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Where good ideas come from

Where good ideas come from

— Steven Johnson

We all know a good idea when we see one. The printing press, the flush toilet, the battery, Google, these are all great ideas. But where do they come from? What kinds of environments make them more likely? What sparks the flash of brilliance? How do we generate the groundbreaking ideas that push forward our careers, our lives, our society, our culture?
Non-Fiction - Science Adults
We have met the enemy

We have met the enemy

— Daniel Akst

Self-control is tough, especially now, when more calories, sex, and intoxicants are readily and privately available than at any time in memory. But while temptations have multiplied like fast-food outlets, crucial social constraints have eroded. We have met the enemy is a brilliant and irreverent search for answers that delves into overspending, procrastination, anger,
Health, Mind & Body - Non-Fiction Adults
Gideon’s war

Gideon’s war

— Gordon Howard

Gideon Davis, whose behind-the-scenes negotiating skills have earned him the role of peacemaker in conflicts around the globe, knows more about hush-hush discussions in Capitol corridors than he does about hand-to-hand combat. He’s called on by family friend and government big-wig Earl Parker to chaperone a rogue agent from Southeast Asia to D.C. The agent, Tillman Davis, has promised to turn himself in, but only to his brother, Gideon.
Fiction - Mystery & Thrillers Adults
Red Hats

Red Hats

— Damon Wayans

Meet Alma, a mother and wife who’s brutally honest and bitter. Disappointment and heartbreak have left the once vital and joyful woman so cynical and self-protecting that she has forgotten how to love anyone including herself. When she finds herself widowed with grown children in far-off places, a deep loneliness sets in and she starts to give up on life.
Fiction Adults
One day it’ll all make sense

One day it’ll all make sense

— Common with Adam Bradley

Common tells what it was like for a boy with big dreams growing up on the South Side of Chicago. He reveals how he almost quit rapping after his first album sold only two thousand copies. He recounts his rise to stardom, giving a behind-the-scenes look into the recording studios, concerts, movie sets, and after –parties of a hip-hop celebrity and movie star.
Non-Fiction Adults
Cranberry Hearts

Cranberry Hearts

— Lisa Harris

Kayla Marcello left home to heal, only to have her ex-fiancé find her. But Ty Lawrence’s past still makes loving him a risk. With the danger so tangible, can Ty ever win her trust? Riley O’Hare gives up her dreams to run the family’s cranberry farm, and just when she thinks her new life is peaceful, Zane Baldwyn brings danger to her door. Can they work together to solve a mystery and save the farm?
Fiction - Mystery & Thrillers Adults
How to get out of your own way

How to get out of your own way

— Tyrese Gibson

Grammy-nominated American R&B singer, songwriter, and actor, Tyrese Gibson has been an inspiration for young people everywhere since he burst onto the scene. Tyrese crafts an inspirational memoir filled with every emotion and life experience imaginable. Pairing honest and revealing personal stories with reflective questions, Tyrese hopes to motivate you to pursue your dreams and not let life’s obstacles stand in your path.
Non-Fiction Adults
Before the pyramids

Before the pyramids

— Christopher Knight and Alan Butler

The plan of the pyramids is not original. It is, say the authors, copied from another sacred site more than a millennium older – in England. The pyramids were built as a gateway to the heavens and on a precise astronomical model of the constellation Orion. Measurements used at Giza required an exact knowledge of the Earth’s dimensions 2,000 years before they were calculated.
History & Geography - Non-Fiction Adults
Seven types of ambiguity

Seven types of ambiguity

— Elliot Perlman

This is a story of impulse and paralysis, empty marriages, lovers and gambling; of adult children and their parents; of poetry and prostitution; psychiatry and the law and is above all a novel that speaks about obsessive and redemptive love. It is told by seven different narrators whose lives are entangled in unexpected ways.
Fiction Adults
Secrets of Eden

Secrets of Eden

— Chris Bohjalian

“There”, says Alice Howard to Reverend Stephen Drew, just after her baptism and just before she is killed by her husband, who then turns the gun on himself. Stephen, tortured by the cryptic finality of that short utterance, feels his faith in god slipping away. He is saved from despair by meeting Heather Laurent. Heather offers herself as a mentor to Alice’s daughter, Katie, and a shoulder for Stephen.
Fiction - Mystery & Thrillers Adults
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