New Books for September 28
Amazing grace : a vocabulary of faith
Norris, Kathleen, 1947- author
1998
The author blends history, memoir, and theology with a strong grasp of language in an investigation into the key words of Christian belief, such as "judgment," "prayer," "faith," and "Christ."
Cookie's week
Ward, Cindy
2005
Cookie the cat gets into a different kind of mischief every day of the week.
I survived. The Nazi invasion, 1944 : the graphic novel
Ball, Georgia, adaptor.
2021
In a Jewish ghetto, Max Rosen and his sister, Zena, struggle to live after their father is taken away by the Nazis. With barely enough food to survive, the siblings make a daring escape from Nazi soldiers into the nearby forest. Max and Zena are brought to a safe camp by Jewish resistance fighters. But soon, bombs are falling all around them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of the Nazi invasion?
Most evil : Avenger, Zodiac, and the further serial murders of Dr. George Hill Hodel
Hodel, Steve, 1941- author
2010
The patrol : seven days in the life of a Canadian soldier in Afghanistan
Flavelle, Ryan, 1984-, author
2012
The peasants : spring
Reymont, Wladyslaw Stanislaw, 1867-1925, author
2021
"The Peasants by Władysław Reymont are a series of novels about a community united by joint work and joint life. Characteristically for Reymont's novels, the community includes its typical representatives, such as a squire, priest, organist, miller, rich farmers, farm hands and beggars, all endowed with individual traits. The rites of human lives are subordinated to the rhythm of nature, it defining the sequences of work and rest. The rhythm of nature is close to the order of liturgy, with church holidays and folk rituals, and human and natural life thus acquiring a cosmic and sacral dimension. Critics unanimously agreed that by painting a comprehensive picture of village life, work and customs, Reymont wrote a great realistic set of novels, a peasant epic and a timeless myth of human and natural life." -- Amazon.com.
The peasants : summer
Reymont, Wladyslaw Stanislaw, 1867-1925, author
2021
"The Peasants by Władysław Reymont are a series of novels about a community united by joint work and joint life. Characteristically for Reymont's novels, the community includes its typical representatives, such as a squire, priest, organist, miller, rich farmers, farm hands and beggars, all endowed with individual traits. The rites of human lives are subordinated to the rhythm of nature, it defining the sequences of work and rest. The rhythm of nature is close to the order of liturgy, with church holidays and folk rituals, and human and natural life thus acquiring a cosmic and sacral dimension. Critics unanimously agreed that by painting a comprehensive picture of village life, work and customs, Reymont wrote a great realistic set of novels, a peasant epic and a timeless myth of human and natural life." -- Amazon.com.
The peasants : winter
Reymont, Wladyslaw Stanislaw, 1867-1925, author
2021
"The Peasants by Władysław Reymont are a series of novels about a community united by joint work and joint life. Characteristically for Reymont's novels, the community includes its typical representatives, such as a squire, priest, organist, miller, rich farmers, farm hands and beggars, all endowed with individual traits. The rites of human lives are subordinated to the rhythm of nature, it defining the sequences of work and rest. The rhythm of nature is close to the order of liturgy, with church holidays and folk rituals, and human and natural life thus acquiring a cosmic and sacral dimension. Critics unanimously agreed that by painting a comprehensive picture of village life, work and customs, Reymont wrote a great realistic set of novels, a peasant epic and a timeless myth of human and natural life." -- Amazon.com.
The precipice : neoliberalism, the pandemic and the urgent need for radical change
Chomsky, Noam, author.
2021
The book, a collection of interviews with the world's leading public intellectual from the time of the rise of Donald Trump to power to the end of his presidency. In it, Noam Chomsky sheds light onto the phenomenon of Trumpism and exposes the catastrophic nature and impact of Trump's policies on people, the environment, and the planet as a whole.
Refugee
Gratz, Alan, 1972- author
2017
Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together.
Star Wars. Stories of Jedi and Sith
2022
Here are ten original stories about the the valiant Jedi and the evil Sith. Larger-than-life characters clash in epic lightsaber battles that will appeal to young readers and to the young Star Wars fan in all of us! Ten acclaimed authors imagine new tales for some of the most iconic Star Wars characters ever, from Luke Skywalker to Darth Vader, from Obi-Wan Kenobi to Darth Maul, and beyond.
Torpedoed : the true story of the World War II sinking of "The Children's Ship"
Heiligman, Deborah, author
2019
"A true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of Benares, which was evacuating children from England during WWII."--Provided by publisher.
We were dreamers : an immigrant superhero origin story
Liu, Simu, 1989- author
2022
The star of Marvel's first Asian superhero film, in this candid, inspiring and relatable memoir, tells his own origin story and how he embarked on a journey that took him far outside of his comfort zone into the world of show business.