Author: Shusterman, Neal author. Elfman, Eric, author. Published: 2014 Call Number: Y SHUSTERM Format: Books Summary: "With a plot combining science and the supernatural, four kids are caught up in a dangerous plan concocted by the eccentric inventor, Nikola Tesla"--
Author: Hollinger, Amy, editor. Gilbert, Marie, editor. Published: 2012 Call Number: NJC 974.9 HOLLINGE Format: Books Summary: "Bad drivers (and worse drivers); a three-legged pony named Catsup; a vengeful spirit returned from the dead; the declining years of a couple, one aged in body, one in mind; a solitary morning at the shore; toddler-sized hazmat suits; and realizing the life you didn't sign up for isn't so bad after all. This anthology of short stories from the South Jersey Writers' Group brings the reader through all phases of life (and the afterlife). With tales ranging from comical to bizarre and everything in between, Tall tales and short stories from South Jersey represents a unique cross-section of contemporary American writing"--Back cover.
Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author. Crowther, John (John C.), editor. Published: 2003 Call Number: 822.33 SHAKESPE Format: Computer file Summary: Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.
Author: Moore, Christopher, 1957- author. Published: 2003 2002 Call Number: F MOORE Format: Books Summary: The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years-except Biff, the Messiah's best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in the divinely hilarious yet heartfelt work "reminiscent of Vonnegut and Douglas Adams" (Philadelphia Inquirer). Verily, the story Biff has to tell is a miraculous one, filled with remarkable journeys, magic, healings, kung fu, corpse reanimations, demons, and hot babes. Even the considerable wiles and devotion of the Savior's pal may not be enough to divert Joshua from his tragic destiny. But there's no one who loves Josh more-except maybe "Maggie," Mary of Magdala-and Biff isn't about to let his extraordinary pal suffer and ascend without a fight.
Author: Flieger, Verlyn, 1933- author. Published: 2002 Call Number: 823.912 Format: Books Summary: "J. R. R. Tolkien is perhaps best known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, but it is in The Silmarillion that the true depth of Tolkien's Middle-earth can be understood. The Silmarillion was written before, during, and after Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. A collection of stories, it provides information alluded to in Tolkien's better known works and, in doing so, turns The Lord of the Rings into much more than a sequel to The Hobbit, making it instead a continuation of the mythology of Middle-earth. Verlyn Flieger's expanded and updated edition of Splintered Light, a classic study of Tolkien's fiction first published in 1983, examines The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings in light of Owen Barfield's linguistic theory of the fragmentation of meaning. Flieger demonstrates Tolkien's use of Barfield's concept throughout the fiction, showing how his central image of primary light splintered and refracted acts as a metaphor for the languages, peoples, and history of Middle-earth."
Author: Ernaux, Annie, 1940- author. Leslie, Tanya, translator. Published: 1999 1998 Call Number: B ERNAUX Format: Books Summary: "'My father tried to kill my mother one Sunday in June, in the early afternoon,' begins Shame, the probing story of the twelve-year-old girl who will become the author herself, and the single traumatic memory that will echo and resonate throughout her life. With the emotionally rich voice of great fiction and the diamond-sharp analytical eye of a scientist, Annie Ernaux provides a powerful reflection on experience and the power of violent memory to endure through time, to determine the course of a life"--Back cover.
Author: Murakami, Haruki, 1949- Published: 1994 1993 Call Number: F MURAKAMI Format: Books Summary: In the tales that make up The Elephant Vanishes, the imaginative genius that has made Haruki Murakami an international superstar is on full display. In these stories, a man sees his favorite elephant vanish into thin air; a newlywed couple suffers attacks of hunger that drive them to hold up a McDonald's in the middle of the night; and a young woman discovers that she has become irresistible to a little green monster who burrows up through her backyard. By turns haunting and hilarious, in The Elephant Vanishes Murakami crosses the border between separate realities--and comes back bearing remarkable treasures.
Author: Rice, Anne, 1941-2021, author. Published: 1985 Call Number: F RICE Format: Books Summary: Once an aristocrat in the heady days of pre-revolutionary France, now Lestat is a rockstar in the demonic, shimmering 1980s. He rushes through the centuries in search of others like him, seeking answers to the mystery of his terrifying existence. His story, the second volume in Anne Rice's best-selling Vampire Chronicles, is mesmerizing, passionate, and thrilling -- Amazon.
Author: Kapoor, Deepti, author. Published: 2023 Call Number: F KAPOOR Format: Books Summary: "Binge-worthy reading at its best: an addictive, action-packed page-turner of epic proportions about the machinations of one dizzyingly wealthy family in contemporary India and the outsiders who are drawn into their treacherous web"-- New Delhi, 3 a.m. A speeding Mercedes jumps the curb, and in the blink of an eye, five people are dead. It's a rich man's car, but when the dust settles there is no rich man at all, just a shell-shocked servant who cannot explain the strange series of events that led to this crime. Nor can he foresee the dark drama that is about to unfold. Deftly shifting through time and perspective in contemporary India, Age of Vice is an epic action-packed story propelled by the seductive wealth, startling corruption, and bloodthirsty violence of the Wadia family--loved by some, loathed by others, feared by all. In the shadow of lavish estates, extravagant parties, predatory business deals, and calculated political influence, three lives become dangerously intertwined: Ajay is the watchful servant, born into poverty, who rises through the family's ranks. Sunny is the playboy heir who dreams of outshining his father, whatever the cost. And Neda is the curious journalist caught between morality and desire. Against a sweeping plot fueled by loss, pleasure, greed, yearning, violence, and revenge, will these characters' connections become a path to escape, or a trigger of further destruction? Equal parts crime thriller and family sage, transporting readers from the dusty villages of Uttar Pradesh to the urban energy of New Delhi, Age of Vice is an intoxicating novel of gangsters and lovers, false friendships, forbidden romance, and the consequences of corruption. --Dust jacket.
Author: Lipman, Elinor, author. Published: 2023 Call Number: F LIPMAN Format: Books Summary: "Jane Morgan is a valued member of her law firm--or was, until a prudish neighbor, binoculars poised, observes her having sex on the roof of her NYC apartment building. Police are summoned, and a punishing judge sentences her to six months of home confinement. With Jane now jobless and rootless, trapped at home, life looks bleak. Yes, her twin sister provides support and advice, but mostly of the unwelcome kind. When a doorman lets slip that Jane isn't the only resident wearing an ankle monitor, she strikes up a friendship with fellow white-collar felon Perry Salisbury. As she tries to adapt to life within her apartment walls, she discovers she hasn't heard the end of that tattletale neighbor--whose past isn't as decorous as her 9-1-1 snitching would suggest. Why are police knocking on Jane's door again? Can her house arrest have a silver lining? Can two wrongs make a right?"--
Author: Krentz, Jayne Ann, author. Published: 2023 Call Number: F KRENTZ Format: Books Summary: Hoping to connect with others who also had a lost night they can't remember, Pallas, after receiving a tip on her podcast, travels to a small college town to explore an abandoned asylum where she helps her mysterious tipster investigate a murder that is connected to them both. "For readers of romantic suspense and fans of Nora Roberts and Amanda Quick. New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz returns with the first novel of The Lost Night Files, an exciting new romantic suspense trilogy about a night that changed three women forever--but that none of them can remember. They were strangers when they met and are now friends with the same goal: to discover what was done to them that long-ago night--because whatever happened has left them all with mysterious new abilities..."--
Author: Irving, Shae, editor. Michon, Kathleen, 1966- editor. McKenna, Beth, 1964- editor. Nolo (Firm) Published: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Call Number: 349.73 11TH ED. Format: Continuing Resources Summary: Like it or not, the law affects practically every aspect of our lives, and legal questions can come up daily. Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law has the answers you need to make sound decisions wherever the law touches your life. Written by Nolo's expert team of attorneys, the book provides concise, plain-English answers to hundreds of the most frequently asked legal questions about everyday legal issues, including: credit, debt, and bankruptcy ; landlord-tenant law ; wills, living trusts, and estate planning ; workplace rights ; social security ; divorce, child custody, and visitation ; adoption, etc.
Author: Pressman, David, 1937- author. Stim, Richard. Published: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Call Number: 346.73048 9TH ED. Format: Continuing Resources Summary: "Do you have a great idea for a lucrative new invention? If so, you undoubtedly want to know whether you can protect it with a patent. And if you can, you'll want to know how to get a patent as cost-effectively as possible. This bestselling primer on patents will tell you how"--Back cover.
Author: Chopra, Deepak, author. Platt-Finger, Sarah, author. Published: 2023 Call Number: 155.2 Format: Books Summary: "Deepak Chopra's groundbreaking guide to the philosophy and practice of Yoga will help you reach your highest potential and a deeper understanding of self"-- Reach your highest potential and a deeper understanding of self with Deepak Chopra's groundbreaking guide to the philosophy and practice of Yoga. Royal Yoga is the highest and most important of the yoga traditions--an all-embracing path to personal transformation that reaches beyond any approach to wellness and healing that exists today. Whatever you are doing to enhance your life, Royal Yoga can bring you more of everything you want; it brings every experience, no matter how small, into the light. By learning to live in the light, you deliberately and consciously accept your true self as a being of infinite possibilities, unfettered by worry or self-doubt. In this groundbreaking new work, international best-selling author Deepak Chopra and his co-author Sarah Platt-Finger, yoga director at Chopra Global and co-founder of ISHTA Yoga, offer an illuminating program for self-realization, bliss, and wholeness. Combining a practical thirty-day program that will help you break limiting habits and belief systems with an in-depth exploration of fifty stimulating and restorative yoga poses, Deepak and Sarah provide a thorough and inspiring way to unite the mind, body, and soul. With new insights on social and emotional intelligence, the power of attention, body awareness, breathing, wholeness, and transcendence, and with dozens of specially commissioned illustrations of yoga poses (accessible for all skill levels, from beginner to enthusiast), Living in the Light provides the ultimate guide to your exciting, bright, and enlightening future.
Author: Lewis, Patrice, author. Published: 2023 2022 Call Number: LP F LEWIS Format: Large print Summary: "Reveals a future she didn't know she wanted. When car failure stalls Englischer Ruth Wengerd's impulsive cross-country trip, she doesn't expect to be rescued by a horse and buggy--or to suddenly become a nanny for widower Adam Chupp's son. Helping the sweet family reminds Ruth of her Amish upbringing and the shameful secret she's hiding. But when the temporary job begins to feel permanent, can she face up to her past...for a future she left once before? From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope"--