In His Truth Is Marching On, Jon Meacham offers an introduction to one decade in the late congressman's life. The book doesn't quite seek to be more, but this may leave some readers disappointed.
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An excerpt from “Sisters,” by Daisy Johnson
In Ali Smith's new novel, she reveals the overarching connections between the characters and themes of her previous three. Critic Heller McAlpin says connection is the great theme of these works.
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An excerpt from “El Jefe,” by Alan Feuer
An excerpt from “The Last Great Road Bum,” by Héctor Tobar
“Vesper Flights” is a collection of essays exploring the connection between humans and the world at large.
“The Saddest Words,” by the scholar Michael Gorra, argues that America’s troubled racial past is the central, if often unspoken, theme at the heart of Faulkner’s work.
Meacham’s “His Truth Is Marching On” tells the story of the young John Lewis up to the time he entered Congress.
“El Jefe,” by the New York Times reporter Alan Feuer, tells the incredible story of how the legendarily elusive drug trafficker was finally captured for good.
Harold Holzer’s “The Presidents vs. the Press” argues that conflicts between chief executives and journalists go back to the start of the Republic.
Héctor Tobar’s “The Last Great Road Bum” follows the restless Joe Sanderson, who dashed from country to country in pursuit of adventure.
The new novel, by Daisy Johnson, features a pair of troubled siblings, an isolated house in the country and a mysterious, dark deed.
All branches of the Atlantic County Library System will be closed for Labor Day.
In his new book, “Hoax,” Brian Stelter examines Fox’s role as a White House propaganda organ masquerading as conservative journalism.
Raven Leilani's new novel will make you cringe for all the right reasons. It's an intergenerational, interracial love story with a heart of noir and gallows humor, so honest it will make you squirm.
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Immediately after the Civil War ended, the South began a campaign to deny the true meaning of the conflict.
Suzanne Park's debut adult novel is a crackling romance starring a young woman trying to make it in the extremely male-dominated gaming industry — can she find love AND a career? Signs point to yes.
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Author: Cuse, Carlton, creator. Roland, Graham, 1979- creator. Krasinski, John, 1979- actor. Pierce, Wendell, actor. Rapace, Noomi, 1979- actor.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: TV SERIES TOM SEASON 2 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: In the second season after tracking a potentially suspicious shipment of illegal arms in the Venezuelan jungle, CIA Officer Jack Ryan heads down to South America to investigate. As Jack's investigation threatens to uncover a far-reaching conspiracy, the President of Venezuela launches a counter-attack that hits home for Jack, leading him and his fellow operatives on a global mission spanning the United States, UK, Russia, and Venezuela to unravel the President's nefarious plot.
Author: Adalsteins, Elfar, film director, film producer. Armbruster, Michael, screenwriter. Sigurjón Sighvatsson, film producer. Collins, David, film producer. Hawkes, John, 1959- actor.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: DRAMA END
Format: Video disc
Summary: After Sean is released from prison, he reluctantly embarks on a journey with his alienated father to spread his mother's ashes in her native Ireland.
Author: Kreuzpaintner, Marco, film director. M?Barek, Elyas, actor. Lara, Alexandra Maria, 1978- actor. Nero, Franco, actor. Lauterbach, Heiner, actor.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: COLLINI
Format: Video disc
Summary: Lawyer Caspar Leinen is confronted with a spectacular case when appointed by the court as a defense counsel: 70-year-old German-Italian Fabrizio Collini has killed the respected industrial magnate Hans Meyer in his hotel suite, seemingly without motive. For Caspar, there is much more at stake than his first big case as a defense lawyer: the victim is the grandfather of his childhood sweetheart Johanna and was a surrogate father to him in his youth.
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