
Format: Books
Summary: "Whip up fast and delicious one-pot meals that take full advantage of all your favorite appliances and everyday cookware. Good Housekeeping's tested-till-perfect recipes plus appliance and equipment testing notes and care instructions makes this the ultimate one-pot recipe collection"-- The only one-pot or one-appliance cookbook you need! Good Housekeeping's tested-til-perfect recipes plus appliance and equipment testing notes and care instructions makes this the ultimate one-pot recipe collection. Each recipe comes with variations, meal prep ideas, cooking shortcuts, and other useful time-saving tips. Plus, recipes are labeled as vegan, quick and easy (ready in under 30 minutes!) and family friendly. Whether you're craving satisfying soups and stews, speedy sheet pan and skillet suppers, cozy casseroles or time-saving air fryer and Instant Pot favorite, these all-star one-pot wonder recipes will inspire you to serve something exciting every night that the whole family will love--and with fewer dishes too!
Author: Garcia Swiecicki, Atava, author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: 615.5
Format: Books
Summary: "The Curanderx Toolkit teaches the historical roots of curanderismo, and the author shares her personal journey as a healer and those of thirteen other inspirational curanderas serving their communities. The book also includes more than 25 profiles of native and adopted plants of Baja and Alta California"--
Author: Morrison, Simon Alexander, 1964- author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: B NICKS
Format: Books
Summary: "Diva, heroine, icon, and--to the most devoted--a goddess. Stevie Nicks sings of spell casters and dream-smiths, stars of the silver screen, her grandmother Alice and Alice in Wonderland, Joan of Arc, the power of sibyls and sylphs. This book tells her story, from the bleached Arizona landscape of her childhood to the strobe-lit Night of a Thousand Stevies celebrations, highlighting throughout her strengths as singer, songwriter, and performer"--
Author: Vasquez-Lavado, Silvia, author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: B VASQUEZL
Format: Books
Summary: "When Silvia's mother called her home to Peru, she knew something finally had to give. A Latinx hero in the elite macho tech world of Silicon Valley, privately, she was hanging by a thread. She was deep in the throes of alcoholism, hiding her sexuality from her family, and repressing the abuse she'd suffered as a child. Her visit to Peru would become a turning point in her life. Silvia started climbing. Something about the brute force required for the ascent-the restricted oxygen at altitude, the vast expanse of emptiness around her, the risk and spirit and sheer size of the mountains, the nearness of death-woke her up. And then, she took her biggest pain to the biggest mountain: Everest. "The Mother of the World," as it's known in Nepal, allows few to reach her summit, but Silvia didn't go alone. She gathered a group of young female survivors and led them to base camp alongside her, their strength and community propelling her forward. In the Shadow of the Mountain is a remarkable story of heroism, one which awakens in all of us a lust for adventure, gratitude for the strong women in our lives, and faith in our own resilience"--
Author: Whitten, Hannah, author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: F WHITTEN
Format: Books
Summary: "Red and the Wolf have finally contained the threat of the Old Kings but at a steep cost. Red's beloved sister Neve, the First Daughter is lost in the Shadowlands, an inverted kingdom where the vicious gods of legend have been trapped for centuries and the Old Kings have slowly been gaining control. But Neve has an ally--though it's one she'd rather never have to speak to again--the rogue king Solmir. Solmir wants to bring an end to the Shadowlands and he believes helping Neve may be the key to its destruction. But to do that, they will both have to journey across a dangerous landscape in order to find a mysterious Heart Tree, and finally to claim the gods' dark, twisted powers for themselves"--
Author: Abbott, Cordy, author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: F ABBOTT
Format: Books
Summary: As Camille Benson, the mother of the newly elected mayor of Marthasville, Virginia, prepares to take over a local antiques business, the discovery of the previous owner's body in the antiques shop leads Camille to investigate the possible connection between his murder and a previously unreported theft of rare books.
Author: Hempel, Jessi, author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: B HEMPEL
Format: Regular print
Summary: By the time Jessi Hempel reached adulthood, everyone in her family had come out, starting a chain reaction of revelations that made them all question their place in the world in new and liberating ways.
Author: Holm, Johanne Lykke, 1987- author. Vogel, Saskia, translator.
Published: 2022
Call Number: F HOLM
Format: Books
Summary: "With toiletries, hairbands, and notebooks in her bag, and at her mother's instruction, a nineteen-year-old girl leaves her parents' home and the seaside town she grew up in. Out the train window, Rafa sees the lit-up mountains and perfect trees--and the Olympic Hotel waiting for her perched above the small village of Strega. There, she and eight other girls receive the stiff black uniforms of seasonal workers and move into their shared dorm. But while they toil constantly to perform their role and prepare the hotel for guests, none arrive. Instead, they contort themselves daily to the expectations of their strict, matronly bosses without clear purpose and, in their spare moments, escape to the herb garden, confide in each other, and quickly find solace together. Finally, the hotel is filled with people for a wild and raucous party, only for one of the girls to disappear. What follows are deeper revelations about the myths we teach young women, what we raise them to expect from the world, and whether a gentler, more beautiful life is possible. In stimulating and uninhibited imagery, Johanne Lykke Holm builds a world laced with the supernatural, filled with the secrecy and potential energy of girls on the cusp of womanhood. An allegory for the societal rites and expectations of women and the violence we too easily allow, Strega builds like a spell that keeps exerting its powers long after reading"--
Author: Foroohar, Rana, author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: 338.604
Format: Books
Summary: "A sweeping case that a new age of local economic growth will reunite place and prosperity, putting to an end to the last half century of globalization-by one of the preeminent economic journalists writing today. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, Thomas L. Friedman declared globalization the new economic order in The World Is Flat. But the reign of globalization as we've known it-driven by the United States, China, and big multinational companies-is over, argues Financial Times columnist and CNN analyst Rana Foroohar, and the rise of local, regional, and home-grown business is now at hand. It's time to admit that old-fashioned globalization has failed, says Foroohar. From the bare supermarket shelves to the shortage of PPE supplies and ventilators, the pandemic brought the fragility of global trade and supply chains into stark relief. It's evident that a neoliberal philosophy prioritizing efficiency over resilience and profits over local prosperity has produced massive inequality, perilous economic insecurity, and distrust in the institutions of today. But the pendulum of history is swinging back, powered by place-based economics and a wave of technological innovations-from decentralized manufacturing and digital currencies to the internet of things and blockchain-making it possible to keep operations, investment, and wealth closer to home. Through extensive reporting, Foroohar paints a vivid portrait of how place-based economics is taking hold in virtually every sector from coast to coast. She tours the "vertical farms" upending Big Agriculture, meets the entrepreneurs bringing the textile industry back to the Carolinas, visits the small- and medium-sized businesses making use of 3D printing to revolutionize everything from manufacturing to housing, introduces us to the businesspeople and policymakers fighting corporate monopolies and big state power, and shows us why the global economy need not be a winner-take-all game. We can still make things at home-creating a more stable, sustainable, and self-sufficient economy in the process. In Homecoming, Foroohar explores the possibilities of this new era, and how it can usher in a more equitable and prosperous future for all Americans"--
Author: Kowal, Mary Robinette, 1969- author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: F KOWAL
Format: Books
Summary: Hugo and Nebula Award Winner Mary Robinette Kowal blends her no-nonsense approach to life in space with her talent for creating glittering high society in this stylish Science Fiction mystery. Tesla Crane, a brilliant inventor and an heiress, is on her honeymoon via an interplanetary space liner. Cruising between the Moon and Mars, she's traveling incognito and reveling in her anonymity. Then someone is murdered and the festering chowderheads who run security have the audacity to arrest her spouse. Armed with banter, martinis, and her small service dog, Tesla is determined to solve the crime so that the newlyweds can get back to canoodling--and keep the real killer from striking again. --
Author: Kim, Sophie, author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: Y KIM
Format: Books
Summary: "After the destruction of her entire Talon gang, eighteen-year-old Shin Lina--the Reaper of Sunpo--is forced to become a living, breathing weapon for the kingdom's most-feared crime lord. All that keeps her from turning on her ruthless master is the life of her beloved little sister hanging in the balance. But the order to steal a priceless tapestry from a Dokkaebi temple incites not only the wrath of a legendary immortal, but the beginning of an unwinnable game... Suddenly Lina finds herself in the dreamlike realm of the Dokkaebi, her fate in the hands of its cruel and captivating emperor. But she can win her life--if she kills him first..."--
Author: Feiring, Alice, author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: B FEIRING
Format: Books
Summary: "From veteran wine writer and James Beard Award winner Alice Feiring, an insightful and entertaining memoir of wine, love, heartbreak, and the never-ending process of coming-of-age. Called everything from the Patti Smith to the Ruth Bader Ginsburg of natural wines, Alice Feiring is a special sort of wine writer--the kind who dares to disagree with wine "experts," and who believes wholeheartedly that the best wine writing is about life. To Fall in Love, Drink This is both a love letter to wine and a lifelong coming-of-age story. In a series of candid, wise, and humorous personal essays, Feiring serves up a memoir in vignettes. She tells the story of her parents' divorce, her first big wine assignment, the end of an eleven-year relationship, the death of her father, a near-fatal brush with a serial killer, pandemic lockdown, and more--and suffuses each with love, romance, pain, joy, and wine. Each essay is "accompanied" by a no-nonsense wine take-away designed to answer the questions everyday wine lovers have about wine--age, price, grapes, vineyards, and vintners. This frank, charismatic work is a refreshingly grounded addition to the popular--and notoriously stuffy--genre of wine-writing. Feiring has crafted a timeless, positively unpretentious memoir that will appeal to everyone who has ever enjoyed a glass of wine." --
Author: K'wan, author.
Published: 2022
Call Number: F KWAN
Format: Books
Summary: After losing her mother and the abandonment of her father, Promise has two goals: graduate from high school and be loved. Her pursuit of these goals will lead to life-altering events. Beware of the company you keep. K'wan's urban fiction coming-of-age novel, Promise Broken, is set in the gritty streets of Newark, New Jersey. The story follows 17-year-old Promise Mohammed as she attempts to uphold friendships and new relationships--even if they lead to her demise. After Promise's mother dies in a tragic car accident, it leaves a void in Promise's life that she is yearning to fill. This titular novel finds Promise spiraling into a life of crime and drug affiliation by the company she chooses to keep. Also coping with abandonment and a lifelong broken commitment from her biological father, Promise ultimately has two goals: to graduate from high school and to be loved. But can she find the love that she seeks from Aunt Dell, two best friends, Mouse and Keys, or drug-dealer Asher--the man who captivates her--despite the fact that each relationship will lead to life-altering events? Only time will tell.
Author: Walker, Jeff (Internet entrepreneur), author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: 658.11
Format: Books
Summary: "Jeff Walker's Launch has been called "the most important book ever written on online marketing" (Brendon Burchard). It"s been described as practically" a license to print money" (Michael Hyatt). When it first hit the shelves in 2014, it quickly become the road map for every entrepreneur who wanted to successfully sell a product or service online. Now, in Launch 2.0, Jeff brings his definitive guide up to date with the latest developments and hot topics in the rapidly changing world of online marketing, reflecting both the ways the landscape has shifted and the ways his own teaching has evolved. The core of the book is Jeff's signature Product Launch Formula, which breaks down every step in the process of launching a product or business-no matter how humble the budget. Readers will find: Guidance for everything from a Seed Launch, which starts completely from scratch, to mega JV Launches that can bring in millions of dollars in a matter of days. New chapters offering fresh insight into live launches, paid traffic, social media, and more. New case studies from clients Jeff has coached to success in the past five years, many of them household names. Practical examples and incredible inspiration"--
Author: McCormack, Una, editor, author. Janeway, Kathryn (Fictitious character), 2336- fictitious author.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: F MCCORMAC
Format: Books
Summary: Kathryn Janeway reveals her career in Starfleet, from her first command to her epic journey through the Delta Quadrant leading to her rise to the top as vice-admiral in Starfleet Command. With the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager, she travelled further than any human ever had before, was stranded decades from home, and encountered new worlds and species. Explore how she brought together Starfleet and the Maquis as part of her crew, forged new alliances with species across the galaxy and overcame one of Starfleet's greatest threats-- the Borg-- on their own remote and hostile territory.
Author: Taylor, Roy, 1952- author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: 616.462
Format: Books
Summary: "In this pocket version of his bestselling Life Without Diabetes, Professor Roy Taylor offers a brilliantly concise explanation of what happens to us when we get type 2 and how we can escape it. Taylor's research has demonstrated that type 2 is caused by just one factor - too much internal fat in the liver and pancreas - and that to reverse it you need to strip this harmful internal fat out with rapid weight loss"--Back cover.
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