Turning a Bad Day at the Office Into Cubicle Comedy
In Richard Roper’s bighearted debut novel, “How Not to Die Alone,” a middle-aged civil servant grapples with an enormous lie he told his co-workers.
A Darkly Glittering Novel That Imagines the Earth’s Final Hours
In “Last Day,” Domenica Ruta braids together the stories of a teenage girl, a tattoo artist, three astronauts and a young woman who hears voices.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
How Hidden Billions Are Making the Rich Richer
Oliver Bullough’s “Moneyland” charts the many ways the wealthy have of hiding their money.
'Range' Argues That Specialization Should Not Be The Goal For Most
David Epstein's book, though it doesn't rely heavily on science, is an engaging survey of research and anecdotes supporting that a thoughtful, collaborative world is a better and more innovative one.
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Remember the ‘10,000 Hours’ Rule for Success? Forget About It
“Range,” by David Epstein, argues that the unpredictable demands of contemporary life increasingly give the advantage to generalists, not specialists.
'Summer Of Ellen' Builds Lyrical, Sunny Suspense
Agnete Friis' new novel takes place in flashbacks, jumping between the present and a rural Danish farm during the summer of 1978 — a seemingly idyllic time, until two people go missing.
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Joy In Excess: The Overflowing Art of Mark Alan Stamaty
Two new books — a reissue of 1971's Yellow Yellow and a compilation of Stamaty's MacDoodle Street newspaper strips — highlight the artist's joyful ability to imagine the world the way kids do.
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Sharp Satire And Dark Humor In 'Riots I Have Known'
Ryan Chapman's debut novel opens in the middle of a prison riot as the unnamed narrator cowers in fear for his life — which doesn't seem like a setup for comedy, but it's packed with dark laughs.
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The prodigy [DVD]
Author: McCarthy, Nicholas, film director. Buhler, Jeff, 1967- screenwriter. Schilling, Taylor, 1984- actor. Allen, Brittany, 1986- actor. Scott, Jackson Robert, 2008- actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: PRODIGY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Sarah believes that her son Miles's disturbing behavior is a sign that an evil supernatural force has taken over him. She has to choose between the need to investigate who or what is causing the darkness in him and her maternal instinct to protect him.
Published: 2019
Call Number: PRODIGY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Sarah believes that her son Miles's disturbing behavior is a sign that an evil supernatural force has taken over him. She has to choose between the need to investigate who or what is causing the darkness in him and her maternal instinct to protect him.
Apollo 11 [DVD]
Author: Miller, Todd Douglas, film director. Petersen, Thomas Baxley, film producer. Krauss, Evan, film producer. Aldrin, Buzz, on-screen participant. Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012, on-screen participant.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 629.45
Format: Video disc
Summary: From director Todd Douglas Miller comes a cinematic event 50 years in the making. Crafted from a newly discovered trove of 65mm footage, and more than 11,000 hours of uncatalogued audio recordings, the film takes viewers straight to the heart of NASA's most celebrated mission, the one that first put men on the moon, and forever made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into household names.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 629.45
Format: Video disc
Summary: From director Todd Douglas Miller comes a cinematic event 50 years in the making. Crafted from a newly discovered trove of 65mm footage, and more than 11,000 hours of uncatalogued audio recordings, the film takes viewers straight to the heart of NASA's most celebrated mission, the one that first put men on the moon, and forever made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into household names.
Isn't it romantic [DVD]
Author: Strauss-Schulson, Todd, 1980- film director. Cardillo, Erin, 1977- screenwriter. Fox, Dana, screenwriter. Silberman, Katie (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Matthews, Gina, film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: ISNT
Format: Video disc
Summary: New York City architect Natalie works hard to get noticed at her job but is more likely to be asked to deliver coffee and bagels than to design the city's next skyscraper. And if things weren't bad enough, Natalie, a lifelong cynic when it comes to love, has an encounter with a mugger that renders her unconscious, waking to discover that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmare, a romantic comedy, and she is the leading lady.
Published: 2019
Call Number: ISNT
Format: Video disc
Summary: New York City architect Natalie works hard to get noticed at her job but is more likely to be asked to deliver coffee and bagels than to design the city's next skyscraper. And if things weren't bad enough, Natalie, a lifelong cynic when it comes to love, has an encounter with a mugger that renders her unconscious, waking to discover that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmare, a romantic comedy, and she is the leading lady.
Isn't it romantic [Blu-ray]
Author: Strauss-Schulson, Todd, 1980- film director. Cardillo, Erin, 1977- screenwriter. Fox, Dana, screenwriter. Silberman, Katie, screenwriter. Matthews, Gina, film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: ISNT BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: New York City architect Natalie works hard to get noticed at her job but is more likely to be asked to deliver coffee and bagels than to design the city's next skyscraper. And if things weren't bad enough, Natalie, a lifelong cynic when it comes to love, has an encounter with a mugger that renders her unconscious, waking to discover that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmare, a romantic comedy, and she is the leading lady.
Published: 2019
Call Number: ISNT BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: New York City architect Natalie works hard to get noticed at her job but is more likely to be asked to deliver coffee and bagels than to design the city's next skyscraper. And if things weren't bad enough, Natalie, a lifelong cynic when it comes to love, has an encounter with a mugger that renders her unconscious, waking to discover that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmare, a romantic comedy, and she is the leading lady.
The upside [DVD]
Author: Burger, Neil, film director. Hartmere, Jon, screenwriter. Black, Todd, film producer. Blumenthal, Jason, film producer. Tisch, Steve, film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: UPSIDE
Format: Video disc
Summary: A recently paroled ex-convict, Dell, strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a quadriplegic billionaire, Philip Lacasse, in this funny and warm-hearted buddy comedy. From worlds apart, Dell and Philip form an unlikely bond, bridging their differences and gaining invaluable wisdom in the process, giving each man a renewed sense of passion for all of life's possibilities.
Published: 2019
Call Number: UPSIDE
Format: Video disc
Summary: A recently paroled ex-convict, Dell, strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a quadriplegic billionaire, Philip Lacasse, in this funny and warm-hearted buddy comedy. From worlds apart, Dell and Philip form an unlikely bond, bridging their differences and gaining invaluable wisdom in the process, giving each man a renewed sense of passion for all of life's possibilities.
How to train your dragon [DVD]. The hidden world
Author: Deblois, Dean, film director, screenwriter. Lewis, Brad (Bradford), film producer. Arnold, Bonnie, film producer. Baruchel, Jay, 1982- voice actor. Ferrera, America, 1984- voice actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: HOW
Format: Video disc
Summary: Now chief and ruler of Berk alongside Astrid, Hiccup has created a gloriously chaotic dragon utopia. When the sudden appearance of female Light Fury coincides with the darkest threat their village has ever faced, Hiccup and Toothless must leave the only home they've known, and journey to a hidden world thought only to exist in myth. As their true destines are revealed, dragon and rider will fight together-to the very ends of the Earth-to protect everything they've grown to treasure.
Published: 2019
Call Number: HOW
Format: Video disc
Summary: Now chief and ruler of Berk alongside Astrid, Hiccup has created a gloriously chaotic dragon utopia. When the sudden appearance of female Light Fury coincides with the darkest threat their village has ever faced, Hiccup and Toothless must leave the only home they've known, and journey to a hidden world thought only to exist in myth. As their true destines are revealed, dragon and rider will fight together-to the very ends of the Earth-to protect everything they've grown to treasure.
How to train your dragon [Blu-ray]. The hidden world
Author: Deblois, Dean, film director, screenwriter. Lewis, Brad (Bradford), film producer. Arnold, Bonnie, film producer. Baruchel, Jay, 1982- voice actor. Ferrera, America, 1984- voice actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: HOW BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Now chief and ruler of Berk alongside Astrid, Hiccup has created a gloriously chaotic dragon utopia. When the sudden appearance of female Light Fury coincides with the darkest threat their village has ever faced, Hiccup and Toothless must leave the only home they've known, and journey to a hidden world thought only to exist in myth. As their true destines are revealed, dragon and rider will fight together to protect everything they've grown to treasure.
Published: 2019
Call Number: HOW BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Now chief and ruler of Berk alongside Astrid, Hiccup has created a gloriously chaotic dragon utopia. When the sudden appearance of female Light Fury coincides with the darkest threat their village has ever faced, Hiccup and Toothless must leave the only home they've known, and journey to a hidden world thought only to exist in myth. As their true destines are revealed, dragon and rider will fight together to protect everything they've grown to treasure.
The upside [Blu-ray]
Author: Burger, Neil, film director. Hartmere, Jon, screenwriter. Black, Todd, film producer. Blumenthal, Jason, film producer. Tisch, Steve, film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: COMEDY UPSIDE BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: A recently paroled ex-convict, Dell, strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a quadriplegic billionaire, Philip Lacasse, in this ₁funny and warm-hearted buddy comedy.₂ From worlds apart, Dell and Philip form an unlikely bond, bridging their differences and gaining invaluable wisdom in the process, giving each man a renewed sense of passion for all of life's possibilities.
Published: 2019
Call Number: COMEDY UPSIDE BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: A recently paroled ex-convict, Dell, strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a quadriplegic billionaire, Philip Lacasse, in this ₁funny and warm-hearted buddy comedy.₂ From worlds apart, Dell and Philip form an unlikely bond, bridging their differences and gaining invaluable wisdom in the process, giving each man a renewed sense of passion for all of life's possibilities.
Call the midwife [DVD]. Season 8.
Author: Agutter, Jenny, actor. Bassett, Linda, actor. George, Helen, 1984- actor. Parfitt, Judy, 1935- actor. Television adaptation of (work) : Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011. Call the midwife.
Published: 2019
Call Number: CALL SEASON 8 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives who care for expectant mothers in the East End of London in the late-1950s to mid-1960s.
Published: 2019
Call Number: CALL SEASON 8 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives who care for expectant mothers in the East End of London in the late-1950s to mid-1960s.
Greta [DVD]
Author: Jordan, Neil, 1950- film director, screenwriter. Wright, Ray (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Kimmel, Sidney, film producer. Penotti, Joh, film producer. Alynn, James, film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: GRETA
Format: Video disc
Summary: A sweet, naive young woman trying to make it on her own in New York City, Frances doesn't think twice about returning the handbag she finds on the subway to its rightful owner. That owner is an eccentric French piano teacher with a love for classical music and an aching loneliness. The two become fast friends, but the older woman's maternal charms begin to dissolve and grow increasingly disturbing as Frances discovers that nothing is what it seems in this suspense thriller.
Published: 2019
Call Number: GRETA
Format: Video disc
Summary: A sweet, naive young woman trying to make it on her own in New York City, Frances doesn't think twice about returning the handbag she finds on the subway to its rightful owner. That owner is an eccentric French piano teacher with a love for classical music and an aching loneliness. The two become fast friends, but the older woman's maternal charms begin to dissolve and grow increasingly disturbing as Frances discovers that nothing is what it seems in this suspense thriller.
Outlander. Season 4
Author: Roberts, Matthew B., director, screenwriter, television producer. Moore, Ronald D., screenwriter, television producer, creator. Brown, David (Producer), television producer. Balfe, Caitriona, actor. Heughan, Sam, 1980- actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: OUTLANDE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Season Four continues the story of Claire and Jamie Fraser as they try to make a home for themselves in colonial America. The Frasers in North Carolina are at another turning point in history, the edge of the American Revolution. Along the way, the Frasers cross paths with notorious pirate Stephen Bonnet in a fateful meeting that will haunt the family. Meanwhile, Brianna and Roger grow closer in the twentieth century but make a shocking discovery that has them following in Claire's footsteps.
Published: 2019
Call Number: OUTLANDE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Season Four continues the story of Claire and Jamie Fraser as they try to make a home for themselves in colonial America. The Frasers in North Carolina are at another turning point in history, the edge of the American Revolution. Along the way, the Frasers cross paths with notorious pirate Stephen Bonnet in a fateful meeting that will haunt the family. Meanwhile, Brianna and Roger grow closer in the twentieth century but make a shocking discovery that has them following in Claire's footsteps.
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