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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
An atlas of impossible longing

An atlas of impossible longing

— Anuradha Roy

On the outskirts of a small town in Bengal, a family lives in solitude in their vast new house. Here, lives intertwine and unravel. A widower struggles with his love for an unmarried cousin. Bakul, a motherless daughter, runs wild with Mukunda, an orphan of unknown caste adopted by the family. As Mukunda and Bakul grow, their intense closeness matures into something else, and Mukunda is banished to Calcutta.
Fiction Adults
The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao

The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao

— Junot Diaz

Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd, a New Jersey romantic who dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, of finding love. But Oscar may never get what he wants. Blame the fuku, a curse that has haunted Oscar’s family for generations, following them on their epic journey from the Dominican Republic to the United States and back again.
Fiction Adults
Wups

Wups

— Elvee Bell

Wups is based on a true story. She is a childhood pet given a new lease on life.
It is a love story between her and her master Jack. She is a faithful, loving and obedient dog as well as a protector of jack and his animals. But one day Jack calls for WUPS and she does not come.

Young Readers age 4 to 8
Non-Fiction Adults - Teenagers
Giselle

Giselle

— Sandra Jane Maidwell

Giselle’s story is not the usual one. She can’t tell you about trick or treating, or about airplane rides, or train trips, or museum days. She can’t tell you about parents either, or about brothers and sisters. But, she can tell you about grandfathers, innkeepers, lighthouses, fishermen, a pig named frank, and an island called Almond Island.
Fiction - Sci Fi & Fantasy Children
My parent’s are Aliens … and I don’t like peanut butter!

My parent’s are Aliens … and I don’t like peanut butter!

— Sandra Jane Maidwell

Imagine that your parents are actually from another planet. A planet so far away they didn’t even travel on a space ship to get to you. Thought you had it bad? Rebecca must come to terms with the fact that her adoptive parents are from another universe. Furthermore: who are Rebecca’s real parents anyway, and what will they do to her now that they are “on the loose”? And can’t Ms. Agnes, Rebecca’s teacher, just adopt her already?
Fiction - Sci Fi & Fantasy Children
The behaviour guru

The behaviour guru

— Tom Bennett

Being a teacher isn’t all about teaching; new teachers quickly realize that they need to be lion tamers too. Controlling a class isn’t something that comes naturally to everyone – but it can be learned. This no-nonsense guide tells teachers what the teacher training didn’t and offers instant strategies for dealing with the most common
Non-Fiction Adults
We Robot

We Robot

— Mark Stephen Meadows

How close to becoming reality are our favorite science fiction robots? And what might be the real-life consequences of their existence? Robotics and artificial intelligence expert Mark Meadows answers these questions with an irresistible blend of hard science, futurist imagination, solid statistics, and plenty of humor
Non-Fiction - Technology & Computers Adults
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