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Miss Morgan's book brigade : a novel / by Skeslien Charles, Janet,author.;
"1918: As the Great War rages, Jessie Carson takes a leave of absence from the New York Public Library to work for the American Committee for Devastated France. Founded by millionaire Anne Morgan, this group of international women help rebuild devastated French communities just miles from the front. Upon arrival, Jessie strives to establish something that the French have never seen-children's libraries. She turns ambulances into bookmobiles and trains the first French female librarians. Then she disappears. 1987: When NYPL librarian and aspiring writer Wendy Peterson stumbles across a passing reference to Jessie Carson in the archives, she becomes consumed with learning her fate. In her obsessive research, she discovers that she and the elusive librarian have more in common than their work at New York's famed library, but she has no idea that their paths will converge in surprising ways across time. Based on the extraordinary little-known history of the women who received the Croix de Guerre medal for courage under fire, Miss Morgan's Book Brigade is a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit, the power of literature, and ultimately the courage it takes to make a change"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Carson, Jessie, 1876-1959; American Committee for Devastated France; New York Public Library; Americans; Authors; Children's libraries; Women librarians; World War, 1914-1918;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Farrell Covington and the limits of style : a novel / by Rudnick, Paul,author.;
Devastatingly handsome and insanely rich, Farrell Covington is capable of anything and impossible to resist. He's a clear-eyed romantic, an aesthete but not a snob, self-indulgent yet wildly generous. As the son of one of the country's most powerful and deeply conservative families, the world could be his. But when he falls for Nate Reminger, an aspiring writer from a nice Jewish family in Piscataway, New Jersey, the results are passionate and catastrophic. Together, the two embark on a uniquely managed romance that spans half a century. They are inseparable-except for the many years when they are apart. Moving from the ivy-covered bastion of Yale to New York City, Los Angeles, and eventually all over the world, Farrell and Nate experience the tremendous upheaval and social change of the last fifty years. From the freedom of gay life in 1970s Manhattan to the Hollywood closet, the AIDS epidemic, and the profound strides of the LGBTQ+ movement, this witty and moving novel shows how the world changes around us while we're busy doing other things. A story of chances lost and found (and sometimes just temporarily misplaced), with an epic reach, it reminds us that there is always the possibility of undiluted, unbridled, unstoppable happiness, if, as Farrell says, 'You know where to look.' Style has its limits, love does not.
Subjects: Gay fiction.; Historical fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; AIDS (Disease); Gay liberation movement; Gay men; Jews; Rich people; Same-sex marriage;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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City of secrets / by Tracy, P. J.,author.;
"LAPD Detective Margaret Nolan returns in P. J. Tracy's City of Secrets, the next book in the series praised by the New York Times Book Review: "Tracy seems to have found her literary sweet spot." Los Angeles Police Detective Margaret Nolan and her partner have worked a lot of different cases, ones where things aren't always as they appear. And it's Nolan's job to find the truth in the darkness around her. When they're called to the scene of what looks like a fatal car-jacking, Nolan soon realizes her victim was a founder of a company about to sell for millions, and within a day of his death, his partner's wife is abducted. As Nolan learns more about the victim and his life, she gets pulled into a disturbing world of sex, violence, and big business; and an even darker world, where whispers of an "Angel of Death" are beginning to surface. One of today's finest crime writers, P. J. Tracy has created a series that is a rich and authentic portrait of LA, filled with the tragedy and optimism of her multi-layered characters and a story guaranteed to keep readers enthralled"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Nolan, Margaret (Fictitious character); Kidnapping; Murder; Rich people; Women detectives;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Wind River [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Olsen, Elizabeth,1989-actor.; Renner, Jeremy,actor.; Iwanyk, Basil,film producer.; Bernthal, Jon,actor.; Greene, Graham,1952-actor.; Sheridan, Taylor,screenwriter,film director.; Voltage Pictures.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.;
Kelsey Asbille, Jeremy Renner, Julia Jones, Elizabeth Olsen, Jon Bernthal, Martin Sensmeier, Graham Greene.An FBI agent teams with a town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby True HD 5.1.
Subjects: Crime films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Murder; Tracking and trailing; Indians of North America; Indian reservations;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Digging up Daisy / by Lynn, Sherry(Mystery writer),author.;
"In a fresh new Maine-set cozy from author Sherry Lynn, Kinsley Clark must root out a killer before the killer roots out her. At twenty-nine, Kinsley Clark is living the dream life she always envisioned for herself. She's the proud owner of SeaScapes, a thriving landscaping company in wealthy Harborside, set on the rugged coast of southern Maine. Kinsley's veins are filled with salty air, a myriad of colors, and the fragrance of fresh blooms. But one afternoon, while working at her aunt Tilly's bed-and-breakfast, the Salty Breeze Inn, Kinsley digs up more than she bargained for--a high-heeled shoe. The once sparkly shoe, now caked in mud, is linked to a case the police had appropriately dubbed the "Cinderella Murder." Kinsley panics. Does this mean that her aunt and the inn are somehow connected to this murder? Will it scare away potential guests? Will it subject the inn to a rush of bad press? With Aunt Tilly's reputation, and possibly her safety, on the line, Kinsley digs deeper into the crime to find out what the shoe was doing on her aunt's property and who murdered Cinderella, whose real name is Daisy. As she investigates, more suspects rise to the surface, and eventually, Kinsley has to weed out a killer"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Recipes.; Novels.; Bed and breakfast accommodations; Businesswomen; Landscaping industry; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Woofmore is not haunted / by Gephart, Donna.; Houran, Lori Haskins.; Cleland, Josh.;
Welcome to the Woofmore, where the water bowls are always full and there's kibble on every pillow! Rufus and his boss, Ms. Coco, work hard to make every guest feel like a VIP (Very Important Pooch). In the second installment of this pawsome series, famous spooky-story writer Silas Fang is coming to stay at the Woofmore. Mr. Fang spends all his time thinking about scary things, so he needs a vacation full of rainbows, unicorns, and bubbles. Rufus is happy to oblige. It should be easy--after all, the Woofmore is not haunted . . . or is it? With adorable illustrations and hilarious text, this early chapter book series will hit young dog lovers smack in the funny bone!
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Animal fiction.; Dogs; Hotels;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness [videorecording] / by Bartlett, Jade Halley,screenwriter.; Bell, Mitchell,film producer.; Cumberbatch, Benedict,1976-actor.; Ditko, Steve,screenwriter.; Ejiofor, Chiwetel,actor.; Feige, Kevin,film producer.; Gomez, Xochitl,actor.; Lee, Stan,1922-2018,screenwriter.; Olsen, Elizabeth,1989-actor.; Raimi, Sam,film director.; Waldron, Michael,film producer,screenwriter.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; Marvel Studios,publisher.;
Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg, Rachel McAdams, Patrick Stewart.Dr. Stephen Strange casts a forbidden spell that opens the doorway to the multiverse, including alternate versions of himself, whose threat to humanity is too great for the combined forces of Strange, Wong, and Wanda Maximoff.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of violence and action, frightening images and some language.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Superhero films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Scarlet Witch (Fictitious character); Strange, Stephen (Fictitious character); Incantations; Superheroes; Magic; Multiverse; Wizards;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Stay awake / by Goldin, Megan,author.;
"In the vein of SJ Watson's Before I Go to Sleep and Christopher Nolan's cult classic Memento, Megan Goldin's Stay Awake is an electrifying novel that plays with memory and murder. Liv Reese wakes up in the back of a taxi with no idea where she is or how she got there. When she's dropped off at the door of her brownstone, a stranger answers-a stranger who now lives in her apartment and forces her out in the cold. She reaches for her phone to call for help, only to discover it's missing, and in its place is a bloodstained knife. That's when she sees that her hands are covered in black pen, scribbled messages like graffiti on her skin: STAY AWAKE. Two years ago, Liv was living with her best friend, dating a new man, and thriving as a successful writer for a trendy magazine. Now, she's lost and disoriented in a New York City that looks nothing like what she remembers. Catching a glimpse of the local news, she's horrified to see reports of a crime scene where the victim's blood has been used to scrawl a message across a window, the same message that's inked on her hands. What did she do last night? And why does she remember nothing from the past two years? Liv finds herself on the run for a crime she doesn't remember committing as she tries to piece together the fragments of her life. But there's someone who does know exactly what she did, and they'll do anything to make her forget-permanently. A complex thriller that unfolds at a breakneck speed, Stay Awake will keep you up all night"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Amnesia; Identity (Psychology); Memory; Murder; Secrecy;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Animals [videorecording] / by Fee, Fra,1987-actor.; Hyde, Sophie,film director.; Grainger, Holliday,1988-actor.; Shawkat, Alia,1989-actor.; Unsworth, Emma Jane,actor.; Freestyle Digital Media,film distributor.;
Director of photography and editor, Bryan Mason.Holliday Grainger, Alia Shawkat, Fra Fee.Laura and Tyler have been flatmates and best friends for ten years, marauding around the streets of Dublin, rejecting the expectations that bombard modern women and acting purely on desire. For Tyler, this is the best version of life, even with the inevitable hangovers, but when Laura's younger sister Jean gets pregnant on purpose Laura panics. Should she still be partying into her mid-thirties? And where has her supposed talent as an aspiring writer got her, apart from notebooks full of scribbles?14A.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Female friendship; Best friends; Hedonism; Alcoholism;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Paperback Jack / by Estleman, Loren D.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Paperback Jack is a brand new historical thriller from Grand Master Loren D. Estleman: lurid paperback covers promised sex and danger, but what went on behind the scenes was nearly as spicy as the adventures between the covers. 1946. Fresh from the War in Europe, hack writer Jacob Heppleman discovers a changed world back home. The pulp magazines he used to write for are dying, replaced by a revolutionary new publishing racket: paperback novels, offering cheap excitement for the common man and woman. Although scorned by the critics, the tawdry drugstore novels sell like hotcakes - or so Jacob is assured by the enterprising head of Blue Devil Books, a pioneer in paperback publishing, known for its two-fisted heroes and underclad cover girls. As "Jack Holly," Jacob finds success as the author of scandalously bestselling crime novels. He prides himself on the authenticity of his work, however, which means picking the brains of some less than reputable characters, including an Irish gangster who wants a cut of the profits - or else. Meanwhile, as Hollywood comes calling, the entire industry also comes under fire from censorious politicians out to tame the paperback jungle in the name of public morality. Targeted by both Congress and the Mob, Jay may end up the victim of his own success - unless he can write his way to a happier ending"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Novels.; Authors and publishers; Censorship; Criminals; Extortion;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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