August 2, 2021
Adult Fiction
Winner Takes All by Sandra Kitt.
"Jean Travis has the job of announcing the latest lottery winner on TV and
is stunned to find that Patrick Bennett, her teenage crush, is the top mega winner.
They haven't seen each other in years, and Patrick is thrilled to renew their
acquaintance. Jean, not so much. After all, a lot has changed since they used
to study together and Jean worked so hard to hide her feelings. Now that he's
won so much money, Patrick faces a whole new world of demands from family,
friends, coworkers, strangers. The only person he knows for sure he can trust
is Jean."-- Provided by publisher.
Shipped by Angie Hockman.
"Between taking night classes for her MBA and her demanding day job at a
cruise line, marketing manager Henley Evans barely has time for herself, let
alone family, friends, or dating. But when she's shortlisted for the promotion
of her dreams, all her sacrifices finally seem worth it. The only problem?
Graeme Crawford-Collins, the remote social media manager and the bane of her
existence, is also up for the position. Although they've never met in person,
their epic email battles are the stuff of office legend. Their boss tasks each
of them with drafting a proposal on how to boost bookings in the Galapagos-
best proposal wins the promotion. There's just one catch: they have to go on a
company cruise to the Galapagos Islands... together. But when the two meet on
the ship, Henley is shocked to discover that the real Graeme is nothing like
she imagined. As they explore the Islands together, she soon finds the line
between loathing and liking thinner than a postcard. With her career dreams in
her sights and a growing attraction to the competition, Henley begins questioning
her life choices. Because what's the point of working all the time if you never
actually live?" -- Provided by publisher.
That Summer by Jennifer Weiner.
"Daisy Shoemaker
can't sleep. With a thriving cooking business, full schedule of volunteer work,
and a beautiful home in the Philadelphia suburbs, she should be content. But
her teenage daughter can be a handful, her husband can be distant, her work can
feel trivial, and she has lots of acquaintances, but no real friends. Still,
Daisy knows she's got it good. So why is she up all night? While Daisy tries to
identify the root of her dissatisfaction, she's also receiving misdirected
emails meant for a woman named Diana Starling, whose email address is just one
punctuation mark away from her own. While Daisy's driving carpools, Diana is
chairing meetings. While Daisy's making dinner, Diana's making plans to
reorganize corporations. Diana's glamorous, sophisticated, single-lady life is
miles away from Daisy's simpler existence. When an apology leads to an
invitation, the two women meet and become friends. But, as they get closer, we
learn that their connection was not completely accidental. Who is this other
woman, and what does she want with Daisy?" -- Provided by publisher.
Adult Non-Fiction
Heart of Fire by Mazie Hirono.
Mazie Hirono is one of the
most fiercely outspoken Democrats in Congress, but her journey to the U.S.
Senate was far from likely. Raised on a rice farm in rural Japan, she was seven
years old when her mother, Laura, left her abusive husband and sailed with her
two elder children to Hawaii, crossing the Pacific in steerage in search of a
better life. Though the girl then known as "Keiko" did not speak or
read English when she entered first grade, she would go on to serve as a state
representative and as Hawaii's lieutenant governor before winning election to
Congress in 2006. In this deeply personal memoir, Hirono traces her remarkable
life from her earliest days in Hawaii, when the family lived in a single room
in a Honolulu boarding house while her mother worked two jobs to keep them
afloat, to her emergence as a highly effective legislator whose determination
to help the most vulnerable was grounded in her own experiences of economic
insecurity, lack of healthcare access, and family separation. Finally, it
chronicles Hirono's recent transformation from dogged yet soft-spoken public
servant into the frank and fiery advocate we know her as today.
Embroidery by Lucinda Ganderton.
A visual encyclopedia of
stitches that will inspire and inform sewers of all levels. With this
comprehensive guide in hand, you'll be able to accomplish and perfect every
stitch under the sun! This handbook is packed with practical advice on which
thread, needles or fabrics work best with different techniques. From looped and
tied needlepoint stitches to open and solid filling stitches, you'll learn how
to complete over 200 incredible stitches in no time. This practical embroidery
book covers sewing tips for dressmaking, needle point and embroidery stitches.
Learn the art quickly with concise text, close-up photography and step-by-step
instructions and illustrations. Finding the perfect stitch for your next sewing
project is easy thanks to this comprehensive embroidery guide. Embroidery shows
you that with just a few simple stitches, some basic materials and an idea or
two, you can sew just about anything. High-quality photography, helpful
captions and diagrams make the techniques achievable for beginners and provide
an invaluable reference guide for experienced embroiderers.
Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel
Fairy Tale Pets by Tracey Corderoy.
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Bob has decided to be a
pet-sitter. He can't wait for all the cute hamsters and bunnies to arrive! But
look out! Here come three noisy goats, one very grumpy bear, and-yikes!-is that
a troll at the door? It's fairy tale chaos!
Shark Summer by Ira Marcks.
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