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Repeat Reads

January 9, 2020776 Views Adults, Plumb Memorial Library

At the Plumb Library, Monday, January 13, 6:00pm. Adults re-read (or read for the first time) classic favorites from youth. This month’s book is The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. Come debate the merits and values, share tea and snacks, drop in for a reader’s happy hour. Group meets in the Connecticut Room.

Wowbrary Service

Sign up for the Wowbrary Service, which allows you to see which materials are purchased for each library via a weekly email. You will have to sign up separately for each library.

You can see this week’s listings below:

New Items at the
Plumb Memorial Library

Blink Twice

Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool & Wolverine

It Ends with Us

It Ends with Us

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

The Inventor

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned (Electronic Format)

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned (Electronic Format)

I Will Do Better: A Father’s Memoir of Heartbreak, Parenting, and Love (Electronic Format)

I Will Do Better: A Father’s Memoir of Heartbreak, Parenting, and Love (Electronic Format)

Medgar and Myrlie (Electronic Format)

Medgar and Myrlie (Electronic Format)

Rescue Story: Faith, Freedom, and Finding My Way Home (Electronic Format)

Rescue Story: Faith, Freedom, and Finding My Way Home (Electronic Format)

Taylor Era by Era: The Unauthorized Biography (Electronic Format)

Taylor Era by Era: The Unauthorized Biography (Electronic Format)

The Darkest White (Electronic Format)

The Darkest White (Electronic Format)

The Deaf Girl: A Memoir of Hearing Loss, Hope, and Fighting Against the Odds (Electronic Format)

The Deaf Girl: A Memoir of Hearing Loss, Hope, and Fighting Against the Odds (Electronic Format)

We Will Be Jaguars: A Memoir of My People

We Will Be Jaguars: A Memoir of My People

Leadership and Self-deception: The Secret to Transforming Relationships and Unleashing Results (Electronic Format)

Leadership and Self-deception: The Secret to Transforming Relationships and Unleashing Results (Electronic Format)

The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special Operations (Electronic Format)

The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special Operations (Electronic Format)

To Hell and Back: The Last Train from Hiroshima (Asia/Pacific/Perspectives) (Electronic Format)

To Hell and Back: The Last Train from Hiroshima (Asia/Pacific/Perspectives) (Electronic Format)

GED® Math Test Tutor (GED® & TABE Test Preparation) (Electronic Format)

GED® Math Test Tutor (GED® & TABE Test Preparation) (Electronic Format)

Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History, with Eels (Electronic Format)

Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History, with Eels (Electronic Format)

Dr. Suess and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! (Electronic Format)

Dr. Suess and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! (Electronic Format)

Michelle Obama in her Own Words: The Views and Values of America's First Lady (Electronic Format)

Michelle Obama in her Own Words: The Views and Values of America's First Lady (Electronic Format)

Blink Twice

DVDs

When tech billionaire Slater King meets cocktail waitress Frida at his fundraising gala, he invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. As strange things start to happen, Frida questions her reality. There is something wrong with this place. She'll have to uncover

Deadpool & Wolverine

DVDs

Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool's peaceful existence comes crashing down when the Time Variance Authority recruits him to help safeguard the multiverse. He soon unites with his would-be pal, Wolverine, to complete the mission and save his world from an existential threat.

It Ends with Us

DVDs

It Ends with Us

Lily Bloom moves to Boston to chase her lifelong dream of opening her own business. A chance meeting with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid soon sparks an intense connection, but as the two fall deeply in love, she begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of her parents' relationship. When Lily's

The Canterville Ghost

DVDs

The Canterville Ghost

Sir Simon de Canterville has been haunting the grounds of his country estate for more than 300 years, but he soon meets his match when he tries to scare off a modern-day American family that just moved in.

The Inventor

DVDs

The insatiably curious and headstrong Leonardo da Vinci leaves Italy to join the French court, where he can experiment freely, inventing flying contraptions, incredible machines, and study the human body. There, joined in his adventure by the audacious princess Marguerite, Leonardo will uncover the answer

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned (Electronic Format)

Biographies & Memoirs

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned (Electronic Format)

By Michael J. Fox. In Electronic Format Michael J. Fox abandoned high school to pursue an acting career, but went on to receive honorary degrees from several universities and garner the highest accolades for his acting, as well as for his writing. In his new book, he inspires and motivates graduates

I Will Do Better: A Father’s Memoir of Heartbreak, Parenting, and Love (Electronic Format)

Biographies & Memoirs

I Will Do Better: A Father’s Memoir of Heartbreak, Parenting, and Love (Electronic Format)

By Charles Bock. In Electronic Format I Will Do Better is New York Times bestselling writer Charles Bock’s frank and tender memoir of parenting his toddler daughter in the wake of his wife’s untimely death.The novelist Charles Bock was a reluctant parent, tagging along for the ride of fatherhood, obsessed

Medgar and Myrlie (Electronic Format)

Biographies & Memoirs

Medgar and Myrlie (Electronic Format)

By Joy-Ann Reid. In Electronic Format Myrlie Louise Beasley met Medgar Evers on her first day of college. They fell in love at first sight, married just one year later, and Myrlie left school to focus on their growing family.Medgar became the field secretary for the Mississippi branch of the NAACP, charged

Rescue Story: Faith, Freedom, and Finding My Way Home (Electronic Format)

Biographies & Memoirs

Rescue Story: Faith, Freedom, and Finding My Way Home (Electronic Format)

By Zach Williams. In Electronic Format From a hard-rocking life fueled by substance abuse to a hope-filled life of freedom and joy--this is music star Zach Williams's bold and vulnerable story of faith and redemption.Before two-time GRAMMY Award winner Zach Williams penned heartfelt, faith-filled ballads

Taylor Era by Era: The Unauthorized Biography (Electronic Format)

Biographies & Memoirs

Taylor Era by Era: The Unauthorized Biography (Electronic Format)

By Caroline Sullivan. In Electronic Format Celebrate the incredible career of Taylor Swift, pop music’s biggest star, in this sparkling biography, from her early days to the incomparable Eras Tour.We’re all living in the Taylor Swift Era. Since her 2006 debut album she’s sold more than 200 million records,

The Darkest White (Electronic Format)

Biographies & Memoirs

The Darkest White (Electronic Format)

By Eric Blehm. In Electronic Format On January 20, 2003, a thunderous crack rang out and a 100-foot-wide tide of snow barreled down the Northern Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. More than a dozen skiers and snowboarders were thrust down the mountain, buried beneath several tons of rock-hard

The Deaf Girl: A Memoir of Hearing Loss, Hope, and Fighting Against the Odds (Electronic Format)

Biographies & Memoirs

The Deaf Girl: A Memoir of Hearing Loss, Hope, and Fighting Against the Odds (Electronic Format)

By Abigail Heringer. In Electronic Format An inspiring story of hearing loss and hope from The Bachelor's first deaf contestantAbigail Heringer made her television debut as an instant fan-favorite on season 25 of The Bachelor. Stepping out of the limousine, she approached her bachelor with a playful

We Will Be Jaguars: A Memoir of My People

Biographies & Memoirs

We Will Be Jaguars: A Memoir of My People

By Nemonte Nenquimo and Mitch Anderson. From a fearless, internationally acclaimed activist, We Will Be Jaguars is an impassioned memoir about an indigenous childhood, a clash of cultures, and the fight to save the Amazon rainforest and protect her people.Born into the Waorani tribe of Ecuador’s Amazon

Leadership and Self-deception: The Secret to Transforming Relationships and Unleashing Results (Electronic Format)

Business & Investing

Leadership and Self-deception: The Secret to Transforming Relationships and Unleashing Results (Electronic Format)

By The Arbinger Institute. In Electronic Format With almost 3 million copies sold worldwide, this new edition of an enduring classic is the definitive guide to dramatically improve leadership effectiveness, transform personal and professional relationships, and unleash organizational results.Significantly

The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special Operations (Electronic Format)

History

The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special Operations (Electronic Format)

By Patrick K. O'Donnell. In Electronic Format From the bestselling author of The Indispensables, the unknown and dramatic story of irregular guerrilla warfare that altered the course of the Civil War and inspired the origins of America’s modern special operations forcesThe Civil War is most remembered

To Hell and Back: The Last Train from Hiroshima (Asia/Pacific/Perspectives) (Electronic Format)

History

To Hell and Back: The Last Train from Hiroshima (Asia/Pacific/Perspectives) (Electronic Format)

By Charles Pellegrino. In Electronic Format Drawing on the voices of atomic bomb survivors and the new science of forensic archaeology, Charles Pellegrino describes the events and the aftermath of two days in August when nuclear devices, detonated over Japan, changed life on Earth forever.To Hell and

GED® Math Test Tutor (GED® & TABE Test Preparation) (Electronic Format)

Reference

GED® Math Test Tutor (GED® & TABE Test Preparation) (Electronic Format)

By Sandra Rush. In Electronic Format

Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History, with Eels (Electronic Format)

Science

Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History, with Eels (Electronic Format)

By Ellen Ruppel Shell. In Electronic Format Ellen Ruppel Shell’s Slippery Beast is a fascinating account of a deeply mysterious creature—the eel—a thrilling saga of true crime, natural history, travel, and big business.What is it about eels? Depending on who you ask, they are a pest, a fascination, a

Dr. Suess and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! (Electronic Format)

Society

Dr. Suess and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! (Electronic Format)

In Electronic Format Dr. Seuss' stories are more than just catchy poems; they often wrestle with serious philosophical and moral dilemmas, whether it is Horton discovering the very essence of life or the Lorax teaching us about morality. Dr. Seuss and Philosophy explores philosophical concepts such as

Michelle Obama in her Own Words: The Views and Values of America's First Lady (Electronic Format)

Society

Michelle Obama in her Own Words: The Views and Values of America's First Lady (Electronic Format)

By Michelle Obama. In Electronic Format The election of Barack Obama has brought worldwide attention not only to what his policies will be, but to what kind of First Lady Michelle Obama will be. Throughout the long campaign season, Michelle Robinson Obama garnered a good amount of attention, kudos and

New Items at the
Huntington Branch Library

Blink Twice

Borderlands

It Ends with Us

It Ends with Us

Moonflower Murders

Moonflower Murders

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned (Electronic Format)

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned (Electronic Format)

A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy

A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy

I Will Do Better: A Father’s Memoir of Heartbreak, Parenting, and Love (Electronic Format)

I Will Do Better: A Father’s Memoir of Heartbreak, Parenting, and Love (Electronic Format)

Medgar and Myrlie (Electronic Format)

Medgar and Myrlie (Electronic Format)

Rescue Story: Faith, Freedom, and Finding My Way Home (Electronic Format)

Rescue Story: Faith, Freedom, and Finding My Way Home (Electronic Format)

Taylor Era by Era: The Unauthorized Biography (Electronic Format)

Taylor Era by Era: The Unauthorized Biography (Electronic Format)

The Darkest White (Electronic Format)

The Darkest White (Electronic Format)

The Deaf Girl: A Memoir of Hearing Loss, Hope, and Fighting Against the Odds (Electronic Format)

The Deaf Girl: A Memoir of Hearing Loss, Hope, and Fighting Against the Odds (Electronic Format)

Leadership and Self-deception: The Secret to Transforming Relationships and Unleashing Results (Electronic Format)

Leadership and Self-deception: The Secret to Transforming Relationships and Unleashing Results (Electronic Format)

The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special Operations (Electronic Format)

The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special Operations (Electronic Format)

To Hell and Back: The Last Train from Hiroshima (Asia/Pacific/Perspectives) (Electronic Format)

To Hell and Back: The Last Train from Hiroshima (Asia/Pacific/Perspectives) (Electronic Format)

GED® Math Test Tutor (GED® & TABE Test Preparation) (Electronic Format)

GED® Math Test Tutor (GED® & TABE Test Preparation) (Electronic Format)

Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History, with Eels (Electronic Format)

Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History, with Eels (Electronic Format)

Abortion: Our Bodies, Their Lies, and the Truths We Use to Win

Abortion: Our Bodies, Their Lies, and the Truths We Use to Win

Dr. Suess and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! (Electronic Format)

Dr. Suess and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! (Electronic Format)

Michelle Obama in her Own Words: The Views and Values of America's First Lady (Electronic Format)

Michelle Obama in her Own Words: The Views and Values of America's First Lady (Electronic Format)

Blink Twice

DVDs

When tech billionaire Slater King meets cocktail waitress Frida at his fundraising gala, he invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. As strange things start to happen, Frida questions her reality. There is something wrong with this place. She'll have to uncover

Borderlands

DVDs

Based on the best-selling videogame, this all-star action-adventure follows a ragtag team of misfits who must battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits to find and protect the missing girl, who may hold the key to unimaginable power. The fate of the universe could be in their hands – but they’ll be

It Ends with Us

DVDs

It Ends with Us

Lily Bloom moves to Boston to chase her lifelong dream of opening her own business. A chance meeting with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid soon sparks an intense connection, but as the two fall deeply in love, she begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of her parents' relationship. When Lily's

Moonflower Murders

DVDs

Moonflower Murders

Editor Susan Ryeland is tasked with finding the solution to a real-life cold case hidden within one of Alan Conway's early Atticus Pünd novels.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned (Electronic Format)

Biographies & Memoirs

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned (Electronic Format)

By Michael J. Fox. In Electronic Format Michael J. Fox abandoned high school to pursue an acting career, but went on to receive honorary degrees from several universities and garner the highest accolades for his acting, as well as for his writing. In his new book, he inspires and motivates graduates

A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy

Biographies & Memoirs

A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy

By Tia Levings. “Today it hit me when he hit me, blood shaking in my brain. Maybe there wasn’t a savior coming. Maybe it was up to me to save me.”Recruited into the fundamentalist Quiverfull movement as a young wife, Tia Levings learned that being a good Christian meant following a list of additional

I Will Do Better: A Father’s Memoir of Heartbreak, Parenting, and Love (Electronic Format)

Biographies & Memoirs

I Will Do Better: A Father’s Memoir of Heartbreak, Parenting, and Love (Electronic Format)

By Charles Bock. In Electronic Format I Will Do Better is New York Times bestselling writer Charles Bock’s frank and tender memoir of parenting his toddler daughter in the wake of his wife’s untimely death.The novelist Charles Bock was a reluctant parent, tagging along for the ride of fatherhood, obsessed

Medgar and Myrlie (Electronic Format)

Biographies & Memoirs

Medgar and Myrlie (Electronic Format)

By Joy-Ann Reid. In Electronic Format Myrlie Louise Beasley met Medgar Evers on her first day of college. They fell in love at first sight, married just one year later, and Myrlie left school to focus on their growing family.Medgar became the field secretary for the Mississippi branch of the NAACP, charged

Rescue Story: Faith, Freedom, and Finding My Way Home (Electronic Format)

Biographies & Memoirs

Rescue Story: Faith, Freedom, and Finding My Way Home (Electronic Format)

By Zach Williams. In Electronic Format From a hard-rocking life fueled by substance abuse to a hope-filled life of freedom and joy--this is music star Zach Williams's bold and vulnerable story of faith and redemption.Before two-time GRAMMY Award winner Zach Williams penned heartfelt, faith-filled ballads

Taylor Era by Era: The Unauthorized Biography (Electronic Format)

Biographies & Memoirs

Taylor Era by Era: The Unauthorized Biography (Electronic Format)

By Caroline Sullivan. In Electronic Format Celebrate the incredible career of Taylor Swift, pop music’s biggest star, in this sparkling biography, from her early days to the incomparable Eras Tour.We’re all living in the Taylor Swift Era. Since her 2006 debut album she’s sold more than 200 million records,

The Darkest White (Electronic Format)

Biographies & Memoirs

The Darkest White (Electronic Format)

By Eric Blehm. In Electronic Format On January 20, 2003, a thunderous crack rang out and a 100-foot-wide tide of snow barreled down the Northern Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. More than a dozen skiers and snowboarders were thrust down the mountain, buried beneath several tons of rock-hard

The Deaf Girl: A Memoir of Hearing Loss, Hope, and Fighting Against the Odds (Electronic Format)

Biographies & Memoirs

The Deaf Girl: A Memoir of Hearing Loss, Hope, and Fighting Against the Odds (Electronic Format)

By Abigail Heringer. In Electronic Format An inspiring story of hearing loss and hope from The Bachelor's first deaf contestantAbigail Heringer made her television debut as an instant fan-favorite on season 25 of The Bachelor. Stepping out of the limousine, she approached her bachelor with a playful

Leadership and Self-deception: The Secret to Transforming Relationships and Unleashing Results (Electronic Format)

Business & Investing

Leadership and Self-deception: The Secret to Transforming Relationships and Unleashing Results (Electronic Format)

By The Arbinger Institute. In Electronic Format With almost 3 million copies sold worldwide, this new edition of an enduring classic is the definitive guide to dramatically improve leadership effectiveness, transform personal and professional relationships, and unleash organizational results.Significantly

The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special Operations (Electronic Format)

History

The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special Operations (Electronic Format)

By Patrick K. O'Donnell. In Electronic Format From the bestselling author of The Indispensables, the unknown and dramatic story of irregular guerrilla warfare that altered the course of the Civil War and inspired the origins of America’s modern special operations forcesThe Civil War is most remembered

To Hell and Back: The Last Train from Hiroshima (Asia/Pacific/Perspectives) (Electronic Format)

History

To Hell and Back: The Last Train from Hiroshima (Asia/Pacific/Perspectives) (Electronic Format)

By Charles Pellegrino. In Electronic Format Drawing on the voices of atomic bomb survivors and the new science of forensic archaeology, Charles Pellegrino describes the events and the aftermath of two days in August when nuclear devices, detonated over Japan, changed life on Earth forever.To Hell and

GED® Math Test Tutor (GED® & TABE Test Preparation) (Electronic Format)

Reference

GED® Math Test Tutor (GED® & TABE Test Preparation) (Electronic Format)

By Sandra Rush. In Electronic Format

Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History, with Eels (Electronic Format)

Science

Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History, with Eels (Electronic Format)

By Ellen Ruppel Shell. In Electronic Format Ellen Ruppel Shell’s Slippery Beast is a fascinating account of a deeply mysterious creature—the eel—a thrilling saga of true crime, natural history, travel, and big business.What is it about eels? Depending on who you ask, they are a pest, a fascination, a

Abortion: Our Bodies, Their Lies, and the Truths We Use to Win

Society

Abortion: Our Bodies, Their Lies, and the Truths We Use to Win

By Jessica Valenti. In a stirring and succinct examination of post-Roe America, “one of the most successful and visible feminists of her generation” (The Washington Post) takes on what’s become the country’s most resonant political issue.In her most urgent book yet, New York Times bestselling author

Dr. Suess and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! (Electronic Format)

Society

Dr. Suess and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! (Electronic Format)

In Electronic Format Dr. Seuss' stories are more than just catchy poems; they often wrestle with serious philosophical and moral dilemmas, whether it is Horton discovering the very essence of life or the Lorax teaching us about morality. Dr. Seuss and Philosophy explores philosophical concepts such as

Michelle Obama in her Own Words: The Views and Values of America's First Lady (Electronic Format)

Society

Michelle Obama in her Own Words: The Views and Values of America's First Lady (Electronic Format)

By Michelle Obama. In Electronic Format The election of Barack Obama has brought worldwide attention not only to what his policies will be, but to what kind of First Lady Michelle Obama will be. Throughout the long campaign season, Michelle Robinson Obama garnered a good amount of attention, kudos and

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