Author: Kingsbury, Karen, author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: F KINGSBUR
Format: Books
Summary: "When eighteen-year-old Tommy Baxter declares he wants to be a police officer after graduation, his mother, Reagan, won't hear of it. She's still mourning the death of her own father on September 11 and she's determined to keep her son safe from danger and disaster. Tommy's father Luke arranges for his son to take part in a ride-along program with the Indianapolis Police Department. Meanwhile, Tommy is in love: Annalee Miller has been a family friend for years, and after prom Tommy is seriously thinking about asking her to marry him. When tests reveal she has cancer, Tommy is driven to learn more about the circumstances surrounding his birth - and the grandfather he never knew." --Publisher.
Author: Flagg, Fannie, author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: LP F FLAGG
Format: Large print
Summary: Taking a final visit to the ghost town where his mother Ruth's Whistle Stop Café made its famous fried green tomatoes, Bud Threadgoode discovers new friends and surprises about the community's women while triggering unexpected changes in his daughter's life.
Author: Archambeau, Shellye, author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: 650.1
Format: Books
Summary: "Full of empowering wisdom from one of high tech's first female African American CEOs, this inspiring leadership book for readers of Dare to Lead and Start with Why offers a blueprint for how to achieve your personal and professional goals, drawn from the author's own compelling story of how she weathered life's difficulties to build massive success"-- Archambeau recounts how she overcame the challenges she faced as an African American woman while climbing the ranks at IBM and subsequently in her roles as CEO. She details the risks she took and the strategies she engaged to steer her family, her career, and her company toward success. Ambition alone is not enough to achieve success, and Archambeau shares the practical strategies, tools, and concrete steps readers can employ right now. Each chapter lays out key takeaways and actions to increase the odds of achieving your personal and professional goals. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Bradley, Mark A. (Mark Andrew), 1956- author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: 364.1
Format: Books
Summary: "The shocking assassination of a major rival to UMWA president Tony Boyle catalyzed groundbreaking reform in the coal mining industry. In the early hours of New Year's Eve 1969, in the small soft-coal mining borough of Clarksville, Pennsylvania, longtime trade union insider Joseph "Jock" Yablonski and his wife and daughter were brutally murdered in their old stone farmhouse. Seven months earlier, Yablonski had announced his campaign to oust the corrupt president of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), Tony Boyle. Boyle had long embezzled UMWA funds, silenced intra-union dissent, and served the interests of Big Coal companies. He was enraged about his opponent's bid to take over. An extraordinary portrait of one of the nation's major unions on the brink of historical change, Blood Runs Coal comes at a time of resurgent labor movements in the United States and the current administration's attempts to bolster the fossil fuel industry. Brilliantly researched and compellingly written, it sheds light on the far-reaching effects of industrial and socioeconomic change that unfold across America to this day"--
Author: Wright, N. T. (Nicholas Thomas), author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: 248.4
Format: Books
Summary: A follow-up to "Simply Christian" draws on the Gospel of John to explain the potential of such Christian tenets as justice, freedom, and truth to address the imbalances of today's world. N. T. Wright argues that every world view must explain seven "signposts," indicators inherent to humanity: Justice, Spirituality, Relationships, Beauty, Freedom, Truth, and Power. If we do not live up to these ideals, our societies and individual lives become unbalanced, creating anger and frustration--negative emotions that divide us from ourselves and from God, he contends. Using the Gospel of John as his source, Wright shows how Christianity defines each signpost and illuminates why we so often see them as being "broken" and unattainable. Drawing on the wisdom of the Gospels, Wright explains why these signposts are fractured and damaged and how Christianity provides the vision, guidance, and hope for making them whole once again, ultimately healing ourselves and our world.
Author: Evanovich, Janet, author. Container of (work) : Evanovich, Janet. Four to score. Container of (work) : Evanovich, Janet. High five.
Published: 2020
Call Number: PB EVANOVIC
Format: Books
Summary: FOUR TO SCORE: "New Jersey's favorite pistol-packing, condom-carrying bounty hunter is on the trail of a revenge-seeking waitress who's skipped bail. With the help of 73-year-old Grandma Mazur, ex-hooker Lula, drag performer Sally Sweet, and the all-too-hospitable, all-too-sexy Joe Morelli, Stephanie encounters more mishaps than there are exits on the Jersey Turnpike. From murders to firebombs to her arch-rival chasing after the same fugitive, Stephanie better watch her back big-time if she wants to live to crack this case..." -- HIGH FIVE: "Out of bail skippers and rent money, Stephanie Plum throws caution to the wind and follows in the entrepreneurial bootsteps of Ranger, engaging in morally correct and marginally legal enterprises. She has other things on her mind, too. Her mother wants her to find Uncle Fred who's missing after arguing with his garbage company; homicidal rapist Benito Ramirez is back, quoting scripture and stalking Stephanie; vice cop Joe Morelli has a box of condoms with Stephanie's name on it; and Stephanie's afraid Ranger has his finger on her trigger..." --
Author: Cooper, Arshay, author.
Published: 2020 2015
Call Number: 797.12
Format: Books
Summary: "Now a documentary narrated by Common, produced by Grant Hill, Dwyane Wade, and 9th Wonder, from filmmaker Mary Mazzio The moving true story of a group of young men growing up on Chicago's West side who form the first all-black high school rowing team in the nation, and in doing so not only transform a sport, but their lives. Growing up on Chicago's Westside in the 90's, Arshay Cooper knows the harder side of life. The street corners are full of gangs, the hallways of his apartment complex are haunted by junkies he calls "zombies" with strung out arms, clutching at him as he passes by. His mother is a recovering addict, and his three siblings all sleep in a one room apartment, a small infantry against the war zone on the street below. Arshay keeps to himself, preferring to write poetry about the girl he has a crush on, and spends his school days in the home-ec kitchen dreaming of becoming a chef. And then one day as he's walking out of school he notices a boat in the school lunchroom, and a poster that reads "Join the Crew Team". Having no idea what the sport of crew is, Arshay decides to take a chance. This decision to join is one that will forever change his life, and those of his fellow teammates. As Arshay and his teammates begin to come together to learn how to row--many never having been in water before--the sport takes them from the mean streets of Chicago, to the hallowed halls of the Ivy League. But Arshay and his teammates face adversity at every turn, from racism, gang violence, and a sport that has never seen anyone like them before. A Most Beautiful Thing is the inspiring true story about the most unlikely band of brothers that form a family, and forever change a sport and their lives for the better"--
Author: Maltman, Thomas James, 1971- author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: F MALTMAN
Format: Books
Summary: "Recovering from a terrible auto accident just before the turn of the millennium, college dropout and hobbyist computer-game programmer Lucien Swenson becomes the caretaker of a house in northern Minnesota. Lucien sets out to find a missing woman he had been having an affair with, who vanished along with money stolen from the bank where they had worked together. His search will take him to Rose of Sharon, a white supremacist church deep in the wilderness, where a cabal of outcasts wait for the end of the world at a place they call The Land. Lucien is visited at the house by wolves and a mysterious guest, who may not be who she claims, as well as a vast flock of violent ravens out of an apocalyptic vision. At once a mystery and spiritual noir, The Land explores the dark side of belief, the uniquely American obsession with end times and racial identity, and the sacrifices we make for those we love."--
Author: Lonely Planet Publications (Firm), editor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: 910.2
Format: Books
Summary: A follow-up to Lonely Planet's Ultimate Travel incorporates new rankings and updated entries for 150 additional experiences and adventures for today's visitors and armchair adventurers, from Rio's Museum of Tomorrow to New Orleans' French Quarter. The second edition of Lonely Planet's bestseller presents an all-new ranking of the greatest places to visit on Earth, reflecting the travel tastes and trends of today's world. Decided by our global family of writers, editors and industry experts, and packed with insightful commentary, awe-inspiring photos and over 200 new entries, this is a must-have coffee table book for explorers and armchair travelers. With experiences ranging from hiking among the vast granite pillars of South America's mesmerizing Torres del Paine to snaking your way through the desert to the treasured ancient city of Petra, this anticipated book covers everything from UNESCO World Heritage Sites to azure bays and white-sand beaches by way of iconic cities. With 500 entries, 320 pages and an all-new ranking system, this is the definitive wish-list for the best places to visit on the planet.
Author: Gilbert, Noelle, author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: 616.8526
Format: Books
Summary: "After battling for over twenty years with bulimia, Noelle Gilbert has overcome the mental and physical struggle caused by living with an eating disorder. She is now able to devote her time to a life of freedom and enjoyment with her children. In Dying to Be Thin, Noelle offers those struggling with bulimia the unconventional strategies that will help them regain power and strength over bulimia. Dying to Be Thin reveals: Raw accounts of the mental and physical bondage one lives with daily due to bulimia ; Why conventional treatments may not have worked ; Strategies to stop the binge/purge cycle ; Methods to heal the entire body in order to free up mental space ; How to recognize power and strength in overcoming bulimia"--Back cover.
Author: Carlson, Melody, author.
Published: 2019 2016
Call Number: LP F CARLSON
Format: Large print
Summary: "December 7, 1941, San Francisco is on high alert following the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Mulligan family is grappling with the news that Peter, beloved son and brother, is among the missing. Each of the Mulligan sisters strives to find her place and love in the rapidly changing world in the early days of World War II"--
Author: Bruder, Jessica author.
Published: 2017
Call Number: 331.3
Format: Books
Summary: "From the beet fields of North Dakota to the National Forest campgrounds of California to Amazon's CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely of transient older Americans. Finding that social security comes up short, often underwater on mortgages, these invisible casualties of the Great Recession have taken to the road by the tens of thousands in late-model RVs, travel trailers, and vans, forming a growing community of nomads: migrant laborers who call themselves "workampers." In a secondhand vehicle she christens "Van Halen," Jessica Bruder hits the road to get to know her subjects more intimately. Accompanying her irrepressible protagonist, Linda May, and others, from campground toilet cleaning to warehouse product scanning to desert reunions, then moving on to the dangerous work of beet harvesting, Bruder tells a compelling, eye-opening tale of the dark underbelly of the American economy--one that foreshadows the precarious future that may await many more of us. At the same time, she celebrates the exceptional resilience and creativity of these quintessential Americans who have given up ordinary rootedness to survive. Like Linda May, who dreams of finding land on which to build her own sustainable "Earthship" home, they have not given up hope."--Jacket flap. Employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely of transient older Americans. Finding that social security comes up short, often underwater on mortgages, these invisible casualties of the Great Recession have taken to the road by the tens of thousands in late-model RVs, travel trailers, and vans, forming a growing community of nomads: migrant laborers who call themselves "workampers." Bruder hits the road to get to know her subjects, accompanying them from job to job in the dark underbelly of the American economy, while celebrating their resilience and creativity.
Author: Pollock, Donald Ray, 1954- author.
Published: 2012 2011
Call Number: F POLLOCK
Format: Books
Summary: "In the backwoods of Ohio, Willard Russell's wife is at death's door, no matter how much he drinks, prays, or sacrifices animals at his "prayer log." Meanwhile, his son Arvin is growing up, form a kid bullied at school into a man who knows when to take action. Around them swirl a nefarious cast of characters--a demented team of serial killers, a spider-eating preacher, and a corrupt local sheriff--all braided into a riveting narrative of the grittiest American grain."--Publisher description.
“Serpentine” — which features, once again, the unquenchably curious Lyra — juxtaposes light and dark, innocence and experience.
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Heat source or zombie blocker, imagining how books might serve us well in the apocalypse
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