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Handpicked by Meghan March 2018 Hello, I am the Adult and Teen Services Associate at the River Forest Public Library. I am currently pursuing a Masters of Library and Information Science at Dominican University. My favorite hobbies include reading, travel, spending time with family, and going to see musicals. My reading tastes are all over the map, but the genres I tend to enjoy most often include history nonfiction (especially Irish or American history), psychological thrillers, humor, memoirs, and fantasy. I love to get to know the amazing patrons of RFPL and help people discover books, movies, or television shows. Let's chat about books and media!
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The Powerby Naomi Alderman When a new force takes hold of the world, people from different areas of life are forced to cross paths in an alternate reality that gives women and teenage girls immense physical power that can cause pain and death. A rich Nigerian boy; a foster kid whose religious parents hide their true nature; an ambitious American politician; a tough London girl from a tricky family. When a vital new force takes root and flourishes, their lives converge with devastating effect. Teenage girls and women now have immense physical power-- they can cause agonizing pain and even death. And everything changes.
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A Generation of Sociopaths: How the Baby Boomers Betrayed Americaby Bruce GibneyA venture capitalist describes why he believes the Baby Boomers destroyed the American Dream through disastrous policies that destroyed prosperity and did irreparable damage to Social Security, public finances and the environment, and aimed only to promote their own reckless self-indulgence. 50,000 first printing.
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Cressby Marissa MeyerWorking to overthrow Queen Levana, a fugitive Cinder and her companions search for Rapunzel-like hacker Cress, who has been trapped on a satellite since childhood and who has received orders from Levana to foil Cinder's efforts. By the best-selling author of Scarlet.
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Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Lifeby Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce BushThe fraternal twin daughters of the 43rd U.S. president share lighthearted and poignant personal stories and reflections from their lives within a powerhouse political dynasty, from their witness to their grandfather's presidency through their subsequent upbringing and work under the eyes of the Secret Service, public and paparazzi.
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My Fairy Godmother Is a Drag Queenby David ClawsonWanting nothing more than to survive high school as an only stepkid in a social-climbing family, Chris forges an unexpected romantic relationship with his stepsister's wealthy boyfriend before a new friend helps him learn to accept himself and his family.
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PenelopeBorn to a wealthy family, Penelope Wilhern is afflicted by a family curse that can be broken only by true love.
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?Three convicts escape the chain gang to find a stolen treasure, but end up having a series of strange adventures.
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Spotlight On: St. Patrick's Day
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Bring Yer WelliesScalliwag -- Me and the moon -- Never drink 'em dry -- Devil down below -- Dé Luain, dé máirt -- Bare in the basin -- Kelly's wellies 3 -- Slingshot -- Hello Monday -- Long way home -- Salt lick -- Don't go for "the one" -- Tornado Alley -- Kiss me I'm Irish.
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Irish HeartbeatStar of the county Down -- Irish heartbeat -- Tá mo chleamhnas déanta -- Raglan Road -- She moved through the fair -- I'll tell me ma -- Carrickfergus -- Celtic Ray -- My Lagan love -- Marie's wedding
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Ireland : a novel by Frank DelaneyAn epic tale-within-a-tale based on the history of Ireland finds a traditional wandering Storyteller revealing his life experiences while forging a poignant new relationship in the home of an eight-year-old boy.
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Trinity by Leon UrisRecounts the interrelationships, clashes, and common concerns of the Catholic, hill-farming Larkins of Donegal, the aristocratic and British Hubbles, and the Scottish-Presbyterian MacLeods of Belfast during the years from the 1840s famine to the 1916 Easter Rising.
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The Complete Irish Pub CookbookPubs in Ireland are the cornerstone of their communities, relaxed places where locals and visitors can experience the best of traditional Irish hospitality. Many pubs have also become the place to go for a great meal, with a choice of both traditional and contemporary dishes. In recent years Irish cooking has been transformed, with skillful cooks making the most of fresh local produce to create delicious new dishes and giving a twist to many classics. This collection includes the best of both worlds--with best-loved favorites, such as Irish Stew and Split Pea and Ham Soup, as well as newer recipes, like Scallop Chowder or Oatmeal and Raspberry Cream.
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Quiet man
When an American prize-fighter kills a man in the ring, he returns to the Irish village where he was born to find peace and there he meets and falls in love with the sister of the village bully
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