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Jan 30

Book Notes 1/30/2024

Posted to Book Notes on January 30, 2024 at 9:29 AM by Genesis Gaule

Blog Book Notes

1/29/2024

Our February Book Club pick is "An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good" by Helene Tursten. Check it out and then join us on February 27th at 6 pm to discuss.


Wasteland

The secret world of waste and the urgent search for a cleaner future
by Oliver Franklin-Wallis

Call Number: 363.728 FRANKLIN-WALLIS

With this mesmerizing, thought-provoking, and occasionally terrifying investigation, Oliver Franklin-Wallis tells a new story of humanity based on what we leave behind, and along the way, he shares a blueprint for building a healthier, more sustainable world—before we’re all buried in trash.


Holmes, Marple & Poe

by James Patterson and Brian Sitts

Call Number: Mystery PATTERSON

In New York City, three intriguing, smart, and stylish private investigators open Holmes, Marple & Poe Investigations. Who are these detectives with famous names and mysterious, untraceable pasts?


Jackie

Public, private, secret
by J. Randy Taraborrelli

Call Number: BIO - - - ONASSIS

Based on hundreds of interviews with friends, family, and lovers over a thirty-year period?as well as previously unreleased material from the JFK Library?Kennedy historian J. Randy Taraborrelli paints an unforgettable new portrait of a woman whose flaws and contradictions only serve to make her even more iconic.


Star Wars. The Mandalorian

adapted by Yusuke Osawa

Call Number: Young Adult Graphic Novel STAR WARS Mandalorian v.1

Years after the fall of the Galactic Empire, a solitary bounty hunter is given a simple mission. Find and return the Child to the Imperial Remnant, all that remains of the once all-powerful Empire. This mysterious orphan has a power that can possibly turn events in their favor, and acquisition of that power is paramount. Instead, the bounty hunter goes on the run with the Child to protect him from the forces that would do him harm. Here is the story of The Mandalorian, and his desperate quest to save the Child and himself.


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Apr 03

Book Notes 1/17/2023

Posted to Book Notes on April 3, 2023 at 10:32 AM by Robyn Benda

Blog Book Notes

1/17/2023


Do you want to make something fun and learn at the same time? Join the UND Chemistry Club at the library for a children's chemistry day! Kids in grades K-5 can come join us Sunday, January 22 @ 2pm More information...


Spare by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex

With its raw, unflinching honesty, Prince Harry shares a landmark publication full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.

941.086 HARRY // Also in e-booke-audio, and CD


Windfall by Erika Bolstad

The Prairie Woman Who Lost Her Way and the Great-Granddaughter Who Found Her // With journalistic rigor, Erika Bolstad unearths an unexpected family story that sheds light on a history of environmental exploitation and genocide as well as the modern-day consequences of the Great Plains Dream: we could be rich.

338.27282 BOLSTAD


Sugar Falls by David A. Robertson & Scott B. Henderson

souls speak

A Residential School Story // From Governor-General's Award-winning writer David A. Robertson comes this special edition of the timeless graphic novel that introduced the world to the awe-inspiring resilience of Betty Ross, and shared her story of strength, family, and culture.

371.8299 ROBERTSON Graphic Novel


The January 6th Report by Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol

Presents the full text of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol's report, which addresses the origins of the insurrection, how it was organized and funded and the role of Donald Trump and other high-ranking officials.

363.325 JANUARY


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