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Lonely Planet Iceland (10th Edition)
According to the author...one popular cafe offers a good assortment of baked goods as well as the occasional “viking hipster” drinking a hot cup of coffee.
Posted by Book Rex on April 28, 2018

Natural Disasters: I Cover Them. I Am One.
The weather around us can cause horrific disasters – tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, and so much more. For television meteorologists like Ginger Zee, all these situations are a challenge: to present...
Posted by Adult Services on March 23, 2018

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women pictures the life of William Marston, psychologist and creator of the Wonder Woman superhero comic books. In 1928, Professor Marston taught Psychology at Radcliffe...
Posted by Book Rex on March 23, 2018

Quiet as a Mouse: and Other Animal Idioms
This book is a thoughtful and fun exploration of colloquialisms from front to back. Urban's bold and vibrant palette compliments the graphic illustrations and modern font. Sharing this book with...
Posted by Book Rex on March 22, 2018


The Apparitionists
Peter Manseau weaves an expert tale about the original spirit photographer William Mumler and his exploits in mid-19th century New York and Boston. The reader follows Mumler from his early...
Posted by Book Rex on February 28, 2018

Real Artists Have Day Jobs (And Other Awesome Things They Didn’t Teach You in School)
A collection of 52 essays from comedian Sara Benincasa about some lessons she’s learned the hard way. Some of the essays she writes are things we know about already: life...
Posted by Book Rex on February 21, 2018

The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook
If you are a fan of PBS and have been able to view even one episode of America’s Test Kitchen, you probably realize how seriously the chefs and staff take...
Posted by Adult Services on February 21, 2018

A Dog in the Cave: The Wolves Who Made Us Human
It has long been known that an uncommonly special bond exists between humans and dogs. A Dog in the Cave makes the argument that the two species are not only...
Posted by Book Rex on February 7, 2018

Obama: An Intimate Portrait
As Chief Official White House photographer, Pete Souza accompanied President Obama every step of the way from inauguration day until the final moments when the president left the Oval Office...

Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of ’70s and ’80s Horror Fiction
Horror in print has been plagued with the obscene for decades. From Satanic cults to Nazi leprechauns to a killer Santa Claus, no other genre has seen such fun filth...


Make Your Bed
Will making your bed every morning help you change the world? Perhaps not, but it does have the potential to improve your life. In this little book, Retired Admiral William...
Posted by on December 19, 2017

Humpty’s Fall
Doctor Glenda and Nurse Percy are on duty at City Hospital when the Pengamedics bring Humpty in on a stretcher. Doctor Glenda works quickly and inventively to stop too much...
Posted by Adrian L. on December 14, 2017

Hot Books December 2017!
Fiction Year One by Nora Roberts A mysterious ailment has decimated the globe. Half of the world’s population, gone in a matter of weeks. Government, law, order, all gone as...
Posted by Alex C. on December 13, 2017