Author: Berg, Raffi, author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: 327.12
Format: Books
Summary: In the early 1980s on a remote part of the Sudanese coast, a new luxury holiday resort opened for business. Catering for divers, it attracted guests from around the world. Little did the holidaymakers know that the staff were undercover spies, working for the Mossad--the Israeli secret service. Providing a front for covert night-time activities, the holiday village allowed the agents to carry out an operation unlike any seen before. What began with one cryptic message pleading for help, turned into the secret evacuation of thousands of Ethiopian Jews who had been languishing in refugee camps, and the spiriting of them to Israel. Written in collaboration with operatives involved in the mission, endorsed as the definitive account and including an afterword from the commander who went on to become the head of the Mossad, this is the complete, never-before-heard, gripping tale of a top-secret and often hazardous operation.
Author: Lair, Cynthia, 1953- author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 641.815
Format: Books
Summary: "Single-subject cookbook on the science of sourdough bread baking, with recipes and accompaniments"--
Author: Babitz, Eve, author. Danler, Stephanie, author of introduction.
Published: 2018 1993
Call Number: F BABITZ
Format: Books
Summary: A new reissue of Babitz's collection of nine stories that look back on the 1980s and early 1990s--decades of dreams, drink, and glimpses of a changing world. Black Swans further celebrates the phenomenon of Eve Babitz, cementing her reputation as the voice of a generation. With an introduction by Stephanie Danler, bestselling author of Sweetbitter.
Author: Sincero, Jen, 1965- author.
Published: 2017 2013
Call Number: 158.1
Format: Books
Summary: "You are a Badass has inspired millions of people all over the world--including the snarkiest of skeptics--to embrace their awesomeness, give fear the heave-ho, and start kicking some serious ass. Now it's dressed up in a new hardcover edition, but it's the same 'classic' book that helps you create a life you love via hilariously inspiring stories, sage advice, easy exercises, and the occasional swear word."--Back cover.
Author: Salvatore, Joseph E. Berkey, Joan.
Published: 2015
Call Number: 974.902
Format: Books
Summary: The seaside resort of Cape May was named for Dutchman Cornelis Mey, who sailed past this part of southeastern New Jersey in 1616. Originally known as Cape Island, the area was settled by a handful of English-speaking farmers and whalers in the 1690s. By 1776, it was advertised as a popular, healthy place for bathing in the ocean. The first boardinghouses were erected in the early 1800s, and by 1850, the town boasted nearly two dozen. Vacationers came from Philadelphia, Baltimore, and even the Deep South, many building summer cottages along the shore. The establishment of rail service in 1863 brought a new era of growth and even more hotels. Although a devastating fire in 1878 destroyed several of the oldest, they were soon replaced by new hotels and cottages boasting broad porches and eaves lavished with gingerbread trim. Today, most of Cape May City is a National Historic Landmark in recognition of its well-preserved collection of Victorian-era buildings. Cape May showcases the rich architectural and recreational heritage of this coastal New Jersey town..
Author: Shapter, Jennie, author.
Published: 2014
Call Number: 641.815
Format: Books
Summary: This is the complete practical guide to using your bread machine, fully revised and updated, with a collection of step-by-step recipes, shown in over 600 photographs. It includes over 150 recipes from simple basic breads to more skillful loaves and cakes, all specifically created to use in your bread machine. A detailed reference section examines all aspects of the bread machine, including different settings and programs, techniques and troubleshooting, as well as part-making handmade breads. It includes topics ranging from traditional breads and cakes, such as Farmhouse Loaf and Danish Pastries, to recipes adapted for modern bread machines such as Bread Machine Sourdough Bread and Goji Berry and Yogurt Teabread. This comprehensive guide to baking bread using a bread machine will show you how to make more types of loaf, roll and flatbread than you could ever imagine. The recipes are organized by styles of bread and include examples from many countries. Each has been specially tested on and adapted for a large range of bread machine models. The recipes cover world-famous classics such as Ciabatta and Soda Bread to fresh, modern creations such as Wholemeal Apple and Cider Bread, and Gluten- and Wheat-free Bread. Stunning photography, step-by-step techniques and a multitude of helpful cooks tips make this the ultimate book on bread machine baking.
Author: Thiel, Peter, 1967- author.
Published: 2014
Call Number: 658.1 THIEL
Format: Books
Summary: "EVERY MOMENT IN BUSINESS HAPPENS ONLY ONCE. The next Bill Gates will not build an operating system. The next Larry Page or Sergey Brin won't make a search engine. And the next Mark Zuckerberg won't create a social network. If you are copying these guys, you aren't learning from them. It's easier to copy a model than to make something new: doing what we already know how to do takes the world from 1 to n, adding more of something familiar. But every time we create something new, we go from 0 to 1. The act of creation is singular, as is the moment of creation, and the result is something fresh and strange. Zero to One is about how to build companies that create new things. It draws on everything I've learned directly as a co-founder of PayPal and Palantir and then an investor in hundreds of startups, including Facebook and SpaceX. The single most powerful pattern I have noticed is that successful people find value in unexpected places, and they do this by thinking about business from first principles instead of formulas. Ask not, what would Mark do? Ask: WHAT VALUABLE COMPANY IS NOBODY BUILDING? "-- "Thiel starts from the bold premise that we live in an age of technological stagnation, even if we're too distracted by our new mobile devices to notice. Progress has stalled in every industry except computers, and globalization is hardly the revolution people think it is. It's true that the world can get marginally richer by building new copies of old inventions, making horizontal progress from "1 to n." But true innovators have nothing to copy. The most valuable companies of the future will make vertical progress from "0 to 1," creating entirely new industries and products that have never existed before. Zero to One is about how to build these companies. Tomorrow's champions will not win by competing ruthlessly in today's marketplace. They will escape competition altogether, because their businesses will be unique. In today's post-internet bubble world, conventional wisdom dictates that all the good ideas are taken, and the economy becomes a tournament in which everyone competes to reach the top. Zero to One shows how to quit the zero-sum tournament by finding an untapped market, creating a new product, and quickly scaling up a monopoly business that captures lasting value. Planning an escape from competition is essential for every business and every individual, not just for technology startups. The greatest secret of the modern era is that there are still unique frontiers to explore and new problems to solve. Zero to One shows how to pursue them using the most important, most difficult, and most underrated skill in every job or industry: thinking for yourself"--
Author: Baldwin, James, 1924-1987, author. Jones, Edward P., writer of introduction.
Published: 2012 1955
Call Number: E185.61 .B2 1957
Format: Books
Summary: The author shares his views of black thought and the conditions of black life in America during the 1940's and early 1950's.
Author: Sáenz, Benjamin Alire.
Published: 2012
Call Number: Y SAENZ
Format: Books
Summary: Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.
Author: Aronson, Marc.
Published: 2011
Call Number: Y 363.11 ARONSON
Format: Books
Summary: Tells the story of thirty-three miners trapped in a copper-gold mine in San Jose, Chile and how experts from around the world, from drillers, to astronauts, to submarine specialists, came together to make their remarkable rescue possible.
Author: Moore, Liz, 1983- author.
Published: 2007
Call Number: F MOORE
Format: Books
Summary: Theo, a talent scout in his mid-20s desperate to prove his legitimacy, discovers the Burn, a band that could be the next big thing. His aching self-importance is juxtaposed against the cool calm of Siobhan, the band's singer, who harbors deep pain rooted in her mother's death and Kurt Cobain's suicide. The Burn tours as the opening act for Titan's superstar Tommy Mays, who struggles to balance new fatherhood with life on the road. From the acclaimed author of Long Bright River and Heft, a novel that allows us to take a peek behind the curtain of the music industry. Liz Moore shows us the inner workings of an industry we've been fascinated with for decades. In these fourteen linked episodes, we meet a cast of characters from all the corners of the industry that we've come to glamorize. There's the arrogantly hip, twenty-six-year-old A&R man; the rising young singer-songwriter; the established, arena-filling rock star on the verge of a midlife crisis; the type-A female executive with the heavy social calendar; and other recognizable figures. Set in the sleek offices, high-tech recording studios, and grungy downtown clubs of New York, The Words of Every Song offers an authenticity drawn from Liz Moore's own experience and brings an insider's touch to its depiction of the music industry and its denizens.
Author: Kingsolver, Barbara, author.
Published: 2001 2000
Call Number: F KINGSOLV
Format: Books
Summary: Wildlife biologist Deanna is caught off guard by an intrusive young hunter, while bookish city wife Lusa finds herself facing a difficult identity choice, and elderly neighbors find attraction at the height of a long-standing feud. Prodigal Summer weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives amid the mountains and farms of southern Appalachia. During one humid summer, this novel's intriguing protagonists face disparate predicaments but find connections to one another and to the flora and fauna with which they necessarily share a place. --adapted from back cover
Author: Stewart, Mariah.
Published: 1998
Call Number: F STEWART
Format: Books
Summary: Twenty-eight, single, and struggling to keep her little shop of handicrafts afloat, Zoey Enright is pleasantly surprised when a knockout audition for a home-shopping network lands her an impressive job as an on-air saleswoman. Little does she know, Delaney O'Connor, the company's CEO, is bringing his only grandson and the hero of Zoey's childhood, Ben Pierce, home from Europe to run the network. Ben's one true passion was Grand Prix racing -- until he laid eyes on Zoey again, all grown up and more beautiful than ever. But he also must face his haunted past and the near-fatal accident that brought his driving career to a screeching halt. Confronting painful emotions he crossed an ocean to forget, Ben must barter his old dreams for new ones if he and Zoey are to claim the wonderful future they are meant to share.
Author: Chilton, David (David Barr), 1961- author.
Published: 1998
Call Number: 332.024
Format: Books
Summary: One of the most effective tools for teaching personal finance basics. It is a new and updated edition. Even if you consider yourself a financial "basket case," Chilton explains how you can easily put an effective financial plan into action. In this third edition of one of the biggest-selling financial-planning books ever, David Chilton simplifies the complex puzzles of personal finance and helps you achieve financial independence. With the help of his fictional barber, Roy, and a large dose of humor, Chilton shows you how to take control of your financial future--slowly, steadily, and with sure success. Chilton's plan (detailed in an entertaining story) is no get-rich-quick scheme, but it does make financial independence possible on nothing more than an average salary. This third edition has been updated with assistance from the Arthur Andersen Corporation.
Author: Time-Life Books.
Published: 1991
Call Number: 940.5485 SHA
Format: Books
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