Adult Fiction
Better Off Dead by Lee Child & Andrew Child.
Reacher goes where he
wants, when he wants. That morning he was heading west, walking under the
merciless desert sun--until he comes upon a curious scene. A Jeep has
crashed into the only tree for miles around. A woman is slumped over the wheel.
Dead? No, nothing is what it seems. The woman is Michaela Fenton, an
army veteran turned FBI agent trying to find her twin brother, who
might be mixed up with some dangerous people. Most of them would
rather die than betray their terrifying leader, who has burrowed his influence
deep into the nearby border town, a backwater that has seen better
days. The mysterious Dendoncker rules from the shadows, out of sight and
under the radar, keeping his dealings in the dark. He would know the fate of
Fenton's brother. Reacher is good at finding people who don't want to be
found, so he offers to help, despite feeling that Fenton is keeping
secrets of her own. But a life hangs in the balance. Maybe more than
one. But to bring Dendoncker down will be the riskiest job of Reacher's
life. Failure is not an option, because in this kind of game, the loser is
always better off dead.
Never by Ken Follett.
A shrinking oasis in the
Sahara Desert; a stolen US Army drone; an uninhabited Japanese island; and one
country's secret stash of deadly chemical poisons: all these play roles in a
relentlessly escalating crisis. Struggling to prevent the outbreak of world war
are a young woman intelligence officer; a spy working undercover with
jihadists; a brilliant Chinese spymaster; and Pauline herself, beleaguered by a
populist rival for the next president election.
Victim 2117 by Jussi Adler-Olsen.
The newspaper refers to
the body only as Victim 2117--the two thousand one hundred and seventeenth
refugee to die in the Mediterranean Sea. But to three people, the unnamed
victim is so much more, and the death sets off a chain of events that throws
Department Q, Copenhagen's cold cases division led by Detective Carl Mørck,
into a deeply dangerous--and deeply personal--case. A case that not only
reveals dark secrets about the past, but has deadly implications for the
future. For troubled Danish teen Alexander, whose identity is hidden behind his
computer screen, the death of Victim 2117 becomes a symbol of everything he
resents and the perfect excuse to unleash his murderous impulses in real life.
For Ghaalib, one of the most brutal tormentors from Abu Ghraib--Saddam
Hussein's infamous prison--the death of Victim 2117 is the first step in a
terrorist plot years in the making. And for Department Q's Assad, Victim 2117
is a link to his buried past--and the family he assumed was long dead. With the
help of the Department Q squad--Carl, Rose, and Gordon--Assad must finally
confront painful memories from his years in the Middle East in order to find
and capture Ghaalib. But with the clock ticking down to Alexander's first kill
and Ghaalib's devastating attack, the thinly spread Department Q will need to
stay one step ahead of their most lethal adversary yet if they are to prevent
the loss of thousands of innocent lives.
Adult Non-Fiction
Writer’s Market by Robert Lee Brewer.
Want to get published and
paid for your writing? Let Writer’s Market guide you through the process with
thousands of publishing opportunities for writers, featuring listings for book
publishers, consumer and trade magazines, literary agents, and contests and
awards – including those for playwriting and scriptwriting. These listings
feature contact and submission information to help writers get their work
published. Beyond the listings, you’ll find articles devoted to the business
and promotion of writing. Discover 20 literary agents actively seeking writers
and their writing, how to develop an author brand, and overlooked funds for
writers. This 100th edition also includes the ever-popular pay-rate
chart and book publisher subject index!
The Primary That Made a
President by Robert Rupp.
The 1960 West Virginia
presidential primary is arguably the most storied contest in modern American
politics. And yet John F. Kennedy traveled the path so quickly from dynamic
presidential candidate to martyred national icon that many forget his debt to
West Virginia in his quest for the Democratic presidential nomination.
In The Primary That Made a President, author Robert O. Rupp returns to
1960 West Virginia, reviewing the momentous contest for signs of the
political changes to come. Besides propelling Kennedy to the Democratic
nomination, the West Virginia primary changed the face of politics by advancing
religious tolerance, foreshadowing future political campaigns, influencing
public policy, and drawing national attention to a misunderstood region. It
meant the end of a taboo that kept the Catholic faith out of American politics;
the rise of the primary as a political tool for garnering delegate support; the
beginning of a nationwide confrontation with Appalachian stereotypes; and the
seeds for what would become Kennedy's War on Poverty. Rupp explores these
themes and more to discuss how a small Appalachian state, overwhelmingly poor
and Protestant, became a key player in the political future of John F. Kennedy.
The first of its kind among Kennedy biographies or histories of the 1960
election, this book offers a sustained scholarly analysis of the 1960 West
Virginia presidential primary and its far-reaching significance for the
political climate in the US.
Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel
Djeliya by Juni Ba. YA
GN
Inspired by West African
folklore and stories handed over centuries, this unique graphic novel follows
the adventures of Mansour Keita, last prince of a dying kingdom, and Awa
Kouyaté, his loyal Djeli, or 'royal storyteller' as they journey to meet
the great wizard who destroyed their world and then withdrew into his tower,
never to be seen again. On their journey they'll cross paths with friend
and foe, from myth and legend alike, and revisit the traditions, tales, and
stories that gave birth to their people and nurture them still. But what dark
secret lies at the heart of these stories, and what purpose do their tellers
truly serve?
Sweetest Kulu by Celina Kalluk.
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