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Garlic and Sapphires : The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
by Ruth Reichl
Memoir: A new installment in the Gourmet editor-in-chief's series of memoirs recounts her visits to some of the world's most acclaimed restaurants, both as herself and as an anonymous diner in disguise, to offer insight into how her dining experiences changed according to her character and whether or not she was recognized. By the author of Comfort Me with Apples.
Recommended by Sarah, Ewing Branch
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A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka : A Memoir
by Lev Golinkin
Memoir: Recounts the author's experiences as a young boy fleeing persecution in the late eighties Soviet Union, and his later return to Austria and Eastern Europe as an American adult to track down those who helped his family escape and thank them.
Recommended by Amy, Hickory Corner Branch
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Thank You for Your Service
by David Finkel
NonFiction: From a MacArthur Fellow and the author of The Good Soldiers, a profound look at life after war No journalist has reckoned with the psychology of war as intimately as David Finkel. In The Good Soldiers, his bestselling account from the front lines of Baghdad, Finkel shadowed the men of the 2-16 Infantry Battalion as they carried out the infamous surge, a grueling fifteen-month tour that changed all of them forever. Now Finkel has followed many of those same men as they've returned home and struggled to reintegrate--both into their family lives and into American society at large. In the ironically named Thank You for Your Service, Finkel writes with tremendous compassion not just about the soldiers but about their wives and children. Where do soldiers belong after their homecoming? Is it possible, or even reasonable, to expect them to rejoin their communities as if nothing has happened? And in moments of hardship, who are soldiers expected to turn to if they feel alienated by the world they once lived in? These are the questions Finkel faces as he revisits the brave but shaken men of the 2-16. More than a work of journalism, Thank You for Your Service is an act of understanding--shocking but always riveting, unflinching but deeply humane, it takes us inside the heads of those who must live the rest of their lives with the chilling realities of war.
Recommended by Cindy, Hightstown Memorial Branch
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The Wonder : A Novel
by Emma Donoghue
Fiction: Hired to care for a small Irish village girl said to have miraculously survived on nothing but "manna from heaven" for months, a journalist and nurse veteran of Florence Nightingale's Crimean campaign quickly finds herself fighting to save the child's life. By the best-selling author of Room.
Recommended by Christine, Hollowbrook Branch
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Grit
by Gillian French
YA Fiction: Developing a bad reputation when her need to escape leads her to stay out late and have fun in ways not associated with "good girl behavior," 17-year-old Darcy is cruelly nominated for a festival princess competition and struggles with secrets about the disappearance of her erstwhile best friend.
Recommended by Katie, Hopewell Branch
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An Ember in the Ashes
by Sabaa Tahir
YA Fiction: Laia is a Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire. When her brother is arrested for treason, Laia goes undercover as a slave at the empire's greatest military academy in exchange for assistance from rebel Scholars who claim that they will help to save her brother from execution.
Recommended by Lawrence Headquartes Branch
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The Starless Sea
by Erin Morgenstern
Fiction: Discovering a mysterious book of prisoner tales, a Vermont graduate student recognizes a story from his own life before following clues to a magical underground library that is being targeted for destruction. By the best-selling author of The Night Circus.
Recommended by Melanie, Robbinsville Branch
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Immortal Hulk Omnibus Vol. 1
by Al Ewing
eGraphic Novel: Horror has a name. You'd never notice the man. He doesn't like to be noticed. He's quiet. Calm. If someone were to shoot him in the head... all he'd do is die. Until night falls - and someone else gets up again. The man's name is Banner. The horror is the Immortal Hulk! And trouble has a way of following them both. As Bruce Banner struggles to control the undying monster within, he finds himself hunted by his old friends and allies. But there are more sinister forces at work. Something terrible has infected Banner. A dark infection with unspeakable plans for humanity. The problem is only the Immortal Hulk knows about it! The Hulk is the one thing standing between the world of the living - and the terrors that await on the other side of the Green Door. Collecting: Immortal Hulk 1-10, Material From Avengers (2017)
Recommended by Christopher, Twin Rivers Branch
Note: This title is only available through hoopla
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Damsel
by Elana K Arnold
YA Fiction: Required to slay a dragon and rescue a damsel to be his bride in order to inherit, a crown prince astonishs the girl of his choice, who has no memory of her capture by a dragon and who discovers unsettling truths about the legends shaping their lives.
Recommended by Melissa, West Windsor Branch
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Why We Swim
by Bonnie Tsui
NonFiction: Sharing stories of Olympic champions, a Baghdad swim club, and modern-day Japanese samurai swimmers, a New York Times contributor investigates what about water—despite its dangers—draws us to it time and time again.
Recommended by Laura, Information Technology Department
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