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You know you're having a bad day when your suicide attempt is interrupted by a bank robbery. Just the kind of day Nate Overbay is having. He's on an 11th floor ledge - having crawled out of the…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… For Nate, the threat holds little weight. He was just about to kill himself after all. And if suicide doesn't get …
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Collection
PRISM (People Resources in South Madison) established this multicultural collection for children at the Goodman South Madison Library in memory of Anna Mae Mitchell. These books, which span the…
Last updated 4 months 1 week ago
… of titles in the collection. Scroll down for more details about the collection. … Mae Mitchell Multicultural …
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Booklist puts out many different top 10 lists. If sports are your cup of tea, then check out the following titles:
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… Faster Farther: How Running Changed Everything We Know About Women by Maggie Mertens The Catch of a Lifetime: …
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A magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong.
Last updated 4 months 2 weeks ago
… A magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced …
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A novel in letters about the WWII German occupation of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands between France and England. An often sweet and funny book, with tinges of sadness.
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… A novel in letters about the WWII German occupation of Guernsey, one of the …
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Find publicly-available contact information for businesses or individuals
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… of Associations 2023 (Gale Directory Library) Information about national and international organizations in categories …
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From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean-American…
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… the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean-American, losing her mother, and …
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Nicole Oruwari is living in Lagos with her handsome Nigerian-born husband and his wealthy family when she goes missing. Her auntie Claudine flies from the UK to Nigeria to find out more about…
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… Claudine flies from the UK to Nigeria to find out more about what's happened to her niece and uncovers a tangled web …
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The pandemic has put the kibosh on the library being able to offer in person events - something we've been missing in a major way - and this is true for the Wisconsin Book Festival as well. Though…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… hear from author Larry Tye and a discussion of his book about Joe McCarthy . So keep an eye on the WBF page for …
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Every month there are new titles purchased for the Too Good to Miss collections at our libraries. If you're not familiar with TGTM (as we call it here in library-world), it's a special collection of…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… breaking up with him. When Emma sees a social media post about Justin, she immediately slides into his DMs since she …
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"Sharks that walk, sharks that speed, sharks that glow, sharks in danger… and baby sharks! Meet these sharks–and many more–in The Shark Book!”
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… two fins up! Dive in and see what new facts you will learn about these amazing animals. … What big (and cute) teeth you …
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Two college students are forced off a road and over an embankment by someone driving an old- fashioned hearse. One girl (Janie Rose) is killed, the other (Charlie Delaney) is seriously injured.…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… Branigan Powers is a journalist and of course is concerned about her niece, but when another girl is killed begins to …
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An astounding amount of interesting information and inspiring invitations to create and share your own ideas are packed into this fantastic app.
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… areas, there’s something for everyone here! Want to learn about robots? Or see how to create silly faces in public …
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Every month there are new titles purchased for the Too Good to Miss collections at our libraries. If you're not familiar with TGTM (as we call it here in library-world), it's a special collection of…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… Akhavan delivers sharply humorous tales in her new memoir about what it means to be a woman on the rise. Live …
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"When Grandma walks to her special garden, we know to follow.This is the place where wonder grows and stories blossom."
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… Award winner. A letter to the readers at the end tells about how this book was created and notes that the creators …
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Jane loves most things about Duncan, aside from running into his many old girlfriends everywhere in Boyne City. While she may be able to come to terms with dating the world's most prolific seducer of…
Last updated 4 months 2 weeks ago
… Jane loves most things about Duncan, aside from running into his many old …
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There are some books that make me feel like I'm smiling from the first page to the last. I finish the book and immediately want to tell everyone about the delight I had in reading it (I think I've…
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… I finish the book and immediately want to tell everyone about the delight I had in reading it (I think I've already …
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The tenth app in their “explorer series,” this app gives users the opportunity to explore a coral reef. There’s plenty of opportunity for open-ended exploration in seven different areas (each…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… It’s a PDF packed with lots of interesting facts about coral reefs (did you know that the gender of sea …
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Anyone who's known me for a while as a reader knows I can dig my feet in when a book becomes too popular. If I read a book before it became hugely popular, great. But if it's become hugely popular? I…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… I'm being honest here (and why else would I start talking about this?), I'll admit I like to be the discoverer of the …
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Enjoy a family-friendly movie night at Goodman South Madison Library on the third Friday of each month. All ages are invited and snacks are provided! No registration required. Inside Out 2…
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… February we will be having several screenings of movies about and/or by African Americans. View a full list of …
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A behind the scenes look at the private life and idiosyncrasies of Winston Churchill and his circle during his first year as Prime Minister balanced with a behind the scenes look at Hitler’s circle…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… but interesting and different from many of the other books about Churchill which focus on his official life. As always …
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Winter might be knocking on the door, but November is one of the hottest months for new releases. On to the highlights:
--One of the most anticipated memoirs of recent times finally hits…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… such a huge advance, expect to see this hyped just about everywhere. --If you like your history a bit closer …
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Soap opera actress Jasmine Lin Rodriguez has landed a starring role alongside telenovela star Ashton Suarez in a bilingual Netflix-like series called Carmen in Charge. The show is important to…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… the episodes of Carmen . Very clever. I also learned a lot about filming a show in the current media climate. Have you …
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Amal is the smartest student in her Pakistani village with the best grades, highest scores, and a desire to become a teacher. Her family is in crisis after the birth of a fifth …
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… servitude and domestic life and includes an afterward about the author's inspiration, Malala Yousafzai, and …
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In Eldridge's new series the main character is a Chinese-Norwegian ninja-trained woman who takes on the Ukranian mob in Los Angeles. Talk about cross-cultural! This is it. It's also action-packed and…
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… woman who takes on the Ukranian mob in Los Angeles. Talk about cross-cultural! This is it. It's also action-packed and …
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