Author: Stabenow, Dana, author. Published: 2025 Call Number: F STABENOW Format: Books Summary: In Cleopatra's Egypt, the clouds of war are on the horizon... Cleopatra, seventh of her name, all-powerful ruler of Egypt, has found her most able and trusted agent in Tetisheri, her Eye of Isis. So when Tetisheri asks permission to visit the Kingdom of Cyrenaica, she is surprised - and suspicious - when her queen grants her leave from Alexandria.--
Author: Kenney, John, 1962- author. Published: 2025 Call Number: F KENNEY Format: Books Summary: "Bud Stanley is an obituary writer who is afraid to live. Yes, his wife recently left him for a 'far more interesting' man. Yes, he goes on a particularly awful blind date with a woman who brings her ex. And yes, he has too many glasses of Scotch one night and proceeds to pen and publish his own obituary. The newspaper wants to fire him. But now the company's system has him listed as dead. And the company can't fire a dead person. The ensuing fallout forces him to realize that life may be actually worth living. As Bud awaits his fate at work, his life hangs in the balance. Given another shot by his boss and encouraged by his best friend Tim, a worldly and wise former art dealer, Bud starts to attend the wakes and funerals of strangers to learn how to live"--
Author: Laar, Merijn van de, author. Published: 2025 Call Number: 613.794 Format: Books Summary: "We spend roughly a third of our lives in bed, but for millions of us, not all of that time is spent sleeping. We strive for eight hours per night, only to lie awake thanks to stress, our ever-present devices, a new baby, or that 4pm coffee you thought you needed. As sleep scientist and recovering insomniac Merijn van de Laar shows, we're hardly the first to experience this. When homo sapiens evolved hundreds of thousands of years ago, when saber-toothed tigers were their biggest nighttime worry, wakefulness served to protect one's tribe at night. Research shows these episodic sleep patterns even gave our ancestors an evolutionary advantage. We can look to their example for guidance in improving our sleep health, too: how our sleep patterns change as we age, the benefits of communal sleep, the importance of environmental factors such as temperature and light. While our myriad gadgets may distinguish us from early humans, understanding the ways our brains evolved to rest can chart the course toward a better night's sleep. Drawing from emerging science, archaeological research into our ancestors' habits, and close observation of contemporary hunter-gatherer cultures, How to Sleep Like a Caveman explains everything from why we sometimes jerk awake at night-likely a remnant of having slept in trees-to why our efforts to "optimize" our sleep schedules might just be a fool's errand. The result is a surprising, accessible new framework for thinking about sleep-the way we were designed to"-- Publisher's description.
Author: Kibbe, David, author. Published: 2025 Call Number: 646.7 Format: Books Summary: Prepare for a guided journey to play your way to style! Kibbe's ingenious method of games will take you by the hand to uncover all the things that are unique to you. His aspirational vision of beauty will help you completely redefine what style is, what it can do for you, and how it can help you uplift the world around you. As you travel this journey, you will learn such visionary concepts as: beauty comes from individuality; style evolves from identity; there are no "flaws"--only unique characteristics; you are exactly who you are "supposed" to be; you are a star--it is your irrefutable birthright. This trail-blazing style bible includes: 82 dazzling visuals representing all ages, body sizes and backgrounds; Overhauls and updates of his groundbreaking Image Identity and Color systems; Cutting-edge recipes for makeup, hair, and victorious shopping. Here you will find all you need to banish the old, restrictive style rules of yesterday and smash the stifling boxes of stereotypes. "David Kibbe's Power of Style" will give you everything you need to know to capture your star quality and reveal it to the world with confidence and joy!
Author: Roberts, Adam D., author. Published: 2025 Call Number: F ROBERTS Format: Books Summary: "A delectable comedy of manners about cooking, ambition, and friendship set in the food world as a young and socially awkward writer takes a job ghostwriting the cookbook for a famous (and famously chaotic) Hollywood starlet. Isabella Pasternack is a food person. She revels in the beauty of a perfectly cooked egg, she daydreams about her first meal at Chez Panisse, and every inch of her tiny apartment teems with cookbooks, from Prune to Cooking by Hand to Roast Chicken and Other Stories. What Isabella is not, unfortunately, is a gainfully employed person. In the wake of a disastrous live-streamed soufflé demonstration, Isabella is summarily fired from her job at a digital food magazine and must quickly find a way to keep herself in buckwheat and anchovy paste. When offered the opportunity to ghostwrite a cookbook for Molly Babcock, the once-beloved television actress now mired in scandal, Isabella warily accepts. Unfortunately, Molly quickly proves herself to be a nightmare collaborator: hungover, flakey, shallow, and -- worst of all -- indifferent to food. But between Molly's bizarre late-night texts, goofy confessions, and impromptu road trips, Isabella reluctantly begins to see Molly's charms. Can Isabella corral Molly out of the gossip rags and into the kitchen? Can she find the key to Molly's heart and stomach? Or will Isabella's devotion to her culinary idols and Molly's monstrous ego send the entire cookbook -- and both of their careers -- up in flames? A mouth-watering, hilarious debut peppered with insider food world detail -- the real writers behind celebrity chef cookbooks, the hot restaurants that run on the backs of their sous-chefs, the secret to perfect blinis á la Russe-Adam Roberts' Food Person is a literary soufflé -- a deceptively light, deliciously rich, showstopping confection."--
Author: Kelly, Brian (Travel expert), author. Published: 2025 Call Number: 910.202 Format: Books Summary: "In How to Win at Travel", Brian Kelly shares his greatest tips and strategies to experience the world in ways you never thought possible. This comprehensive guide is a road map with all of the knowledge and tools you need to become an expert traveler. Get practical advice on a range of topics, including how to find the cheapest flights; effectively leverage airline, hotel, and credit card loyalty programs; conquer your fear of flying; beat jet lag; and score free flights and upgrades. Kelly also covers the ins and outs of travel insurance and getting the right credit cards to make your travel more affordable and enjoyable. He discusses the art of dealing with travel mishaps, speaks to the technology you need to manage modern travel, and shares ideas for pinpointing the best destination for you. Whether you're a young adult traveling solo, a road warrior business traveler, a growing family looking for new experiences, or a retiree ready to explore the world, reach for this guide to plan an unforgettable trip. Easy to read, informative, and inspirational, How to Win at Travel is the definitive travel guide for your next adventure, no matter how big or small.-- Publisher decription.
Author: Baldacci, David, author. Published: 2025 Call Number: LP F BALDACCI Format: Large print Summary: "Fourteen-year-old Charlie Matters is up to no good, but for a very good reason. Without parents, peerage, or merit, ducking school but barred from actual work, he steals what he needs, living day-to-day until he's old enough to enlist to fight the Germans. After barely surviving the Blitz, Charlie knows there's no telling when a falling bomb might end his life. Fifteen-year-old Molly Wakefield has just returned to a nearly unrecognizable London. One of millions of people to have been evacuated to the countryside via 'Operation Pied Piper,' Molly has been away from her parents--from her home--for nearly five years. Her return, however, is not the homecoming she'd hoped for as she's confronted by a devastating reality: neither of her parents are there, only her old nanny, Mrs. Pride. Without guardians and stability, Charlie and Molly find an unexpected ally and protector in Ignatius Oliver, and solace at his book shop, The Book Keep, where A book a day keeps the bombs away. Mourning the recent loss of his wife, Ignatius forms a kinship with both children, and in each other--over the course of the greatest armed conflict the world had ever seen--they rediscover the spirit of family each has lost. But Charlie's escapades in the city have not gone unnoticed, and someone's been following Molly since she returned to London. And Ignatius is reeling from a secret Imogen long kept from him while she was alive--something so shocking it resulted in her death, and his life being turned upside down. As bombs continue to bear down on the city, Charlie, Molly, and Ignatius learn that while the perils of war rage on, their coming together and trusting one another may be the only way for them to survive"--
Author: Conyers, John James, III, 1990- author. Published: 2025 Call Number: B CONYERS Format: Books Summary: "My Father's House is both a biography of iconic African-American Congressman John Conyers Jr. and his more than half-century of groundbreaking legislation, and a son's memoir of leveraging his own voice in a world that his father helped create"-- Provided by publisher. My Father's House by John Conyers III is a reflective tribute to his father, Congressman John James Conyers, Jr., blending personal memoir with political history. It offers an intimate portrait of Conyers as both a civil rights icon and a complex family man, highlighting his legislative legacy and his mentorship of key national figures. Through his son's eyes, the book humanizes the giants of the civil rights era and underscores their enduring influence on modern American politics.
Author: Giddings, Megan, author. Published: 2025 Call Number: F GIDDINGS Format: Books Summary: "From the award-winning, critically-acclaimed author of Lakewood and The Women Could Fly, a dazzling novel about two brilliant sisters and what happens to their undeniable bond when a mysterious and possibly perilous new world beckons"-- When seven mysterious doors to another world appear, twin sisters Ayanna and Olivia are drawn into a realm that promises wonder but hides danger. As curiosity turns to crisis and one sister goes missing, the other must confront the truth about the new world—and their bond—before it's too late.
Author: Gurung, Prabal, 1979- author. Published: 2025 Call Number: B GURUNG Format: Books Summary: "A moving, inspiring memoir from a leading voice in fashion about owning who you are, taking up space, and being seen in a world that doesn't want to recognize you for who you are. So many people think of fashion as superficial, or artifice. For Prabal Gurung, it is a direct expression of who he is. His path to becoming a successful, celebrated fashion designer who has dressed the world's most powerful women--from Oprah Winfrey to Michelle Obama to Kamala Harris--has never been easy: his very existence has always threatened the status quo. Walk Like a Girl is a memoir and manifesto about Prabal's journey from a childhood in Nepal where he was unrelentingly teased, bullied, and beaten for his innate femininity, to the consistent racism and sexism he encountered--and continues to encounter--as he rose up within the glossy world of New York high society and high fashion. No matter how brutally he was punished for being himself, Prabal always knew that the things people wanted to shame and beat out of him were very same things that made him special. This powerful and empowering memoir inspires readers to follow their instincts, celebrate what makes them different, and always question and challenge the status quo--and by doing so, redefine what it means. Walk Like a Girl is proof that you can take a taunt and turn it into a powerful life philosophy. It is also an invitation to be bold, to be colorful, to defy stereotypes, because you deserve to be seen"--
Author: Brown, Janelle, author. Published: 2025 Call Number: F BROWN Format: Books Summary: "Growing up in an isolated cabin in Montana in the mid-1990s, Jane knows only the world that she and her father live in: the woodstove that heats their home, the vegetable garden where they try to eke out a subsistence existence, the books of nineteenth-century philosophy that her father gives her to read in lieu of going to school. Her father is elusive about their pasts, giving Jane little beyond the facts that they once lived in the Bay Area and that her mother died in a car accident, the crash propelling him to move Jane off the grid to raise her in a Waldenesque utopia. As Jane becomes a teenager she starts pushing against the boundaries of her restricted world. She begs to accompany her father on his occasional trips away from the cabin. But when Jane realizes that her devotion to her father has made her an accomplice to a horrific crime, she flees Montana to the only place she knows to look for answers about her mysterious past, and her mother's death: San Francisco. It is a city in the midst of a seismic change, where her quest to understand herself will force her to reckon with both the possibilities and the perils of the fledgling Internet, and where she will come to question everything she values"--
Author: Keret, Etgar, 1967- author. Silverston, Sondra, translator. Cohen, Jessica (Translator), translator. Published: 2025 Call Number: F KERET Format: Books Summary: "From one of the most acclaimed masters of the short story form whom the New York Times calls "Genius," a darkly funny collection of stories explores themes of identity, reality, and meaning. Etgar Keret is the world's most famous living Israeli writer, known for writing short stories that are lean and accessible in style, and whimsical, surrealist, and darkly funny in subject. His work explores life's smallest, most unremarkable interactions in ways that are profound and unusual. The characters populating his fiction have relatable work and relationship problems. They live in a world of ever-advancing technology, but it is always degraded by the baseness of human passions and brutality: a character's partner is a reality show contestant from a parallel dimension; another finds the asteroid they paid to have named after their wife is scheduled to collide with earth; and an elderly widow convinces a popular AI program to commit suicide. These stories speak to our current moment in time: the uncertainty and fragility-full of misunderstandings and miscommunications-while looking for reasons and the strength to find hope. His stories reveal the fault lines and uncomfortable truths in our society in a style that is memorably his own"--
Author: Estleman, Loren D., author. Published: 2025 Call Number: F ESTLEMAN Format: Books Summary: "As the smoke from Canadian wildfires chokes Detroit, PI Amos Walker is tasked with investigating a fatal hit-and-run. The victim is Spencer Bennett, a junior law associate with the Waterford Group, and he supposedly had a file of confidential documents on him when he died. But those documents have now gone missing, and the firm is dead set on Walker finding them. As Walker digs deeper into the events leading to Bennett's death, all signs are pointing towards the crash being anything but accidental. Summer in Detroit was hot enough before the smoke descended, but as the temperature rises and more bodies crop up in connection to the missing file, Walker will have to track down those documents -- and unearth why they were worth killing over -- before it's too late."--
Author: Vacharat, A. A., author. Published: 2025 Call Number: Y VACHARAT Format: Books Summary: High schooler Wayne and his best friend Kermit participate in a university health study that turns out to be riddled with conspiracies pointing to a sinister government plot. Wayne Le--known as "Invisible-D Dwayne" at school--has been invited to participate in a seemingly ordinary, innocuous adolescent health study by a prestigious university. The study has a few nice perks, but most important to 'Wayne, is the opportunity to give his immigrant father an accomplishment to be proud of--something that's been in sort supply since 'Wayne's mother left. But the study quickly proves to be anything but ordinary and innocuous, and 'Wayne, his best friend Kermit, and a fellow study participant named Jane (a girl who shall not be manic-pixied) find themselves sucked into an M. C. Escherlike maze of conspiracies that might be entirely in their heads or might truly be a sinister government plot.
Author: Courage, Rachel Ekstrom, author. Published: 2025 Call Number: Y COURAGE Format: Books Summary: Sixteen-year-old Lucia falls in with a group of glamorous girls while spending the summer on Nantucket, but her new friends have a dangerous secret, and they would do anything to take revenge on those who have wronged them. "A carefree New England vacation is just what sixteen-year-old Lucia needs to chase her sadness away. At least, according to her mom, who whisks them away for the summer with her ridiculously wealthy new boyfriend. Nothing bad happens in Nantucket, a charming island with cobblestone streets and million-dollar cottages. But when Lucia stumbles upon the body of a teenage girl on a beach, the discovery reopens old wounds from her past. With the dead girl's identity a mystery, Lucia takes it upon herself to investigate and crosses paths with Selah and her pack of devil-may-care besties. The three girls are beautiful, chaotic, and a little wild--and they help Lucia forget her crushing sense of grief and loneliness. But as Lucia becomes a part of their shimmering world, she begins to suspect that there are dark secrets hidden in this quiet enclave, and that uncovering them may be the key to solving the dead girl's murder. Not everything on this island is what it seems..." --Amazon.com
Author: Lynch, Claire, 1981- author. Published: 2025 Call Number: F LYNCH Format: Books Summary: "Family Matter is a heartbreaking and hopeful exploration of love and loss, intimacy and injustice, custody and care, and whether it is possible to heal from the wounds of the past in the changed world of today"-- Provided by publisher. "1982. Dawn is a young mother, still adjusting to life with her husband, when Hazel lights up her world like a torch in the dark. Theirs is the kind of connection that's impossible to resist, and suddenly life is more complicated, and more joyful, than Dawn ever expected. But she has responsibilities and commitments. She has a daughter. . ."--
Author: Burke, James Lee, 1936- author. Published: 2025 Call Number: F BURKE Format: Books Summary: "Bestselling author James Lee Burke tells his most thrilling and insightful story yet through the eyes of fourteen-year-old Bessie Holland. At the beginning of the twentieth century, as America grapples with forces of human and natural violence more powerful than humanity has ever seen, Bessie Holland yearns for the love that she has never known. She finds a soulmate and mentor in a brilliant but tormented suffragette English teacher, who inspires Bessie to fight the forces of evil that permeate her world. Watching the vast Texas countryside being destroyed by an oil company and a menacing figure with a violent past, Bessie is prepared to defend her home and her family. But when she accidentally kills an unarmed man to defend her father Hackberry, she must flee to New York. There, her older brother introduces her to boys who will grow into gangsters, but as children admire and respect Bessie's spirit and fortitude as she is cast into a gangland that yearns for justice and mercy. A welcome return to the beloved Holland series and populated with characters both radiant and despicable, Don't Forget Me, Little Bessie is an epic story of a remarkable young girl who fights against potentially overwhelming forces"--
Author: Davis, Krista, author. Published: 2025 Call Number: F DAVIS Format: Books Summary: "In Old Town Alexandria, domestic diva Sophie Winston investigates the suspicious death of a designer renovating a historic house, uncovering secrets about family, affairs, and the mysterious property while searching for her missing friend and unraveling a tangled web of suspects"--
Author: Mrjoian, Aram, author. Published: 2025 Call Number: F MRJOIAN Format: Books Summary: "In this deeply moving debut, a close-knit Armenian American family grapples with the aftermath of losing one of their own"-- "Outside Detroit on the island of Gross Ile, the Kurkjians receive news that Mari, the eldest of their youngest generation, has swum into the depths of Lake Michigan with no intent of returning to shore--the consequences of which drag out a deeply rooted pain passed down from generations before. More than a century earlier, Gregor, the great-grandfather and patriarch of the Kurkjian family, survived the Armenian Genocide after fighting for his freedom atop Musa Dagh. Decades later and miles away, Gregor's epic mythos is inherited by his family as they navigate living in its shadow. As the Kurkjians now struggle with their new, devastating loss, secrets and shortcomings rise to the surface, forcing each relative to decide where their own story fits in the narrative of their family's fraught history. For fans of Tommy Orange's There, There, Thao Thai's Banyan Moon, and Jeffrey Eugenides' epic Middlesex, Waterline explores the complex beauty of diaspora, the weight of inherited trauma, and the echoes of the Genocide on contemporary Armenian life. This is a searing portrait of a family afloat in grief and the perseverance needed to rise above."---Adapted from Amazon.
Author: Handy, Bruce author. Published: 2025 Call Number: 791.4365 HANDY Format: Books Summary: From a longtime Vanity Fair writer and editor, a delightfully entertaining, intelligent, and illuminating history and tribute to teen movies--from Rebel Without a Cause to Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and on to John Hughes, Mean Girls, The Hunger Games, and more-- Provided by publisher. "What influence did Francis Ford Coppola have on George Lucas's American Graffiti? And Lucas on John Singleton's Boyz n the Hood? How does teenage sexuality in Fast Times at Ridgemont High compare to Twilight? Which teen movies pass the Bechdel test? Why is Mean Girls actually the last great teen film of the 20th century? In the same way that Peter Biskind's Easy Riders, Raging Bulls connects the films of the 1970s to the period's cultural upheaval, and David Hadju's Positively 4th Street tells the story of the sixties through the emergence of folk music, Bruce Handy's Hollywood High situates iconic teen movies within their times and reveals the intriguing stories, artists, and passions behind their creation. These films aren't merely beloved stories; they reflect teens' growing economic and cultural influence, societal panics, and shifting perceptions of youth in America..." --Amazon.com
