Canyon Branch Grand Opening: Adult Books

A Kinsey Millhone Mystery

by Grafton, Sue

Book - 1982

Just like the Canyon Branch, there's a beginning for everything! Want to know more about the late great Sue Grafton? Here's an excerpt from Bowker Author ...Show more Just like the Canyon Branch, there's a beginning for everything! Want to know more about the late great Sue Grafton? Here's an excerpt from Bowker Author Biography, "Sue Grafton was born in Louisville, Kentucky on April 24, 1940. She received a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Louisville in 1961. Her first novel Keziah Dane was published in 1967. Her second novel, The Lolly-Madonna War, was published in 1969 and she adapted it into a screenplay. After that movie was released in 1973, she worked intermittently writing for television. A series she created, Nurse, ran for two seasons on CBS in the early 1980s. Her writing career took off when A Is for Alibi was published in 1982 and received the Mysterious Stranger Award. This was the beginning of the Kinsey Millhone Mystery series. B Is for Burglar won the Shamus and Anthony Awards and C Is for Corpse won the Anthony Award. She also received the Cartier Diamond Dagger, the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award, a Lifetime Achievement Award from Bouchercon, and the Ross Macdonald Literary Award. She died from cancer on December 28, 2017 at the age of 77." Show less

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Dune

by Herbert, Frank

Book - 1999

As the dawn of a new library branch has arrived, so has the daw of a new age: "A mythic and emotionally charged hero's journey, Dune tells the story ...Show more As the dawn of a new library branch has arrived, so has the daw of a new age: "A mythic and emotionally charged hero's journey, Dune tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence--a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential--only those who can conquer their fear will survive." Show less

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I Am Malala

The Girl Who Stood up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

by Yousafzai, Malala

Book - 2013

“One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world” This is just as true for libraries as it is for the author herself. “One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world” This is just as true for libraries as it is for the author herself. Show less

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Between the World and Me

by Coates, Ta-Nehisi

Book - 2015

"I was made for the library, not the classroom. The classroom was a jail of other people's interests. The library was open, unending, free" "I was made for the library, not the classroom. The classroom was a jail of other people's interests. The library was open, unending, free" Show less

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Americanah

by Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi

Book - 2013

"To the women in the hair-braiding salon, Ifemelu seems to have everything a Nigerian immigrant in America could desire, but the culture shock, hards...Show more "To the women in the hair-braiding salon, Ifemelu seems to have everything a Nigerian immigrant in America could desire, but the culture shock, hardships, and racism she's endured have left her feeling like she has cement in her soul. Smart, irreverent, and outspoken, she reluctantly left Nigeria on a college scholarship. Her aunty Uju, the pampered mistress of a general in Lagos, is now struggling on her own in the U.S., trying to secure her medical license. Ifemelu's discouraging job search brings on desperation and depression until a babysitting gig leads to a cashmere-and-champagne romance with a wealthy white man. Astonished at the labyrinthine racial strictures she's confronted with, Ifemelu, defining herself as a Non-American Black, launches an audacious, provocative, and instantly popular blog in which she explores what she calls Racial Disorder Syndrome. Meanwhile, her abandoned true love, Obinze, is suffering his own cold miseries as an unwanted African in London. MacArthur fellow Adichie (The Thing around Your Neck, 2009) is a word-by-word virtuoso with a sure grasp of social conundrums in Nigeria, East Coast America, and England; an omnivorous eye for resonant detail; a gift for authentic characters; pyrotechnic wit; and deep humanitarianism. Americanah is a courageous, world-class novel about independence, integrity, community, and love and what it takes to become a full human being." --Seaman, Donna Copyright 2010 Booklist Show less

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Unbowed

A Memoir

by Maathai, Wangari

Book - 2006

“Education, if it means anything, should not take people away from the land, but instill in them even more respect for it, because educated people are in ...Show more “Education, if it means anything, should not take people away from the land, but instill in them even more respect for it, because educated people are in a position to understand what is being lost. The future of the planet concerns all of us, and all of us should do what we can to protect it." Show less

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Angela's Ashes

A Memoir

by McCourt, Frank

Book - 1996

"Stock your mind, stock your mind. It is your house of treasure and no one in the world can interfere with it." "Stock your mind, stock your mind. It is your house of treasure and no one in the world can interfere with it." Show less

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Waiting for Snow in Havana

Confessions of A Cuban Boy

by Eire, Carlos M. N.

Book - 2003

"Eire's complex, introspective memoir begins the day his world changed: when Castro's troops sent President Batista into exile far from Cuba in 1959....Show more "Eire's complex, introspective memoir begins the day his world changed: when Castro's troops sent President Batista into exile far from Cuba in 1959. The son of a judge who believed himself to be Louis XVI reincarnated, Carlos, along with his older brother, Tony, spent his days playing with fireworks and lizards. He attended an elite school, where Batista's children were his classmates. Carlos' biggest worries were the disapproving stares he received from a portrait of Maria Theresa of Austria and Jesus, who would sometimes appear in the window to him. All of that changed when Castro came to power; suddenly, attending a prestigious school or driving a classy car was dangerous. The Eire family remained in Cuba even as others left, until finally Eire's parents sent Carlos and Tony to Florida, where a very different life awaited them. Years passed before their mother joined them, but Carlos never saw his father again. In this open, honest, and at times angry memoir, Eire bares his soul completely and captivates the reader in the process." -- Kristine Huntley, From Booklist, Copyright © American Library Association. Show less

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Game of Thrones

The Noble Houses of Westeros, Season 1-5

Book - 2015

"When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground." "When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground." Show less

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Night

by Wiesel, Elie

Book - 2017

"Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed." "Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed." Show less

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