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The best of science fiction, manga, and animaguiri meets knit one, purl two as knit siren and part-time roller derby girl Joan of Dark offers up an out-of-this-world assortment of knitting nerdiness inside Knits for Nerds. The patterns for 30 iconic clothing and accessory items inspired by popular TV shows, books, films, comics, and more--including Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars , and Firefly --are presented alongside full-color photographs showcasing completed projects. In addition to a wardrobe of costume finery, hobbyists will also find instructions for practical projects such as an e-reader cover or a laptop bag crafted of checkered fabric that serves double-duty as a chessboard and carryall, as well as patterns for plush toys inspired by Star Trek , robots, and the comic book Squee!

The Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin. In her trademark style, McPhee talks about knitting, parenting, friendship, and--gasp! Fans of her popular blog at www. Sweater Quest is a very thoughtful memoir of a woman who decides to knit a sweater by designer Alice Starmore that can only be found in an out-of-print book Tudor Roses. The author describes this pattern as "a knitter's Mount Everest, our curse, and our compulsion.

On this journey she interview other knitters and bloggers in order to truly understand the origin of this pattern. Martini forms relationships and gains wisdom from several knitters along the way. She is determined not to let her life, or this sweater unravel the two are closely intertwined. The book is not a tutorial, and it does not contain any patterns, just process.

I found this book to be very engaging, and in the back of my mind, wonder if I dare seek out this pattern. The author is a witty blogger who is also known as "Crazy Aunt Purl. Online dating, spray tans, giant zuchinnis, and bikini waxes are just a few of the adventures chronicled in this book. Did I mention she has 3 cats? This is a hilarious account of trying new things, keeping a good attitude, and charging forward with your adult life. And how does this relate to knitting? It is mentioned in one chapter, and the book contains color photographs and patterns.

This is not a "how knitting changed my life," kind of book. It is honest and humorous. I finished this in one sitting recommend it to both knitters and non-knitters as a light, feel-good, laugh-out-loud read. However, summaries of his other books portrayed them as too sad or gruesome for me. And who can resist Angie? One caveat on this series: Try to read the books in order because unlike many authors, Lehane reveals so much in subsequent books that you know how the mysteries in previous ones came out. On the plus side, Lehane as usual gives us trips inside cultures we would never visit, in this case prison in the s and steaming Florida before air conditioning and while Cuban revolutionaries join forces with U.

But who was this famous woman who became one of the most famous sculptresses of all time? Michelle Moran presents a fictional account of the life of Marie Grosholtz better known as Madame Tussaud. A revolution is about to begin that will change not their lives but history as well. One of today's most prominent music critics presents a fascinating and in-depth history of the protest song, the love child of pop music and politics, which has been one of the most important tools for igniting social revolution over the past century. Gospel According to Bob Dylan: An in-depth study of the theological imagination of musician Bob Dylan covers the span of his career and explores religious themes in his music, revealing Dylan as a major religious thinker.

With exclusive new material from Joss and the production team, new photos, sheet music and more, this official book is a must for fans! Is This the Real Life? The Untold Story of Queen. Queen's success in the s was accompanied by a taste for musical and non-musical excess. Revealing Queen's complex dynamic, Blake also explores how Freddie Mercury's sexuality alienated some of the band's fan base, how they reinvented themselves by morphing from hard rock to pop, and how they saw out their final years as Mercury became one of the most successful rock stars in the world.

Gracie Lockwood lives on Earth, but it's a much different Earth than ours - there are real dragons, sasquatches, and mermaids that disrupt life on an everyday basis. Everyone knows the Earth is flat.

Last but not least, there are Dark Clouds that come for those who are about to die. When a Cloud decides to come looking for Gracie's little brother Sam, Gracie's parents decide to take drastic action. They decide the family is going to leave everything they've ever known behind and search for a place most people believe isn't real - the Extraordinary World. But even if Gracie's family does find the Extraordinary World, can they ever really be safe from the Cloud? Gretchen Wilson - All Jacked Up.

Michael Buble - It's Time. Faith Hill - Fireflies. Trisha Yearwood - Jasper County. Neil Young - Prairie Wind. What Color Is Your Parachute? Lincoln's Melancholy - Joshua Wolf Shenk. Vintage Jewelry Design by Carolyn Cox. Displays vintage jewelry from the past years, whether the piece be in a museum or worn by a celebrity, and provides a shopping guide for the classic-jewelry collector, including how to spot fakes, care for purchases and more.

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A unique full-color craft book details ideas for fashioning cloth hankies into adorable doll outfits and accessories. Whether it's a floral sundress that fans out as it twirls, an apron dress with a scalloped border, or a neatly pin-tucked linen dress with pearl buttons, the book encompasses a seemingly infinite variety of exquisite dresses. Fresh Flower Arranging by Mark Welford. Provides expert tips and tricks for creating beautiful flower arrangements at home, featuring tips and tricks for keeping flowers fresh and beautiful as long as possible and including step-by-step projects arranged by season.

Big Little Felt Universe. Offers a full-color collection of more than 70 Asian-inspired felt projects for the home crafter, including felt fruits, a birthday cake with decorations and detachable candles and much more. Printing is a simple, effective way to make your mark on a variety of surfaces, from clothes to bedding to bags. Featuring an array of fun techniques-including block, transfer, and open screen printing-this engaging guide offers a multitude of prettily designed projects.

Create a Primrose Skirt, a stenciled cushion, holiday wrapping paper and gift tags, personalized scrapbook covers, and more. Plenty of expert tips help guarantee perfect results every time. Combining crafters' enthusiasm for Japanese design with the modern quilt movement, Simple Quilts brings a fresh, contemporary vision to the scene.

In nearly 50 quilt patterns, internationally known weaver, dyer, fabric artist, teacher, and quilter Jinzenji explores color, shape, stitching, and fabric, accompanied by precise instructions and detailed illustrations. From large projects large, such as bed-size quilts, to smaller pieces, such as bags and pillows, quilters will learn to create innovative pieces while exploring new and traditional techniques.

In Modern Log Cabin Quilting , Susan Beal outlines the entire process from start to finish, including basic quilting how-to as well as extensive design, fabric, and embellishment information. Since all log cabin designs follow the same formula, once you master straight lines and right angles, any of the 25 projects in this book are possible. The Paper Garden by Molly Peacock. Traces the life and accomplishments of septuagenarian artist Mary Delany, describing her invention of the art of collage late in life after two heart-breaking marriages, in an account that also evaluates the roles of her relationships with such figures as Jonathan Swift, the Duchess of Portland and King George III.

Who came up with Velcro? What does its name mean? What about the vaccum?

Is it true that an angry undertaker led to the push button phone? The book contains illustrations from around the world. The authors use diagrams and everyday examples to eaplain scientific principles, hypotheses, and laws. It is a compilation of biographies of species that have influenced or changed the Earth in notable ways. Fossils, plants, sheep, humans, bugs, potatoes, dinosaurs, and many others are discussed as part of the "big picture. It is a chronological account of science and invention. The following eras of science are examined: Did I mention the photography?

It's worth taking a look! A definitive account of the birth of rock 'n' roll in black America, this book establishes the Chitlin' Circuit as a major force in American musical history. Combining terrific firsthand reporting with deep historical research, Preston Lauterbach uncovers characters like Chicago Defender columnist Walter Barnes, who pioneered the circuit in the s, and larger-than-life promoters such as Denver Ferguson, the Indianapolis gambling chieftain who consolidated it in the s.

Charging from Memphis to Houston and now-obscure points in between, The Chitlin' Circuit brings us into the sweaty back rooms where such stars as James Brown, B. King, and Little Richard got their start. With his unforgettable portraits of unsung heroes including King Kolax, Sax Kari, and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Lauterbach writes of a world of clubs and con men that has managed to avoid much examination despite its wealth of brash characters, intriguing plotlines, and vulgar glory, and gives us an excavation of an underground musical America.

We now have the scores for Wicked , an Andrew Lloyd Weber athology as well as scores for some classic Rogers and Hammerstein musicals. Country more your style? Try the Greatest Songs of Country Music. Or perhaps you'd prefer of the Most Beautfiful Songs Ever. There's something for everyone at the Brookfield Public Library! Check out our latest additions to our collection of music scores!! The local experts at the Salt Creek Quilters Guild have added four new books to the quilting collection. Drafting for the Creative Quilter by Sally Collins.

The Ultimate Reference Guide! Gain the confidence you need to draft and design your own creative ideas. Take control of the size and composition of your quilts, and learn to create or adapt any block into any design with Sally's easy methods. Blocks to Diamonds by Cheryl Malkowski. Dazzle your friends with your own unique kaleidoscope quilts.

You'll be inspired to mix and match fabrics and colors in new ways. This must-have course guides you step by step through the basics of quiltmaking, from setting up your sewing space to binding and finishing your first quilt. Classroom-tested lessons draw on best-selling author Harriet Hargrave's many years of teaching experience.

This classic series of comprehensive books will take you from the basics to complete mastery with easy-to-follow lessons and hands-on exercises. In Volume 1, you learned the fundamentals of quiltmaking. In Volume 2, you'll build your drafting skills by using tools like graph paper and linking blocks. A must-have for every quilter's library! Click here to find out more about the Salt Creek Quilters Guild. If you're a fan of Charlaine Harris's popular Sookie Stackhouse series, check out these new releases with new short stories featuring Sookie and friends and enemies.

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Darc y , the hot new title by Riverside author Karen Dorneebos. A divorced mother who runs an antique letterpress business and is obsessed with all things from the Regency era auditions for a Jane Austen-inspired TV show that turns out to be a reality dating show set in What would you do if you only had 2 years to live?

After fulfilling his goal to avenge his father's death Gideon Crewe's plans to begin a normal life are thwarted when a mysterious group drafts him to become an operative and find the plans for a new weapon that will determine who controls the world. Cardboard Gods by Josh Wilker. The s was a decade marked by Vietnam, Watergate, counterculture, sexual liberation, and stadium rock. For author Josh Wilker, it was a time spent navigating a challenging childhood in which only his prized baseball card collection could give him unfailing faith that a winning season would one day present itself.

Wilker shares his heartbreakingly comic childhood, set adrift by hippie parents harboring utopian dreams, anchored by brotherly love, and buoyed by an obsession with our national pastime. Cardboard Gods announces the arrival of a talented new voice in the stadium of big-league memoirs. Hockey fans throughout North America will enjoy this beautiful and richly illustrated record of the lives and careers of the nearly players, builders, and on-ice officials whose signal contributions to hockey, and not merely the National Hockey League, have led to their enshrinement in the Hall of Fame located in Toronto.

Sports Illustrated Almanac America's favorite sports almanac since its introduction 20 years ago, the Sports Illustrated Almanac now has covered, from football to fencing, hockey to handball, and everything in between. The Sports Illustrated Almanac features essays by top Sports Illustrated writers; all-time stats and records; and ticketing and venue information for pro baseball, basketball, football and hockey. After six years on one of the league's most dismal teams, he had no illusions about professional football: College football generated far more fan enthusiasm than the pros.

Though he didn't know it, all that was about to change, and his two new mentors would be instrumental in transforming the sport from a sparsely attended fall pastime to America's Game. Payne and Jones are two wise cracking, special forces veterans turned adventurers who have a habit of falling into mysteries and stumbling across treasures. Check out their latest thriller, The Secret Crown. Hidden among the crates in a recently discovered World War II bunker are documents stamped with an elaborate black swan, the insignia of the murdered King Ludwig II.

According to legend, Ludwig stockpiled a massive treasure in the years before his death, a cache of gold and jewels that would finance the construction of the largest castle of all time. But in the years since his death, no one has found any evidence that Ludwig had hidden anything. Jonathon Payne and David Jones are pulled into the mystery by a colleague of theirs, a former supply sergeant in the U. They agree to help and quickly find themselves in a life-or-death struggle to uncover the truth about Ludwig's murder and his mythical treasure. Be sure to stop by the library to check out or put on hold the many new titles that are being released this summer.

Some of my favorite authors with new titles out include:. Check out the New Graphic Novel shelf this month for these tales of feuding X-men , Skinner Sweet in WWII , a plague-driven post-apocalypse , time -traveling fighter pilots , Spider-man versus Spider-powered soldiers , the conclusion of Jesse Custer's tale , the birth of Red Skull , and the ancient secrets of Gotham City. Featured this month is the most recent event to shake up the universe of Marvel's Merry Mutants, Jason Aaron's, X-men: Throughout the course of Schism , Aaron, capitalizes on these differences in personality and style, by slowly building up a fulcrum of tension, to show how these two characters, forever linked by mutual respect and history, get to the point of necessary rupture.

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In addition, to getting a non-reductive clash between two well developed personalities, there is also a heavy dose of Sentinels and an all-new version of one of my favorite villians sect, The Hellfire Club. You can find X-Men: Schism, along any of these other books in the New Release section of the Library this month, or you can click on the following link to see more titles on the New Graphic Novel Shelf.

The X-Men event of the decade is right here! It's never been a more dangerous time to be a mutant. Even with their numbers at a record low, the world refuses to trust mutantkind. And after a mutant-triggered international incident, anti-mutant hatred hits new heights.

Of course it's at this moment, when the mutant race most needs to stand together, that a split begins that will tear apart the very foundation of the X-Men. From superstar writer and Marvel Architect Jason Aaron and a full roster of comics' top artists, this is an X-tale that will reverberate for years to come!

When the dust settles, the X-Men landscape will be irreparably changed. Jason Aaron's Wolverine run.

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A new vampire for a new century. Cunning, ruthless, and rattlesnake mean, Skinner Sweet has a reputation for cussedness as long as he is ornery. As the first vampire conceived on American soil, however, he's not your usual creature of the night. Stronger, fiercer and powered by the sun, Sweet is the first of a new breed of bloodsucker: In this volume, Gus reluctantly joins Jepperd on missing persons hunt, but the tension between the two continues to grow. Meanwhile, Singh and Johnny come face to face with a deadly new threat, and Lucy and the girls meet Walter Fish, an enigmatic survivor who may have more to offer than meets the eye.

Will this lead to a new sanctuary for them, or something far more dangerous? To stay alive in the future, the best fighter pilots in the world not only have to perfect their skills and master their aircraft, they also have to know how to travel through time! Collecting the acclaimed mini-series brought to you by award winning writer Jonathan Hickman and possibly the best new talent of the year, Nick Pitarra, The Red Wing is the story of the greatest battle in the history of three worlds.

Transhuman A mockumentary covering the rise of two companies involved in genetic engineerig. Start Webbing The News! New York City becomes Infested--and eight million people are plagued! Normal people are getting Spider-Powers! But not all of them realize that with great power must also come Okay, sure we often say Peter Parker's life will never be the same. But listen, pal, we've never been more serious. This will change everything for Pete, for Spidey Look at it this way As the brilliantly fearsome Jackal rises from the past and begins organizing an army of spider-powered soldiers, how can the heroes of NYC hope to contain millons of wall-crawling New Yorkers?

The final chapter in the Preacher storyline and the conclusion of Jesse Custer's quest to literally find God and take Him to taskfor the world's injustices. As the Preacher's crusade draws to an end, all of the players converge at the Alamo for a final show-down. With the love of his life, Tulip, by his side, Jesse makes his last stand against all of his enemies, including the Irish vampire known as Cassidy, whom he used to call friend. But as the dust settles in the Texas desert, you won't believe how this epic battle of good versus evil will end. Witness the chilling creation of Marvel's greatest monster, and liberty's greatest enemy.

As Berlin descends into chaos and ruin, sinister forces are on the rise Against this tragic backdrop of history, a boy comes of age: Orphan, thug, urchin--Johann has nothing--and how far he would go for power will change the world. Testament by Greg Pak and Mirko Colak. Gotham City itself stands as one of the most identifiable aspects of Batman lore. When a madman destroys Gotham City's bridges and exacts vengeance on the founders of Gotham, Batman unites with Red Robin and the Black Bat to put a stop to the villains plans before it's too late.

Check out the New Graphic Novels Shelf for these tales of murderous relationships , ancient Gotham evil , Iranian post-election protests , a daredevil with a rocket pack , schizophrenic superhero powers , a Literature-based team of adventurers , the mysterious Jake Ellis , and good ol' dungeon busting mercenaries. So why is he planning on murdering his wife. You can find The Last of the Innocents , along with any of the other titles listed below on the New Graphic Novels shelf or you can click on the following link for more Graphic Novel Titles that have come out recently.

The Last of the Innocent vol. Riley Richards got it all The hottest girl in school and a ticket to the big time. So why isn't he happy now? Why can't he forget the life he left behind in small town Brookview? And why is he plotting a murder? The series' story arcs are self-contained and focus on different characters, but these central characters inhabit the same world, grew up in fictional Center City, frequent the same bar, and share a common history of two generations of crime.

In "The Black Mirror," a series of brutal murders pushes Batman's detective skills to the limit and forces him to confront one of Gotham City's oldest evils. Helpless and trapped in the deadly Mirror House, Batman must fight for his life against one of Gotham City's oldest and most powerful evils! Then, in a second story called "Hungry City," the corpse of a killer whale shows up on the floor of one of Gotham City's foremost banks. The event begins a strange and deadly mystery that will bring Batman face-to-face with the new, terrifying faces of organized crime in Gotham.

What's keeping his memory from being obliterated is not the law. It is the grit and guts of his mother, who refuses to surrender her son to fate, and the tenacity of his brother, a blogger, who fuses tradition and technology to explore and explode the void in which Mehdi has vanished.

The Rocketeer Adventures vol. The Rocketeer Adventures follows the high-flying adventures of stunt pilot Cliff Secord after he finds a mysterious jetpack and takes to the sky. Hunted by government agents on one side and Nazi spies on the other, Secord finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse The wait is over! Moon Knight is here The Eisner award-winning team of Bendis and Maleev tear into the mythos of Moon Knight with the same verve and derringdo they brought to Daredevil.

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Omnibus vol. As the twentieth century approaches, there is a need for a new kind of champion - adventurers not bound by the chaste order that characterizes the stagnant Victorian Era.

The enigmatic Campion Bond of British Intelligence has begun a recruiting mission, collecting a menagerie of individuals who can be of value to his superiors due to And if they survive their first test against the devil doctor of Limehouse, they'll have to battle an even stranger menace from the stars! Who is Jake Ellis? However, when Jon starts to realize that he has been found, he must rely on someone who no one else knows, not even himself. Five Funerals and a Bucket of Blood vol.

The two mercenary morons are back and this time they''re taking their boisterous brand of brutish bloodshed to the big city. By the time this adventure wraps up they''ll battle a den of thieves, a monster fight pit, alleyways of danger, nobility, stupidity, dinner parties, and bloodthirsty faerie folk! In an alternative world, New York known as the Empire State , resembles what-we-know as the prohibition-era, except for some notable differences.

For starters, there are airships hovering over the city to keep an eye on the citizens, while financially, an endless war with an unseen enemy, has rendered the economy bankrupt … oh yeah, and superheroes exist. In a book that SciFiNow Magazine calls a mix between Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Alan Moore, Christopher manages to create a marvelously dark sci-fi atmosphere while crafting a fast-paced plot with multiple threads of intrigue. Not that its colourful residents know anything about the real New York… until detective Rad Bradley makes a discovery that will change the lives of all its inhabitants.

Raven Cursed Jane Yellowrock Novels: The vampires of Asheville, North Carolina, want to establish their own clan, but since they owe loyalty to the Master Vampire of New Orleans they must work out the terms with him. To come up with an equitable solution, he sends an envoy with the best bodyguard blood money can buy: But when a group of local campers are attacked by something fanged, Jane goes from escort to investigator. Unless she wants to face a very angry mast vampire, she will have to work overtime to find the killer. It's a good thing she's worth every penny.

Jane Yellowrock Novels Books Primordium The Forerunner Saga: In the wake of apparent self-destruction of the Forerunner empire, two humans--Chakas and Riser--are like flotsam washed up on very strange shores indeed. Captured by the Master Builder, misplaced during a furious battle in space, they now find themselves on an inverted world where horizons rise into the sky, and where humans of all kinds are trapped in a perilous cycle of horror and neglect.

For they have become both research animals and strategic pawns in a cosmic game whose madness knows no end--a game of ancient vengeance between the powers who seeded the galaxy with life, and the Forerunners who expect to inherit their sacred Mantle of duty to all living things. In the company of a young girl and an old man, Chakas begins an epic journey across a lost and damaged Halo in search of a way home, an explanation for the warrior spirits rising up within, and for the Librarian's tampering with human destiny.

This journey will take them into the Palace of Pain, the domain of a powerful and monstrous intelligence who claims to be the Last Precursor, and who now has control of both this Halo and the fate of Forerunners and Humans alike. Called the Captive by Forerunners, and the Primordial by ancient human warriors, this intelligence has taken charge of, and retasked, the Master Builder's cruel researches into the Flood--which it may have itself unleashed on the galaxy more than ten thousand years before.

Cryptum The Forerunner Saga: City of Dragons Rain Wilds Novels: Rain Wild Novels Books Start with Dragon Keeper. Possessing power is all he desires. Losing it is the only thing he fears. As an apprentice, he embraces the ruthless ways of the Sith. And when the time is right, he destroys his Master—but vows never to suffer the same fate. For like no other disciple of the dark side, Darth Plagueis learns to command the ultimate power.

Under the guidance of his Master, he secretly studies the ways of the Sith, while publicly rising to power in the galactic government, first as Senator, then as Chancellor, and eventually as Emperor. But can they defy the merciless Sith tradition? Or will the desire of one to rule supreme, and the dream of the other to live forever, sow the seeds of their destruction? The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, home to djenn and ghuls, holy warriors and heretics, are at the boiling point of a power struggle between the iron- fisted Khalif and the mysterious master thief known as the Falcon Prince.

In the midst of this brewing rebellion a series of brutal supernatural murders strikes at the heart of the Kingdoms. It is up to a handful of heroes race against time-and struggle against their own misgivings-to save the life of a vicious despot. In so doing they discover a plot for the Throne of the Crescent Moon that threatens to turn Dhamsawaat, and the world itself, into a blood-soaked ruin. Count to a Trillion by John C. Hundreds of years in the future, after the collapse of the Western world, young Menelaus Illation Montrose grows up in what was once Texas as a gunslinging duelist for hire.

But Montrose is also a mathematical genius—and a romantic who dreams of a future in which humanity rises from the ashes to take its place among the stars. The chance to help usher in that future comes when Montrose is recruited for a manned interstellar mission to investigate an artifact of alien origin. Known as the Monument, the artifact is inscribed with data so complex, only a posthuman mind can decipher it. So Montrose does the unthinkable: It drives him mad. Nearly two centuries later, his sanity restored, Montrose is awakened from cryo-suspension with no memory of his posthuman actions, to find Earth transformed in strange and disturbing ways, and learns that the Monument still carries a secret he must decode—one that will define humanity's true future in the universe.

Susan Calvin, a surgeon who begins to notice unwelcome changes in patients who are part of a secretly funded experiment that involves nanobots. You can find I, Robot to Protect , along with any of the other titles listed below on the New Science Fiction Shelf below or you can click on the following link for more titles on the New Science Fiction Shelf.

Featured this month is Liminal States by debut novelist, Zack Parsons. Gideon Long is a brutal and brutalized man who is in the process of getting himself shot in when he stumbles onto a pool that will create a copy of him every time he dies. Warren Groves, husband of Long's lover Annie, becomes Long's unwilling partner in resurrection, and the two have an uneasy history down the years. In the s, Warren meets a woman who looks just like Annie, and events begin spinning out of control as the mysterious pool turns out to have its own agenda.

There's no way a novel with this many moving parts should hold together, but it does, and even readers initially daunted by the jumble will soon be glad to go wherever Parsons takes them. Night on Fire by Ronald Kidd. Billie Sims has never thought too much about how the way things are in her small town of Anniston, Alabama, though she doesn't really understand it.

Why aren't black patrons treated the same as white patrons at Forsyth's Grocery? Why are there separate entrances everywhere? Why can't black students from participate in the state spelling bee? Billie is concentrating on leaving Anniston one day, yet little does she know that a pivotal moment in history is about to happen right down the hill from her house. On their quest to integrate the South, the Freedom Riders will ride a Greyhound bus through Anniston and protest the segregation of bus terminals and other facilities along the way.

But when the bus travels through Anniston, Billie's town reacts with anger and violence, to the point of burning it to the ground. Until now, Billie thought it wasn't her place to say or do anything about the way things have always been. Will she be able to find the courage to do what's right? Camilla Lackberg is a Swedish crime fiction author whose books are being translated into English.

Returning to her hometown of Fjallbacka after the funeral of her parents, writer Erica Falck finds a community on the brink of tragedy. The death of her childhood friend, Alex, is just the beginning. Her wrists slashed, her body frozen in an ice-cold bath, it seems that she has taken her own life. Erica conceives a book about the beautiful but remote Alex, one that will answer questions about their own shared past.

While her interest grows into an obsession, local detective Patrik Hedstrom is following his own suspicions about the case.

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But it is only when they start working together that the truth begins to emerge about a small town with a deeply disturbing past. In the fishing community of Fjallbacka, life is remote, peaceful, and for some, tragically short. Foul play was always suspected in the disappearance twenty years ago of two young campers, but their bodies were never found.

But now, a young boy out playing has confirmed the grim truth. Their remains are discovered alongside those of a fresh victim, sending the tiny town into shock. Local detective Patrik Hedstrom, expecting a baby with his girlfriend Erica, can only imagine what it is like to lose a child. The remote resort of Fjallbacka has seen its share of tragedy, though perhaps none worse than that of the little girl found in a fisherman's net. But the post-mortem reveals that this is no accidental drowning! Local detective Patrik Hedstrom has just become a father.

It is his grim task to discover who could be behind the methodical murder of a child both he and his partner, Erica, knew well. He knows the solution lies with finding a motive for this terrible crime. What he does not know is how this case will reach into the dark heart of Fjallbacka and tear aside its idyllic facade, perhaps forever. The concept of "cradle to cradle" challenges the traditional "cradle to the grave" concept that manufacturers currently use and instead promotes the concept of making items that can be repurposed.

Dave Barry Slept Here: Not a new Dave Barry book, but new to our collection- this humorous book discusses the highs, the lows, and the somtimes absurd history of the United States. Geraldine Brooks' new book People of the Book is a wonderful novel that proves that books often tell more than one story.

Australian book conservator Hannah Heath is hired to conserve a rare Jewish haggadah at a museum in Serajevo. While Hannah treats the book, she makes detailed notes on it's condition and takes samples of various stains. As the story unfolds, Brooks relates both Hannah's discoveries regarding the book as well as the book's history throughout the years. For example Hannah learns that the stains on the pages came from a kosher wine and then Brooks takes us back to that year and we learn how the book became stained.

This is a wonderful novel that all book lovers will enjoy. Who knew that Physics would turn up at Nascar, or apply to the super powers of superheroes? What's the science behind Krypton's explosion? How tough is Aquaman's skin under the pressure of the deep sea?

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Does my dog know that she is defying some laws of physics? How fast can the cars safely take the curves? What is Kinetic Energy? Check out these new Physics titles! Physics by Brian Clegg. Including the northern and southern hemispheres, this user-friendly guide helps stargazers discover and navigate the sky above by illustrating bright stars, prominent constellations and meteor showers for each month through Physics of the Future by Michio Kaku.

The Lives and Times of the Pythagorean Theorem. The Harvard mathematician authors of The Art of the Infinite present a history of the famous relation "A squared plus B squared equals C squared" that assesses its contributors from da Vinci to the Freemasons while analyzing its numerous proofs and applications.

Understand Algebra by Paul Abbott. The meaning of algebra; Elementary operations in algebra; Brackets and operations with them; Positive and negative numbers; Expressions and equations; Linear equations; Formulae; Simultaneous equations; Linear inequalities; Graphical representation of quantities; Straight line graphs; coordinates; Using inequalities to define regions; Multiplying algebraicalalgebraics; Factors; Fractions; Graphs of quadratic functions; Quadratic equations; Indices; Logarithms; Ratio and proportion; Variation; The determination of laws; Rational and irrational numbers; Arithmetical and geometrical sequences.

Understand Trigonometry by Paul Abbott. Generally both the quality of the materials and often the publisher were considered cheap. Classic pulp stories were often about adventurers, detectives, and even westerns. Hunt at the Well of Eternity featuring the adventures of Gabriel Hunt is a modern day throwback to the old pulp ficiton novels. An Indiana Jones type character Gabriel Hunt is a modern day traveler and adventurer.

Check out the book to read more about this exciting adventure. Much has been written about the storied New Hollywood of the s, but at the same time as Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and Francis Ford Coppola were making their first classic movies, a parallel universe of directors gave birth to the modern horror film-aggressive, raw, and utterly original. Based on unprecedented access to the genre's major players, The New York Times 's critic Jason Zinoman's Shock Value delivers the first definitive account of horror's golden age.

By the late s, horror was stuck in the past, confined mostly to drive-in theaters and exploitation houses, and shunned by critics. Shock Value tells the unlikely story of how the much-disparaged horror film became an ambitious art form while also conquering the multiplex. Directors such as Wes Craven, Roman Polanski, John Carpenter, and Brian De Palma- counterculture types operating largely outside the confines of Hollywood-revolutionized the genre, exploding taboos and bringing a gritty aesthetic, confrontational style, and political edge to horror. Zinoman recounts how these directors produced such classics as Rosemary's Baby, Carrie, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre , and Halloween , creating a template for horror that has been imitated relentlessly but whose originality has rarely been matched.

This new kind of film dispensed with the old vampires and werewolves and instead assaulted audiences with portraits of serial killers, the dark side of suburbia, and a brand of nihilistic violence that had never been seen before. Shock Value tells the improbable stories behind the making of these movies, which were often directed by obsessive and insecure young men working on shoestring budgets, were funded by sketchy investors, and starred porn stars.

But once The Exorcist became the highest grossing film in America, Hollywood took notice. The classic horror films of the s have now spawned a billion-dollar industry, but they have also penetrated deep into the American consciousness. Quite literally, Zinoman reveals, these movies have taught us what to be afraid of. Drawing on interviews with hundreds of the most important artists in horror, Shock Value is an enthralling and personality-driven account of an overlooked but hugely influential golden age in American film.

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