Author: Kaplan Publishing, editor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: 363.2 KAPLAN 2020-2021
Format: Books
Summary: Kaplan's Police Exams Prep 2020-2021 is your guide to acing the entrance exams for police departments across the United States. With up-to-date content review, realistic practice questions, and clear explanations, Police Exams Prep is your complete guide to becoming a police officer.--adapted from Amazon.com.
Author: Accepted, Inc.
Published: 2020
Call Number: 373.1262
Format: Books
Summary: "Developed by experienced educators, Accepted Inc.'s study guides help test takers learn the concepts and skills they'll need to score high on the HiSET exam. Each Accepted, Inc. study guide includes: an overview of the test format, content, and scoring, a review of important concepts and terms, sample essays, including prompts, full-length practice tests, and unique test tips and strategies." --Back cover
Author: Allen, John, 1957- author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 306.0951
Format: Books
Summary: "With its zeal for secrecy and seclusion, North Korea has long been called the Hermit Kingdom. It separated from South Korea after a communist revolt in the late 1940s. Since then the nation has followed a path of totalitarian control. Just as the government strives to keep its people in the dark, it works just as hard to keep facts about North Korea from reaching the outside world."--Provided by publisher.
Author: Ngan, Natasha, author. Patterson, James, 1947- presenter.
Published: 2019
Call Number: Y NGAN
Format: Books
Summary: "In this mesmerizing sequel to the New York Times bestselling Girls of Paper and Fire, Lei and Wren have escaped their oppressive lives in the Hidden Palace, but soon learn that freedom comes with a terrible cost. Lei, the naive country girl who became a royal courtesan, is now known as the Moonchosen, the commoner who managed to do what no one else could. But slaying the cruel Demon King wasn't the end of the plan--it's just the beginning. Now Lei and her warrior love Wren must travel the kingdom to gain support from the far-flung rebel clans. The journey is made even more treacherous thanks to a heavy bounty on Lei's head, as well as insidious doubts that threaten to tear Lei and Wren apart from within. Meanwhile, an evil plot to eliminate the rebel uprising is taking shape, fueled by dark magic and vengeance. Will Lei succeed in her quest to overthrow the monarchy and protect her love for Wren, or will she fall victim to the sinister magic that seeks to destroy her?"--provided by publisher.
Author: Mackenzie, Malcolm (Popular music magazine editor), author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 791.4572
Format: Books
Summary: "The Ultimate Guide to Friends is your must-have, 100% unofficial companion to the hit 90's TV show. With all ten seasons, character profiles, category awards, Smelly Cat, the Holiday Armadillo, and best guest stars, this fact-filled celebration of TV joy is the perfect viewing companion for all your Friends needs. Who said the funniest lines and wore the absolute worst clothes? What is Chandler Bing's job?...You'll find the answer to these questions and much, much more in The Ultimate guide to Friends! Could it be any better?"--Back cover. Wishing you could sit down for a coffee in Central Perk with Rachel Green, Ross Geller, Phoebe Buffay, Monica Geller and Chandler Bing and become a part of the cast of the Friends TV show? Then The Ultimate Guide to Friends is your must-have, 100% unofficial companion to the hit 90's TV show. The perfect addition to your growing collection of Friends merchandise, featuring all ten seasons, character profiles, Chick and Duck, category awards, Smelly Cat, the Holiday Armadillo, guest stars and endless Friends facts, The Ultimate Guide to Friends is packed with content for Friends fans. Test your TV show knowledge and see if you are a true Friends fan. What is Chandler Bing's job? & Well, you'll find the answer to this question and much, much more in The Ultimate Guide to Friends:The One That's Unofficial!
Author: Roper, Gayle G., author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: F INN
Format: Books
Summary: Love is in the air in Magnolia Harbor, South Carolina, as a bridal party descends on the Magnolia Harbor Inn. The owners of the inn -- sisters Grace Porter and Charlotte Wylde -- strive to make everything perfect for the upcoming wedding. But one thing after another goes wrong. How many mishaps will the bride and groom be able to handle?
Author: Belge, Kathy, author. Bieschke, Marke, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 306.76
Format: Books
Summary: A guide that helps LGBT teens come out to friends and family, navigate their new LGBT social life, figure out if a crush is also queer, and rise up against bigotry and homophobia. Belge and Bieschke give LGBTQ teenagers everything they need to know about dating, coming out, safe sex, dealing with queerphobia, and standing up for their rights. This revised edition is a must-have for all teens who think they might be queer, or know someone who is. -- adapted from back cover.
Author: Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992, author. Container of (work), Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. Psychohistorians. Container of (work), Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. Encyclopedists. Container of (work), Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. Mayors. Container of (work), Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. Traders.
Published: 2018 1951
Call Number: F ASIMOV
Format: Books
Summary: A band of psychologists, under the leadership of psychohistorian Hari Seldon, plants a colony to encourage art, science, and technology in the declining Galactic Empire and to preserve the accumulated knowledge of humankind.
Author: Ngan, Natasha, author. Patterson, James, 1947- writer of foreword.
Published: 2018
Call Number: Y NGAN
Format: Books
Summary: "When Lei, seventeen, is stolen from her home to become one of nine Paper Girls, the Demon King's concubines, she proves to be more fire than paper."-- Each year, eight beautiful girls are chosen as Paper Girls to serve the king. It's the highest honor they could hope for ... and the most cruel. But this year, there's a ninth girl ... and she's made of fire. Lei is a member of the lowest and most oppressed class in Ikhara. She's forced to go with the royal guards after her golden eyes pique the king's interest. Forced to learn the skills and charm that befit being a king's consort, Lei does the unthinkable-- she falls in love. As an explosive plot threatens the very foundation of Ikhara, Lei must decide just how far she's willing to go for justice and revenge. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Gundar-Goshen, Ayelet, 1982- author. Silverston, Sondra translator.
Published: 2017
Call Number: F GRAY
Format: Books
Summary: After neurosurgeon Eitan Green hits and kills an African migrant while driving on a deserted road late at night, the victim's wife tracks him down and confronts him the next day, and her price for silence shatters his safe existence.
Author: Hannah, Kristin.
Published: 2012 1996
Call Number: F HANNAH
Format: Books
Summary: Struggling with her rebellious daughter and her conflicting feelings for a soul-seeking priest and a cynical man, cardiologist Madelaine learns to overcome past betrayals when a tragedy brings them all together.
Author: Jin, Ha, 1956-
Published: 2011
Call Number: F JIN
Format: Books
Summary: During the 1937 attack on Nanjing, American missionary and women's college dean Minnie Vautrin decides to remain at her school during a violent Japanese attack that renders the school a refugee center for ten thousand women and children.
Author: Carroll, Michael Owen, 1966-
Published: 2008 2006
Call Number: Y CARROLL
Format: Books
Summary: Ten years after the disappearance of superhumans--both heroes and villains--thirteen-year-olds Danny and Colin begin to develop super powers, making them the object of much unwanted attention.
Author: Bushnell, Candace, author.
Published: 2008 1996
Call Number: PB BUSHNELL
Format: Books
Summary: "Meet 'Carrie,' the quintessential young writer looking for love in all the wrong places...'Mr. Big,' the business tycoon who drifts from one relationship to another...'Samantha Jones,' the forty-ish, successful, 'testosterone woman' who uses sex like a man...not to mention 'Psycho Moms,' 'Bicycle Boys,' 'International Crazy Girls,' and the rest of the New Yorkers who inspired one of the most watched TV series of our time"--Back cover.
Author: Evanovich, Janet.
Published: 2002
Call Number: PB EVANOVIC
Format: Books
Summary: A holiday adventure finds Stephanie Plum struggling to remove an intruder from her apartment and falling for a mysterious newcomer.
Author: Savage, Thomas. author.
Published: 2001 1967
Call Number: F SAVAGE
Format: Books
Summary: Set in the wide-open spaces of the American West, The Power of the Dog is a stunning story of domestic tyranny, brutal masculinity, and thrilling defiance from one of the most powerful and distinctive voices in American literature. The novel tells the story of two brothers -- one magnetic but cruel, the other gentle and quiet -- and of the mother and son whose arrival on the brothers' ranch shatters an already tenuous peace. From the novel's startling first paragraph to its very last word, Thomas Savage's voice -- and the intense passion of his characters -- holds readers in thrall.
Author: Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. Drabble, Margaret, 1939-
Published: 1996
Call Number: PB AUSTEN
Format: Books
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