Author: Lambdin, Dewey, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: F LAMBDIN
Format: Books
Summary: "Lewrie loses his ship and his command when he receives news that Vigilance must return to England to be decommissioned and turned over to the dockyards for a complete refit. Lewrie is grounded, put on half-pay, and his crew disperses to look for new positions. It's late Autumn, and being ashore is heavenly, after a time. Lewrie spends time with his wife Jessica, helps his son Hugh find a new ship, and happily marries off Charlotte. Life onshore is quiet until Lewrie finds himself once again in the headlines of the city papers after discovering a dognapping gang and uncovering stolen Bisquits and Rembrants. The headlines should be positive, but soon the tides turn against Lewrie once again. There's never a dull moment for Lewrie."--Provided by publisher.
Author: Davids, Patricia, author.
Published: 2018 2017
Call Number: LP F DAVIDS
Format: Large print
Summary: Beau Fannie Erb isn't looking for a husband--especially if she has to leave her beloved horses to go find one. What she needs is a way to assure her parents she's not hopeless when it comes to love. Family friend Noah Bowman might just be her solution. A fake relationship will free them both from unwanted matchmaking plans. How could Fannie predict that pretending to date the handsome, teasing boy next door would awaken genuine emotions? By summer's end they'll be free to part, but Fannie's growing feelings are transforming her neighbor into the only man who might ever rein in her adventurous heart. this is part of "The Amish Bachelors" series."--
Author: Lambdin, Dewey, author.
Published: 2018
Call Number: F LAMBDIN
Format: Books
Summary: "Three mismatched troop transports, lots of 29-foot barges, and an under-strength regiment of foot--a waste of Royal Navy money, a doomed experiment, or a new way to bedevil Napoleon's army in Italy? Either way, it's Capt. Sir Alan Lewrie's idea, and it seems to be working, with successful raids all along the coast of Calabria. But it depends on timely information, and Lewrie must trust Don Julio Caesare, a lord of a Sicilian criminal underworld, and his minions, or the amateur efforts of a disorganized network of Calabrian partisans always in need of British arms and King George III's money. When at last the fourth transport arrives with reinforcement troops, what seems to be a blessing could turn out to be the ruin of the whole thing! Lewrie has been too successful in his career at sea and he's made bitter, jealous enemies with powerful patrons out to crush him and his novel squadron, no matter if it's succeeding. And there are doings back in England that Lewrie would prefer to deal with but can't. Lewrie has always been lucky, always finding a way to prevail--but can he this time? And if he is to be betrayed, who will do it?"--Book jacket flap.
Author: White, Kate, 1950- author.
Published: 2017
Call Number: LP F WHITE
Format: Books
Summary: A successful self-help author, recovering from a devastating car accident, finds her life spiraling dangerously out of control in the face of a caterer's murder and her husband's ominous secrets. Bryn Harper, an accomplished self-help author, is still recovering from a devastating car accident that has left her haunted by recurring, smoke-filled nightmares. She can't shake the feeling her dreams contain a warning. Her husband Guy couldn't be more supportive-- at first. After they move into a new houser, disturbing incidents occur and Guy grows evasive, secretive. When a woman hired to cater their dinner party is brutally murdered, Bryn must find the answers to protect her own life-- and her nightmares may in fact hold the key. -- adapted from back cover.
Author: Tamani, Liara, author.
Published: 2017
Call Number: Y TAMANI
Format: Books
Summary: "Taja Brown, growing up in a conservative and tightly knit African American family, battles family expectations to discover a sense of self and find her unique voice and purpose"--
Author: Balogh, Mary, author.
Published: 2017
Call Number: PB BALOGH
Format: Books
Summary: A very practical marriage makes Alexander Westcott question his heart in the latest Regency romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Someone to Hold. When Alexander Westcott becomes the new Earl of Riverdale, he inherits a title he never wanted and a failing country estate he can't afford. But he fully intends to do everything in his power to undo years of neglect and give the people who depend on him a better life... A recluse for more than twenty years, Wren Heyden wants one thing out of life: marriage. With her vast fortune, she sets her sights on buying a husband. But when she makes the desperate - and oh-so-dashing-earl - a startlingly unexpected proposal, Alex will only agree to a proper courtship, hoping for at least friendship and respect to develop between them. He is totally unprepared for the desire that overwhelms him when Wren finally lifts the veils that hide the secrets of her past...
Author: Paul, Gill, 1960-
Published: 2016
Call Number: PB PAUL
Format: Books
Summary: A Russian grand duchess and an English journalist. Linked by one of the world's greatest mysteries. Love. Guilt. Heartbreak. 1914 Russia is on the brink of collapse, and the Romanov family faces a terrifyingly uncertain future. Grand Duchess Tatiana has fallen in love with cavalry officer Dmitri, but events take a catastrophic turn, placing their romance and their lives in danger. 2016 Kitty Fisher escapes to her great-grandfather's remote cabin in America, after a devastating revelation makes her flee London. There, on the shores of Lake Akanabee, she discovers the spectacular jewelled pendant that will lead her to a long-buried family secret.
Author: Volandes, Angelo E., 1971- author.
Published: 2016 2015
Call Number: 616.029
Format: Large print
Summary: "There is an unspoken dark side of American medicine: keeping patients alive at all costs. Two thirds of Americans die in healthcare institutions tethered to machines and tubes, even though research indicates that most prefer to die at home in comfort, surrounded by loved ones. The question 'How do you want to live?' must be posed to the seriously ill because they deserve to choose. If doctors explain options--including the choice to forego countless medical interventions that are often of little benefit--then patients can tell doctors how they wish to spend the remainder of their lives"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Vande Velde, Vivian.
Published: 2012
Call Number: Y VANDEVEL
Format: Books
Summary: Fourteen-year-old Grace must find a way to get her older sister out of a princess-filled virtual reality RPG (role playing game)--before it is too late.
Author: Westerfeld, Scott. Thompson, Keith, 1982- ill.
Published: 2011
Call Number: Y WESTERFE
Format: Books
Summary: Alek and Deryn encounter obstacles on the last leg of their round-the-world quest to end World War I, reclaim Alek's throne as prince of Austria, and finally fall in love.
Author: Pasricha, Neil.
Published: 2011
Call Number: 818.602
Format: Books
Summary: Describes all the little things that make the holidays great, from successfully regifting a present to someone who wants it to knowing that Kwanzaa is worth more Scrabble points than Hanukkah or Christmas.
Author: Alexander, Michelle author.
Published: 2010
Call Number: 364.973
Format: Books
Author: Ward, Rachel, 1964- author.
Published: 2010
Call Number: Y WARD
Format: Books
Summary: Fifteen-year-old Jem knows when she looks at someone the exact date they will die, so she avoids relationships and tries to keep out of the way, but when she meets a boy named Spider and they plan a day out together, they become more involved than either of them had planned.
Author: Steele, Shelby, author.
Published: 2007 2006
Call Number: 305.896
Format: Books
Summary: "In 1955 the murderers of Emmett Till, a black Mississippi youth, were acquitted of their crime, undoubtedly because they were white. Forty years later, O.J. Simpson, who many thought would be charged with murder by virtue of the DNA evidence against him, went free after his attorney portrayed him as a victim of racism. Clearly, a sea change had taken place in American culture, but how had it happened? In this work, distinguished race relations scholar Shelby Steele argues that the age of white supremacy has given way to an age of white guilt - and neither has been good for African Americans." "Through his analysis and recollections of the last half century of American race relations, Steele calls for a new culture of personal responsibility, a commitment to principles that can fill the moral void created by white guilt. White leaders must stop using minorities as a means to establish their moral authority - and black leaders must stop indulging them. As White Guilt concludes, the alternative is a dangerous ethical relativism that extends beyond race relations into all parts of American life."--Jacket.
Author: Barry, Dave, author.
Published: 1992
Call Number: 818.54
Format: Books
Summary: Dave Barry presents humorous commentaries on Japanese culture, dining, sport, and industry.
Author: Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972.
Published: 1969
Call Number: 335.43
Format: Books
Summary: From the Blurb: This authoritative book presents the distillation of J. Edgar Hoover's views on communism in America as he has studied it for fifty years. In a long introductory essay he appraises the Party's "new look" as well as the pressing issues of the moment-including the role of the New Left, the civil rights movement and black nationalism-and evaluates the menace of communism today. Since 1919, when he studied the earliest documents of communism to prepare legal briefs for the Attorney General, Mr. Hoover has followed closely the progress of the Party in this country. The main body of this book is a compilation of selected quotations taken from Mr. Hoover's writings and speeches over the years on this vital subject. These quotations have been arranged by subject, such as Communism and Religion, Front Groups, Communism and Youth, Espionage, Agitation Tactics, and Communist Party, USA-twenty-four topics in all-and demonstrate clearly and importantly the ramifications of this twentieth-century conspiracy.
A.O. Scott talks about Jones’s work and the American experience, and Eric Jay Dolin discusses “A Furious Sky.”
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Roger Moorhouse’s “Poland 1939” looks back at the very beginning of World War II to understand what happened and what might have happened.
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