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The Wrong Side of Goodbye : A Novel
by Michael Connelly
The award-winning author of such best sellers as The Crossing and The Burning Room presents a latest thriller starring irrepressible detective Harry Bosch.
This pick is from Scott at the Romeoville Branch
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes : & Other Lessons From the Crematory
by Caitlin Doughty
The blogger behind the popular Web series "Ask a Mortician" describes her experiences working at a crematory, including how she sometimes got ashes on her clothes and how she cared for bodies of all shapes and sizes.
This pick is from Amy at the Crest Hill Branch
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Sisters of Shiloh
by Kathy Hepinstall
Presents the stories of two Southern sisters, one a widow and the other who is in love with a soldier, who join the Confederate Army in the guises of men.
This pick is from Bev at the Romeoville Branch
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Beasts of the Southern Wild
Living in "the Bathtub," a marginal Delta community in southern Louisiana, six-year-old Hushpuppy sets out in search of her lost mother on a makeshift raft after her father falls ill and nature seems to unleash its fury in rising floodwaters and attacks from prehistoric creatures called aurochs.
This pick is from Jeanne at the Romeoville Branch
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Young Victoria
Dramatizes the life and times of Queen Victoria from her childhood to the first turbulent years of her rule.
This pick is from Terri at the Crest Hill Branch
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Ip Man:
In postwar Hong Kong, legendary martial arts grandmaster Ip Man is drawn into a fight with the Triads through challenges from rival schools.
This pick is from Flannery at the Lockport Branch
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Nice Guys
A pair of private investigators look into the alleged suicide of a porn star.
This pick is from Danita at the Crest Hill Branch
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Human Performance
by Parquet Courts
Whether they’re dovetailing or duelling, Andrew Savage and Austin Brown’s punchy riffs sublimate into the band’s poppiest hooks yet. There’s emotional engagement too, with Savage opening up his heartache and isolation on the bittersweet “Human Performance” and “Berlin Got Blurry”’s collision of thrumming post-punk and surf guitar licks.
Track List 1) Already Dead 2) Dust 3) Human Performance 4) Outside 5) I Was Just Here 6) Paraphrased 7) Captive of the Sun 8) Steady on My Mind 9) One Man No City 10) Berlin Got Blurry 11) Keep It Even 12) Two Dead Cops 13) Pathos Prairie 14) It's Gonna Happen
This pick is from Kenny at the Romeoville Branch
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Starboy
by The Weeknd
The Weeknd returns with Starboy, a double album of interstellar soul and feverish R&B that orbits around an ambitious title character. Bookended by two titanic but very different Daft Punk collaborations, it’s a listening experience that, from start to finish, speaks to the Toronto native’s mastery of both melody and mood.
Track List 1) Starboy 2) Party Monster 3) False Alarm 4) Reminder 5) Rockin' 6) Secrets 7) True Colors 8) Stargirl Interlude 9) Sidewalks 10) Six Feet Under 11) Love to Lay 12) A Lonely Night 13) Attention 14) Ordinary Life 15) Nothing Without You 16) All I Know 17) Die For You 18) I Feel It Coming
This pick is from Bridget at the Crest Hill Branch
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Infinity on High
by Fall Out Boy
Tracks like “Fame < Infamy” and “Don’t You Know Who I Think I Am?” find the band wrestling with topics like sudden fame and celebrity. Small surprises work to keep things fresh in the band’s familiar emo-pop realm.
Track List 1) Thriller 2) "The Take Over, the Breaks Over" 3) This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race 4) I'm Like a Lawyer With the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off 5) Hum Hallelujah 6) Golden 7) Thnks Fr Th Mmrs 8) Don't You Know Who I Think I Am? 9) The (After) Life of the Party 10) The Carpal Tunnel of Love 11) Bang the Doldrums 12) Fame<Infamy
This pick is from Emily at the Lockport Branch
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Lemonade
by Beyonce
When Beyoncé’s voice cracks with sorrow on “Sandcastles,” it shows that pop’s most celebrated independent woman isn’t immune to pain. Lemonade uses those emotions and an incendiary narrative about infidelity as jumping-off points; “Hold Up,” “Don’t Hurt Yourself,” and “Sorry” are middle-fingered clap-backs to galvanize the BeyHive. But focus solely on Becky and you’ll miss the big picture.
Track List 1) Pray You Catch Me 2) Hold Up 3) Don't Hurt Yourself 4) Sorry 5) 6 Inch 6) Daddy Lessons 7) Love Drought 8) Sandcastles 9) Forward 10) Freedom 11) All Night 12) Formation
This pick is from Flannery at the Lockport Branch
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