Zonked on Vicodin in the Corner Office
Jay McInerney on two new accounts of drug addiction in the white-collar world.
When All the World’s at War, Only Theater Feels Real
Daniel Kehlmann’s “Tyll” follows an impish entertainer and his merry crew as they navigate the havoc of Europe during the Thirty Years’ War.
The Future Is Here, and Uncomfortably Close to Home
In “The Resisters,” Gish Jen’s novel of dystopian America, the have-nots are unemployed and forced to eat food that will kill them. But it’s not all doom and gloom.
Giving Voice to the Victims of Growth
Carolyn Chute’s “The Recipe for Revolution” is a sprawling tale of impoverished outsiders, rural cults, militia groups and teenage activists.
Their Parents Were Holocaust Survivors. That Wasn’t Their Only Secret.
Helen Fremont’s second memoir, “The Escape Artist,” builds on the traumatic discoveries of her first, “After Long Silence.”
A Rich, Old-Fashioned Spy Thriller Set in Elizabethan England
In “The King at the Edge of the World,” by Arthur Phillips, a Muslim physician becomes a pawn in a game of international political chess.
If Your Brother Committed a Terrorist Act, Would You Forgive Him?
The heroine of S.M. Hulse’s second novel, “Eden Mine,” reckons with extremism in her family.
Highways Through Hell
“Overground Railroad,” by Candacy Taylor, and “Driving While Black,” by Gretchen Sorin, chronicle the dangers for black Americans on the road during Jim Crow, and the travel guides that assisted them.
Meet ‘the Pablo Escobar of the Falcon Egg Trade’
In his new book, “The Falcon Thief,” Joshua Hammer exposes the world’s most notorious wild-bird trafficker.
Strangers’ Things: A Journalist Finds Grace in Other People’s Stories
After he suffered a health crisis, Jeff Sharlet began talking to and photographing the people he met. “This Brilliant Darkness” is the poignant record of those encounters.
Sexism and Genius Collide ‘In the Land of Men’
Adrienne Miller’s memoir chronicles her tenure as fiction editor of Esquire in the 1990s and her rocky relationship with David Foster Wallace, the era’s iconic novelist.
A Love Letter to Old-Fashioned Department Stores
The romantic adventures of salesladies in 1950s Sydney come alive in Madeleine St. John’s gentle comedy of manners, “The Women in Black.”
Teen Movie Night: Isn't It Romantic?
Open to teens. Registration requested. Celebrate the month of love with a feel-good rom-com. Rated PG-13. Pizza provided. Please advise staff of any food allergies. Sponsored by the Atlantic County Library Foundation.
A beautiful day in the neighborhood [DVD]
Author: Heller, Marielle, film director. Hanks, Tom, actor. Lahti, Christine, actor. Makkena, Wendy, actor. Rhys, Matthew, 1974- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: BEAUTIFU
Format: Video disc
Summary: Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about kindness, love, and forgiveness from America?s most beloved neighbor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: BEAUTIFU
Format: Video disc
Summary: Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about kindness, love, and forgiveness from America?s most beloved neighbor.
My life is murder [DVD]. Season 1
Author: Purcell, Leah, 1970- television director. King, Mat, 1975- television director. O'Shaughnessy, Jovita, television director. Lucas, Ben C., television director. Ford, Matt, screenwriter.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: MY SEASON 1 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: A contemporary Australian detective drama about retired cop Alexa Crowe. With her old boss regularly asking for her insight on cold cases and a young police data-analyst eager to be mentored, whether Alexa wants to or not, Alexa can't seem to stop solving crime.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: MY SEASON 1 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: A contemporary Australian detective drama about retired cop Alexa Crowe. With her old boss regularly asking for her insight on cold cases and a young police data-analyst eager to be mentored, whether Alexa wants to or not, Alexa can't seem to stop solving crime.
The Addams family [DVD]
Author: Tiernan, Greg, film director. Vernon, Conrad, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Lieberman, Matt, 1972- screenwriter. Rivinoja, Erica, screenwriter. Berman, Gail, 1956- film producer.
Published: 2020
Call Number: ADDAMS
Format: Video disc
Summary: The eccentrically macabre family moves to a bland suburb where Wednesday Addams' friendship with the daughter of a hostile and conformist local reality show host exacerbates conflict between the families.
Published: 2020
Call Number: ADDAMS
Format: Video disc
Summary: The eccentrically macabre family moves to a bland suburb where Wednesday Addams' friendship with the daughter of a hostile and conformist local reality show host exacerbates conflict between the families.
Harriet [DVD]
Author: Lemmons, Kasi, film director. Nettles, Jennifer, actor. Alwyn, Joe, actor. Erivo, Cynthia, 1987- actor. Monáe, Janelle, actor.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: HARRIET
Format: Video disc
Summary: Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, the movie tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America?s greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: HARRIET
Format: Video disc
Summary: Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, the movie tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America?s greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
Last Christmas [DVD]
Author: Feig, Paul, film director. Thompson, Emma, actor, screenwriter. Kimmings, Bryony, 1981- screenwriter. Clarke, Emilia, 1986- actor. Golding, Henry, 1987- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: LAST
Format: Video disc
Summary: A young woman, who has been continuously unlucky, accepts a job as a department store elf during the holidays. When Kate meets Tom on the job, her life takes a turn.
Published: 2020
Call Number: LAST
Format: Video disc
Summary: A young woman, who has been continuously unlucky, accepts a job as a department store elf during the holidays. When Kate meets Tom on the job, her life takes a turn.
Terminator [DVD]. Dark fate
Author: Miller, Tim, 1964- film director. Cameron, James, 1954- screenwriter. Eglee, Charles H., screenwriter. Davis, Mackenzie, actor. Hamilton, Linda, 1956- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: TERMINAT
Format: Video disc
Summary: More than two decades have passed since Sarah Connor prevented Judgment Day, and re-wrote the fate of the human race. Dani Ramos is living a simple life with her brother and father when a deadly new Terminator, a Rev-9, travels back through time to kill her. In order to survive, she joins forces with Grace, an enhanced super-soldier from the future, and a battle-hardened Sarah Connor. As the Rev-9 destroys everything in its path, the three are led to a T-800 from Sarah's past as their last hope.
Published: 2020
Call Number: TERMINAT
Format: Video disc
Summary: More than two decades have passed since Sarah Connor prevented Judgment Day, and re-wrote the fate of the human race. Dani Ramos is living a simple life with her brother and father when a deadly new Terminator, a Rev-9, travels back through time to kill her. In order to survive, she joins forces with Grace, an enhanced super-soldier from the future, and a battle-hardened Sarah Connor. As the Rev-9 destroys everything in its path, the three are led to a T-800 from Sarah's past as their last hope.
Terminator [Blu-ray]. Dark fate
Author: Miller, Tim, 1964- film director. Eglee, Charles H., screenwriter. Cameron, James, 1954- film producer. Davis, Mackenzie, actor. Hamilton, Linda, 1956- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: TERMINAT BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: More than two decades have passed since Sarah Connor prevented Judgment Day, and re-wrote the fate of the human race. Dani Ramos is living a simple life with her brother and father when a deadly new Terminator, a Rev-9, travels back through time to kill her. In order to survive, she joins forces with Grace, an enhanced super-soldier from the future, and a battle-hardened Sarah Connor. As the Rev-9 destroys everything in its path, the three are led to a T-800 from Sarah?s past as their last hope.
Published: 2020
Call Number: TERMINAT BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: More than two decades have passed since Sarah Connor prevented Judgment Day, and re-wrote the fate of the human race. Dani Ramos is living a simple life with her brother and father when a deadly new Terminator, a Rev-9, travels back through time to kill her. In order to survive, she joins forces with Grace, an enhanced super-soldier from the future, and a battle-hardened Sarah Connor. As the Rev-9 destroys everything in its path, the three are led to a T-800 from Sarah?s past as their last hope.
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