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Dog Man 12: The Scarlet Shedder More Info Borrow
By Dav Pilkey. From Graphix.
Our canine superhero returns in DOG MAN: THE SCARLET SHEDDER, the suspenseful and hilarious twelfth graphic novel in the #1 worldwide bestselling series by award-winning author and illustrator Dav Pilkey!
P. U.! Dog Man got sprayed by a skunk! After being dunked in tomato juice, the stink is gone but the scarlet red color remains. Now exiled, this spunky superhero must struggle to save the citizens who shunned him! Will the ends justify the means for Petey, who's reluctantly pulled back into a life of crime in order to help Dog Man? |
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Oh, the Places You'll Go! (Classic Seuss) More Info Borrow
By Dr. Seuss. From Random House, New York.
Inspirational yet honest, and always rhythmically rollicking, Oh, the Places You'll Go! is a perfect sendoff for children, 1 to 100, entering any new phase of their lives. Kindergartners, graduate students, newlyweds, newly employeds--all will glean shiny pearls of wisdom about the big, bountiful future. The incomparable Dr. Seuss rejoices in the potential everyone has to fulfill their wildest dreams: 'You'll be on your way up! / You'll be seeing great sights! |
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The Life-Changing Magic of Chess: A Beginner's Guide with Grandmaster Maurice Ashley More Info Borrow
By Maurice Ashley. From Magic Cat.
A beginner's guide to chess, with secrets from Grandmaster Maurice Ashley
Discover why the world's first Black Grandmaster Maurice Ashley thinks that chess is one of the best skills in life. Follow him on a journey from Jamaica to New York to the world stage where he has taught thousands of young people the life philosophies of the game. |
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Ferrari More Info Borrow
From Decal Neon.
During the summer of 1957, bankruptcy looms over the company that Enzo Ferrari and his wife built 10 years earlier. He decides to roll the dice and wager it all on the iconic Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy. |
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The Truth About the Devlins More Info Borrow
By Lisa Scottoline. From G.P. Putnam's Sons.
T. J. Devlin is the charming disappointment in the Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their eponymous law firm--except him. He works at the firm as its investigator, after rehab for alcoholism and a stint in prison.
One night, T. J.’s older brother John tells him that he killed his client, an accountant, in self-defense, during a fight that ensued after John had confronted the accountant with evidence of embezzlement. T. J. and John hurry to the scene, but they find that the accountant has vanished and so has his car. |
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The Ikaria Way: 100 Delicious Plant-Based Recipes Inspired by My Homeland, the Greek Island of Longevity More Info Borrow
By Diane Kochilas. From St. Martin's Griffin.
Diane Kochilas' new cookbook that brings the plant-based cuisine of Ikaria to your dinner table.
Ikaria is an island in Greece where people live to a ripe old age, sometimes living well past 100. Diane Kochilas, host of the television series My Greek Table, is a daughter of Ikaria. The Ikaria Way is her latest cookbook and is filled with easy, contemporary recipes rooted in her background and steeped in the ancient Greek traditions of plant-based cuisine.
As Diane says, Greeks are almost vegan, but they’d never call themselves that. |
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Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner More Info Borrow
By Natalie Dykstra. From Mariner Books.
The vivid and masterful story of an American original—creator of one of America’s most stunning museums—whose own life was remade by art
Isabella Stewart Gardner’s museum, with its plain exterior enfolding an astonishing four-story Italian palazzo, rose from Boston’s Fens at the turn of the twentieth century. Its treasures encompassed not only masterwork paintings but tapestries, rare books, prints, porcelains, and fine furniture—all in evocative, intimately personal arrangements. |
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Judaism Is About Love: Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life More Info Borrow
By Shai Held. From Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
A profound, startling new understanding of Jewish life, illuminating the forgotten heart of Jewish theology and practice: love.
A dramatic misinterpretation of the Jewish tradition has shaped the history of the West: Christianity is the religion of love, and Judaism the religion of law. In the face of centuries of this widespread misrepresentation, Rabbi Shai Held―one of the most important Jewish thinkers in America today―recovers the heart of the Jewish tradition, offering the radical and moving argument that love belongs as much to Judaism as it does to Christianity. |
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An Emancipation of the Mind: Radical Philosophy, the War Over Slavery, and the Refounding of America More Info Borrow
By Matthew Stewart. From W. W. Norton & Company.
How a band of antislavery leaders recovered the radical philosophical inspirations of the first American Revolution to defeat the slaveholders’ oligarchy in the Civil War.
This is a story about a dangerous idea―one which ignited revolutions in America, France, and Haiti; burst across Europe in the revolutions of 1848; and returned to inflame a new generation of intellectuals to lead the abolition movement―the idea that all men are created equal. |
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The Book of Love More Info Borrow
By Kelly Link. From Random House.
In the long-awaited debut novel from bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Kelly Link, three teenagers become pawns in a supernatural power struggle.
“A dizzying dream ride you will never forget.”
—Leigh Bardugo
“An astonishing, gorgeous novel.”
—Holly Black
“An incredible achievement.”
—Cassandra Clare
The Book of Love showcases Kelly Link at the height of her powers, channeling potent magic and attuned to all varieties of love—from friendship to romance to abiding family ties—with her trademark compassion, wit, and literary derring-do. |
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One Way Back: A Memoir More Info Borrow
By Christine Blasey Ford. From St. Martin's Press.
The compelling true story behind the testimony that awed the nation
On September 27, 2018, Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee which was considering the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court. She described an alleged sexual assault by the Supreme Court nominee that took place at a high school party in the 1980s. Her words and courage on that day provided some of the most credible and unforgettable testimony our country has ever witnessed. |
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All the World Beside More Info Borrow
By Garrard Conley. From Riverhead Books.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Boy Erased, an electrifying, deeply moving novel about the love story between two men in Puritan New England.
Cana, Massachusetts: a utopian vision of 18th-century Puritan New England. To the outside world, Reverend Nathaniel Whitfield and his family stand as godly pillars of their small-town community, drawing Christians from across the New World into their fold. One such Christian, physician Arthur Lyman, discovers in the minister’s words a love so captivating it transcends language. |
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Sharpe's Command More Info Borrow
By Bernard Cornwell. From Harper.
The author of sixty novels, Bernard Cornwell has been hailed as “the most prolific and successful historical novelist in the world today” (Wall Street Journal). Sharpe's Assassin marked the return of beloved hero Richard Sharpe and was hailed as a "boisterous return of a favorite character" (Booklist). In this latest historical novel, Cornwell returns to the early days of the peninsular war, where Sharpe once again finds himself entangled in intrigue, bloody warfare, and thrilling adventure. |
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The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920 More Info Borrow
By Manisha Sinha. From Liveright.
A groundbreaking, expansive new account of Reconstruction that fundamentally alters our view of this formative period in American history.
We are told that the present moment bears a strong resemblance to Reconstruction, the era after the Civil War when the victorious North attempted to create an interracial democracy in the unrepentant South. That effort failed―and that failure serves as a warning today about violent backlash to the mere idea of black equality. |
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The Emperor and the Endless Palace More Info Borrow
By Justinian Huang. From MIRA.
In the year 4 BCE, an ambitious courtier is called upon to seduce the young emperor—but quickly discovers they are both ruled by blood, sex and intrigue.
In 1740, a lonely innkeeper agrees to help a mysterious visitor procure a rare medicine, only to unleash an otherworldly terror instead.
And in present-day Los Angeles, a college student meets a beautiful stranger and cannot shake the feeling they’ve met before. |
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The Bad Guys in Open Wide and Say Arrrgh! More Info Borrow
By Aaron Blabey. From Scholastic Paperbacks.
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!
"I wish I'd had these books as a kid. Hilarious!"
-- Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and Dog Man
They may look like Bad Guys, but these wannabe heroes are doing good deeds... whether you like it or not in this New York Times bestselling illustrated series.
The adventure--and laughs--continue in the next installment of this sidesplitting chapter book series! |
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DK Eyewitness Top 10 New Orleans More Info Borrow
From DK Eyewitness Travel.
Let the good times roll! New Orleans is a constant mosaic of color and life, and this top 10 guide puts all the fun at your fingertips. Find the best live music venues and attend colorful festivals and events. Visit must-see museums and galleries, view the city's many architectural highlights, and discover new places to shop or browse. Our insider tips help you find fun places for children and outline the top hotels and restaurants to make your trip unforgettable. |
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The Buddha: Life and Afterlife Between East and West More Info Borrow
By Philip C. Almond. From Cambridge University Press.
Alongside Jesus and Muhammad, the Buddha is the most significant figure in the history of religion. Philip Almond's engaging new book is the first to combine a history of early traditions about Siddhartha Gautama's life with an authoritative account of how he and the tantalizing philosophy inspired by him came to the attention of the West. It takes the reader on a remarkable journey encompassing (among other topics) Alexander the Great, the courts of the Mongol Khans, Jesuit missions to China and Japan, and intrepid European travellers and scholars from the modern era. |
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Messiánico: Lionel Messi: La verdadera historia del mejor / Messianic: Lionel Me ssi: The Real History of the Worlds Best (Spanish Edition) More Info Borrow
By Sebatián Antonio Fest and Alexandre Juillard. From Ediciones B.
Lionel Messi ha vuelto a ser feliz. Y ¿para qué jugar al fútbol si no es para ser feliz? Con cuatro Champions League, la Copa América 2021, el récord de goles de un jugador para una selección sudamericana y el pase al PSG, el mejor futbolista del planeta ya le había insuflado nueva vida a su carrera, pero ahora además ha conquistado el único gran trofeo que le faltaba: la Copa del Mundo. |
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Greece, Athens, & the Mainland (Eyewitness Travel Guides) More Info Borrow
By Marc Dubin. From DK Travel.
Eyewitness Travel Guides are the original illustrated travel guidebooks-and they're still the best. Since 1993, the Eyewitness brand has established itself as one of the industry leaders, with sales of more than 6.5 million copies in the U. S. alone. Featuring more than 70 worldwide destinations, new titles are being added to the best-selling Eyewitness Travel Guides series each year. In 2003, to mark the 10th anniversary of the publication of Eyewitness Travel Guides, DK is re-launching the entire series, fully updated, and with a brand-new look. |
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