October 7, 2024
Adult Fiction
Mean Spirited by Nick Roberts.
Matt Matheny teaches during the day, drinks at night, and barely hides his functioning alcoholism from his veterinarian ex-wife, Lucy, and his six-year-old son, Mikey. His world spirals out of control when a former student is killed, and he's left with her dog, Conehead. But something isn't right with Conehead. A dark presence follows him, and very soon, people around him die. Matt realizes the only way to protect his son is to sober up and work with Lucy to expose the dog's mysterious past and face a secret so shocking-an evil so relentless-that it threatens to unleash hell on an entire town.
Gold in the Sun by Dusty Richards.
A drunken plan to make some quick money with two friends landed drifter Whit Ralston in the Yuma Territorial Prison--the worst prison in Arizona. Now he's doing hard time in the inferno the inmates call the Hell Hole, counting the days until his release. He's vowed never to do anything so stupid again, but that becomes a hard promise to keep when his crazy cellmate starts talking about a load of stolen gold stashed up in the mountains. When he falls for a beautiful, blue-eyed lady of the evening named Oleta who seems as taken with him as he with her, he realizes he might have a new reason to run some risks. Once he gets out of prison, Whit starts making plans--but he's going to have to make better choices about just who to believe in order for his latest scheme to hit pay dirt. People say a lot of things, especially when it's money on the line. In the Old West, though, following the law is never as important as trusting the right people.
I Never Said I Love You by Sarah Magee.
Liss Larkin and Nao Kao Inthavong hail from opposite corners of the world when they meet in graduate school; she an exuberant daughter of the American Midwest, and he the reserved survivor of Southeast Asia's wars. Yet their connection is immediate and their bond gradually deepens - right up until the moment Liss walks away without a word of explanation. Twenty years later, Liss and Nao Kao unexpectedly cross paths again and emotions that seemed lost to time resurface as the pair reckons with the decisions they made years ago. Ultimately, Liss finds herself traveling to Laos, bound toward the one person she had sworn to forget, not sure what, or who, she will find when she lands.
Adult Non-Fiction
Sound Healing for Beginners by Ascending Vibrations.
Are you often bombarded with feelings of guilt, stress, or anxiety & exposed to noisy, polluted environments? These disharmonious frequencies pull our systems out of tune & we can start suffering from illness in mind & body. Want to say goodbye to all of the overwhelming sound healing info out there & discover what works for you? If so, you came to the right place. You see, using sound healing to your benefit doesn't have to be difficult, even if you feel like you've already tried everything. In fact, it's easier than you think.
Ask Not by Maureen Callahan.
The Kennedy name has long been synonymous with wealth, power, glamor, and--above all else--integrity. But this carefully constructed veneer hides a dark truth: the pattern of Kennedy men physically and psychologically abusing women and girls, leaving a trail of ruin and death in each generation's wake. Through decades of scandal after scandal--from sexual assaults to reputational slander, suicides to manslaughter--the family and their defenders have kept the Kennedy brand intact. Now, in Ask Not, bestselling author and journalist Maureen Callahan reveals the Kennedys' hidden history of violence and exploitation, laying bare their unrepentant sexism and rampant depravity while also restoring these women and girls to their rightful place at the center of the dynasty's story: from Jacqueline Onassis and Marilyn Monroe to Carolyn Bessette, Martha Moxley, Mary Jo Kopechne, Rosemary Kennedy, and many others whose names aren't nearly as well-known but should be.
Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel
Listening Ninja by Mary Nhin. E
In this comedic book, Listening Ninja learns how to listen with ears and eyes. Find out how in this Ninja Life Hacks book about active listening.
The White House by Stewart D. McLaurin. J NF
Looks at the builders of the White House, from Scottish stonemasons and Irish builders to enslaved laborers of African descent, and the designer of the White House, James Hoban.
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