Nonfiction: The Complex Literary Friendship Between Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston
In “Zora and Langston,” Yuval Taylor revisits the relationship that laid much of the groundwork for black American literature in the 20th century.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Fiction: A Road-Paving Job Takes On a Sinister Allure in Dave Eggers’s New Novel
The author’s eighth novel, “The Parade,” is a parable-like story featuring two unnamed men on assignment in an unnamed country in the wake of a civil war.
The Best Cookbooks for Kids
Books that will inspire children to get into the kitchen and cook.
Nonfiction: The ‘Enigma’ Who Is the Chief Justice of the United States
Joan Biskupic’s “The Chief” examines John Roberts’s life and his career on the Supreme Court.
Nonfiction: An Intimate Portrait of Sandra Day O’Connor, First Woman on the Supreme Court
“First: Sandra Day O’Connor,” by Evan Thomas, is a richly detailed life of the pathbreaking justice.
Safe & secure : 10 essential steps for seniors to protect against financial abuse
Author: Tarkenton, Fran, author. Gossett, Rick, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 332.024 TARKENTO
Format: Books
Summary: Thieves and scammers are on the prowl for easy targets who have significant exposed assets and if you're a senior citizen who saved for retirement, you may be the perfect mark. Fran Tarkenton, the NFL Hall of Fame quarterback who became a successful entrepreneur, has partnered with certified public accountant and financial executive rick Gossett to present this practical, up-to-date guide to scam-proofing your savings during your golden years. Safe & Secure will give you ten specific actions steps that will turn you from an "easy" target into a "hard" target. A well-prepared senior who understands the potential for financial abuse and has taken the precautions recommended in this book is more than likely to remain safe and secure through a long and comfortable retirement. "As our country gracefully ages, we need to make sure to do all we can to protect the elderly from their health, to their mind, to their finances. Once again, a man we all trust and respect has stepped forward and answered the call. With his simple and effective ways of explaining important concepts, legend Fran Tarkenton is doing his part to keep the elderly safe, drawing on his successful career both on and off the football field." SANJAY GUPTA, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Emory University and CNN Chief Medical Correspondent "From helping us all recognize that were potential targets to providing easily comprehensible and implementable solutions, Fran Tarkenton and Rick Gossett have provided an extremely invaluable and indispensable resource. Elder financial abuse will remain a major concern as our population ages. The tools presented here can help everyone be prepared and less likely to be a victim." THOMAS E. PRICE, MD, former Secretary of Health and Human Services and former member of US House of Representatives. Thieves and scammers are on the prowl for easy targets who have significant exposed assets. If you're a senior citizen who saved for retirement, you may be the perfect mark. Tarkenton and Gossett present a practical, up-to-date guide to scam-proofing your savings during your golden years. They share ten specific actions that will turn you from an 'easy' target into a 'hard' target. -- adapted from information provided.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 332.024 TARKENTO
Format: Books
Summary: Thieves and scammers are on the prowl for easy targets who have significant exposed assets and if you're a senior citizen who saved for retirement, you may be the perfect mark. Fran Tarkenton, the NFL Hall of Fame quarterback who became a successful entrepreneur, has partnered with certified public accountant and financial executive rick Gossett to present this practical, up-to-date guide to scam-proofing your savings during your golden years. Safe & Secure will give you ten specific actions steps that will turn you from an "easy" target into a "hard" target. A well-prepared senior who understands the potential for financial abuse and has taken the precautions recommended in this book is more than likely to remain safe and secure through a long and comfortable retirement. "As our country gracefully ages, we need to make sure to do all we can to protect the elderly from their health, to their mind, to their finances. Once again, a man we all trust and respect has stepped forward and answered the call. With his simple and effective ways of explaining important concepts, legend Fran Tarkenton is doing his part to keep the elderly safe, drawing on his successful career both on and off the football field." SANJAY GUPTA, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Emory University and CNN Chief Medical Correspondent "From helping us all recognize that were potential targets to providing easily comprehensible and implementable solutions, Fran Tarkenton and Rick Gossett have provided an extremely invaluable and indispensable resource. Elder financial abuse will remain a major concern as our population ages. The tools presented here can help everyone be prepared and less likely to be a victim." THOMAS E. PRICE, MD, former Secretary of Health and Human Services and former member of US House of Representatives. Thieves and scammers are on the prowl for easy targets who have significant exposed assets. If you're a senior citizen who saved for retirement, you may be the perfect mark. Tarkenton and Gossett present a practical, up-to-date guide to scam-proofing your savings during your golden years. They share ten specific actions that will turn you from an 'easy' target into a 'hard' target. -- adapted from information provided.
Building A Home Of Stories In 'The Bird King'
G. Willow Wilson's luminous new novel is set during the last days of Muslim Granada, and follows a royal concubine and her mapmaker friend as they flee the Inquisition for a place that may not exist.
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'Night Witches' Sheds Some Light On Daring Female Flyers
Garth Ennis' new graphic novel creates a fictional character to flesh out the stories of the real Night Witches, Soviet female pilots who dropped bombs on the Nazis from rickety old biplanes.
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Crashing [DVD]. Season 2.
Author: Holmes, Pete, 1979- actor. Lange, Artie, 1967- actor. Basil, George, actor. Home Box Office (Firm), publisher.
Published: 2019
Call Number: TV CRASHING SEASON 2
Format: Video disc
Summary: After his suburban life unravels, aspiring comic Pete is forced to move to New York City to pursue his dream.
Published: 2019
Call Number: TV CRASHING SEASON 2
Format: Video disc
Summary: After his suburban life unravels, aspiring comic Pete is forced to move to New York City to pursue his dream.
Ralph breaks the internet [Blu-ray]
Author: Johnston, Phil, film director, screenwriter. Moore, Rich (Richard), film director, screenwriter. Ribon, Pamela, screenwriter. Reardon, Jim, screenwriter. Trinidad, Josie, 1975- screenwriter.
Published: 2019
Call Number: RALPH BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: In an attempt to save her broken game, Ralph and Vanellope race against the clock -- and some shady characters in a gritty, urban racing game -- in the vast world of the Internet! When faced with the lure of new cars and exciting racing routes, Vanellope considers leaving the arcade for good, and Ralph recognizes that he may lose the only friend he's ever had.
Published: 2019
Call Number: RALPH BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: In an attempt to save her broken game, Ralph and Vanellope race against the clock -- and some shady characters in a gritty, urban racing game -- in the vast world of the Internet! When faced with the lure of new cars and exciting racing routes, Vanellope considers leaving the arcade for good, and Ralph recognizes that he may lose the only friend he's ever had.
American renegades
Author: Quale, Steven, film director. Wenk, Richard, screenwriter. Besson, Luc, screenwriter, film producer, screenwriter. Benoliel, Raphael, film producer. Simmons, J. K., actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: AMERICAN
Format: Video disc
Summary: A team of Navy SEALs discover an underwater treasure in a Bosnian lake.
Published: 2019
Call Number: AMERICAN
Format: Video disc
Summary: A team of Navy SEALs discover an underwater treasure in a Bosnian lake.
Spider-Man [DVD]. Into the Spider-Verse
Author: Persichetti, Bob, film director. Ramsey, Peter, film director. Rothman, Rodney, film director, screenwriter. Lord, Phil, 1977- screenwriter, film producer. Arad, Avi, film producer.
Published: 2019 2018
Call Number: SPIDER
Format: Video disc
Summary: Miles Morales is the new Spider-Man but must also walk the balance between his personal high school & family life and his life as a superhero. While being Spider-Man, he becomes familiar with the Spider-Verse, where there are endless variations on Spider-Man. One of the Spider-Man variations living inside the Spider-Verse is Spider-Man, Peter Parker, who guides Miles in his journey as the new Spider-Man and introduces him to the multitude of other Spider-Men, including Spider-Man Noir and Spider-Ham. All of the various Spider-Men will have to band together when villains threaten the safety of the Spider-Verse and of the world itself.
Published: 2019 2018
Call Number: SPIDER
Format: Video disc
Summary: Miles Morales is the new Spider-Man but must also walk the balance between his personal high school & family life and his life as a superhero. While being Spider-Man, he becomes familiar with the Spider-Verse, where there are endless variations on Spider-Man. One of the Spider-Man variations living inside the Spider-Verse is Spider-Man, Peter Parker, who guides Miles in his journey as the new Spider-Man and introduces him to the multitude of other Spider-Men, including Spider-Man Noir and Spider-Ham. All of the various Spider-Men will have to band together when villains threaten the safety of the Spider-Verse and of the world itself.
Thai cave rescue [DVD]
Author: Stubberfield, Tom, television director, screenwriter, television producer. Schmidt, Chris, television producer. Wallace, Melanie (Producer), television producer. Meyers, Eric, 1959- narrator. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 796.525 THAI
Format: Video disc
Summary: Follow the harrowing operation to rescue twelve boys stranded in a flooded cave in Thailand, and discover the scientific ingenuity that made the rescue possible.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 796.525 THAI
Format: Video disc
Summary: Follow the harrowing operation to rescue twelve boys stranded in a flooded cave in Thailand, and discover the scientific ingenuity that made the rescue possible.
The possession of Hannah Grace [DVD]
Author: Rooijen, Diederik van, film director. Sieve, Brian, screenwriter. Garner, Todd, film producer. Robins, Sean, film producer. Mitchell, Shay, 1987- actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: POSSESSI
Format: Video disc
Summary: After a stint in rehab, a former police officer begins to question her sanity when she takes on a graveyard shift job at the local morgue. The intake of misshapen female cadaver sets off a series of strange and violent events that confirm the existence of true evil right under her nose. The cadaver, a product of a botched exorcism, is carrying the spirit of a ruthless and evil entity.
Published: 2019
Call Number: POSSESSI
Format: Video disc
Summary: After a stint in rehab, a former police officer begins to question her sanity when she takes on a graveyard shift job at the local morgue. The intake of misshapen female cadaver sets off a series of strange and violent events that confirm the existence of true evil right under her nose. The cadaver, a product of a botched exorcism, is carrying the spirit of a ruthless and evil entity.
Vox lux [DVD]
Author: Corbet, Brady, 1988- film director, screenwriter. Lauren, Andrew, film producer. Gugenheim, D. J., film producer. Litvak, Michel, film producer. Metkina, Svetlana, film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: VOX
Format: Video disc
Summary: The story of Celeste's rise from the ashes of a national tragedy to stardom. It follows her life from 1999 to 2017 including her survival of a violent tragedy as a teenager, her rise to fame with the help of her sister and talent manager, and her mounting a comeback after a scandal.
Published: 2019
Call Number: VOX
Format: Video disc
Summary: The story of Celeste's rise from the ashes of a national tragedy to stardom. It follows her life from 1999 to 2017 including her survival of a violent tragedy as a teenager, her rise to fame with the help of her sister and talent manager, and her mounting a comeback after a scandal.
House of cards [DVD]. Season 6
Author: Sakharov, Alik, 1959- television director. Mann, Ami Canaan, television director. Passon, Stacie, television director. Dickerson, Ernest R., 1952- television director. Schlamme, Thomas, television director.
Published: 2019
Call Number: HOUSE SEASON 6 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: After the death of her husband, Claire Underwood becomes the first female President of the United States, but faces formidable threats to her legacy.
Published: 2019
Call Number: HOUSE SEASON 6 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: After the death of her husband, Claire Underwood becomes the first female President of the United States, but faces formidable threats to her legacy.
Chesapeake Shores [DVD]. Season 3.
Author: Ory, Meghan, 1982- actor. Niven, Barbara, 1953- actor. Williams, Treat, actor. Ladd, Diane, actor. Motion picture adaptation of (work). Woods, Sherryl. Chesapeake Shores novel.
Published: 2019
Call Number: CHESAPEA SEASON 3
Format: Video disc
Summary: Having returned to Chesapeake Shores shortly after Abby, the O'Briens' once-estranged mother Megan strives to reestablish relationships with Abby and her siblings, though the O'Brien clan primarily looks to its wise grandmother Nell for guidance.
Published: 2019
Call Number: CHESAPEA SEASON 3
Format: Video disc
Summary: Having returned to Chesapeake Shores shortly after Abby, the O'Briens' once-estranged mother Megan strives to reestablish relationships with Abby and her siblings, though the O'Brien clan primarily looks to its wise grandmother Nell for guidance.
The woman in white [DVD]
Author: Tibbetts, Carl, television director. Seres, Fiona, screenwriter. Curtis, Sarah, television producer. Buckley, Jessie, 1988- actor. Hardy, Ben, 1991- actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: WOMAN
Format: Video disc
Summary: Tells of a pair of half sisters whose lives end up caught in a grand conspiracy revolving around a mentally ill woman dressed in white. As the story unfolds, murder, love, marriage, and greed stand between the two women and happy lives. Their only hope is the secret the woman in white waits to tell them.
Published: 2018
Call Number: WOMAN
Format: Video disc
Summary: Tells of a pair of half sisters whose lives end up caught in a grand conspiracy revolving around a mentally ill woman dressed in white. As the story unfolds, murder, love, marriage, and greed stand between the two women and happy lives. Their only hope is the secret the woman in white waits to tell them.
The diabetes cookbook : 300 recipes for healthy living Powered by the Diabetes Food Hub
Author: Rondinelli-Hamilton, Lara, 1974- author. Lamplough, Jennifer, 1974- author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 641.5
Format: Books
Summary: Gathers recipes for healthy eating with diabetes in diverse categories including slow-cooker, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, vegetarian, and low glycemic-index. Understanding what to eat when you're diagnosed with diabetes can be a challenge. Hamilton and Lamplough help you meet your nutrition needs-- without sacrificing flavor. From breakfast to snacks, you'll find recipes tasty enough to satisfy the whole family. Each recipe features nutrition information. -- adapted from back cover
Published: 2019
Call Number: 641.5
Format: Books
Summary: Gathers recipes for healthy eating with diabetes in diverse categories including slow-cooker, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, vegetarian, and low glycemic-index. Understanding what to eat when you're diagnosed with diabetes can be a challenge. Hamilton and Lamplough help you meet your nutrition needs-- without sacrificing flavor. From breakfast to snacks, you'll find recipes tasty enough to satisfy the whole family. Each recipe features nutrition information. -- adapted from back cover
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