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Books
to
inspire
you
in the
New Year...
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A comprehensive reference focusing on French baking, written by award-winning Pastry Chef Philippe Urraca.
Contains step-by-step instructions for the creation of wonderful pastries
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Provides a common-sense approach on how to write anything, and includes information on how to appropriately craft a message, choose the right words, and select the most appropriate medium
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326 Fast, Easy, Affordable Ways to Transform Your Yard; describes how to spend fewer hours (and a minimal amount of money) in the garden by tackling one project at a time
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Explains the principles of astronomy, describes the techniques of capturing and sharing images of the night sky, and offers a star atlas
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Covers cycling with toddlers, teaching children to ride, bike safety and maintenance, tandem cycling, and bicycling for challenged children
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An Inspirational Guide to Getting Outside and Challenging Yourself
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Encourages readers to embrace their vulnerabilities in order to live whole, courageous lives, explaining that traits typically regarded as character flaws and weaknesses are actually clear paths to engagement and meaningful connections
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A rousing 7-step plan for living a life on fire, filled with hope and possibility—from a man who survived a near-fatal fire at the age of nine and now runs a successful business inspiring people all around the world
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From His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, all the space you need to record what gives you joy. Arranged as a 365-day companion, and containing quotes from
The Book of Joy
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The bucket-list guide to over 700 of the most unusual, curious, bizarre, and mysterious places on earth
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Presents a collection of night photographs from around the world, depicting such scenes as city streets, festivals, nocturnal animals, landscapes, underwater creatures, and the night sky
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A memoir by the astronaut who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station with reminiscences of his voyage and the off-planet journeys that shaped his early career
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What Our Staff Wants to Read in 2018
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Releasing February 2018
STAND TOGETHER OR FALL ALONE. THE FATE OF THE EVERLIFE HANGS IN THE BALANCE. At seventeen years old, Tenley “Ten” Lockwood had to make the ultimate choice—where to live after she died. Loyalty to her selected realm has not wavered…until now. Sacrifices must be made, and a terrible price must be paid. But is she too late?
(Young Adult Fiction)
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Published 1988
By the author of the award-winning novel
Neuromancer.
Enter a unique world--lyrical and mechanical, erotic and violent, sobering and exciting--where multinational corporations and high tech outlaws vie for power in cyberspace. And, where Mona, a girl with a murky past and an uncertain future is on a collision course with a global superstar (Science Fiction)
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Published 2017
"A heart-scorching lyrical novel about forbidden love, unbearable loss, the never-ending path of history and the price of repression. If you ever felt like “the other” (and who has not?), this brilliant book will heal, inspire and, yes, haunt you to see the world differently."
―Caroline Leavitt,
New York Times
bestselling author of
Pictures of You
and
Cruel Beautiful World
(Historical Fiction)
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Releasing June 2018
"Perfect for fans of Daniel Abraham and Brandon Sanderson." Library Journal
When a series of dark rituals devastate the fledgling Church of Canta, Jane and Cinzia realize they have ignored the movements in the shadows for too long. Daemons lurk at the edge of the world, and they are done knocking.
Chaos Queen Book 3
(Fantasy)
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Releasing March 2018
A bone witch who can resurrect the dead, Tea has the power to take life...and return it. And she is done with her self-imposed exile. Set on vengeance, she now possesses all she needs to command the mighty daeva. With the help of these terrifying beasts, she can finally enact revenge against the royals who wronged her―and took the life of her true love.
The Bone Witch Book 2
(Young Adult Fiction)
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Published 2016
The world of the Watchmen collides with the DC Universe in the most shocking story in DC history! DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH DELUXE EDITION heralds in a new era in storytelling and sets the stage for the future of the DC Universe.
(Graphic Novel)
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Published 2004
Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson intertwines the true tale of the 1893 World's Fair and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, he has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of newly discovered history and the thrills of the best fiction.
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Published 2013
The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo. A young woman follows a taxi driver’s enigmatic suggestion and begins to notice puzzling discrepancies in the world around her. She has entered, she realizes, a parallel existence, which she calls 1Q84 —“Q is for ‘question mark.’ A world that bears a question.” Meanwhile, an aspiring writer takes on a suspect ghostwriting project. He becomes so wrapped up with the work that his previously placid life begins to unravel.
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Sunday, January 14, 5 PM:
Rattle Poetry
reading series presents
Wendy Barker, Ron Koertge, Lisa Krueger
Come early to sign up for open mic
Sunday, January 21, 4 PM:
Special Reading Event with Dr. Thelma T. Reyna, author of
Reading Tea Leaves After Trump
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