Jhumpa Lahiri’s New Novel Pares a Shrinking Life Down to Its Essence
In “Whereabouts,” an unnamed narrator in an unnamed Italian city mulls a contemplative existence devoid of intimate human contact.
In 'Stronger,' Cindy McCain Reflects On Life, And The Last Days, With John McCain
In her memoir, the late senator's wife details a decision on emergency surgery in John McCain's final days, reviews their 38 years of marriage — and offers her thoughts on Donald Trump.
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Book Review: ‘Antitrust,’ by Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar’s “Antitrust” looks at the history of policy toward trusts and monopolies, and calls for revitalized efforts to bring economic titans under control.
'Curb' Uses Poetry To Scrub At The Wounds Of Anti-Asian Racism
Divya Victor's new book is a compilation of poems, memories, histories and essays, considering domestic terrorism against Asian Americans, in urgent words that spill out on the page like blood.
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Malcolm Gladwell on the Hard Decisions of War
Gladwell’s “The Bomber Mafia” looks at the air campaign against Japan in World War II and finds a surprising hero in Curtis LeMay.
Pet Project
In the graphic novel “Allergic,” a young girl is relentless in her quest for a furry friend.
'In Deeper Waters' Is A Frothy Romantic Confection
F.T. Lukens' earnest new seafaring romance follows a young prince desperate to hide his magical powers from the pirates who've kidnapped him — and the mysterious boy who comes to his rescue.
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'What's Not To Love'? Only A Few Moments In This Otherwise Charming Story
The married-in-real-life team of Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka have a new YA romance, about a toxic (maybe too toxic) high school rivalry that, of course, turns to love in the end.
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Skyfire [DVD]
Author: West, Simon, 1961- film director. Bu, Wei, screenwriter. Quinlivan, Hannah, 1993- actor. Dou, Xiao, 1988- actor. Isaacs, Jason, 1963- actor.
Published: 2021 2019
Call Number: SKYFIRE
Format: Video disc
Summary: A young scientist invents a cutting-edge volcanic warning system and returns to the tropical island where her mother tragically died, hoping she can prevent future deaths. The island is now home to the world's only volcano theme park and resort, the brainchild of its reckless owner Jack. Chaos soon erupts when the once dormant volcano starts to rumble. It's a battle with nature to get off the island while fiery death and destruction rains down from the mountain.
Published: 2021 2019
Call Number: SKYFIRE
Format: Video disc
Summary: A young scientist invents a cutting-edge volcanic warning system and returns to the tropical island where her mother tragically died, hoping she can prevent future deaths. The island is now home to the world's only volcano theme park and resort, the brainchild of its reckless owner Jack. Chaos soon erupts when the once dormant volcano starts to rumble. It's a battle with nature to get off the island while fiery death and destruction rains down from the mountain.
The reckoning [DVD]
Author: Marshall, Neil, 1970- film director, screenwriter. Evers-Swindell, Edward, screenwriter. Pertwee, Sean, actor. Anderson, Joe, 1982- actor. Kirk, Charlotte 1992- actor, screenwriter.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: RECKONIN
Format: Video disc
Summary: After losing her husband during the Great Plague, Grace is unjustly accused of being a witch and placed in the custody of England's most ruthless witch-hunter, Judge Moorcroft. Forced to endure torture while steadfastly maintaining her innocence, Grace faces her own inner demons as the devil himself starts to work his way into her mind.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: RECKONIN
Format: Video disc
Summary: After losing her husband during the Great Plague, Grace is unjustly accused of being a witch and placed in the custody of England's most ruthless witch-hunter, Judge Moorcroft. Forced to endure torture while steadfastly maintaining her innocence, Grace faces her own inner demons as the devil himself starts to work his way into her mind.
The violent heart [DVD]
Author: Sanga, Kerem, film director. Blige, Mary J., actor. Adepo, Jovan, actor. Haas, Lukas, 1976- actor. Williams-Paisley, Kimberly, 1971- actor.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: DRAMA VIOLENT
Format: Video disc
Summary: Fifteen years after the murder of his older sister, Daniel finds himself falling for Cassie, a vivacious high school senior.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: DRAMA VIOLENT
Format: Video disc
Summary: Fifteen years after the murder of his older sister, Daniel finds himself falling for Cassie, a vivacious high school senior.
Rams [DVD]
Author: Sims, Jeremy Hartley, film director. Duncan, Jules, screenwriter. Neill, Sam, actor. Caton, Michael, 1943- actor. Richardson, Miranda, actor.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: COMEDY RAMS
Format: Video disc
Summary: Two estranged brothers, Colin and Les, are at war raising separate flocks of sheep both descended from the family's bloodline. When Les's prize ram is diagnosed with a rare and lethal illness, authorities order a purge of every sheep in the valley but Colin attempts to stealthily outwit the powers that be.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: COMEDY RAMS
Format: Video disc
Summary: Two estranged brothers, Colin and Les, are at war raising separate flocks of sheep both descended from the family's bloodline. When Les's prize ram is diagnosed with a rare and lethal illness, authorities order a purge of every sheep in the valley but Colin attempts to stealthily outwit the powers that be.
Crisis [DVD]
Author: Jarecki, Nicholas, 1979- film director, screenwriter. Oldman, Gary, actor. Hammer, Armie, 1986- actor. Lilly, Evangeline, 1979- actor. Kinnear, Greg, 1963- actor.
Published: 2021
Call Number: SUSPENSE CRISIS
Format: Video disc
Summary: Three stories about the world of opioids collide: a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son's involvement with narcotics, and a university professor battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing a new non-addictive painkiller to market.
Published: 2021
Call Number: SUSPENSE CRISIS
Format: Video disc
Summary: Three stories about the world of opioids collide: a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son's involvement with narcotics, and a university professor battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing a new non-addictive painkiller to market.
Monster Hunter [DVD]
Author: Anderson, Paul, 1965- film director, screenwriter, film producer. Bolt, Jeremy, film producer. Berardi, Dennis, film producer. Kulzer, Robert (Motion picture producer), film producer. Moszkowicz, Martin, film producer.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: HORRORMONSTER
Format: Video disc
Summary: Lieutenant Artemis and her loyal soldiers fight for survival against deadly enemies when they are transported to a new world. There is another world: a world of dangerous and powerful monsters that rule their domain with deadly ferocity. When an unexpected sandstorm transports Captain Artemis and her unit to a new world, the soldiers are shocked to discover that this hostile environment is home to enormous and terrifying monsters immune to their firepower. In their desperate battle for survival, the unit encounters the mysterious Hunter, whose unique skills allow him to stay one-step ahead of the powerful creatures.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: HORRORMONSTER
Format: Video disc
Summary: Lieutenant Artemis and her loyal soldiers fight for survival against deadly enemies when they are transported to a new world. There is another world: a world of dangerous and powerful monsters that rule their domain with deadly ferocity. When an unexpected sandstorm transports Captain Artemis and her unit to a new world, the soldiers are shocked to discover that this hostile environment is home to enormous and terrifying monsters immune to their firepower. In their desperate battle for survival, the unit encounters the mysterious Hunter, whose unique skills allow him to stay one-step ahead of the powerful creatures.
Wrong turn [DVD]
Author: Nelson, Mike P. (Film director), film director. McElroy, Alan, screenwriter. Kulzer, Robert (Motion picture producer), film producer. Harris, James, 1982- film producer. Vega, Charlotte, actor.
Published: 2021
Call Number: HORROR WRONG
Format: Video disc
Summary: Backwoods terror and nerve-jangling suspense meet when Jen and a group of friends set out to hike the Appalachian Trail. Despite warnings to stick to the trail, the hikers stray off course, and cross into land inhabited by The Foundation, a hidden community of mountain dwellers who use deadly means to protect their way of life. Suddenly under siege, Jen and her friends seem headed to the point of no return, unless Jen's father can reach them in time.
Published: 2021
Call Number: HORROR WRONG
Format: Video disc
Summary: Backwoods terror and nerve-jangling suspense meet when Jen and a group of friends set out to hike the Appalachian Trail. Despite warnings to stick to the trail, the hikers stray off course, and cross into land inhabited by The Foundation, a hidden community of mountain dwellers who use deadly means to protect their way of life. Suddenly under siege, Jen and her friends seem headed to the point of no return, unless Jen's father can reach them in time.
Barb & Star go to Vista del Mar [DVD]
Author: Greenbaum, Josh, 1979- film director. Lennertz, Christopher, composer (expresssion) Taylor, Dara, 1987- composer (expression) Welch, Steve, 1970- editor of moving image work. Oliver, Toby, director of photography.
Published: 2021
Call Number: COMEDY BARB
Format: Video disc
Summary: Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time ever, only to run afoul of a villain's evil plot!
Published: 2021
Call Number: COMEDY BARB
Format: Video disc
Summary: Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time ever, only to run afoul of a villain's evil plot!
Barb & Star go to Vista del Mar [Blu-ray]
Author: Greenbaum, Josh, 1979- film director. Lennertz, Christopher, composer (expresssion) Taylor, Dara, 1987- composer (expression) Welch, Steve, 1970- editor of moving image work. Oliver, Toby, director of photography.
Published: 2021
Call Number: BARB BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time ever, only to run afoul of a villain's evil plot!
Published: 2021
Call Number: BARB BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time ever, only to run afoul of a villain's evil plot!
Willy's Wonderland [DVD]
Author: Lewis, Kevin, film director. Parsons, G.O. , screenwriter. Émoi, composer. Newbert, David, cinematographer. Liebert, Ryan, film editor.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: HORROR WILLYS
Format: Video disc
Summary: A quiet loner finds himself stranded in a remote town when his car breaks down. Unable to pay for the repairs he needs, he agrees to spend the night cleaning Willy's Wonderland, an abandoned family fun center. But this wonderland has a dark secret that the "The Janitor" is about to discover. He soon finds himself trapped inside Willy's and locked in an epic battle with the possessed animatronic mascots that roam the halls. To survive, he must fight his way through each of them.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: HORROR WILLYS
Format: Video disc
Summary: A quiet loner finds himself stranded in a remote town when his car breaks down. Unable to pay for the repairs he needs, he agrees to spend the night cleaning Willy's Wonderland, an abandoned family fun center. But this wonderland has a dark secret that the "The Janitor" is about to discover. He soon finds himself trapped inside Willy's and locked in an epic battle with the possessed animatronic mascots that roam the halls. To survive, he must fight his way through each of them.
The mortuary collection [DVD]
Author: Spindell, Ryan, film director. Byon, Tristan, actor. Campbell, Eden, actor. Loyd, Hannah R., actor. Brown, Clancy, actor.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: MORTUARY
Format: Video disc
Summary: In the phantasmagorical town of Raven's End, nothing is as it seems. A misguided young girl takes refuge in a decrepit old mortuary. There she meets Montgomery Dark, an eccentric undertaker with more than a few skeletons in his closet. Montgomery chronicles the strange history of the town through a series of twisted tales, each more terrifying than the last, but the young girl's world is unhinged when she discovers that the final story is her own.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: MORTUARY
Format: Video disc
Summary: In the phantasmagorical town of Raven's End, nothing is as it seems. A misguided young girl takes refuge in a decrepit old mortuary. There she meets Montgomery Dark, an eccentric undertaker with more than a few skeletons in his closet. Montgomery chronicles the strange history of the town through a series of twisted tales, each more terrifying than the last, but the young girl's world is unhinged when she discovers that the final story is her own.
You [DVD]. Season 2.
Author: Badgley, Penn, 1986- actor. Weaver, Michele, actor. Catlett, Will, actor. Pedretti, Victoria, 1995- actor. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
Published: 2021 2019
Call Number: YOU SEASON 2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Bookstore clerk Joe transplants his tongue-in-cheek attitude regarding modern dating, social media and obsessive love from New York to Los Angeles in Season Two of the surprise hit series. In a new city with a new identity and object of desire, the aptly named Love, Joe, now known as Will, attempts to turn over a new leaf in a city that admires the young, the beautiful and the rich. But Will soon discovers that Love's life is even more complicated than his own, and the twists just keep on coming. From executive producers/writers Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble and based on Caroline Kepnes' best-selling novel of the same name, this psychological thriller takes you inside the mind of a brilliant twenty-something with an ominous flair for romance and murder.
Published: 2021 2019
Call Number: YOU SEASON 2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Bookstore clerk Joe transplants his tongue-in-cheek attitude regarding modern dating, social media and obsessive love from New York to Los Angeles in Season Two of the surprise hit series. In a new city with a new identity and object of desire, the aptly named Love, Joe, now known as Will, attempts to turn over a new leaf in a city that admires the young, the beautiful and the rich. But Will soon discovers that Love's life is even more complicated than his own, and the twists just keep on coming. From executive producers/writers Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble and based on Caroline Kepnes' best-selling novel of the same name, this psychological thriller takes you inside the mind of a brilliant twenty-something with an ominous flair for romance and murder.
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