Author: Rogovoy, Seth, 1960- author.
Published: 2024
Call Number: 782.42
Format: Books
Summary: "Within You Without You: Listening to George Harrison by Seth Rogovoy is a highly personal exploration of George Harrison's essential contributions to the Beatles and his solo work as well as his significant role as a Western proponent of Indian music and beliefs. Through close examination of his guitar playing in the Fab Four and his songwriting in and out of the Beatles, the book attempts to demystify the enigma of this most reluctant of rock stars. Drawing upon the insights of the author - a rock critic and historian of over forty years standing, whose previous books include Bob Dylan: Prophet Mystic Poet -- as well as those of expert observers including English rock singer-songwriters Robyn Hitchcock and John Wesley Harding and Beatles filmmaker Michael Lindsay-Hogg among others, Within You Without You will forever change the way readers hear the music of the Beatles and view Harrison's role in the group, as well as enhancing appreciation of Harrison as a cultural figure above and beyond his work as a musician"--
Author: Barraclough, Eleanor Rosamund.
Published: 2024
Call Number: 948.022
Format: Books
Summary: "A "brilliantly written, brilliantly conceived" (Tom Holland) history of the Viking Age, from mighty leaders to rebellious teenagers, told through their runes and ruins, games and combs, trash and treasure" -- "A "brilliantly written, brilliantly conceived" (Tom Holland) history of the Viking Age, from mighty leaders to rebellious teenagers, told through their runes and ruins, games and combs, trash and treasure. In imagining a Viking, a certain image springs to mind: a barbaric warrior, leaping ashore from a longboat, and ready to terrorize the hapless local population of a northern European town. Yet while such characters define our imagination of the Viking Age today, they were in the minority. Instead, in the time-stopping soils, water, and ice of the North, Eleanor Barraclough excavates a preserved lost world, one that reimagines a misunderstood society. By examining artifacts of the past--remnants of wooden gaming boards, elegant antler combs, doodles by imaginative children and bored teenagers, and runes that reveal hidden loves, furious curses, and drunken spouses summoned home from the pub--Barraclough illuminates life in the medieval Nordic world as not just a world of rampaging warriors, but as full of globally networked people with recognizable concerns. This is the history of all the people--children, enslaved people, seers, artisans, travelers, writers--who inhabited the medieval Nordic world. Encompassing not just Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, but also Iceland, Greenland, the British Isles, Continental Europe, and Russia, this is a history of a Viking Age filled with real people of different ages, genders, and ethnicities, as told through the traces that they left behind. "Embers of the hands" is a poetic kenning from the Viking Age that referred to gold. But no less precious are the embers that Barraclough blows back to life in this book--those of ordinary lives long past"--
Author: Aitken, Molly, author.
Published: 2024
Call Number: F AITKEN
Format: Books
Summary: "A fierce, electrifying novel inspired by the true story of the first woman to be condemned as a witch in Ireland. In thirteenth-century Ireland, a woman with power is a woman to be feared. Alice, the daughter of a wealthy innkeeper in Kilkenny, grows up watching her mother wither under the constraints of family responsibilities-and she vows that she will never suffer the same fate. In time, she discovers she has a flair for making money, and takes her father's flourishing business to new heights. But as her riches and stature grow, so too do rumors about her private life. By the time she marries her fourth husband-the three earlier are dead-a storm of local gossip and resentment culminates in a life-threatening accusation . . . A breathtaking act of imagination, Bright I Burn gives voice to a woman lost to history, who dared to carve a space of her own in a man's world"--
Author: Anderson, Ferin Davis, author. McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino, author.
Published: 2024
Call Number: Y 363.37
Format: Books
Summary: "Environmental scientist Ferin Anderson and author Stephanie Sammartino McPherson examine how Indigenous people, farmers, and forestry departments have used fire to manage resources and how climate change is impacting the future of fire"--
Author: Mix, Rebecca, author. Burns, Heather, artist. Da Silva, Luiz Fernando, artist.
Published: 2024
Call Number: Y GN MIX
Format: Books
Summary: "The Giant Omelette is a staple in Neopets. Each day, hungry Neopets approach the Giant Omelette and manage to take a slice. But this isn't a story about how the Giant Omelette came to be. It is the story of how we almost lost the Giant Omelette--forever. Join Sabre-X, a disgraced Fire Faerie named Seraphina, and their Petpets, Fang and Faellie, on this epic fantastical journey through Neopia to restore one of the most popular parts of the site."--Back cover.
Author: Dyson, Michael Eric, author. Favreau, Marc, 1968- author.
Published: 2024
Call Number: 323.042
Format: Books
Summary: "An exploration of the ongoing fight for democracy in the United States, from the American Revolution to the present day"-- "Renowned thought leader Michael Eric Dyson and widely celebrated author Marc Favreau shine a light on the fight for democratic representation, an ongoing and epic quest to build the democracy promised in the Constitution. Each chapter takes on a new battle between champions of freedom and those who stand in the way of their right to vote--from the American Revolution straight up to the present day as we approach the 2024 presidential election. Drawing clear lines from then to now, with impeccable research and exhilarating prose, Represent weaves this crucial struggle for democracy into an enthralling American drama that will help readers understand our past, present, and future"--
Author: Bock, Charles, author.
Published: 2024
Call Number: B BOCK
Format: Books
Summary: The novelist Charles Bock was a reluctant parent, tagging along for the ride of fatherhood, obsessed primarily with his dream of a writing career. But when his daughter Lily was six months old, his wife, Diana, was diagnosed with a complex form of leukemia. Two and half years later, when all treatments and therapies had been exhausted, Bock found himself a widower--devastated, drowning in medical bills, and saddled with a daunting responsibility. He had to nurture Lily, and, somehow, maybe even heal himself. I Will Do Better is Charles's pull-no-punches account of what happened next. Playdates, music classes, temper tantrums, oh-so-cool babysitters, first days at school, family reunions, single-parent dating, and a citywide crippling natural disaster--were minefields especially treacherous for Charles and Lily because of their preexisting vulnerability: their grief. Charles sought help from friends, family, and therapists, but this overgrown, middle-aged boy-man and his plucky child became, foremost, a duo--they found their way together. By turns comical and heartbreaking, I Will Do Better does not shy from moments of sadness, anger, or awkwardness. It's the remarkable journey of two defiant and wounded people, and their personal growth in the name of love.
Author: Naspini, Sacha, 1976- author. Botsford, Clarissa, translator.
Published: 2024 2023
Call Number: F NASPINI
Format: Books
Summary: Tuscany, November 1943. The village of Le Case is miles away from any big city and appears rooted in an earlier century. Seen from there, even the war looks different--it is mostly a matter of waiting, praying, and mourning. As a fierce winter threatens, an order is issued by the local Fascist authorities: all Jews must be rounded up and detained in the bishop's villa to await deportation. Shy, solitary, and taciturn René is the town's cobbler. His only friend is the widow Anna, a woman with whom he has been secretly in love for years. One evening, Anna disappears into the woods. René later learns that a group of Resistance fighters has been ambushed and the survivors are imprisoned in the bishop's villa. A woman is among them, they say, a former inhabitant of Le Case. René can no longer stand by and watch as his town, his country, and his one great love become victims of the Nazis and their Fascist enablers, and, perhaps for the first time in his life, he decides to take action" -- Book jacket.
Author: Goh, Li Kim, author.
Published: 2023
Call Number: 736.982
Format: Books
Summary: "Find peace and calm through origami. Relaxing paper folding projects for all abilities, each illustrated with step-by-step instructions. Fold it calm includes all the origami techniques you need to know, plus 25 beautiful models to create. From classics such as the paper crane to the author's own creations, including a mini cactus, these are easy projects for mindful moments."--Front flap.
Author: Yanagihara, Hanya author.
Published: 2015
Call Number: F YANAGIHA
Format: Books
Summary: "When four classmates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way, they're broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition ... Over the decades, their relationships deepen and darken, tinged by addiction, success, and pride. Yet their greatest challenge, each comes to realize, is [their center of gravity] Jude, ... by midlife a terrifyingly talented litigator yet an increasingly broken man, his mind and body scarred by an unspeakable childhood, and haunted by what he fears is a degree of trauma that he'll not only be unable to overcome--but that will define his life forever"--Amazon.com.
Author: Johnson, Paul, 1928-2023 author.
Published: 2014
Call Number: B EISENHOWER
Format: Books
Summary: Acclaimed historian Paul Johnson's lively, succinct biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower explores how his legacy endures today with a focus on Eisenhower's years as a five-star general and his time as the thirty-fourth President of the United States.
02/14/25 @ 10:00am -
02/14/25 @ 2:00pm
Mays Landing Meeting Room
Mays Landing
Horizon NJ Health meeting.
This sweeping novel about the life, loves, struggles and triumphs of a queer English Burmese actor is the topic of our January book club discussion.
This sweeping novel about the life, loves, struggles and triumphs of a queer English Burmese actor is the topic of our January book club discussion.
UnCovered Review by Tiffanie Haynes, ACLS Mays Landing Branch Manager
This book was a great way to start the year. I discovered it because I was looking for a book that broke the fourth wall and this book does that in a truly funny and original way. One of the best parts of this book is that the author is constantly interacting with the reader. If you’re a person who uses audio books, I highly recommend the audio version. He makes sure that even those of us who tend to let our minds wander during audio book readings are brought back with a little laugh. He is also constantly giving summaries so you’re never lost about what is going on within the book. It is definitely a new spin on the detective novel. The title is a spoiler but in the best way as you try to figure out how all of these wonderful family members committed murder.
04/01/25 @ 6:00pm -
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Mays Landing Meeting Room
Mays Landing
Mays Landing Village Condo Association annual meeting.
06/03/25 @ 4:00pm -
06/03/25 @ 8:00pm
Mays Landing Meeting Room
Mays Landing
Atlantic County Board of Elections poll worker training.
06/04/25 @ 4:00pm -
06/04/25 @ 8:00pm
Mays Landing Meeting Room
Mays Landing
Atlantic County Board of Elections poll worker training.
In February, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “Orbital,” a Booker Prize-winning novel following six people living and working on a space station above Earth.
In February, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “Orbital,” a Booker Prize-winning novel following six people living and working on a space station above Earth.
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