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The Wedding Ringer

Kevin Hart · Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Format: DVD

Doug Harris (Josh Gad) is a loveable but socially awkward groom-to-be with a problem: he has no best man. With less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting), Doug is referred to Jimmy Callahan (Kevin Hart), owner and CEO of Best Man, Inc., a company...
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To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee · Moline Public Library
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

Harper Lee's Pulitzer prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep south - and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatredOne of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than...
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Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy

Judd Apatow · Random House
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the writer and director of Knocked Up and the producer of Freaks and Geeks comes a collection of intimate, hilarious conversations with the biggest names in comedy from the past thirty years - including Mel Brooks, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Roseanne Barr,...
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Making the Case: How to Be Your Own Best Advocate

Kimberly Guilfoyle · Harper
Format: Hardcover

After an eleven-year-old Kimberly Guilfoyle lost her mother to leukemia, her dad wanted her to become as resilient and self-empowered as she could be. He wisely taught her to build a solid case for the things she wanted. Creating a strong logical argument was the best way to ensure she could...
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Johnny Carson

Henry Bushkin · Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 294
Format: Hardcover

A revealing and incisive account of the King of Late Night at the height of his fame and power, by his lawyer, wingman, fixer, and closest confidant.From 1962 until 1992, Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show and permeated the American consciousness. In the '70s and '80s he was the country's...
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The Mother's Promise

Sally Hepworth · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

Sally Hepworth novels are "sure to appeal to fans of Jojo Moyes, Jodi Picoult, and Lisa Genova; book clubs will be lining up." -- Library Journal (starred review) All their lives, Alice Stanhope and her daughter, Zoe, have been a family of two, living quietly in Northern California....
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The Blood Sugar Solution Cookbook: More than 175 Ultra-Tasty Recipes for Total Health and Weight Loss

Mark Hyman · Little, Brown
Pages: 370
Format: Hardcover

In THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION COOKBOOK, Dr. Mark Hyman shares recipes that support the BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION lifestyle. In 1900, only two percent of meals in America were eaten outside the home; now it is over fifty percent. Dr. Hyman calls for readers to take back their health by taking back...
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Burn Notice: Season Two (2009)

Jeffrey Donovan · Twentieth Century Fox
Format: DVD

Burn Notice settles into a satisfying groove in its second season. The cast is cool and confident, the writers have mastered the mix of stand-alone stories and the season-long hook, and the blend of retro-70s flavor with 21st century self-awareness is delicious. Michael Westen (Jeffrey...
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The View from the Cheap Seats: A Collection of Introductions, Essays, and Assorted Writings

Neil Gaiman · William Morrow
Pages: 544
Format: Print book

An enthralling collection of nonfiction essays on a myriad of topics - from art and artists to dreams, myths, and memories - observed in #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman's probing, amusing, and distinctive style.An inquisitive observer, thoughtful commentator, and assiduous...
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Falling in Love: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery

Donna Leon · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Donna Leon's Death at La Fenice, the first novel in her beloved Commissario Guido Brunetti series, introduced readers to the glamorous and cutthroat world of opera and one of Italy's finest living sopranos, Flavia Petrelli - then a suspect in the poisoning of a renowned German conductor....
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The New Health Rules: Simple Changes to Achieve Whole-Body Wellness

Frank Lipman M.D. · Artisan
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller Frank Lipman, M.D., is "at the vanguard of a revolutionary way to deliver medical care" (O, The Oprah Magazine). A leading expert in the field of functional medicine, Dr. Lipman focuses on the root causes of illness and guides his patients to the deepest,...
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Rust: The Longest War

Jonathan Waldman · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize ** A Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year It has been called "the great destroyer" and "the evil." The Pentagon refers to it as "the pervasive menace." It destroys cars, fells bridges, sinks ships, sparks house...
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Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics

Richard H. Thaler · W. W. Norton & Company; First edition
Format: Hardcover

Get ready to change the way you think about economics.Richard H. Thaler has spent his career studying the radical notion that the central agents in the economy are humans -- predictable, error-prone individuals. Misbehaving is his arresting, frequently hilarious account of the struggle...
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Clean Slate: A Cookbook and Guide: Reset Your Health, Detox Your Body, and Feel Your Best

Editors of Martha Stewart Living · Clarkson Potter
Format: Print book

It's time to hit the reset button. This book emphasizes eating clean, whole, unprocessed foods as part of a primarily plant-based diet, with delicious and healthy recipes that make it easy to do just that. Refreshing juices and smoothies, savory snacks, protein-packed main dishes, and even...
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The I LOVE YOU Book

Todd Parr · LB Kids; Brdbk edition
Format: Book

I love you when you give me kisses.I love you when you need hugs...Most of all, I love you just the way you are.Todd Parr celebrates the unconditional love between parent and child. From the heartfelt ("I love you when you need hugs") to the lighthearted ("I love you when...
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