Showing posts with label Liane Moriarty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Liane Moriarty. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

October Books Added


Non-Fiction

The Complete Psilocybin Identification Guide For Mushroom by Peter Smith, Ph.D
The Complete Psilocybin Identification Guide For Mushroom by Peter Smith, Ph.D - Mусоlоgу, оr thе ѕtudу аnd ѕсіеnсе of muѕhrооmѕ, іѕ a rеlаtіvеlу nеw fіеld. Thеrе аrе сurrеntlу over 10,000 knоwn muѕhrооm ѕресіеѕ, аnd роtеntіаllу hundreds оf thоuѕаndѕ thаt hаvе уеt tо bе dіѕсоvеrеd. Mаnу реорlе forage fоr muѕhrооmѕ for gоurmеt аnd mеdісіnаl rеаѕоnѕ, аnd аrе wеll аwаrе оf thе potential dаngеrѕ іn dоіng ѕо. Whаt аnу еxреrіеnсеd аnd ѕеnѕіblе muѕhrооm huntеr wіll tеll уоu іѕ thіѕ: “There аrе old muѕhrооm huntеrѕ and thеrе аrе bоld muѕhrооm huntеrѕ, but thеrе are nо оld аnd bоld muѕhrооm huntеrѕ”. Anоthеr common рhrаѕе wіthіn thе muѕhrооm-huntіng wоrld іѕ: “All muѕhrооmѕ аrе еdіblе, but some оnlу оnсе”.

Fiction

Aftermath by Terri Blackstock -  "Criminal attorney Jamie Powell will accept the consequences for defending her lifelong friend, Dustin, when he's accused of setting the bombs that killed dozens at a local political rally. But she hasn't seen him since he aged out of foster care, and he's always lived on the edge. Can she still trust him?"

The Summer Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Elizabeth Chadwick - Young, golden-haired and blue-eyed Eleanor has everything to look forward to as the heiress to wealthy Aquitaine. But when her beloved father dies suddenly in the summer of 1137, her childhood is over. Forced to marry the young prince Louis of France, she barely adjusts before another death catapults them to being crowned King and Queen of France. Leaving everything behind, Eleanor must face the complex and vivacious French court.







Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds.

Kelsier, Vin, Elend, Sazed, Spook, and the rest are now part of history or religion. Yet even as science and technology are reaching new heights, the old magics of Allomancy and Feruchemy continue to play a role in this reborn world. Out in the frontier lands known as the Roughs, they are crucial tools for the brave men and women attempting to establish order and justice.




Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace - The story follows Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman whose childhood friend Messala betrays him. Accused of trying to murder the new Roman governor in Jerusalem, Judah is sentenced to the galley ships and vows to seek revenge against the Romans and Messala. But a chance encounter with a carpenter from Nazareth sets Judah on a different path. Rediscover the intrigue, romance, and tragedy in this thrilling adventure.









Monday, October 14, 2019

Did you know? We have Books on CD!

We have a small collection of books on CD in our library (we love donations). Audio books or books on CD are great for those that commute, going on a trip, or for those that are unable to read, for whatever reason.

Between our Juvenile and Adult sections, we have a total of 144 CD-Books. We have Non-Fiction, Biography, Adult Fiction and Juvenile Fiction.

Are you looking for something to keep the road rage down on the way to work? Maybe something to keep the kids entertained while traveling to see relatives over the upcoming holidays?
Come and “check out” our CD-Books.

Here recently we have added a few “new to us” selections.

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

               Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 romantic novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book, who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and eventually comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness. A classic piece filled with comedy, its humour lies in its honest depiction of manners, education, marriage and money during the Regency era in Great Britain.


Sense and Sensibility by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

              Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby, she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love—and its threatened loss—the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love.

The Girl on The Train by Paula HawkinsThe Girl on The Train by Paula Hawkins

               Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She's even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. 'Jess and Jason', she calls them. Their life - as she sees it - is perfect. If only Rachel could be that happy. And then she sees something shocking. It's only a minute until the train moves on, but it's enough. Now everything has changed. Now Rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives she's only watched from afar. Now they'll see; she's much more than just the girl on the train...

We Must Be Brave by Frances LiardetWe Must Be Brave by Frances Liardet

               Spanning the sweep of the twentieth century, We Must Be Brave explores the fierce love that we feel for our children and the power of that love to endure. Beyond distance, beyond time, beyond life itself.

A woman. A war. The child who changed everything.

December 1940. In the disorderly evacuation of Southampton, England, newly married Ellen Parr finds a small child asleep on the backseat of an empty bus. No one knows who little Pamela is.

Ellen professed not to want children with her older husband, and when she takes Pamela into her home and rapidly into her heart, she discovers that this is true: Ellen doesn't want children. She wants only Pamela. Three golden years pass as the Second World War rages on. Then one day Pamela is taken away, screaming. Ellen is no stranger to sorrow, but when she returns to the quiet village life she's long lived, she finds herself asking: In a world changed by war, is it fair to wish for an unchanged heart?

The Husband's Secret by Liane MoriartyThe Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty

               My darling Cecilia, if you’re reading this, then I’ve died...
Imagine that your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened after his death. Imagine, too, that the letter contains his deepest, darkest secret—something with the potential to destroy not just the life you built together, but the lives of others as well. Imagine, then, that you stumble across that letter while your husband is still very much alive. . . .

Cecilia Fitzpatrick has achieved it all—she’s an incredibly successful businesswoman, a pillar of her small community, and a devoted wife and mother. Her life is as orderly and spotless as her home. But that letter is about to change everything, and not just for her: Rachel and Tess barely know Cecilia—or each other—but they too are about to feel the earth-shattering repercussions of her husband’s secret.

The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

               A funny, often poignant tale of boy meets girl with a twist: what if one of them couldn't stop slipping in and out of time? Highly original and imaginative, this debut novel raises questions about life, love, and the effects of time on relationships.

Audrey Niffenegger’s innovative debut, The Time Traveler’s Wife, is the story of Clare, a beautiful art student, and Henry, an adventuresome librarian, who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-three and Henry thirty-one. Impossible but true, because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets and he finds himself misplaced in time, pulled to moments of emotional gravity in his life, past and future. His disappearances are spontaneous, his experiences unpredictable, alternately harrowing and amusing.

The Time Traveler’s Wife depicts the effects of time travel on Henry and Clare’s marriage and their passionate love for each other as the story unfolds from both points of view. Clare and Henry attempt to live normal lives, pursuing familiar goals—steady jobs, good friends, children of their own. All of this is threatened by something they can neither prevent nor control, making their story intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.

Prince Lestat by Anne RicePrince Lestat by Anne Rice

               The vampire world is in crisis – their kind have been proliferating out of control and, thanks to technologies undreamed of in previous centuries, they can communicate as never before. Roused from their earth-bound slumber, ancient ones are in thrall to the Voice: which commands that they burn fledgling vampires in cities from Paris to Mumbai, Hong Kong to Kyoto and San Francisco. Immolation, huge massacres, have commenced all over the world.

Who – or what – is the Voice? What does it desire, and why?
There is only one vampire, only one blood drinker, truly known to the entire world of the Undead. Will the dazzling hero-wanderer, the dangerous rebel-outlaw Lestat heed the call to unite the Children of Darkness as they face this new twilight?



Find these treasures along with others here, at the Jennie Woodworth Library