Summer Reading-What Muskegon is reading this summer

Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime By Simon, Scott 2015-03 - Flatiron Books 9781250061133 Check Our Catalog Instant "New York Times" Bestseller "In a return to the bighearted storytelling that made him a star NPR correspondent, Simon] pays full tribute to the ex-showgirl who...taught her only son to be honest, kind, and entertaining. Be assured, tears will fall."--"People Magazine" "" "In his poignant, funny, intimate memoir of his last days with his mother], Simon …More

Home for the Summer By Stewart, Mariah 2012-08 - Wheeler Publishing 9781410449511 Check Our Catalog From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Hometown Girl" comes the new captivating and heartwarming novel in the Chesapeake Diaries series. Original. …More

Bipolar Disorder: Treatment & Management By Suppes, Trisha M. Author Keck, Paul E., Jr. 2008-06 - Compact Clinicals 9781887537261 Check Our Catalog Extensive diagnostic, treatment, and management information designed especially for physicians. Detailed information on bipolar disorder addresses: …More

Wifey By Swinson, Kiki 2008-10 - Dafina Books 9780758229014 Check Our Catalog An "Essence"-bestselling author offers a scandalous street-lit tale and shows that no one else stands a chance when a wifey runs the hustle. …More

Summer Breeze By Thayer, Nancy 2012-08 - Center Point 9781611734690 Check Our Catalog The author of "Beachcombers" and "Heat Wave" tells the wonderfully moving story of three women who forge a unique bond one sun-drenched summer on New England's Dragonfly Lake. …More

Admired: 21 Ways to Double Your Value By Thompson, Mark C. Author Thompson, Bonita S. 2013-01 - Evolve Publishing 9780988224582 Check Our Catalog Imagine how it would feel to be fully valued for what you do best. What if your boss, your customers, and your family really appreciated what you have to offer? How proud would you be if your organisation won the top spot among Fortune Magazines 'Most Admired Companies'? What if Jim Collins rated you a 'Level 5 leader'? In this book, you will find 21 simple and powerful strategies that will help …More

The Rainbow People of God By Tutu, Desmond Author Tutu Foreword by Mandela, Nelson 1996-08 - Image 9780385483742 Check Our Catalog "The Rainbow People Of God traces South Africa's glorious victory over apartheid in the writings and speeches of one its central figures, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. From the graveside of Steven Biko to the triumphant inauguration of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa, Tutu's words and presence helped shape events and led South Africa toward justice and freedom. This astonishing tapestry …More

Crazy Love You By Unger, Lisa 2015-02 - Touchstone Books 9781451691207 Check Our Catalog No one writes "good scary fun" ("The Washington Post") better than "New York Times "bestselling master of psychological suspense Lisa Unger. With more than 1.7 million books sold in more than thirty countries, it's clear why "USA TODAY "declared that her thrillers "should be on everyone's to-read list." Falling in love can feel like a dream...or a living nightmare. Darkness …More

A Life Wild and Perilous By Utley, Robert M. 1997-08 - Henry Holt & Company 9780805033045 Check Our Catalog Written by the award-winning author of "The Lance and the Shield", this vivid and heroic chronicle about the exploration of the American West tells the story of a small but distinctive group of mountain men whose knowledge and experience of the Transmississippi West extended the national consciousness to continental dimensions. 15 maps. …More

400 Calorie Fix: The Easy New Rule for Permanent Weight Loss! By Vaccariello, Liz Author Hermann, Mindy Author Prevention, Editors Of 2010-12 - Rodale Books 9781605294940 Check Our Catalog Most of us don't know how many calories are in the foods we eat. And most of us don't really want to have to count calories. Now "Flat Belly Diet!" author Vaccariello presents "400 Calorie Fix," which makes calorie control easy and delicious with 400 tasty 400-calorie recipes, quick-fix (no-cook) meals, and options that make it simple to dine out. …More

The Jaguar's Children By Vaillant, John 2015-01 - Houghton Mifflin 9780544315495 Check Our Catalog From the best-selling author of "TheTiger" and "The Golden Spruce," this debut novelisa gripping survivalstory of a young man trapped, perhaps fatally, during a border crossing. Hector is trapped. The water truck, sealed to hide its human cargo, has broken down. The coyotes have taken all the passengers money for a mechanic and have not returned. Those left behind have no choice but to …More

Hard Times Require Furious Dancing: New Poems By Walker, Alice Illustrator McCloud, Shiloh Foreword by McCloud, Shiloh 2010-10 - New World Library 9781577319306 Check Our Catalog Alice Walker is beloved for her ability to speak her own truth in ways that speak for and about countless others. Here she confronts personal and collective challenges in words that dance, sing, and heal. As Shiloh McCloud describes in her foreword, Walker's poems contain "the death of loved ones and the birth of new ideas, the sorrow of rejection and the deliciousness of love, the sweetness of …More

The World Will Follow Joy: Turning Madness Into Flowers: New Poems By Walker, Alice 2013-04 - New Press 9781595588760 Check Our Catalog In this luminous collection of poems, Walker casts her eye on history, politics, and nature, as well as world figures. In tributes to such people as Jimmy Carter, Gloria Steinem, and the Dalai Lama, she reminds readers of the human capacity to come together and take action. HPL patron: Love her views on controversial subjects and topics. …More

Less Medicine, More Health: Seven Assumptions That Drive Too Much Medical Care By Welch, H. Gilbert 2015-03 - Beacon Press (MA) 9780807071649 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: This book is a "must read" for everyone approaching their later years as well as anyone dealing with health care issues. Dr. Welch writes with a clear understanding of how we humans fear dying. Good work, Dr. Welch!! …More

Hope on a Tightrope: Words and Wisdom [With CD] By West, Cornel 2008-11 - Hay House 9781401921866 Check Our Catalog Offering openhearted wisdom for modern times, this courageous collection of quotations, speech excerpts, letters, and photographs by the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Democracy Matters" includes an original CD that highlights Dr. West's outstanding spoken-word artistry. …More

Uglies By Westerfeld, Scott 2011-05 - Simon Pulse 9781442419810 Check Our Catalog The blockbuster--and groundbreaking--bestselling dystopian series from Westerfield gets a whole new look in these fresh, repackaged paperback editions. …More

Cuba Straits By White, Randy Wayne 2015-03 - G.P. Putnam's Sons 9780399158148 Check Our Catalog The remarkable new novel in the Doc Ford series by "New York Times" bestselling author Randy Wayne White. Doc Ford's old friend, General Juan Garcia, has gone into the lucrative business of smuggling Cuban baseball players into the U.S. He is also feasting on profits made by buying historical treasures for pennies on the dollar. He prefers what dealers call HPC items high-profile …More

500 Wild Game and Fish Recipes By Winter, Galen 1994-06 - Willow Creek Press 9781572230088 Check Our Catalog This generous cookbook demonstrates how to use wild game, fish, and fowl with common (and not so common) ingredients to prepare exciting, memorable meals. Five large chapters are devoted to venison, fish, and game birds, plus elk, bear, moose, muskrat, rabbit, opossum, raccoon and squirrel. …More

A Dangerous Place By Winspear, Jacqueline 2015-03 - Harper 9780062220554 Check Our Catalog Maisie Dobbs returns in a powerful story of political intrigue and personal tragedy: a brutal murder in the British garrison town of Gibraltar leads the investigator into a web of lies, deceit, and danger. Spring 1937. In the four years since she left England, Maisie Dobbs has experienced love, contentment, stability and the deepest tragedy a woman can endure. Now, all she wants is the peace …More

A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present By Zinn, Howard 2005-08 - Harper Perennial 9780060838652 Check Our Catalog In the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of--and in the words of--America's women, factory workers, African Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers, Zinn shows that many of our country's greatest battles were carried out at the grassroots level, against bloody resistance. HPL patron: Incredibly informative! Great for …More