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Brown girls : a novel / by Andreades, Daphne Palasi,author.;
"This remarkable, deeply moving story brings you deep into the hearts and souls of a tight-knit group of friends--girls growing up in Queens, the polyglot borough of New York, where the streets sprawl for miles and echo with voices from all over the world, and the scent of bubbling oil, chopped garlic, and grilled meats waft through open windows as night comes to the neighborhood. Here Nadira, Mae, Trish, and Aisha become friends for life--or so they vow. Together they learn to survive all that the street throws at them--schoolyard bullies, clueless teachers, and the leering gaze of men who trail behind them wherever they walk. Exuberant and wild, they are daughters of immigrants from different diasporas, but in Queens their backgrounds blur and blend: they sing Mariah Carey at the tops of their lungs, pine for boyfriends who pay them no mind--and break the hearts of those who do--all while balancing the cultures they came from and the one they find themselves in. In small brick houses, their fathers snore on armchairs after long shifts, while mothers command them to be dutiful daughters, obedient young women. But as the years go by, and their own adulthood nears, choices must be made about their futures. Cracks and fissures form as some find themselves drawn to the allure of other skylines, beckoned by lovers and jobs foreign to what they knew back home. Some of the girls become wives and mothers to a new generation of brown girls; while others embark on a migration baffling to the generation before them, journeying back to the countries their parents fled for the 'better life' in America"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Female friendship; Immigrants;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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So shall you reap / by Leon, Donna,author.;
"In the thirty-second installment of Donna Leon's bestselling series, a connection to Guido Brunetti's own youthful past helps solve a mysterious murder. On a cold November evening, Guido Brunetti and Paola are up late when a call from his colleague Ispettore Vianello arrives, alerting the Commissario that a hand has been seen in one of Venice's canals. The body is soon found, and Brunetti is assigned to investigate the murder of an undocumented Sri Lankan immigrant. Because no official record of the man's presence in Venice exists, Brunetti is forced to use the city's far richer sources of information: gossip and the memories of people who knew the victim. Curiously, he had been living in a small house on the grounds of a palazzo owned by a university professor, in which Brunetti discovers books revealing the victim's interest in Buddhism, the revolutionary Tamil Tigers, and the last crop of Italian political terrorists, active in the 1980s. As the investigation expands, Brunetti, Vianello, Commissario Griffoni, and Signora Elettra each assemble pieces of a puzzle--random information about real estate and land use, books, university friendships-that appear to have little in common, until Brunetti stumbles over something that transports him back to his own student days, causing him to reflect on lost ideals and the errors of youth, on Italian politics and history, and on the accidents that sometimes lead to revelation"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Brunetti, Guido (Fictitious character); Murder; Noncitizens; Police;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The means / by Fusselman, Amy,author.;
"The debut novel from "wholly original" (Vogue) memoirist Amy Fusselman, a tragicomic family saga that skewers contemporary issues of money, motherhood, and class through a well-to-do woman's quest to buy a Hamptons beach house. Shelly Means, a wealthy stay-at-home mom and disgraced former PTA president, is poised to get the one thing in life she really wants: a beach house in the Hamptons. Who would have guessed that Shelly, the product of frugal Midwesterners, or her husband George, an unrepentant thrift shopper, would ever be living among such swells? But Shelly believes it's possible. It might be a very small house, and it might be in the least-fancy part of the Hamptons. But Shelly has a vision board, an architect, and a plan. But what should be a simple real estate transaction quickly goes awry as Shelly's new neighbors disapprove of her proposed shipping container house at the same time that George's lucrative work as a VoiceOver artist dries up. But Shelly is dogged. She knows how to go into beast mode. But will it ever be enough to realize her beach house dreams? A novel of real estate, ambition, family, and money from "one of our best interrogators of how we live now, and how we should live" (Dave Eggers), The Means is also a fantastical, fast-moving and very funny exploration of class, wealth, and the value of work."--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Ambition; Dwellings; Families; Motherhood; Real property; Social classes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Before Buckhorn / by Daniels, B. J.;
Small towns can house big secrets... Former cop Jasper Cole has come home to Buckhorn to ranch--and to find some peace. But there's one part of his past he doesn't object to facing again. Darby Fulton acts like she's forgotten the searing one-night stand they shared in college, but to Jasper, she's as fascinating and tempting as ever. And when she's drawn into an unsettling local mystery, he follows, despite his misgivings. Bad things have been happening to Buckhorn residents, and Darby's sure it has something to do with a new store called Gossip. As a newspaper publisher, she can't ignore the story, any more than she can ignore her deep attraction to Jasper. And as their investigation reignites that spark, it also pulls them both into a twisted scheme of revenge, where secrets are a deadly weapon...
Subjects: Western fiction.; Romance fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Ex-police officers; Ranches; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The big short [videorecording] / by Bale, Christian,1974-actor.; Carell, Steve,1963-actor.; Gosling, Ryan,1980-actor.; McKay, Adam,1968-screenwriter,film director.; Pitt, Brad,1963-actor.; Randolph, Charles,screenwriter.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Lewis, Michael(Michael M.).Big short.Videorecording.; Paramount Pictures, Inc.,publisher.;
Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Brad Pitt, Marisa Tomei, Jeffry Griffin, Finn Wittrock, Karen Gillan.Originally produced as a motion picture in 2015.The financial meltdown from the perspective of a number of players: Michael Burry, a bizarre autistic-like stock-picking genius, and the first to realize that the market's housing boom is based on a "house of cards" sham; Mark Baum, self-loathing fictional character whose firm picks up insider trading information from a wrong number phone call; Jarred Vennet, a smart-aleck broker who confirms the ominous suspicion; and Charles Gellar and James Shipley, small-time players who hit it big.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Finance; Financial crises; Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The big short [videorecording] / by Bale, Christian,1974-actor.; Carell, Steve,1963-actor.; Gosling, Ryan,1980-actor.; McKay, Adam,1968-screenwriter,film director.; Pitt, Brad,1963-actor.; Randolph, Charles,screenwriter.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Lewis, Michael(Michael M.).Big short.Videorecording.; Paramount Pictures, Inc.,publisher.;
Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Brad Pitt, Marisa Tomei, Jeffry Griffin, Finn Wittrock, Karen Gillan.Originally produced as a motion picture in 2015.The financial meltdown from the perspective of a number of players: Michael Burry, a bizarre autistic-like stock-picking genius, and the first to realize that the market's housing boom is based on a "house of cards" sham; Mark Baum, self-loathing fictional character whose firm picks up insider trading information from a wrong number phone call; Jarred Vennet, a smart-aleck broker who confirms the ominous suspicion; and Charles Gellar and James Shipley, small-time players who hit it big.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); DTS:X, DTS Headphone:X ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Finance; Financial crises; Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A squash and a squeeze [yoto card] : Yoto card / by Donaldson, Julia; Scheffler, Axel.;
Read by Steven Pacey and Imelda Staunton.For use with a Yoto Player, the Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.A little old lady lives all by herself in her house but she's not happy – it's just too small, even for one. Whatever can she do? The wise old man knows: bring in a flappy, scratchy, greedy, noisy crowd of farmyard animals. When she pushes them all out again, she'll be amazed at how big her house feels!Ages 2 to 5.System requirements: 1 Yoto Player smart speaker or Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Sound recordings.; Problem solving; Yoto audio card.; Preloaded audiobook.;
© 2021., Yoto Inc.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Leaving Wisdom / by Butala, Sharon,1940-author.;
"Leaving Wisdom begins with the wrong kind of bang when retiring social worker Judith falls on the way to her retirement party. Her ears still ringing and her strength compromised by a shaky recovery, Judith moves back to the town of Wisdom, Saskatchewan, near the farm where she grew up. There she confronts many unanswered questions: Why was her father, a World War Two veteran, so troubled? What are her brother and sister hiding from her? And more immediately, is a serious crime unfolding in the house next door? Small town bigotry and shady goings-on make Judith's search for answers even more bewildering. As she attempts to untangle the mysteries that ensare her at every turn, more complicated and wider ranging questions arise as she uncovers the truth about her damaged father. This thought-provoking and very readable tale depicts the suffering that comes from family secrets, and one woman's late-life awakening to the complex shadows cast by World War Two and the Holocaust."--Back cover.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Families; Family secrets; Homecoming; Mothers and daughters; Small cities;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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House standoff / by Lawson, Michael,1948-author.;
"When someone close to him is shot dead in a roadside motel in a small town in Wyoming, DeMarco shirks his responsibilities as the Speaker of the House's fixer to make sure the authorities are doing everything that can be done to catch the killer. He soon realizes that the rural area is dominated by Hiram Bunt, a wealthy rancher who is willing to take on the federal government at gunpoint and seems to have a number of politicians under his thumb. But Bunt is not the only one in the way. DeMarco also learns that his friend-a woman he was once in love with-had unearthed a number of explosive secrets during her time in Wyoming, and that the deputy in charge of the investigation may be ignoring several leads to preserve a secret of his own. Surrounded by people willing to kill to maintain the status quo, DeMarco launches his own investigation into a growing list of intertwining suspects. And being DeMarco, he concludes that breaking the law to uncover the truth is the best way to ensure that justice is done."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Government investigators; Women authors; Ranchers; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Maisy's surprise birthday party / by Cousins, Lucy.;
"Maisy has gotten up very early because today is her birthday, and she is excited. But there's no mail! Did everyone forget? And why is Charley's house so dark and quiet? Surprise! Every small child who has ever felt the thrill (or trepidation) of birthday anticipation will want an invitation to this fete full of games, treats, cards, presents, and, of course, Maisy's good friends. Best of all is a big birthday cake with candles to blow out while making a wish! This First Experiences story is sure to make birthday surprises a welcome adventure for both seasoned partiers and first-time celebrants"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Birthday parties;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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