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New Adult Books - July 6th, 2021                

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Murder at Sunrise Lake Murder at Sunrise Lake 
By Feehan, Christine
2021-06 - Berkley Books
9780593333143 Check Our Catalog

#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan reaches new heights of passion and suspense in this thrilling novel that takes readers deep into the California backcountry, where a woman is tormented by visions of a killer.

It starts in her dreams. Hideous flashes from a nightmare only she can stop. Images of a murderer stalking the ones she cares about most... …More

The Transparency of Time The Transparency of Time 
By Padura, Leonardo
Translator Kushner, Anna
2021-06 - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
9780374277956 Check Our Catalog

From Leonardo Padura--whose crime novels featuring Detective Mario Conde form the basis of Netflix's Four Seasons in Havana--The Transparency of Timesees the Cuban investigator pursuing a mystery spanning centuries of occult history.

Mario Conde is facing down his sixtieth birthday. What does he have to show for his decades on the planet? A failing body, a slower mind, …More

Choose Me Choose Me 
By Gerritsen, Tess
Author Braver, Gary
2021-07 - Thomas & Mercer
9781542026154 Check Our Catalog

From New York Times bestseller Tess Gerritsen and acclaimed thriller writer Gary Braver comes a sexy murder mystery about a reckless affair and dangerous secrets.

Taryn Moore is young, beautiful, and brilliant...so why would she kill herself? When Detective Frankie Loomis arrives on the scene to investigate the girl's fatal plunge from her apartment balcony, she knows in …More

The Third Grave The Third Grave 
By Jackson, Lisa
2021-06 - Kensington Publishing Corporation
9781496722249 Check Our Catalog

4th book in Savannah series

Nearly two decades after first introducing fan-favorite characters Pierce Reed and Nikki Gillette--and eight after they last appeared in her blockbuster Southern Gothic Tell Me--#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson at last returns to the beautiful city of Savannah, GA, where crime writer Nikki Gillette and her husband, Detective Pierce Reed, find a cold case leading …More

An Ambush of Widows An Ambush of Widows 
By Abbott, Jeff
2021-07 - Grand Central Publishing
9781538719145 Check Our Catalog

In New York Times bestselling author Jeff Abbott's latest novel of riveting psychological suspense, an uneasy alliance forms as two widows delve into their husbands' deadly and dangerous secrets--as they try to protect their own.

Henry North is a down-on-his-luck cybersecurity expert from New Orleans. Adam Zhang is the cofounder of one of Austin's most successful venture …More

Fortune Fortune 
By Bartulin, Lenny
2021-02 - Arcade Publishing
9781951627294 Check Our Catalog

An audacious, entertaining historical epic spanning continents and centuries, for readers of David Mitchell, Colum McCann, Kate Atkinson, and Eleanor Catton.

Fortune is a dazzling, endlessly surprising historical novel that opens the day Napoleon leads his victorious Grande Arm e into Berlin after having conquered Prussia in battle. As crowds throng the streets to witness the …More

The Keepers: A Mystery The Keepers: A Mystery 
By Burton, Jeffrey B.
2021-06 - Minotaur Books
9781250244567 Check Our Catalog

Jeffrey B. Burton's The Keepers is the next installment of the Mace Reid K-9 series, featuring golden retriever cadaver dog Vira and her handler, Mason Reid.

Mason "Mace" Reid lives on the outskirts of Chicago and specializes in human remains detection--that is, he trains dogs to hunt for dead bodies. He calls his pack of cadaver dogs The Finders, and his prize pupil is a …More

Little Black Book Little Black Book 
By Carlisle, Kate
2021-06 - Berkley Books
9780593201435 Check Our Catalog

15th book in Bibliophile series

San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright is on the case when a rare edition of Rebecca leads to murder in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series.

Brooklyn and her hunky husband, security expert Derek Stone, have just returned from a delightful trip to Dharma, where the construction of their new home away from home is …More

Leonora in the Morning Light Leonora in the Morning Light 
By Carter, Michaela
2021-04 - Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
9781982120511 Check Our Catalog

One of O, The Oprah Magazine's "Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Novels That Will Sweep You Away" and LitHub's "Most Anticipated Books of 2021."

For fans of Amy Bloom's White Houses and Colm T ib n's The Master, a page-turning novel about Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington and the art, drama, and romance that defined her coming-of-age during World War …More

Fallen: A Novel of Suspense Fallen: A Novel of Suspense 
By Castillo, Linda
2021-07 - Minotaur Books
9781250142924 Check Our Catalog

In New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo's new thriller Fallen, a rebellious Amish woman leaves the Plain life, but the secrets she takes with her will lead Chief of Police Kate Burkholder down a dark path to danger and death.

When a young woman is found murdered in a Painters Mill motel, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is shocked to discover she once knew …More

Shoulder Season Shoulder Season 
By Clancy, Christina
2021-07 - St. Martin's Press
9781250239631 Check Our Catalog

Named a Best Book of Summer by Good Morning America Parade - EW - Travel & Leisure - PopSugar Brit & Co - SheReads - Women.com

A dazzling portrait of a young woman coming into her own, the youthful allure of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, and what we lose--and gain--when we leave home. …More

Sunrise by the Sea: A Little Beach Street Bakery Novel Sunrise by the Sea: A Little Beach Street Bakery Novel 
By Colgan, Jenny
2021-06 - William Morrow & Company
9780062911391 Check Our Catalog

1st book in Little Beach Street bakery series

New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan returns to the setting of her beloved Little Beach Street Bakery series for a timely and heartfelt novel set in a Cornish seaside village.

Marisa Rosso can't understand why everyone else is getting on with their lives as she still struggles to get over the death of her beloved grandfather, back home in Italy. Everyone loses …More

The Stranger in the Mirror The Stranger in the Mirror 
By Constantine, LIV
2021-07 - Harper
9780062967329 Check Our Catalog

A diabolically twisty, psychologically unsettling novel about a woman with no recollection of her past from the authors of the Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick The Last Mrs. Parrish and The Wife Stalker.

"Liv Constantine plants her flag squarely in land staked out by the likes of Lisa Gardner and Karin Slaughter."--Providence …More

The Bohemians The Bohemians 
By Darznik, Jasmin
2021-04 - Ballantine Books
9780593129425 Check Our Catalog

A dazzling novel of one of America's most celebrated photographers, Dorothea Lange, exploring the wild years in San Francisco that awakened her career-defining grit, compassion, and daring.

"Jasmin Darznik expertly delivers an intriguing glimpse into the woman behind those unforgettable photographs of the Great Depression, and their impact on humanity."--Susan Meissner, bestselling …More

Rock the Boat Rock the Boat 
By Dorey-Stein, Beck
2021-06 - Dial Press
9780525509158 Check Our Catalog

"The perfect summer beach read for anyone who craves a smart story with a happy ending."--Oprah Daily

Old friends discover how much has changed (and how much has stayed the same) when they reunite in their seaside hometown for one unforgettable summer--from the New York Times bestselling author of From the Corner of the Oval



When Kate …More

What to Do When Someone Dies What to Do When Someone Dies 
By French, Nicci
2021-06 - William Morrow & Company
9780062876096 Check Our Catalog

What do you do when your husband dies in a horrific car accident? How should you react when you learn another woman was by his side? Where do you turn when the image of your perfect marriage is lying in tatters? For grieving widow Ellie Falkner there is only one option. Find out exactly who Milena Livingstone was and what she was doing in Greg's car that night. But is Ellie ready for the …More

Who They Was Who They Was 
By Krauze, Gabriel
2021-06 - Bloomsbury Publishing
9781635577662 Check Our Catalog

Longlisted for the Booker Prize

Named a Most Anticipated Book of Summer 2021 by Entertainment Weekly, Time, and CrimeReads

An astonishing, visceral autobiographical novel about a young man straddling two cultures: the university where he is studying English Literature and the disregarded world of London gang warfare.

The unforgettable narrator of this …More

Dear Miss Metropolitan Dear Miss Metropolitan 
By Ferrell, Carolyn
2021-07 - Henry Holt & Company
9781250793614 Check Our Catalog

Introducing an extraordinary and original writer whose first novel explores the intersections of grief and rage, personal strength and healing--and what we owe one another.

Fern seeks refuge from her mother's pill-popping and boyfriends via Soul Train; Gwin finds salvation in the music of Prince much to her congregation's dismay and Jesenia, miles ahead of her classmates at her …More

Dog Eat Dog Dog Eat Dog 
By Rosenfelt, David
2021-07 - Minotaur Books
9781250257123 Check Our Catalog

Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever, Tara, work to free a man who risked it all to help a dog in need

Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his wife, Laurie, enjoy walking their dogs, Tara and Sebastian. By this point in their marriage, it's routine. When out for one of their strolls, their simple ritual isn't so simple anymore. Across the street, a man is mistreating his dog. Three …More

White Shadow White Shadow 
By Jacobsen, Roy
Translator Bartlett, Don
Translator Shaw, Don
2021-04 - Biblioasis
9781771964036 Check Our Catalog

The highly anticipated sequel to International Booker and Dublin Impac Award-shortlisted The Unseen

No-one can be alone on an island . . . But Ingrid is alone on Barr y, the island that bears her name, and the war of her childhood has been replaced by a new, more terrible present: the Nazi occupation of Norway. When the bodies from a bombed vessel …More

The Paper Palace The Paper Palace 
By Cowley Heller, Miranda
2021-07 - Riverhead Books
9780593329825 Check Our Catalog

"A magnificient page-turner. . .as intoxicating as a summer night by the sea." -Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of Good Company

Tightly woven and immediate. - Meg Wolitzer, New York Times bestselling author of The Interestings

It's been ages since I was so absorbed in a contemporary novel. I loved it. -Nick …More

Silver Tears Silver Tears 
By Läckberg, Camilla
Translator Giles, Ian
2021-07 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780525657996 Check Our Catalog

From the internationally bestselling author of The Golden Cage comes a bold, mesmerizing thriller of seduction, deceit, and female power, in which a woman's secret cannot stay buried forever.

Faye Adelheim is living a delicious lie. She is wealthy beyond imagination, she is the Chairman of her self-made global cosmetics brand, and her ex-husband, the monster …More

Tonight Is Already Tomorrow Tonight Is Already Tomorrow 
By Levi, Lia
Translator Botsford, Clarissa
2021-02 - Europa Editions
9781609456498 Check Our Catalog

Inspired by true events during World War II, Lia Levi's prize-winning novel of loss, despair, and courage tells the tragic history of mid-century Europe through the eyes and lives of ordinary people.

"An intense, moving book that tells the story of stories: what happens when Fascism befalls a country."--Esquire (Italy)

1938. Thirty-two countries convene …More

When Stars Collide: A Chicago Stars Novel When Stars Collide: A Chicago Stars Novel 
By Phillips, Susan Elizabeth
2021-06 - William Morrow & Company
9780062973085 Check Our Catalog

9th book in Chicago Stars series

#1 New York Times bestseller Susan Elizabeth Phillips returns to her beloved Chicago Stars series with a romance between a Chicago Stars quarterback and one of the world's greatest opera singers--and a major diva.

"Re-entering the world of the Chicago Stars is like a beloved friend come to call." -- #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn …More

The Plum Trees The Plum Trees 
By Shorr, Victoria
2021-03 - W. W. Norton & Company
9780393540857 Check Our Catalog

Consie is home for a funeral when she stumbles upon a family letter sent from Germany in 1945, which contains staggering news: Consie's great-uncle Hermann, who was transported to Auschwitz with his wife and three daughters, might have escaped. This seems improbable to Consie. Did people escape from Auschwitz? Could her great-uncle have been among them? What happened to Hermann? Did anyone …More

Nine Lives Nine Lives 
By Steel, Danielle
2021-07 - Delacorte Press
9781984821430 Check Our Catalog

A woman who longs to avoid risk at all cost learns that men who love danger are the most exciting in this moving novel from New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel.

After a carefree childhood, Mary Margaret Kelly came of age in the shadow of grief. Her father, a dashing daredevil Air Force pilot, died when she was nine. Maggie saw her mother struggle to put their lives …More

Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in 12 Fish Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in 12 Fish 
By Flanagan, Richard
2002-12 - Grove Press
9780802139597 Check Our Catalog

Published in hardcover to outstanding acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic, and winner of the prestigious Commonwealth Writers Prize, "Gould's Book of Fish" is a marvelously imagined epic of 19th-century Australia--a world of convicts and colonists, thieves and catamites, whose bloody history is recorded in a very unusual taxonomy of fish. …More

The Rising Storm: Star Wars The High Republic The Rising Storm: Star Wars The High Republic 
By Scott, Cavan
2021-06 - Del Rey Books
9780593159415 Check Our Catalog

The heroes of the High Republic era return to face a shattered peace and a fearsome foe, following the dramatic events of Light of the Jedi.

In the wake of the Great Hyperspace Disaster and the heroism of the Jedi, the Republic continues to grow, bringing more worlds together under a single unified banner. Under the leadership of Chancellor Lina Soh, the spirit of unity extends …More

The Fiancée The Fiancée 
By White, Kate
2021-06 - Harper
9780063092723 Check Our Catalog

"A tense, simmering, fast-paced mystery."--Megan Miranda, New York Timesbestselling author of The Last House Guest and The Girl from Widow Hills

The New York Times bestselling author returns with an unsettling but riveting psychological thriller about a captivating woman who joins a family and threatens to upend their …More

Tender Is the Bite Tender Is the Bite 
By Quinn, Spencer
2021-07 - Forge
9781250770240 Check Our Catalog

11th book in Chet and Bernie series

Spencer Quinn's Tender Is the Bite is a brand new adventure in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series that Stephen King calls without a doubt the most original mystery series currently available.

Chet and Bernie are contacted by a terribly scared young woman who seems to want their help. Before she can even tell them her name, she flees in panic. …More

In: A Graphic Novel In: A Graphic Novel 
By McPhail, Will
2021-06 - Mariner Books
9780358345541 Check Our Catalog

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Full Spectrum: How the Science of Color Made Us Modern Full Spectrum: How the Science of Color Made Us Modern 
By Rogers, Adam
2021-05 - Mariner Books
9781328518903 Check Our Catalog

"Informative and entertaining...Rogers is a seasoned raconteur, unreeling an eons-spanning tale with skill." --Wall Street Journal

A lively account of our age-old quest for brighter colors, which changed the way we see the world, from the best-selling author of Proof: The Science of Booze

From kelly green to millennial pink, our world is graced with a richness …More

Philosophy in the Islamic World: A History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps, Volume 3 Philosophy in the Islamic World: A History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps, Volume 3 
By Adamson, Peter
2016-10 - Oxford University Press, USA
9780199577491 Check Our Catalog

The latest in the series based on the popular History of Philosophy podcast, this volume presents the first full history of philosophy in the Islamic world for a broad readership. It takes an approach unprecedented among introductions to this subject, by providing full coverage of Jewish and

Christian thinkers as well as Muslims, and by taking the story of philosophy from its beginnings …More

Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration 
By Fleetwood, Nicole R.
2020-04 - Harvard University Press
9780674919228 Check Our Catalog

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award

Smithsonian Book of the Year

New York Review of Books "Best of 2020" Selection

New York Times Best Art Book of the Year

An Art Newspaper Book of the Year

A powerful document of the inner lives and creative visions of men and women rendered invisible by …More

You Will Get Through This Night You Will Get Through This Night 
By Howell, Daniel
2021-05 - Dey Street Books
9780063053885 Check Our Catalog

The Instant New York Times Bestseller

A practical guide to taking control of your mental health for today, tomorrow, and the days after, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author and beloved entertainer.

'There's a moment at the end of every day, where the world falls away and you are left alone with your thoughts. A …More

Rosa: The Story of the Rose Rosa: The Story of the Rose 
By Kukielski, Peter E.
Author Phillips, Charles
Foreword by Tankard, Judith B.
2021-02 - Yale University Press
9780300251111 Check Our Catalog

A beautifully illustrated and unique history of the rose--the "queen of flowers"--in art, medicine, cuisine, and more

"The social, cultural and horticultural history of the rose is entertainingly and thoughtfully displayed."--Garden News

"I would recommend Rosa as a gift for anyone who loves flowers, although once purchased you would find it hard to pass …More

A Sense of Self: Memory, the Brain, and Who We Are A Sense of Self: Memory, the Brain, and Who We Are 
By O'Keane, Victoria
2021-05 - W. W. Norton & Company
9780393541922 Check Our Catalog

A twinge of sadness, a rush of love, a knot of loss, a whiff of regret. Memories have the power to move us, often when we least expect it, a sign of the complex neural process that continues in the background of our everyday lives. This process shapes us: filtering the world around us, informing our behavior and feeding our imagination.

Psychiatrist Veronica O'Keane has spent many years …More

The Florentines: From Dante to Galileo: The Transformation of Western Civilization The Florentines: From Dante to Galileo: The Transformation of Western Civilization 
By Strathern, Paul
2021-07 - Pegasus Books
9781643137322 Check Our Catalog

A sweeping and magisterial four-hundred-year history of both the city and the people who gave birth to the Renaissance.

Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642, something happened that transformed the entire culture of western civilization. Painting, sculpture, and architecture would all visibly change in such a striking fashion that there could be no going back …More

Selected Poems Selected Poems 
By Char, Rene
Editor Caws, Mary Ann
Editor Jolas, Tina
1992-04 - New Directions Publishing Corporation
9780811211925 Check Our Catalog

This is a comprehensive, bilingual overview reflecting the poet's wide stylistic and philosophical range, from aphorism to dramatic lyricism. in making their selections, the editors have chosen the voices of seventeen poets and translators in homage to a writer long held in highest esteem by the literary avant-garde. …More

Principles of Cartesian Philosophy Principles of Cartesian Philosophy 
By Spinoza, Benedictus de
2007-06 - Philosophical Library
9780806530291 Check Our Catalog

Preface gives a synopsis of Spinoza, his life, and where he was at during this time period. The book gives a huge depth into Cartesian Philosophy which is the philosophical doctrine of Rene Descartes. It also speaks of metaphysics in relation to Spinoza and Cartesian Philosophy. Baruch or Benedict de Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher of Portuguese Jewish origin. Revealing considerable scientific …More

A Treatise of Human Nature: Being an Attempt to Introduce the Experimental Method of Reasoning Into Mor A Treatise of Human Nature: Being an Attempt to Introduce the Experimental Method of Reasoning Into Mor 
By Hume, David
Introduction by Mossner, Ernest C.
1986-02 - Penguin Group
9780140432442 Check Our Catalog

One of the most significant works of Western philosophy, Hume's Treatise was published in 1739-40, before he was thirty years old. A pinnacle of English empiricism, it is a comprehensive attempt to apply scientific methods of observation to a study of human nature, and a vigorous attack upon the principles of traditional metaphysical thought. With masterly eloquence, Hume denies the …More

Quakerism: The Basics Quakerism: The Basics 
By Post Abbott, Margery
Author Abbott, Carl
2020-12 - Routledge
9780367191627 Check Our Catalog

Quakerism: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to the history and diverse approaches and ideas associated with the Religious Society of Friends. This small religion incorporates a wide geographic spread and varied beliefs that range from evangelical Christians to non-theists. Topics covered include:

Intersectionality Intersectionality 
By Collins, Patricia Hill
Author Bilge, Sirma
2020-06 - Polity Press
9781509539680 Check Our Catalog

The concept of intersectionality has become a central topic in academic and activist circles alike. But what exactly does it mean, and why has it emerged as such a vital lens through which to explore how social inequalities of race, class, gender, sexuality, age, ability, and ethnicity shape one another? 

In this fully revised and expanded second edition of their popular text, Patricia …More

One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society 
By Marcuse, Herbert
1991-10 - Beacon Press
9780807014172 Check Our Catalog

Originally published in 1964, One-Dimensional Man quickly became one of the most important texts in the ensuing decade of radical political change. This second edition, newly introduced by Marcuse scholar Douglas Kellner, presents Marcuse's best-selling work to another generation of readers in the context of contemporary events. …More

Dissent: The Radicalization of the Republican Party and Its Capture of the Court Dissent: The Radicalization of the Republican Party and Its Capture of the Court 
By Calmes, Jackie
2021-06 - Twelve
9781538700792 Check Our Catalog

Featuring new interviews with his accusers and overlooked evidence of his deceptions, a deeply reported account of the life and confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, set against the conservative movement's capture of the courts.

In DISSENT, award-winning investigative journalist Jackie Calmes brings readers closer to the truth of who Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is, where he came …More

Hatchet Man: How Bill Barr Broke the Prosecutor's Code and Corrupted the Justice Department Hatchet Man: How Bill Barr Broke the Prosecutor's Code and Corrupted the Justice Department 
By Honig, Elie
2021-07 - Harper
9780063092365 Check Our Catalog

CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig exposes William Barr as the most corrupt attorney general in modern U.S. history, with stunning new scandals bubbling to the surface even after Barr's departure from office.

In Hatchet Man, former federal prosecutor Elie Honig uncovers Barr's unprecedented abuse of power as Attorney General and the lasting structural damage …More

Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning 
By Hong, Cathy Park
2020-02 - One World
9781984820365 Check Our Catalog

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST - NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER - A ruthlessly honest, emotionally charged, and utterly original exploration of Asian American consciousness

"Brilliant . . . To read this book is to become more human."--Claudia Rankine, author of Citizen

In development as a television series starring and …More

This Is Your Mind on Plants This Is Your Mind on Plants 
By Pollan, Michael
2021-07 - Penguin Press
9780593296905 Check Our Catalog

From number one New York Times bestselling author Michael Pollan, a radical challenge to how we think about drugs, and an exploration into the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants--and the equally powerful taboos

Of all the things humans rely on plants for--sustenance, beauty, medicine, fragrance, flavor, fiber--surely the most curious is our use of them …More

Mythologies: The Complete Edition, in a New Translation Mythologies: The Complete Edition, in a New Translation 
By Barthes, Roland
Translator Howard, Richard
Translator Lavers, Annette
2013-03 - Hill & Wang
9780809071944 Check Our Catalog

"["Mythologies"] illustrates the beautiful generosity of Barthes's progressive interest in the meaning (his word is signification) of practically everything around him, not only the books and paintings of high art, but also the slogans, trivia, toys, food, and popular rituals (cruises, striptease, eating, wrestling matches) of contemporary life . . . For Barthes, words and objects have in common …More

Everyday Mojo Songs of Earth: New and Selected Poems, 2001-2021 Everyday Mojo Songs of Earth: New and Selected Poems, 2001-2021 
By Komunyakaa, Yusef
2021-06 - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
9780374600136 Check Our Catalog

New and selected poems from the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet

These songs run along dirt roads

& highways, crisscross lonely seas

& scale mountains, traverse skies

& underworlds of neon honkytonk, 

Wherever blues dare to travel.

Everyday Mojo Songs of Earth brings together selected poems from the …More

Shipwrecks of Cape Cod: Stories of Tragedy and Triumph Shipwrecks of Cape Cod: Stories of Tragedy and Triumph 
By Wilding, Don
2021-05 - History Press
9781467147194 Check Our Catalog

From the wreck of the Sparrow-Hawk in 1626 to the grounding of the Eldia in 1984, Cape Cod's outer beach--often referred to as the Graveyard of Ships--saw the demise of more than three thousand vessels along forty miles of shifting shoals. The October Gale of 1841 claimed the lives of fifty-seven sailors from Truro, a devastating toll for a small seaside community. Survivors from the 1896 wreck of …More

All about Your Eyes, Second Edition, Revised and Updated All about Your Eyes, Second Edition, Revised and Updated 
By Fekrat, Sharon
Editor Glaser, Tanya S.
Editor Feng, Henry L.
2021-06 - Duke University Press
9781478011606 Check Our Catalog

A concise, easy-to-understand reference book, the revised and updated second edition of All about Your Eyes tells you what you need to know to care for your eyes and what to expect from your eye doctor. In this reliable guide, leading eye care experts: 

* explain eye anatomy and how healthy eyes work 

* describe various eye diseases, including pink eye, cataract, …More

Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm 
By Diangelo, Robin
2021-06 - Beacon Press
9780807074121 Check Our Catalog

Building on the groundwork laid in the New York Times bestseller White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo explores how a culture of niceness inadvertently promotes racism.

In White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo explained how racism is a system into which all white people are socialized and challenged the belief that racism is a simple matter of good people versus bad. DiAngelo …More

The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science 
By Tresch, John
2021-06 - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
9780374247850 Check Our Catalog

One of The Christian Science Monitor's ten best books of June



An innovative biography of Edgar Allan Poe--highlighting his fascination and feuds with science.

Decade after decade, Edgar Allan Poe remains one of the most popular American writers. He is beloved around the world for his pioneering detective fiction, tales of horror, and haunting, …More

The World of Dinosaurs: The Discovery and Lives of These Legendary Creatures The World of Dinosaurs: The Discovery and Lives of These Legendary Creatures 
By Norell, Mark
2019-03 - University of Chicago Press
9780226622729 Check Our Catalog

"The ultimate dino tour."--Library Journal, Best Reference 2019

"Perhaps the easiest way to glimpse . . . all this new knowledge is to leaf through Norell's The World of Dinosaurs. . . . One of the principal paleontologists of our time."--New York Review of Books

"A delight."--Open Letters Review

"Possibly the best general …More

Till the End Till the End 
By Sabathia, CC
Author Smith, Chris
2021-07 - Roc Lit 101
9780593133750 Check Our Catalog

A raw, compelling memoir of baseball, family, fame, addiction, and recovery, by one of the most beloved baseball players of his generation 



How does it feel to be born with enormous gifts, in a life shadowed by tragedy? What does it mean when the gift that opens the world for us is not enough to stop us from losing the things we love? And what new gifts do we find in …More

Phosphorescence: On Things That Sustain You When the World Goes Dark Phosphorescence: On Things That Sustain You When the World Goes Dark 
By Baird, Julia
2021-07 - Random House
9780593236918 Check Our Catalog

"Both timeless and timely, this is a book of wisdom and wonder" (Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March), a deeply personal exploration of what can sustain us through our darkest moments.

"What has fascinated and sustained me over these last few years has been the notion that we have the ability to find, nurture, and carry our own inner, living light--a light…More

Radical Vision: A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry Radical Vision: A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry 
By Colbert, Soyica Diggs
2021-04 - Yale University Press
9780300245707 Check Our Catalog

A "loving, lavishly detailed" (New York Times) and captivating portrait of Lorraine Hansberry's life, art, and political activism--one of O Magazine's best books of April 2021

"A devoted and deeply felt account of the development of an artist's mind."--Dave Itzkoff, New York Times Book Review (2021 Summer Reading issue)

In this first scholarly biography …More

Journey to the Edge of Reason: The Life of Kurt Gödel Journey to the Edge of Reason: The Life of Kurt Gödel 
By Budiansky, Stephen
2021-05 - W. W. Norton & Company
9781324005445 Check Our Catalog

Nearly a hundred years after its publication, Kurt G?del's famous proof that every mathematical system must contain propositions that are true--yet never provable--continues to unsettle mathematics, philosophy, and computer science. Yet unlike Einstein, with whom he formed a warm and abiding friendship, G?del has long escaped all but the most casual scrutiny of his life.

Stephen …More

Nowhere Girl: A Memoir of a Childhood on the Run Nowhere Girl: A Memoir of a Childhood on the Run 
By Diamond, Cheryl
2021-06 - Algonquin Books
9781616208202 Check Our Catalog

"An absolutely breathless read. Nowhere Girl is a courageous, heart-breaking, and beautifully written story of a girl doing everything in her power to protect the ones she loves." 

--Paul Haggis, Academy Award-winning writer/director of Crash, Million Dollar Baby, and Casino Royale

By the age of nine, I will have lived in more than a dozen …More

Thanks for Waiting: The Joy (& Weirdness) of Being a Late Bloomer Thanks for Waiting: The Joy (& Weirdness) of Being a Late Bloomer 
By Shafrir, Doree
2021-06 - Ballantine Books
9780593156742 Check Our Catalog

An honest, witty, and insightful memoir about what happens when your coming-of-age comes later than expected

"Thanks for Waiting is the loving, wise, cuttingly funny older sister we all need in book form."--Tara Schuster, author of Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies

Doree Shafrir spent much of her twenties and thirties feeling out of sync with her peers. She was an …More

The Other Black Girl The Other Black Girl 
By Harris, Zakiya Dalila
2021-06 - Thorndike Press Large Print
9781432887520 Check Our Catalog

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by TimeThe Washington Post,Harper's BazaarEntertainment WeeklyMarie ClaireBuzzFeedParade,GoodreadsFortune, and BBC

??"Riveting, fearless, and vividly original." --Emily St. John Mandel, New York Times bestselling author of The …More

The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War 
By Gladwell, Malcolm
2021-04 - Little Brown and Company
9780316309851 Check Our Catalog

An exploration of how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war

New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice

In The Bomber MafiaMalcolm Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the …More

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