Author: Kawakami, Hiromi, 1958- author. Goossen, Ted, translator. Published: 2023 Call Number: F KAWAKAMI Format: Books Summary: "Stories from a Japanese master of transformative fiction, where reality, myth, and human foibles meet shifting dimensions of gender, biology, and destiny. An otherworldly collection of eight stories, each a masterpiece of transformation, infused with humour, sex, and the universal search for love and beauty - in a world where the laws of time and space, and even species boundaries, don't apply. Meet a shape-shifting con man, a goddess who uses sex to control her followers, an elderly man possessed by a fox spirit, a woman who falls in love with her 400-year-old ancestor, a kitchen god with three faces in a weasel-infested apartment block, moles who provide underground sanctuary for humans who have lost the will to live, a man nurtured through life by his seven extraordinary sisters, and a woman who is handed from husband to husband until she is finally able to return to the sea."--Publisher.
Author: Flock, Elizabeth (Journalist), author. Published: 2023 Call Number: 305.4842 Format: Books Summary: "In The Furies, Elizabeth Flock examines how three real-life women have used violence to fight back, and how views of women who defend their lives are often distorted by their depictions in media and pop culture. These three immersive narratives follow Brittany Smith, a young woman from Stevenson, Alabama, who killed a man she said raped her but was denied the protection of the Stand-Your-Ground law; Angoori Dahariya, leader of a gang in Uttar Pradesh, India, dedicated to avenging victims of domestic abuse; and Cicek Mustafa Zibo, a fighter in a thousands-strong all-female militia that battled ISIS in Syria. Each woman chose to use lethal force to gain power, safety, and freedom when the institutions meant to protect them--government, police, courts--utterly failed to do so. Each woman has been criticized for their actions by those who believe that violence is never the answer..." --
Author: Foxfield, Kathryn, author. Published: 2023 Call Number: Y FOXFIELD Format: Books Summary: Seveneen-year-old social media influencer Anton starts a livestreamed and high-stakes game of Tag to find a new assistant, but four contestants have ulterior motives.
Author: McCarthy, Wil, author. Published: 2023 Call Number: PB MCCARTHY Format: Books Summary: "Homicide detective Raimy Vaught is a losing contestant in the biggest reality show ever: the colonization of Mars. Brother Michael is a Benedictine monk who just wants to help the future happen. Andrei Bykhovski is an asteroid miner desperately escaping indentured servitude. Bridget Tobin is a hydroponic farmer studying the greenhouses of Luna. But when a fellow Mars contestant drops dead at a Lunar monastery, these four souls will find themselves on a collision course with forces far beyond the control of trillionaires or nation states. As labor disputes erupt across cislunar space, the actions of individual people will determine whose future will prevail . . . and whose will perish"--
Author: Fluke, Joanne, 1943- author. Published: 2023 Call Number: LP F FLUKE Format: Large print Summary: "The Tri-County Summer Solstice Celebration has come to town, and Hannah attracts fans serving lip-smacking pink lemonade desserts. But the mood sours when a body turns up. A retired MLB player has met a terrifying end and--and the list of suspects could fill a small stadium. Among them could soon be Delores, Hannah's mother, who publicly held a grunge against the victim after he infamously dunked her in the tank at a previous county fair. Now, with her mother's innocence on the line, Hannah can't afford to strike out as she begins a dangerous investigation into the ruthless killer who's truly in a league of their own"--
Author: Zimmerman, Bradlyn, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: 684.104 ZIMMERMA Format: Books Summary: A unique addition to any space, live edge river tables combine artistic elegance with everyday functionality, and this beginner-friendly guide will show you everything you need to know to accomplish these stunning pieces yourself. Featuring detailed overviews and tutorials for every step of the process from start to finish, you'll learn how select the wood, prepare the slab, prepare and pour the epoxy resin, trim and sand the table, and so much more to equip yourself with all the skills and knowledge you need to make your own river or waterfall table!
Author: Nurkse, D., 1949- author. Published: 2022 Call Number: 811.54 NURKSE Format: Books Summary: "The selected poems of an essential American poet, who has cast a clear eye on our politics, our places, and our heart's hidden stories over eleven books and thirty-five years. D. Nurkse's immigrant parents met on a boat out of Europe in 1940; he was a child of the generation whose anxieties were forged in the shadow of Hiroshima and the aftermath of WWII. His poems extend that child's dignified ignorance into an open encounter with the cataclysms of the latter twentieth century and with family structures. Whispers of the old country of Estonia provide the backdrop for the boy's baseballs, thrown in the fading twilight of the 1950s ("Secretly, I was proudest of my skill / at standing alone in the darkness"). The young man explores sexual passion and the arrival of a child in a young marriage ("We showed her daylight in our cupped hands"), while the mature poet writes of loneliness and community in our cities ("but on the streets / there was no one"), and the urgent need for us to keep expressing our will as citizens. Throughout this matchless career, Nurkse has crafted visceral lines that celebrate the fragility of what simply exists--birdsong, moonrise, illness, water towers--and the complexity of human perception, our stumble forward through it toward understanding"--
Author: Chittka, Lars, 1963- author. Published: 2022 Call Number: 595.799 CHITTKA Format: Books Summary: "A rich and surprising exploration of the intelligence of bees. Most of us are aware of the hive mind--the power of bees as an amazing collective. But do we know how uniquely intelligent bees are as individuals? In The Mind of a Bee, Lars Chittka draws from decades of research, including his own pioneering work, to argue that bees have remarkable cognitive abilities. He shows that they are profoundly smart, have distinct personalities, can recognize flowers and human faces, exhibit basic emotions, count, use simple tools, solve problems, and learn by observing others. They may even possess consciousness. Taking readers deep into the sensory world of bees, Chittka illustrates how bee brains are unparalleled in the animal kingdom in terms of how much sophisticated material is packed into their tiny nervous systems. He looks at their innate behaviors and the ways their evolution as foragers may have contributed to their keen spatial memory. Chittka also examines the psychological differences between bees and the ethical dilemmas that arise in conservation and laboratory settings because bees feel and think. Throughout, he touches on the fascinating history behind the study of bee behavior. Exploring an insect whose sensory experiences rival those of humans, The Mind of a Bee reveals the singular abilities of some of the world's most incredible creatures."--
Author: Battistin, Jennie Marie, author. Owen, Clare (Clare Louise), illustrator. Published: 2022 2019 Call Number: 158.13 Format: Books Summary: "Start feeling better with mindfulness, the practice of being fully present and cultivating calm, one moment at a time. Simple and effective exercises--that fit perfectly into your daily routine--make it easy to keep yourself in the here and now, tackle challenges one at a time, and make the most of every minute" -- From back cover.
Author: Melville, Herman, 1819-1891, author. Published: 2021 1846 Call Number: CL MELVILLE Format: Books Summary: Typee (1846) is a work of travel literature by American writer Herman Melville. Its publication was an instant success in both London and New York, earning Melville a reputation as one of America’s most promising young authors. Although he claimed to base the entirety of the book on his own experiences as a sailor, it is now believed that the book incorporates aspects of Melville’s life with scenes inspired by imagination and other works of travel literature. Despite the success of Typee and subsequent works, Melville’s reputation foundered until it was reappraised in the 1920s, when scholars recognized his status as one of nineteenth century America’s finest writers.
Author: Jones, Katina Z., author. Published: 2020 Call Number: 133.3337 Format: Books Summary: "Harness the ancient healing power of feng shui! Declutter your life, identify your qi, and reclaim your space with a brand-new perspective. Just by simply choosing specific colors and positioning your furniture in various places, you can take control of your space and your life. Feng shui is an ancient science involving the art of placement that can bring clarity to your life by showing you how to declutter your space and find the right energy flow that works to create a soothing environment and bring you joy. In The Little Book of Feng Shui, you can learn the basics of this practice, along with its history and how to balance and harmonize with the energies in any given space-in your home, workplace, or outdoor area. This beautiful and insightful book promotes healing through the choices you make for the spaces you inhabit and helps you learn how to heal yourself and live a happy, balanced life"--
Author: Deace, Steve, author. Published: 2017 Call Number: F DEACE Format: Books Summary: Who has co-opted the American Dream? It may not be who you think.... and he's been manipulating us for centuries. Lord Nefarious reveals his Master's plan to destroy America. He presents historical facts that prove the conspiracy has been in place for centuries... and is coming to completion....
Author: Pittman, Raynesha, author. Published: 2016 Call Number: PB UF PITTMAN Format: Books Summary: Upon his release from prison, Demarcus gets caught up in selling heroin, and finds himself on the losing side of a Memphis drug war.
Author: Harrington, Joel F. (Joel Francis) Published: 2014 2013 Call Number: 364.6609 Format: Books Summary: "The extraordinary story of a Renaissance-era executioner and his world, based on a rare and overlooked journal In the late 1500s a Nuremberg man named Frantz Schmidt began to do something utterly remarkable for his era: he started keeping a journal. But what makes Schmidt even more compelling to us is his day job. For forty-five years, Schmidt was an efficient and prolific public executioner, employed by the state to extract confessions and put convicted criminals to death. In his years of service, he executed 361 people and tortured, flogged, or disfigured hundreds more. Is it possible that a man who practiced such cruelty could also be insightful, compassionate, humane--even progressive? In his groundbreaking book, the historian Joel F. Harrington looks for the answer in Schmidt's journal, whose immense significance has been ignored until now. Harrington uncovers details of Schmidt's medical practice, his marriage to a woman ten years older than him, his efforts at penal reform, his almost touching obsession with social status, and most of all his conflicted relationship with his own craft and the growing sense that it could not be squared with his faith. A biography of an ordinary man struggling for his soul, The Faithful Executioner is also an unparalleled portrait of Europe on the cusp of modernity, yet riven by conflict and encumbered by paranoia, superstition, and abuses of power. In his intimate portrait of a Nuremberg executioner, Harrington also sheds light on our own fraught historical moment"-- "A work of nonfiction that explores the thoughts and experiences of one early modern executioner, Nuremberg's Frantz Schmidt (1555-1634), through his own words - a rare personal journal, in which he recorded and described all the executions and corporal punishments he administered between 1573 and his retirement in 1617"--
Author: Palmer, Willard A., author. Manus, Morton, author. Published: 2011 2008 Call Number: 786.2193 PALMER Format: Books Summary: Continuing the incredible popularity of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course, this new book adapts the same friendly and informative style for adults who wish to teach themselves. With the study guide pages that have been added to introduce the music, it's almost like having a piano teacher beside you as you learn the skills needed to perform popular and familiar music. There are also five bonus pieces: At Last * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * Laura * Over the Rainbow * Singin' in the Rain. Online access included to accompanying media with unique code.
Author: Harris, E. Lynn author. Johnson, R. M. (Rodney Marcus) Published: 2011 Call Number: SPC F HARRIS Format: Books Summary: Follows the experiences of a gay social climber and his career criminal brother, who reunite thirty years after being separated as children.
Author: Harris, E. Lynn, author. Published: 2002 Call Number: SPC F HARRIS Format: Books Summary: Magazine editor Zola Denise Norwood thinks she has it all until she meets Raymond Taylor, Jr.
Author: Marías, Javier, author. Published: 1999 Call Number: SPANISH F MARIAS Format: Books Summary: Juan's twice-widowed, secretive father, Ranz, is a mystery to his son. Before marrying Juan's mother, Ranz had wed her sister, who later killed herself. Juan is afraid to ask his father about his past, but the complicated truth slowly emerges.
Author: Austin, Lynn N., author. Published: 2024 Call Number: F AUSTIN Format: Books Summary: When her husband's unexpected death bestows his fortune on a male heir, Sylvia tries to marry her daughter off to a wealthy husband to maintain their lifestyle, but is stopped by her mother-in-law, who wants more for her granddaughter. "New York, 1898. The only thing more shocking than Arthur Stanhope III’s unexpected death is the revelation that his will bestows his company—and most of the vast fortune that goes with it—to the nearest male heir, leaving his mother, wife, and daughter nearly impoverished. His widow, Sylvia, quickly realizes she must set aside her grief to ensure their daughter, Adelaide, is launched into society as soon as the appropriate mourning period passes. If Sylvia can find a wealthy husband for Addy before anyone realizes they’re practically destitute, there will be little disruption to the lifestyle they’re accustomed to..." --Amazon.com
