Author: Hollinger, Amy, editor. Gilbert, Marie, editor.
Published: 2012
Call Number: NJC 974.9 HOLLINGE
Format: Books
Summary: "Bad drivers (and worse drivers); a three-legged pony named Catsup; a vengeful spirit returned from the dead; the declining years of a couple, one aged in body, one in mind; a solitary morning at the shore; toddler-sized hazmat suits; and realizing the life you didn't sign up for isn't so bad after all. This anthology of short stories from the South Jersey Writers' Group brings the reader through all phases of life (and the afterlife). With tales ranging from comical to bizarre and everything in between, Tall tales and short stories from South Jersey represents a unique cross-section of contemporary American writing"--Back cover.
Author: Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976.
Published: 2011
Call Number: F CHRISTIE
Format: Books
Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author. Crowther, John (John C.), editor.
Published: 2003
Call Number: 822.33 SHAKESPE
Format: Computer file
Summary: Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.
Author: Moore, Christopher, 1957- author.
Published: 2003 2002
Call Number: F MOORE
Format: Books
Summary: The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years-except Biff, the Messiah's best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in the divinely hilarious yet heartfelt work "reminiscent of Vonnegut and Douglas Adams" (Philadelphia Inquirer). Verily, the story Biff has to tell is a miraculous one, filled with remarkable journeys, magic, healings, kung fu, corpse reanimations, demons, and hot babes. Even the considerable wiles and devotion of the Savior's pal may not be enough to divert Joshua from his tragic destiny. But there's no one who loves Josh more-except maybe "Maggie," Mary of Magdala-and Biff isn't about to let his extraordinary pal suffer and ascend without a fight.
Author: Flieger, Verlyn, 1933- author.
Published: 2002
Call Number: 823.912
Format: Books
Summary: "J. R. R. Tolkien is perhaps best known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, but it is in The Silmarillion that the true depth of Tolkien's Middle-earth can be understood. The Silmarillion was written before, during, and after Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. A collection of stories, it provides information alluded to in Tolkien's better known works and, in doing so, turns The Lord of the Rings into much more than a sequel to The Hobbit, making it instead a continuation of the mythology of Middle-earth. Verlyn Flieger's expanded and updated edition of Splintered Light, a classic study of Tolkien's fiction first published in 1983, examines The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings in light of Owen Barfield's linguistic theory of the fragmentation of meaning. Flieger demonstrates Tolkien's use of Barfield's concept throughout the fiction, showing how his central image of primary light splintered and refracted acts as a metaphor for the languages, peoples, and history of Middle-earth."
Author: Ernaux, Annie, 1940- author. Leslie, Tanya, translator.
Published: 1999 1998
Call Number: B ERNAUX
Format: Books
Summary: "'My father tried to kill my mother one Sunday in June, in the early afternoon,' begins Shame, the probing story of the twelve-year-old girl who will become the author herself, and the single traumatic memory that will echo and resonate throughout her life. With the emotionally rich voice of great fiction and the diamond-sharp analytical eye of a scientist, Annie Ernaux provides a powerful reflection on experience and the power of violent memory to endure through time, to determine the course of a life"--Back cover.
Author: Murakami, Haruki, 1949-
Published: 1994 1993
Call Number: F MURAKAMI
Format: Books
Summary: In the tales that make up The Elephant Vanishes, the imaginative genius that has made Haruki Murakami an international superstar is on full display. In these stories, a man sees his favorite elephant vanish into thin air; a newlywed couple suffers attacks of hunger that drive them to hold up a McDonald's in the middle of the night; and a young woman discovers that she has become irresistible to a little green monster who burrows up through her backyard. By turns haunting and hilarious, in The Elephant Vanishes Murakami crosses the border between separate realities--and comes back bearing remarkable treasures.
Author: Rice, Anne, 1941-2021, author.
Published: 1985
Call Number: F RICE
Format: Books
Summary: Once an aristocrat in the heady days of pre-revolutionary France, now Lestat is a rockstar in the demonic, shimmering 1980s. He rushes through the centuries in search of others like him, seeking answers to the mystery of his terrifying existence. His story, the second volume in Anne Rice's best-selling Vampire Chronicles, is mesmerizing, passionate, and thrilling -- Amazon.
Open to ages 5 and older. Registration required. Come meet up with other LEGO enthusiasts and build your own LEGO creations. All materials provided. Guardians must remain with children 9 and under. All programs subject to change or cancellation.
Open to adults. Registration required. Join us for a presentation given by an Atlantic County Historian on Jeremiah Leeds, Revolutionary War patriot, and one-time owner of Atlantic City. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.
His career with The New York Times took him to Saigon and Moscow. He drew on that experience later to write several well-received books.
Many immigrants travel to new lands in hopes of a better life, but once they arrive they often feel small.
Many immigrants travel to new lands in hopes of a better life, but once they arrive they often feel small.
The novel follows a white working-class girl from age 7 through her late teens, navigating a world tightly circumscribed by class and culture.
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At 93, the memoirist Yuan-tsung Chen hopes that her recollections of China’s tumultuous past will help the country confront its historical wrongs — and avoid repeating them.
A.E. Stallings draws on traditional forms and themes to create poetry that gives heft and shape to the everyday world. “This Afterlife” offers an overview of her career to date.
A.E. Stallings draws on traditional forms and themes to create poetry that gives heft and shape to the everyday world. “This Afterlife” offers an overview of her career to date.
A best-selling novelist and political activist in her native Italy, she was admired for her sensitive depictions of women and their predicaments. Recently rediscovered, her work has lost none of its subversive force.
A best-selling novelist and political activist in her native Italy, she was admired for her sensitive depictions of women and their predicaments. Recently rediscovered, her work has lost none of its subversive force.
A collection of debut novels — “In the Upper Country,” by Kai Thomas, “Moonrise Over New Jessup,” by Jamila Minnicks, and “Wade in the Water,” by Nyani Nkrumah — explore the historical experiences of Black North Americans.
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