| |
|
Title: |
The Iraqi cookbook |
Author: |
Lamees Ibrahim |
Description: |
The true richness of Iraqi culture has been hidden for many years, overshadowed by political conflict and war. Yet amid the distraction, Iraq's culture-and not least its cuisine-has remained intact. The Iraqi Cookbook, the first of its kind to be published in North America, is full of authentic recipes that have been handed down through the generations, developed and enriched over time, and infused with cultures of different eras. The result is a rich mixture of history, health, culture, and storytelling. |
Genre: |
Non-Fiction |
Submitted by: |
Christine Turner, Children's from Atascocita |
|
Title: |
Changes |
Author: |
Jim Butcher |
Description: |
Long ago, Susan Rodriguez was Harry Dresden's lover--until she was attacked by his enemies, leaving her torn between her own humanity and the bloodlust of the vampiric Red Court. Susan then disappeared to South America, where she could fight both her savage gift and those who cursed her with it. Now Arianna Ortega, Duchess of the Red Court, has discovered a secret Susan has long kept, and she plans to use it--against Harry. To prevail this time, he may have no choice but to embrace the raging fury of his own untapped dark power. Because Harry's not fighting to save the world... He's fighting to save his child. |
Genre: |
Fantasy |
Submitted by: |
Darcey Rhoads, Circulation Assistant from Barbara Bush |
|
Title: |
Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage |
Author: |
Elizabeth Gilbert |
Description: |
Elizabeth Gilbert presents the latest chapter of her life. Having fallen in love with Felipe, a Brazilian-born man living in Indonesia, Gilbert nevertheless disapproved of marriage. However, when the duo attempts to settle in America and Felipe faces possible deportation, Gilbert is forced to swallow her pride and venture forth into a life of matrimony. |
Genre: |
Biography |
Submitted by: |
Janet Gibbons, Circulation Assistant from Atascocita |
|
Title: |
The Mayo Clinic Diet: Eat Well, Enjoy Life, Lose Weight |
Author: |
The Mayo Clinic |
Description: |
In two simple phases, you'll be on the road to a healthy weight for the rest of your life. Packed with lots of extra encouragement - meal planners, recipes, tips for overcoming challenges, starting an exercise plan, and much more - The Mayo Clinic Diet gives you everything you need in one book. |
Genre: |
Non-Fiction |
Submitted by: |
Christine Turner, Children's Assistant from Atascocita |
|
Title: |
The Pilgrims Progress |
Author: |
John Bunyan |
Description: |
One of the most powerful dramas of Christian faith ever written, this captivating allegory of man's religious journey in search of salvation follows the pilgrim as he travels an obstacle-filled road to the Celestial City. An enormously influential 17th-century classic, universally known for its simplicity, vigor, and beauty of language. |
Genre: |
Fiction |
Submitted by: |
Jonathan, Support Services Clerk from Administrative Offices |
|
Title: |
The Art of Racing in the Rain |
Author: |
Garth Stein |
Description: |
Nearing the end of his life, Enzo, a dog with a philosopher's soul, tries to bring together the family, pulled apart by a three year custody battle between daughter Zoe's maternal grandparents and her father Denny, a race car driver. |
Genre: |
Fiction |
Submitted by: |
Janet Gibbons, Circulation Assistant from Atascocita |
|
Title: |
The Elelments of Style |
Author: |
William Strunk Jr. & E. B. White |
Description: |
A classic writers guide made popular by the authors' droll humor. |
Genre: |
Non-Fiction |
Submitted by: |
Susie Le Canu, Circulation Assistant from Evelyn Meador |
|
Title: |
The Android's Dream |
Author: |
John Scalzi |
Description: |
To avoid war, Earth's government must find a type of sheep used in an alien race's coronation ceremony. To find the sheep, the government turns to Harry Creek, ex-cop, war hero, and hacker extraordinaire, who scours the Earth looking for the rare creature. They find it, in the unknowing form of Robin Baker, pet store owner, whose genes contain traces of the sheep DNA. |
Genre: |
Science Fiction |
Submitted by: |
Kimberly Clutter, Young Adult Librarian from Tomball |
|
Title: |
The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet |
Author: |
Neil deGrasse Tyson |
Description: |
An exploration of the controversy surrounding Pluto and its planet status from a renowned astrophysicist at the heart of the controversy. |
Genre: |
Non-Fiction |
Submitted by: |
Kimberly Clutter, Young Adult Librarian from Tomball |
|
Title: |
Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East: 1776 to the Present |
Author: |
Michael Oren |
Description: |
Beset by privateers and bereft of protection by the British navy, the newly founded USA had a pressing interest in diplomacy with Algeria and other havens for pirates. Slightly later the new nation, its self-confidence greatly grown, provided a steady stream of Orientalists and missionaries seeking documents, relics, and souls to save. Oren points out that American involvement in the Middle East started at the moment there was an America. |
Genre: |
Non-Fiction |
Submitted by: |
Elise Sheppard, Teen Librarian from Cy-Fair |
|
|
