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Swimming With Sharks
Readers will get a cool peek into mid-century scuba technology as they dive with Genie to the ocean floor. Swimming with Sharks is an inspiring book about keeping an open...
Posted by Book Rex on June 29, 2017
Radiant Child
This richly textured biography shows more than how an artist came to be, but also how he works, creates, and embodies the beauty around us all.
Posted by Book Rex on June 29, 2017
The Art of Tinkering
The Art of Tinkering is a comprehensive introduction to the practice and philosophy of making: create rather than consume, experiment fearlessly, and play with whatever you have on hand. It’s...
Posted by Kerry B. on June 23, 2017
A History of Civilization in 50 Disasters
Whether you want to stock up on fun facts or get a head start on that history or social studies report, A History of Civilization in 50 Disasters could be...
Posted by Book Rex on June 2, 2017
Motor Girls
Should horseless carriages be powered by electricity, steam engines, or gasoline? An odd question today, but at the dawn of the 20th century it was a very real debate. Even...
Posted by Book Rex on May 4, 2017
A New Way To Bake
With all the wonderful colors of spring outside that delight the senses, it can make us think of new things—perhaps trying a new recipe! Martha Stewart, known for her expertise...
Posted by Adult Services on April 25, 2017
Issun Bôshi: The One-Inch Boy
A classic Japanese fairy tale comes to life with vibrant, striking illustrations from Icinori, a duo of French illustrators and printmakers. Issun Bôshi, the one-inch boy, is born to parents...
Posted by Book Rex on April 6, 2017
How To Build A Museum
How To Build A Museum is a timely story of the creation, formation, and inner workings of the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). A group of...
Posted by Book Rex on March 18, 2017
The 24-Hour Wine Expert
From the title, it seems hard to believe that this slim volume can impart enough wine sense to place you as a “wine expert” in such a short time frame!...
Posted by Adult Services on February 14, 2017
Secrets of the Apple Tree
In Secrets of the Apple Tree, written by Carron Brown and illustrated by Alyssa Nassner, the reader is invited to exercise their power of observation to discover the wonders hidden...
Posted by Adrian L. on February 2, 2017
Baby Loves Aerospace Engineering
This fun and colorful book with simple text will allow the youngest readers to explore the physics of flight.
Posted by Adrian L. on December 29, 2016
Table Manners: How To Behave In The Modern World And Why Bother
Have you caught yourself texting or posting a photo while attending a dinner party when the meal is underway? Or informing your host (or hostess) of meal restrictions or allergies...
Posted by Adult Services on December 7, 2016
Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner
Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner? is a fervent, feminist critique of Western economic thinking. Marçal argues that the ideas which animate popular understanding about the economy—the primacy of competition rather...
Posted by Kerry B. on October 11, 2016