Adult Fiction
NYPD Red 3 by James Patterson & Marshall Karp.
NYPD Red is the elite,
highly trained task force assigned to protect the rich, the famous, and the
connected. And Detective Zach Jordan and his partner Kylie MacDonald-the woman
who broke his heart at the police academy-are the best of the best, brilliant
and tireless investigators who will stop at nothing to deliver justice. Zach
and Kylie's New Year's celebrations are cut short when they're called to the
home of billionaire businessman Hunter Alden, Jr. after he makes a grisly
discovery in his townhouse garage. When Alden's teenage son goes missing soon
afterwards, and his father seems oddly reluctant to find him, Zach and Kylie
find themselves in the middle of a chilling conspiracy that threatens everyone
in its wake-especially their city's most powerful citizens.
Over My Dead Body by Jeffrey Archer.
In London, the
Metropolitan Police set up a new Unsolved Murders Unit--a cold case squad--to
catch the criminals nobody else can. In Geneva, millionaire art collector Miles
Faulkner--convicted of forgery and theft--was pronounced dead two months
ago. So why is his unscrupulous lawyer still representing a dead client? On
a luxury liner en route to New York, the battle for power within a wealthy
dynasty is about to turn to murder. And at the heart of all three
investigations are Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick, rising star of
the department, and ex-undercover agent Ross Hogan, brought in from the cold. But
can they catch the killers before it's too late?
Pup Fiction by Laurien Berenson.
"With a new litter of
Standard Poodles on the way, it's shaping up to be a vibrant July in Greenwich,
Connecticut, for Melanie Travis. Too bad there's a killer in town who would
love to drain the life out of her summer. While usually protective, Melanie
feels comfortable sending her sons to the Graceland School's summer camp for
two reasons: The institution is well-regarded and proprietor Emily Grace is a
trusted friend. But Emily has been acting strange since three rambunctious
Dalmatian puppies suddenly appeared on her doorstep. The unusual arrival marks
the first of several mysterious happenings at camp, each more intense than the
last. Emily's rough streak takes a frightening turn with a discovery in the
nearby woods-the body of her estranged ex-husband. As suspicions rush in,
proving that Emily didn't murder her biggest mistake will be about as easy as
raising prize-winning show dogs. Realizing she's the only one who can prove her
friend's innocence and keep the Graceland School from shutting down, Melanie
dives into an investigation on the victim's whereabouts leading up to his
demise. With a few spotty clues and Aunt Peg's growing curiosity about the
Dalmatian pups' origins, Melanie must name the culprit before good intentions
come back to bite!"-- Provided by publisher.
Adult Non-Fiction
Your Work from Home
Life by M. J. Fievre & Becca
Anderson.
No longer does the average
worker have long, frustrating commutes to crowded offices for jobs more
comfortably worked from home. In this day and age, not only are more employers
offering remote work, more people are creating their own opportunities for
non-traditional work from home. Whether you are a remote work employee,
freelancer, or someone who dreams of giving up the daily grind for a career of
your own design, Your Work from Home Life is the next step to becoming the
ultimate work nomad. Remote work gurus Becca Anderson and M.J. Fievre guide you
through the online search process and help you create a list of online certification
programs, blogging opportunities, and jobs that allow you to work from home.
Together, they offer advice on planning, budgeting, contingency plans, and
other resources. Along with advice on how to be productive at home, this fun
and uplifting book includes bonus checklists and templates to help you.
Breaking the Social
Media Prism by Chris Bail.
In an era of increasing
social isolation, platforms like Facebook and Twitter are among the most
important tools we have to understand each other. We use social media as a
mirror to decipher our place in society but, as Chris Bail explains, it
functions more like a prism that distorts our identities, empowers
status-seeking extremists, and renders moderates all but
invisible. Breaking the Social Media Prism challenges common myths
about echo chambers, foreign misinformation campaigns, and radicalizing
algorithms, revealing that the solution to political tribalism lies deep inside
ourselves. Drawing on innovative online experiments and in-depth interviews with
social media users from across the political spectrum, this book explains why
stepping outside of our echo chambers can make us more polarized, not less.
Bail takes you inside the minds of online extremists through vivid narratives
that trace their lives on the platforms and off--detailing how they dominate
public discourse at the expense of the moderate majority. Wherever you stand on
the spectrum of user behavior and political opinion, he offers fresh solutions
to counter political tribalism from the bottom up and the top down. He
introduces new apps and bots to help readers avoid misperceptions and engage in
better conversations with the other side. Finally, he explores what the virtual
public square might look like if we could hit "reset" and redesign
social media from scratch through a first-of-its-kind experiment on a new
social media platform built for scientific research.
Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel
City of the Dead by James Patterson & Mindy McGinnis. YA
In the City of the Dead,
life happens in the shadows. That's why a war is brewing against an enemy no
one can see. Hawk and Maximum Ride never back down from a conflict, or
from each other, and they argue more than they agree. But as the dead begin to
outnumber the living, a mother's experience and a daughter's instinct can make
one powerful arsenal.
Little People, Big
Dreams: Yoko Ono by Maria Isabel
Sanchez Vegara. J NF
Little
Yoko had everything she could dream of - except time with her busy parents.
After years of struggle and hunger during the war, Yoko made her way to New
York to meet other free spirits and study art. One day, John Lennon came to see
her work and together, they imagined a better world: one in which war no longer
raged and everyone worked for peace. This inspiring story of the artist and
activist's life features a fact and photo section at the back.
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