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"The reason why we adore Back to the Future is because it combines the two things Americans love: getting our way and fake nostalgia." ~ from Ryan Britt's Luke Skywalker Can't Read: and Other Geeky Truths
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My Name Is Lucy Barton
by Elizabeth Strout
Fiction. Set in the mid-1980s, Lucy Barton, hospitalized for nine weeks, is surprised when her estranged mother shows up at her bedside. Her mother talks of local gossip, but underneath the banalities, Lucy senses the love that cannot be expressed. This is the story that Lucy must write about, the one story that has shaped her entire life. A beautiful lyrical story of a mother and daughter and the love they share. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge.
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Robert B. Parker's Blackjack
by Robert Knott
Western. Appaloosa, the hometown of Territorial Marshals Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch, continues to prosper, but with prosperity comes a slew of new trouble: carpetbaggers, gamblers, migrants, peddlers, drifters, thieves, and whores, all boiling in a cauldron of excess and greed. And there’s a new menace in town: a wealthy, handsome easterner—and the owner of Appaloosa’s new casino—Boston Bill Black. Boston Bill is flashy and bigger than life. He’s a prankster and a notorious womanizer, and with eight notches on the handle of his Colt, he’s rumored quick on the draw. When he finds himself wanted for a series of murders, he quickly vanishes. Cole and Hitch locate and arrest him, but Boston Bill escapes once again. Another murder sets the duo on his trail, eventually taking them back to Appaloosa—where one woman in particular may, or may not, prove to be the apple of Boston Bill’s eye.
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Pretty Baby : A Novel
by Mary Kubica
Suspense. Kubica follows her acclaimed debut, 2014’s The Good Girl , with a superb psychological thriller. Heidi Wood’s husband, Chris, and 12-year-old daughter, Zoe, are used to her rants about recycling, poverty, and literacy, as well as her endless, depressing stories about the immigrants and refugees she meets through the Chicago nonprofit for which she works. But her family didn’t expect Heidi to invite homeless teen Willow Greer and her infant, Ruby, to live with them. Heidi, whose dreams of a large family ended when she had a hysterectomy to save her life, becomes obsessed with Willow and especially Ruby, even as her marriage frays and she ignores Zoe. Afraid that Willow could be violent, Chris tries to find out her background and whether Ruby is even her baby. A series of flashbacks shift among the points of view of Heidi, Chris, and Willow as this heartbreaking tale about obsession, foster care, and the debilitating effects of unacknowledged grief builds to a stunning conclusion.
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| After Alice: A Novel by Gregory MaguireFiction. Inspired by Lewis Carroll's classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Wicked author Gregory Maguire imagines the lives of those left behind when Alice falls down the rabbit hole. While her friend Ada follows in her footsteps (often just a few paces behind), Alice's sister Lydia remains above ground, in Victorian England, searching for the missing girls. Full of "magic, wonder, and fresh twists" (Booklist) on a much-loved tale, After Alice should please both lifelong fans of and newcomers to Wonderland. |
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Breakdown
by Jonathan Kellerman
Suspense. Psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware meets beautiful and emotionally fragile TV actress Zelda Chase when called upon to evaluate her five-year-old son, Ovid. Years later, Alex is unexpectedly reunited with Zelda when she is involuntarily committed after a bizarre psychotic episode. Shortly after Zelda’s release, an already sad situation turns tragic when she is discovered dead on the grounds of a palatial Bel Air estate. Having experienced more than enough of L.A.’s dark side to recognize the scent of evil, Alex turns to his friend LAPD Lieutenant Milo Sturgis for help in finding out who ended Zelda’s broken life.
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Non-Fiction: New Releases
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Hard Hat : 21 Ways to Be a Great Teammate
by Jon Gordon
Nonfiction. Great teammates don’t just impact you today; they impact you for the rest of your life. From the moment Jon Gordon heard about George Boiardi and the Hard Hat he was intrigued and captivated. Over the years he visited George’s coaches, attended several “21 Dinners” held in his honor, met his family, talked to his teammates and observed how he inspired all who knew him. The Hard Hat is an unforgettable true story about a selfless, loyal, joyful, hard-working, competitive, and compassionate leader and teammate, the impact he had on his team and program and the lessons we can learn from him.
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Luke Skywalker Can't Read : And Other Geeky Truths
by Ryan Britt
Pop Culture. Pop Culture and sci-fi guru Ryan Britt has never met a monster, alien, wizard, or superhero that didn't need further analysis. Essayist Ryan Britt got a sex education from dirty pictures of dinosaurs, made out with Jar-Jar Binks at midnight, and figured out how to kick depression with a Doctor Who Netflix-binge. Alternating between personal anecdote, hilarious insight, and smart analysis, Luke Skywalker Can't Read contends that Barbarella is good for you, that monster movies are just romantic comedies with commitment issues, that Dracula and Sherlock Holmes are total hipsters, and, most shockingly, shows how virtually everyone in the Star Wars universe is functionally illiterate.
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| The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House by Kate Andersen BrowerNonfiction. Not every workplace stations snipers on the roof to protect those inside, but then, not every workplace is the White House. In this behind-the-scenes look at "the country's most public private home," listeners are invited to explore the executive mansion's 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 28 fireplaces, eight staircases, and three elevators, not to mention the 18 acres it sits on. Covering 50 years and 10 administrations, from JFK to Obama, The Residence brings history to life through interviews with former and current staff, as well as presidential residents both past and present. |
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| No Angel: My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels by Jay Dobyns and Nils Johnson-SheltonMemoir. In 2002, ATF agent Jay Dobyns took on an undercover assignment to infiltrate the infamous Hell's Angels motorcycle gang. Over the course of the two-year operation, Dobyns gained unprecedented access to the Angels' inner circle, while the boundary began to blur between "Jay," the federal agent and devoted family man, and "Bird," the hardened criminal he portrayed. An adrenaline-fueled first-person account with evocative chapter titles such as "my sucking chest wound" (and many more less printable, more profane ones), No Angel provides a fascinating glimpse into a much-mythologized but little-known world. |
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| Inside of a Dog: What Dogs Think and Know by Alexandra HorowitzScience Writing. From her dual perspective as a dog lover and an ethologist (a scientist specializing in animal behavior), Alexandra Horowitz is uniquely qualified to illuminate the inner lives of our canine companions. In this fascinating guide, she examines their biology, sensory abilities, behavior, psychology, and cognition. If you've ever wondered what it's like to be able to smell sadness or why your pooch will or won't sit, stay, or play fetch, check out, Inside of a Dog. |
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| Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary RoachScience Writing. Can your stomach really burst? And why doesn't it digest itself? As she's proven in previous books, including Stiff and Bonk, science writer Mary Roach isn't squeamish when it comes to the physiology or functions of the human body. In addition to exploring the science of the digestive system, she also debunks myths and misconceptions including flammable farts and the possibility of surviving being swallowed by a whale. And as a bonus, you'll be able to impress your friends with all kinds of trivia ranging from literally explosive colonoscopies (France, 1977) to slang terms describing the act of concealing contraband in one's rectum ("keistering," "hooped," and "prison wallet" are but a few examples). |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Forsyth County Public Library 201 North Chestnut Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101 336-703-2665www.forsythlibrary.org |
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