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Literary ElementsJuly 2015
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2015 Adult Summer Reading Club
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July 6 - August 15WBPL residents 18 and older, submit book reviews of what you've been reading and/or listening to this summer for a chance to win a Kindle Fire HDX! Each book you read gets you one entry closer to winning! Register online and record books here. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
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Socialize, mix and mingle at this evening book discussion of The Last Original Wife by Dorothea Benton Frank. Registration is underway.
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Tuesday, July 14, 2-4 PM Writers, join others as you share creative ideas. No experience necessary. Registration is underway.
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Books and Bites Monday, July 27, 7-8 pm Are you in your 20s or 30s and looking for a book group geared just for you? Join us at Panera Bread in West Babylon where you can grab a snack, some coffee & discuss the novel Dark Places by Gillian Flynn. Can’t make it to the Library to register? Find and follow us on Meetup.com/Books-and-Bites-Book-Group. Registration is underway. Newcomers are welcome!
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GRASP Home Study Program Monday, August 17, 5:30-8:45 pm Attend an orientation for this free home study adult literacy program (GRASP), designed to meet the needs of adults 21 and over who would like to prepare for the High School Equivalency TASC exam but are unable to attend classes on a regular basis. Individual assignments are developed by certified instructors and delivered to the Library. Telephone assistance is also available. For more information, please call 631-667-600 ext. 454. Registration begins Thursday, July 2.
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Summerfest @ Your Library Table Display
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Ladies' Night by Mary Kay AndrewsCut off from her palatial home and checking account after an act of post-divorce rage forces her to move in with her widowed mother and attend court-mandated group therapy, rising media star Grace Stanton bonds with three fellow patients who she helps plot respective pursuits of justice and closure.
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Fresh Grillingby Better Homes and Gardens BooksOffers two hundred healthy recipes for grilled dishes, as well as instructions on basic grilling techniques and nutritional information for every recipe
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No-churn Ice Creamby Leslie BilderbackOffers techniques, easy recipes, and instructions for creating a variety of ice creams and other frozen desserts without the machine churning of traditional recipes
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Serendipity Sundaesby Stephen BruceA tribute to New York's landmark Serendipity 3 ice cream parlor includes recipes that reflect the restaurant's celebrity-studded history and candy-colored personality, from the Strawberry Fields Sundae and the Cheesecake Vesuvius to the Outrageous Banana Split and the famous Frrrozen Hot Chocolate.
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Coolhaus Ice Cream Book by Natasha CaseThe owners of the ice-cream truck-turned-national brand share recipes for many of their most popular creations, from the Bourbon Manhattan to Strawberry Gelato with Snickerdoodles.
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Cooking Light Grillingby Cooking LightPresents an illustrated compendium of fifty-eight outstanding, kitchen-tested, healthy grilling recipes from the pages of Cooking Light magazine.
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The Grilling Season by Diane Mott DavidsonIn a New York Times best-selling mystery complete with recipes, caterer Goldy B. Schulz must come to her dastardly ex-husband's rescue when he is accused of murdering his girlfriend, or see her own life spoiled.
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Me, Myself and Why?by MaryJanice DavidsonPossessing a secret talent that makes her invaluable to the FBI in spite of her atypical methods, Cadence Jones and her partner, George, are assigned to a case involving a serial killer who targets victims in threes and who fixates on Cadence and her two sisters.
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Hollywood is Like High School with Money by Zoey DeanHaving landed a movie-studio job that she hopes will bring her closer to fulfilling her career ambitions, twenty-four-year-old Taylor Henning enlists the aid of her boss's teen daughter to master "mean girl" tactics that will move her up the ladder, an effort that forces her to choose between her goals and her heart.
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All the Summer Girlsby Meg DonohueReturning to the New Jersey beach town where they used to spend their summers, three childhood best friends find themselves doing things they would never do in their September-to-May lives and finally find the courage to face the choices they made on a fateful summer night eight years earlier.
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On the Rocks by Erin DuffyAfter her fiancé publicly dumps her on Facebook, Abby and her best friend Grace escape to Newport for the summer where they enjoy the beach, cocktails and cute men, but discover that in this era of social media there is no real escape.
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The Essential New York Times Grilling Cookbookby Peter KaminskyA treasury of top-selected New York Times articles on barbecuing and grilling, culled from the past century, combines time-tested advice on numerous topics with engaging anecdotes and recipes ranging from sweet-and-savory meats to healthy vegetarian entrees.
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Big Girl Panties by Stephanie EvanovichWhen Logan Montgomery, a personal trainer to the country's most famous pro athletes, offers to help her get back in shape, young widow Holly Brennan, deciding to make at least one positive change in her life, throws herself into exercise and into Logan's arms.
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Bobby Flay's Grilling for Lifeby Bobby FlayA new collection of recipes by the best-selling chef and author of Bobby Flay's Boy Gets Grill instructs readers on the importance of discerning good carbs from bad carbs, sharing a wealth of barbecue tips and recommendations.
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Frommer's Easyguide to Boston, Cape Cod & the Islands by Marie MorrisIn a portable guide, experienced travel journalists cover all the important accommodations, restaurants and sights in and around Boston, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, including in their reviews such information as website info, hours, closest public transportation and more.
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Frommer's Easyguide to Chicagoby Kate SilverProvides a concise travel guide to Chicago with information about accommodations, restaurants, shopping, walking tours, and nightlife
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Frommer's Easyguide to New York City by Pauline FrommerEach travel guide in this series is quick to read, light to carry on a trip, includes plenty of expert advice and offers travel ideas from the economical to the lavish.
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Frommer's Easyguide to Washington, D.C.by Elise FordEach travel guide in this series is quick to read, light to carry on a trip, includes plenty of expert advice and offers travel ideas from the economical to the lavish.
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Frommer's National Parks of the American West by Don LaineDetailed, objective reviews of hotels and restaurants to suit any budget are accompanied by up-to-date coverage of sightseeing, nightlife, shopping and local activities; dozens of maps; and expert trip-planning advice, in this premier travel series, now with enhanced insider tips, additional color sections, more information on sustainable "green" travel and other revised features.
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Frommer's NYC Free & Dirt Cheapby Ethan WolffExplains how to navigate the streets of the city that never sleeps on a budget, with advice on how to get accommodations for free, delicious meals under $5 and more, as well as tips on affordable local living, the best bars for happy hours and free yoga, art classes and attractions.
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by Susan Jane Gilman
Russian immigrant Malka arrives in 1913 Manhattan, where she struggles to survive and learns trade secrets from an Italian ices peddler before setting off across America in an ice cream truck with a handsome, illiterate radical to seek their fortunes.
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Good Housekeeping Grillingby Good Housekeeping InstituteIn a grilling bible that includes an amazing 35 varieties of burgers, the author provides more than 275 recipes from all kinds of barbecued treats, from panini to pizzas and much more.
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Willian-Sonoma: Grilling & Roasting by Chuck WilliamsA delectable assortment of grilling and roasting recipes encompasses a wide variety of poultry, beef, lamb, pork, fish, shellfish, and vegetable dishes, along with an illustrated glossary of important ingredients and detailed explanations and instructions for prepartion techniques and cooking procedures.
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Misery Loves Cabernetby Kim Gruenenfelder-SmithWorking at a break-neck speed as a personal assistant to Hollywood's sexiest movie star, thirty-year-old Charlie Edwards struggles with conflicted feelings for an photographer who has just left for a two-month film shooting and a producer for her boss's latest movie.
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Secrets of a Shoe Addict by Elizabeth M. HarbisonLoreen struggles to recover from her ill-advised hire of a Las Vegas male prostitute, while minister's wife Abbey hides the truth about how she is being blackmailed for her secret past, and Tiffany finds herself in crippling debt after an impulsive shopping spree.
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In the Bagby Kate KliseTold from the perspectives of two single parents and their teenage children, this fun novel, exploring the old-fashioned art of flirtation in the modern world, follows successful chef Daisy Sprinkle and the man whose son accidentally made off with her daughter's luggage during an international flight.
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Here I Go Again by Jen LancasterAfter losing her job, her husband and her condo, Lissy Ryder, a former high school mean girl, realizes her bad luck is retribution for her past deeds.
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Spinby Catherine McKenzieHired by her favorite music magazine The Line to follow a young female celebrity into rehab and get the inside story, gossip reporter Kate “Sober” Sandford, a notorious lush, finds her assignment getting complicated when she realizes that she may be in rehab for a reason.
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The All You Can Dream Buffet by Barbara O'NealDetermined to find someone worthy to be her heir, 84-year-old foodie queen Lavender Willis invites her three closest online friends, all foodie bloggers of different ages and backgrounds, to her organic farm where she hopes one of them will follow in her footsteps.
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Weber's Real Grillingby Jamie PurvianceThe foremost experts on grills demonstrate both basic and advanced grilling techniques in more than two hundred delicious recipes, complete with step-by-step instructions, full-color photographs, common easy-to-find ingredients, and plenty of tips and tricks.
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Kingsford Complete Grilling Cookbook by Rick RodgersA definitive compilation of recipes and grilling tips from America's leading brand of charcoal features more than 120 delicious recipes for meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables, and desserts, along with helpful information, grilling techniques and cooking methods, and tips on selecting the right cuts of meat.
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The Girls of Augustby Anne Rivers SiddonsFour friends who used to meet for an annual summer beach vacation drift apart after one of their group tragically dies but reconvene years later in the new novel from the author of Burnt Mountain.
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The Life List by Lori Nelson SpielmanAfter her mother, the CEO of Bohlinger Cosmetics, dies, Brett, riddled with grief, gets the shock of her life when her mother's will reveals that she will not replace her mother in the company and that she will only get her inheritance if she fulfills a set of life goals she wrote 20 years ago.
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Backyard Grillingby Julie SchnittkaIntroduces more than two hundred delectable recipes from grilling enthusiasts across North America--including Barbecued Beef Brisket, Tropical Island Chicken, Glazed Country Ribs, Grilled Corn, and more--along with basic instructions on the art of grilling, a chart of cooking times for common grilled foods, and handy culinary tips.
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I Scream, You Scream: A Mystery à la Mode by Wendy Lyn WatsonWhen her ex-husband's buxom girlfriend is murdered, ice-cream parlor owner Tally Jones, with the help of her former high school flame, must get the real scoop on the inhabitants of Dalliance, Texas, to clear her name.
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Chasing Harry Winstonby Lauren WeisbergerMaking a pact that they will change the things that most challenge them within a year's time, Manhattan friends Emmy, Leigh, and Adriana shed their downtrodden identities in order to pursue the high life.
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How to Make Frozen Yogurtby Nicole WestonOffers a selection of creamy frozen yogurt recipes that can be made at home using a few ingredients and an ice cream maker, including such flavors as rich toasted coconut, chai spice, rocky road, candy cane, and maple bacon
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Complete National Parks of the United Statesby Mel WhitePresents detailed descriptions, maps, and contact information for the national parks of each state, ranging from the Everglades National Park in Florida to the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona
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West Babylon Public Library 211 Route 109 West Babylon, New York 11704 (631) 669-5445http://wbpl.us |
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