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Adult Services Staff Picks June 2021 |
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A Wealth of Pigeons : A Cartoon Collection
by Steve Martin and Harry Bliss
Recommended by: Zena
Steve Martin combines his personal brand of humor with Harry Bliss’ New Yorker cartoons, and the result is a collection of Far Side-esque cartoons, interspersed with short comics showing the creative process between the two. It was a quick, hilariously enjoyable read.
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Hamnet
by Maggie O'Farrell
Recommended by: Kelly
The award-winning author of I Am, I Am, I Am presents the evocative story of a young Shakespeare’s marriage to a talented herbalist before the ravaging death of their 11-year-old son shapes the production of his greatest play.
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Black & White & Weird All over : The Lost Photographs of Weird Al Yankovic 83 - 86
by Jon Schwartz
Recommended by: Lori
Black & White & Weird All Over presents hundreds of images of Al, culled from Jon's personal collection of black-and-white photography. These photos only existed on contact sheets - out of mind and out of sight - until now! Black & White & Weird All Over is the ultimate photographic essay of Weird Al's undisputed comedic genius
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Whereabouts
by Jhumpa Lahiri
Recommended by: Sarah V.
An English translation of a first Italian-language novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Lowland follows the routines of a misfit city dweller who experiences a year of remarkable transformation in the aftermath of a parent’s death.
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Catherine House
by Elisabeth Thomas
Recommended by: Brandee
A dangerously curious, rebellious undergraduate uncovers a shocking secret about an exclusive circle of students and the dark truths beneath their school’s promises of prestige.
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Under a White Sky : The Nature of the Future
by Elizabeth Kolbert
Recommended by: Sarah R.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity's transformative impact on the environment, now asking: After doing so much damage, can we change nature, this time to save it? In Under a White Sky, Elizabeth Kolbert takes a hard look at the new world we are creating. She examines how the very sorts of interventions that have imperiled our planet are increasingly seen as the only hope for its salvation. By turns inspiring, terrifying, and darkly comic, Under a White Sky is an utterly original examination of the challenges we face.
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Second First Impressions
by Sally Thorne
Recommended by: Rachel
A spoiled, tattooed rich man reluctantly agrees to become an assistant to two casually exploitative nonagenarians before unexpectedly catching the eye of the property’s serious-minded manager.
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The River
by Peter Heller
Recommended by: Cathy
Two college friends with a love for the outdoors become caught in a fire while on a whitewater river trip in northern Canada. Their friendship is tested as the intensity of the fire grows and their survival is threatened.
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