Author: Chim, Wai, author. Published: 2021 2016 Call Number: Y CHIM Format: Books Summary: "Ming survived the famine that killed his parents during China's "Great Leap Forward", and lives a hard but adequate life, working in the fields. When a group of city boys comes to the village as part of a Communist Party re-education program, Ming and his friends aren't sure what to make of the new arrivals...But despite his reservations, Ming befriends a charming city boy called Li. The two couldn't be more different, but slowly they form a bond over evening swims and shared dreams. But as the bitterness of life under the Party begins to take its toll on both boys, they begin to imagine the impossible: freedom"--
Author: Kraybill, Donald B., author. Published: 2021 Call Number: 289.7092 Format: Books Summary: "Lessons from America's Amish about community, family, faith, business, and technology offer wisdom for modern life"-- "It sounds audacious, but it's true: the Amish have much to teach us. We can turn to one of America's most traditional groups--a horse-driving people who resist 'progress' by snubbing cars, public grid power, and high school education--for lessons about living in a hyper-tech world. Their wisdom confirms that even when they seem so far behind, they're ahead of the rest of us." --Front jacket flap
Author: Symon, Michael, 1969- author. Trattner, Douglas, author. Anderson, Ed (Edward), photographer. Published: 2021 Call Number: 641.5 SYMON Format: Books Summary: "Award-winning chef Michael Symon delivers more than 120 simple, beyond-tasty dishes for anyone sensitive to inflammation or suffering from autoimmune issues... Start with a 10-day, 30-recipe reset to help you assess what your triggers are (flour, meat, sugar, or dairy). Then, turn the page to discover a whole new collection of creative, healthy, super flavorful dishes, from nutrient-packed smoothies to hearty stews and steak dinners to overnight oats that avoid your trigger ingredients. Readers will find a list of Michael's favorite 30 anti-inflammatory-friendly ingredients to keep in stock and a master ingredient-substitution list so you can make swaps for whatever you already have in the fridge. He also offers advice and recipes for reintroducing ingredients back into your diet."--
Author: Silver, Josie, author. Published: 2020 2018 Call Number: PB SILVER Format: Books Summary: Tells the story of Jack and Laurie, who meet at a bus stop and continue to circle each other's lives seemingly fated to be together, except not actually managing it, for a decade. "Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn't exist anywhere but the movies. But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man who she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there's a moment of pure magic...and then her bus drives away. Certain they're fated to find each other again, Laurie spends a year scanning every bus stop and cafe in London for him. But she doesn't find him, not when it matters anyway. Instead they 'reunite' at a Christmas party, when her best friend Sarah giddily introduces her new boyfriend to Laurie. It's Jack, the man from the bus. It would be. What follows for Laurie, Sarah and Jack is ten years of friendship, heartbreak, missed opportunities, roads not taken, and destinies reconsidered. One Day in December is a joyous, heartwarming and immensely moving love story to escape into and a reminder that fate takes inexplicable turns along the route to happiness." -- Amazon.
Author: W., Bill, author. B., Dick, writer of introduction. Alcoholics Anonymous. Published: 2019 1939 Call Number: 362.292 Format: Books Summary: Many thousands have benefited from "The Big Book" and its simple but profound explanation of the doctrines behind Alcoholics Anonymous, which was founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith. This original 1939 edition outlines the famous 12 steps, and offers counsel for those who wish to join the program but doubt the existence of a higher power. It also contains encouraging personal stories, in which AA members relate their experiences with alcohol and how they found the path to sobriety. "The Big Book" has gone through numerous editions and remains the most widely used resource for recovering alcoholics. Only this original 1939 edition includes all 29 stories of the program's pioneers, which share the details of their full journey, including initial recovery, sometimes followed by relapse and eventual success. This edition also features the key to the solution claimed by Bill Wilson: a vital spiritual experience that allows followers to rediscover, or discover, God. This realistic portrayal of the program as offered by its founders has been lost in subsequent editions of the work, and is presented here to serve as a reminder that success comes in many forms.
Author: Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. editor. Tatar, Maria, 1945- editor. Published: 2018 Call Number: 398.2089 Format: Books Summary: A treasury of dozens of African-American folktales discusses their role in a broader cultural heritage, sharing such classics as the Brer Rabbit stories, the African trickster Anansi, and tales from the late nineteenth-century's "Southern Workman." "Drawing from the great folklorists of the past while expanding African American lore with dozens of tales rarely seen before, The Annotated African American Folktales revolutionizes the canon like no other volume. Following in the tradition of such classics as Arthur Huff Fauset's 'Negro Folk Tales from the South' (1927), Zora Neale Hurston's Mules and Men (1935), and Virginia Hamilton's The People Could Fly (1985), acclaimed scholars Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Maria Tatar assemble a groundbreaking collection of folktales, myths, and legends that revitalizes a vibrant African American past to produce the most comprehensive and ambitious collection of African American folktales ever published in American literary history. Arguing for the value of these deceptively simple stories as part of a sophisticated, complex, and heterogeneous cultural heritage, Gates and Tatar show how these remarkable stories deserve a place alongside the classic works of African American literature, and American literature more broadly. Opening with two introductory essays and twenty seminal African tales as historical background, Gates and Tatar present nearly 150 African American stories, among them familiar Brer Rabbit classics, but also stories like 'The Talking Skull' and 'Witches Who Ride,' as well as out-of-print tales from the 1890s' Southern Workman. Beginning with the figure of Anansi, the African trickster, master of improvisation--a spider who plots and weaves in scandalous ways--The Annotated African American Folktales then goes on to draw Caribbean and Creole tales into the orbit of the folkloric canon. It retrieves stories not seen since the Harlem Renaissance and brings back archival tales of 'Negro folklore' that Booker T. Washington proclaimed had emanated from a 'grapevine' that existed even before the American Revolution, stories brought over by slaves who had survived the Middle Passage. Furthermore, Gates and Tatar's volume not only defines a new canon but reveals how these folktales were hijacked and misappropriated in previous incarnations, egregiously by Joel Chandler Harris, a Southern newspaperman, as well as by Walt Disney, who cannibalized and capitalized on Harris's volumes by creating cartoon characters drawn from this African American lore. Presenting these tales with illuminating annotations and hundreds of revelatory illustrations, The Annotated African American Folktales reminds us that stories not only move, entertain, and instruct but, more fundamentally, inspire and keep hope alive."--Dust jacket flaps.
Author: W., Bill, author. Horowitz, Mitch, writer of introduction. Published: 2018 2016 Call Number: 362.292 Format: Books Summary: "Since its publication in 1939, Alcoholics Anonymous has brought a ray of light into the world, rescuing countless people from the grinding compulsion of addiction, and inspiring the global twelve-step movement. Now, PEN Award-winning historian and New Thought writer Mitch Horowitz provides a concise yet wholly faithful abridgement and introduction to the Big Book, suited to newcomers who are first encountering its ideas, veterans looking for a refresher, and anyone curious about this classic of spiritual self-renewal, and anyone curious about this classic of spiritual self-renewal. The genius of Alcoholics Anonymous is that its twelve step program can be applied to any addiction or area of life where one is crippled by compulsion, whether gambling, drugs, debt-spending, chronic overeating, or whatever endangers your wellness and deters you from a life of vitality. The way out is in these pages." --back cover.
Author: Zevin, Gabrielle. Published: 2014 Call Number: F ZEVIN Format: Books Summary: The irascible A.J. Fikry, owner of Island Books, the only bookstore on Alice Island, has already lost his wife. Now, a rare book, has been stolen from right under his nose in the most embarrassing of circumstances. The store itself, it seems, will be next to go. One night upon closing, he discovers a toddler in his children's section with a note from her mother pinned to her Elmo doll: "I want Maya to grow up in a place with books and among people who care about such kinds of things. I love her very much, but I can no longer take care of her." A search for Maya's mother, A.J.'s rare book, and good childcare advice ensues, but it doesn't take long for the locals to notice the transformation of both bookstore and owner, something of particular interest to the lovely yet eccentric Knightley Press sales rep, Amelia Loman, who makes the arduous journey to Alice Island thrice each year to pitch her books to the cranky owner.
Author: Jackson, Kosoko, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: Y JACKSON Format: Books Summary: "A high school junior teams up with a hacker during a police brutality protest to shut down a device that creates an impenetrable dome around Baltimore that is keeping the residents in and information from going out"-- "Jamal Lawson just wanted to be a part of something. As an aspiring journalist, he packs up his camera and heads to Baltimore to document a rally protesting police brutality after another Black man is murdered. But before it even really begins, the city implements a new safety protocol...the Dome. The Dome surrounds the city, forcing those within to subscribe to a total militarized shutdown. No one can get in, and no one can get out. Alone in a strange place, Jamal doesn't know where to turn...until he meets hacker Marco, who knows more than he lets on, and Catherine, an AWOL basic-training-graduate, whose parents helped build the initial plans for the Dome. As unrest inside of Baltimore grows throughout the days-long lockdown, Marco, Catherine, and Jamal take the fight directly to the chief of police. But the city is corrupt from the inside out, and it's going to take everything they have to survive"--
Author: Weverka, Peter, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: 005.5 Format: Books Summary: "Say hello to Office productivity with this one-stop reference: With Office 2021 All-in-One For Dummies, you can get up and running with Microsoft's legendary software suite. This update covers all the tweaks you can find in the latest version of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. You'll also learn how to make these apps work harder for you, because we dig deep into the tips and features that casual Office users might not know about. This edition also offers expanded coverage of Teams and other collaborative tools, so you can nail working from home, or just get a few of those meetings out of the way without having to leave your desk. How can you quickly give documents the same format in Word? What was that one useful Excel function, again? And how does setting up a meeting on Teams work? Office 2021 All-in-One For Dummies serves up quick and simple answers to these questions, along with hundreds of other answers you're expected to know when you work in Office." -- Amazon.
Author: Krahn, Betina , author. Published: 2022 Call Number: PB KRAHN Format: Books Summary: "Brimming with romance and adventure, the second Victorian-era romance in New York Times bestselling author Betina Krahn's thrilling new Reluctant Heroes series reveals the hero in every man, as a gentleman swept up by police in a morality raid feels honor-bound to rescue a woman who was also in the wrong place at the wrong time..." --
Author: Khorram, Adib, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: Y KHORRAM Format: Books Summary: On boy band Kiss & Tell's first major tour, lead singer Hunter Drake grapples with a painful breakup with his first boyfriend, his first rebound, and the stress of what it means to be queer in the public eye. Hunter never expected to be a boy band star, but, well, here he is. He and his band Kiss & Tell are on their first major tour of North America, playing arenas all over the United States and Canada (and getting covered by the gossipy press all over North America as well). Hunter is the only gay member of the band, and he just had a very painful breakup with his first boyfriend--leaked sexts, public heartbreak, and all--and now everyone expects him to play the perfect queer role model for teens. But Hunter isn't really sure what being the perfect queer kid even means. Does it mean dressing up in whatever The Label tells him to wear for photo shoots and pretending never to have sex? (Unfortunately, yes.) Does it mean finding community among the queer kids at the meet-and-greets after K&T's shows? (Fortunately, yes.) Does it include a new relationship with Kaivan, the drummer for the band opening for K&T on tour? (He hopes so.) But when The Label finds out about Hunter and Kaivan, it spells trouble--for their relationship, for the perfect gay boy Hunter plays for the cameras, and, most importantly, for Hunter himself.
Author: Scarrow, Simon, author. Published: 2022 2021 Call Number: F SCARROW Format: Books Summary: "Berlin, December 1939. Paranoia in the capital is intensified by a rigidly enforced blackout that plunges the city into oppressive darkness every night, as the bleak winter sun sets. When a young woman is found brutally murdered, Criminal Inspector Horst Schenke is under immense pressure to solve the case, swiftly. Treated with suspicion by his superiors for his failure to join the Nazi Party, Schenke walks a perilous line. The discovery of a second victim confirms Schenke's worst fears. As the investigation takes him closer to the sinister heart of the regime, Schenke realizes there is danger everywhere--and the warring factions of the Reich can be as deadly as a killer stalking the streets ... --
Author: Graves, Sarah, 1951- author. Published: 2022 Call Number: F GRAVES Format: Books Summary: "Jake and Ellie are taking a break from perfecting their chocolate pizza recipe to cater a housewarming party hosted by movie icon Ingrid Merryfield. Miss Merryfield is famous for her old-Hollywood glamour. Her new home, Cliff House, has a reputation too--for being haunted. But she isn't concerned, and some of her guests even try to summon a spirit during the party, using a Ouija board. What arrives instead is a freak autumn storm that downs an ancient tree, trapping everyone on the property and setting the stage for a killer's planned spree. Though Jake and Ellie don't intend to get stirred into the mix, there's no avoiding it--especially when they witness one of the guests being shoved over the very precipice that gave Cliff House its forbidding name. Jake and Ellie begin sifting through suspects and motives, a search that takes them from a long-lost family graveyard to a wise old herbalist's deceptively-sweet cottage and finally to Cliff House's overgrown gardens. Is there some ghostly presence involved--or a flesh-and-blood villain? And either way, can they ensure that they avoid meeting their very own, very permanent Hollywood ending?"--
Author: Walker, Martin, 1947 January 23- author. Published: 2022 2014 Call Number: F WALKER Format: Books Summary: "Martin Walker presents his first collection of Bruno stories featuring all the familiar characters from the novels, the glories of the Périgord, and ample helpings of food and wine"-- After a prisoner breaks parole to see his son on Christmas, Bruno must track him down before he throws away his chance at eventual freedom. When a Senegalese man's coffee sells superbly at the market, some cafe owners become incensed by the new competition and take matters into their own hands. As a Swiss tourist and a St. Denis native fall in love over the fruit-and-veggie stall, one of their family members takes drastic steps to break them up. A fledgling tour bus business is sabotaged, leading Bruno to take a closer look at a town love triangle. Called in to investigate a case of stolen oysters, our beloved policeman reunites with an old flame to catch the shellfish thieves. In story after story, Bruno settles town disputes, mediates family quarrels, and tracks down lawbreakers in his adored village of St. Denis and its environs. Featured meals in the collection include a fatty Christmas goose, a savory nettle soup with creme fraiche, and a fluffy quiche Lorraine. In this collection of short stories Bruno Courrèges, a chief of police in France, settles town disputes, mediates family quarrels, and tracks down lawbreakers in his adored village of St. Denis and its environs. Four of the stories were originally published as Vintage e-Short Originals by Vintage Books. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Arce, Julissa, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: 303.482 Format: Books Summary: "When Julissa's high school crush told her she 'sounded like a White girl,' she took it as a compliment. As a young immigrant from Mexico, she'd been trying to assimilate ever since arriving in Texas. She'd spent hours practicing her English enunciation. Her family had bought into the idea of American exceptionalism, believing that anything was possible as long as she worked hard and stayed out of trouble. These beliefs led her to college and a prestigious job, but she soon realized she was running a race without a finish line. 'Sounding like a white girl' was a racist idea meant to tame her, change her, and make her small." --Front jacket flap
Author: Irankunda, Pacifique, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: 967.572 Format: Books Summary: "As a little boy, Pacifique Irankunda lived through the thirteen-year civil war in Burundi, the war that upended his home and family, and destroyed Burundi's beautiful culture and traditions. He hid and watched as military units destroyed his village; he and his brother slept in the woods on nights when they heard shooting and violence. From his own memories and those of his family, he tells this story of surviving the devastating ethnic divisions and violence in a country that once had a rich and beautiful culture of belief and traditions, destroyed by the aftermath of a history of colonialism. Paci's extraordinary and wise mother, one of the inspiring beacons of light in this book, led her children and others in ingenious acts of survival and kindness, through her unique ability to bring out the good in people, generosity towards even the soldiers who threatened them, and in her role as a Mushingantahe, an honorary title for a chosen leader in the village"--
Author: Runcie, James, 1959- author. Published: 2022 Call Number: F RUNCIE Format: Books Summary: "In 1727, Stefan Silbermann is a grief-stricken thirteen-year-old, struggling with the death of his mother and his removal to a school in distant Leipzig. Despite his father's insistence that he try not to think of his mother too much, Stefan is haunted by her absence, and, to make matters worse, he's bullied by his new classmates. But when the school's cantor, Johann Sebastian Bach, takes notice of his new pupil's beautiful singing voice and draws him from the choir to be a soloist, Stefan's life is permanently changed. Over the course of the next several months, and under Bach's careful tutelage, Stefan's musical skill progresses, and he is allowed to work as a copyist for Bach's many musical compositions. But mainly, drawn into Bach's family life and away from the cruelty in the dorms and the lonely hours of his mourning, Stefan begins to feel at home. When another tragedy strikes, this time in the Bach family, Stefan bears witness to the depths of grief, the horrors of death, the solace of religion, and the beauty that can spring from even the most profound losses"--Dust jacket flap.
Author: Brown, Echo, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: Y BROWN Format: Books Summary: "A YA coming-of-age novel about a first-year, first-generation Black student at Dartmouth College."-- There are many watchers and they are always white. That is the first thing Echo notices as she settles into Dartmouth College. Despite graduating high school in Cleveland as valedictorian, she is struggling to keep up in demanding classes. The campus is not the promised rainbow-colored utopia where education lifts every voice. Nor is it a paradise of ideas, an incubator of inclusivity, or even an exciting dating scene. But it might be a portal to different dimensions of time and space-- only accessible if Echo accepts her calling as a Chosen One and takes charge of her future by healing her past. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Giusti, Debby, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: LP F GIUSTI Format: Large print Summary: "When the robbery suspect she's tracking begins attacking delivery girls in Amish country, officer Marti Sommers must go undercover as bait. With ex-cop Luke Lehman's niece as one of the targets, this case is personal. After all, Marti's rookie mistake ended with Luke injured and another officer dead. But can the two former colleagues stop a deadly smuggling ring...before Marti becomes the next victim?" -- Back cover.
