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4141) Oh, play that thing
Author
Series
The last roundup (Roddy Doyle) volume 2
Pub. Date
p2004
Description
"Two years after walking out of Dublin with little more than the boots on his feet, Henry Smart has tossed his passport into New York Harbor and reinvented himself as an American. With a well-cut suit and a pearl gray fedora, Henry is by turns a marketing impresario, jazz enthusiast, and partner in crime as he skips from New York to Chicago and back again, only steps ahead of the death warrant that followed him across the Atlantic. At once a history...
4142) "Tsum Tsum": Takeover!
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"Marvel super heroes plus a world-conquering toy craze equals the ultimate collector's item classic! In case you've been living under a rock, Tsum Tsums are huge! Well, not literally (they're actually pretty tiny), but these seemingly cute and cuddly creatures are sweeping the globe! So what happens when these pint-sized piles of fur find their way into the Marvel Universe? When a crate of Tsum Tsums falls to Earth en route to the Collector, one small...
4143) Daredevil
Author
Series
Daredevil (2011) volume 1
Description
When Felicia Hardy, aka the Black Cat, is accused of stealing a top-secret piece of holographic technology, Spider-Man Peter Parker teams up with Daredevil Matt Murdock to find the device and prove her innnocence. Then, Daredevil investigates when the body of his father, Jack Murdock, is stolen from his grave, and Matt continues his fight for control of the Omega Drive
Author
Pub. Date
c2014.
Description
Captain America's nemesis, the Red Skull, has been murdered and Cap must find his killer. Plus, he has to retrieve the Skull's last project, a Cosmic Cube that can alter reality, and stop a group of the Skull's followers from setting off bombs in Paris, London, and Manhattan.
4146) Ex Machina: March to War
Author
Series
Ex machina volume 1
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Mitchell Hundred has faced countless challenges in his time as mayor of New York City, but nothing could have prepared him for America's coming war in Iraq. As a massive peace protest fills the streets of Manhattan, the mayor must choose between the liberty of his constituents and the safety of his city.
4148) The poisoner's handbook
Pub. Date
[2014].
Description
Tells the story of the dawn of forensic investigation, focusing on a number of cases of death by poisoning as well as accidental death by exposure to deadly chemicals. Examines the pioneering efforts of New York's first medical examiner Charles Norris and his assistant, toxicologist Alexander Gettler.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
Nick Fury has declared Miles Morales a super hero; now, it's time for that super-hero rite of passage: the team-up! But the new Spider-Man's first team-up couldn't possibly be with the Prowler, could it? It will be if it's up to Miles' Uncle Aaron, who's not above resorting to threats to get his way. But Miles isn't going to take such manipulation lying down, setting up a titanic battle of wills between uncle and nephew - with the Scorpion caught...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
A big day for baseball: Batter up! The magic tree house has whisked Jack and Annie back in time to the 1940's. They're in Brooklyn, New York for a very special baseball game. Hurricane heroes in Texas: Jack and Annie are on a mission! When the magic tree house whisks them back to Galveston, Texas, in 1900, they find out that a big storm is coming. But even though there is rain and wind, no one believes there is any danger. As the storm grows, seawater...
4151) The prince of tides
Pub. Date
[1992]
Description
A disillusioned Southern coach reveals his tortured childhood in order to help his troubled, suicidal sister, and discovers the healing powers of love and forgiveness.
4152) Looking like me
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Jeremy sets out to discover all of the different "people" that make him who he is, including brother, son, writer, and runner.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"The tragic 9/11 event in NYC that changed the world, altered the life of Abbi Hope Goldstein as well as that of Noah Stern. They did not know each other back then, but they know each other now, and while Abbi is trying to move forward with her life, Noah still has unanswered questions that he believes Abbi can help answer"--Provided by publisher.
4154) Baccano!: New York 1930
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"New York, 1930. Three years after the Phantom Father incident, Firo is about to get a promotion within the Martillo Family. But the intricate web of fate has other plans for him. As the elixir of immortality nears its completion, a chain of events is set off that brings together gangsters, alchemists, and everyone in between! Let the crazy ruckus continue!"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
1962
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Description
Set in Greenwich Village, Harlem, and France, among other locales, "Another country" is a novel of passions--sexual, racial, political, artistic--that is stunning for its emotional intensity and haunting sensuality, depicting men and women, blacks and whites, stripped of their masks of gender and race by love and hatred at the most elemental and sublime. In a small set of friends, Baldwin imbues the best and worst intentions of liberal America in...
Author
Pub. Date
1998.
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Description
A profoundly moving novel, and an honest and true one. It cuts right to the heart of life ... If you miss A Tree Grows in Brooklyn you will deny yourself a rich experience ... It is a poignant and deeply understanding story of childhood and family relationships. The Nolans lived in the Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn from 1902 until 1919 ... Their daughter Francie and their son Neely knew more than their fair share of the privations and sufferings...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Description
The Spawn Universe''s favorite detectives come at you full-force in their own groundbreaking series! Featuring an all-star cast of creators, the bar was set high for gritty crime fiction when Sam and Twitch first came on the scene. Volume 1 follows the exploits of NYPD's two most dedicated public servants as they try to uncover the secrets behind the Central Park "Witchcraft" murders and also solve the mystery of "Udaku" and in volume 2 they try...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
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Description
Every family has its problems. But even among the most troubled, the Plumb family stands out as spectacularly dysfunctional. Years of simmering tensions finally reach a breaking point on an unseasonably cold afternoon in New York City as Melody, Beatrice, and Jack Plumb gather to confront their charismatic and reckless older brother, Leo, freshly released from rehab. Months earlier, an inebriated Leo got behind the wheel of a car with a nineteen-year-old...