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Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Julie Carrick Dalton's The Last Beekeeper is a celebration of found family, an exploration of truth versus power, and the triumph of hope in the face of despair. "Fans of Delia Owens will swoon to find their new favorite author." (Hank Phillippi Ryan) It's been more than a decade since the world has come undone, and Sasha Severn has returned to her childhood home with one goal in mind-find the mythic research her father, the infamous Last Beekeeper,...
2) The safekeep
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"It is 1961 and the rural Dutch province of Overijssel is quiet. Bomb craters have been filled, buildings reconstructed, and the war is truly over. Living alone in her late mother's country home, Isabel knows her life is as it should be--led by routine and discipline. But all is upended when her brother Louis brings his graceless new girlfriend Eva, leaving her at Isabel's doorstep as a guest, to stay for the season. Eva is Isabel's antithesis: she...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"A touching, wise and surprising chronicle of the rich inner lives of animals, drawn from Rosamund Young's extraordinary lifetime as an organic farmer. We talk a lot about sheep: following the herd, counting sheep to fall asleep and looking out for wolves in sheep's clothing. But, just like people, animals don't always follow the pack. Some are affectionate while others butt heads; some follow the leader while some guide the whole flock home. With...
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"A book that explores the disconnect between the ideals of the Great Awokening and the realities of fixing structural inequality. This book aims to explain how a new elite has risen to prominence and established a social order that is fundamentally premised on exclusion, exploitation and condescension even as its members define themselves in terms of their commitments to uplifting the marginalized and disadvantaged. The book will illustrate how this...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
At school, Falasteen and her classmates are tasked with finding their families' home countries on a map, but no matter how hard she looks, Falasteen can't find Palestine. Can a place exist if it's not on a map? Confused, Falasteen turns to her family for answers. Her grandfather, grandmother, and Mama encourage her to see their homeland from a different perspective, and each of their stories helps her understand her people's history and her own place...
7) Frostfire
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"Follow dragon-expert Miriam and curious Celeste on a magical winter's day walk through their garden, where a snow dragon just might be hiding! Just as Miriam and Celeste head out for a walk in their glittering, hoarfrost-covered garden, they are interrupted by a deep, grumbling sound. "Did you hear that?!" said Miriam. "That was the roar of a snow dragon." Miriam considers herself an expert on dragons, and as the sisters continue on their walk, Celeste...
8) The complete book of pickleball: the ultimate training guide for passionate players of all levels
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"Easy to learn and fun to play, pickleball is also a surprisingly athletic sport. In this user-friendly book, fitness superstars, the Brungardt brothers, focus their expertise on the needs of pickleball players of all levels, applying the same innovative training methods they've used with NBA MVPs, Cy Young Award-winners, and Olympic and tennis champions, to make picklers more athletic and injury-resistant. To safely reach your pickleball potential,...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"Each day, every single person in the United States discards about five pounds of waste. Be it a bottle that gets placed in a recycling bin or a piece of paper crumpled and tossed into the waste bin, every bit of the daily 1.6 billion pounds cast-off has a story. This book is full of those stories. It will wake you up and give you hope. As the author, Duncan Watson, says, 'More people in American recycle than vote. Recycling is more popular than Democracy!'"...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
In the quaint neighborhood where Mr. Round and Mr. Square reside, each day brings a new perspective. While the sun shines brightly outside Mr. Round's house, gloomy clouds hover over Mr. Square's. It seems they always view the world through different lenses. But do their perceptions truly differ, or is there more to their contrasting views than meets the eye?
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Series
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"Breaking up can be a gut-wrenching ordeal. No matter who initiated the split, the sense of loss can feel overwhelming. Whether the breakup was expected or not, you've been on an emotional roller coaster that's probably left you with lots of questions. "Who am I without them? How do I start over? What is wrong with me? Will I ever be happy again?" Rest assured that you're not alone, there's nothing wrong with you, and, most importantly, things will...
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Description
The Other 52: A hiker's guide to the lower 52 peaks of the New Hampshire 100 Highest takes an in-depth look at various often hard-to-find aspects, including: route information with seasonal closures or access point restrictions, forest and mountainscape features and significant qualities, as well as historical details not often found in other path and peak guidebooks. Each chapter showcases one mountain - including topographic maps to aid in determining...