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Publisher
Falmouth Public Library
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
11 books ; in canvas tote 24 in. x 14 in. x 7 in. + 1 plastic folder.
Language
English
Description
Recounts the story of the six double agents-- Bronx, Brutus, Treasure, Tricycle and Garbo-- who would weave a web of deception so intricate that it ensnared Hitler's army and helped to carry thousands of troops across the Channel in safety on 6 June 1944, D-Day.
Publisher
Falmouth Public Library
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
10 books ; in canvas tote 24 in. x 14 in. x 7 in. + 1 plastic folder.
Language
English
Description
Just as Larry Newton, one of the most notorious inmates at Indiana Federal Prison, was trying to break out of jail, Dr. Laura Bates was trying to break in. Now, a decade later, her Shakespeare in Shackles program has been lauded by academics and prison communities alike. In this profound illustration of the enduring lessons of Shakespeare through the ten-year relationship of Bates and Newton, an amazing testament to the power of literature emerges....
Publisher
Falmouth Public Library
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
11 books ; in canvas tote 24 in. x 14 in. x 7 in. + 1 plastic folder.
Language
English
Description
Boston painter Claire Roth has survived financially by painting reproductions, so when influential gallery owner Aiden Markel arrives with a bizarre proposal--her own show if she will forge a copy of a Degas, one of the pictures stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum--she says yes. As she works, Claire and Aiden become lovers, but she doesn't tell him about her discovery that the stolen Degas is itself a copy. This knowledge is Claire's lifeline...
Publisher
Falmouth Public Library
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
11 books ; in canvas tote 24 in. x 14 in. x 7 in. + 1 plastic folder.
Language
English
Description
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer, yet her cells--taken without her knowledge--became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first "immortal" human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer and viruses; helped lead to in vitro...
Publisher
Falmouth Public Library
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
11 books ; in canvas tote 24 in. x 14 in. x 7 in. + 1 plastic folder.
Language
English
Description
When his most prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, is stolen, bookstore owner A.J. Fikry begins isolating himself from his friends, family, and associates before receiving a mysterious package that compels him to remake his life.
Publisher
Falmouth Public Library
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
10 books ; in canvas tote 24 in. x 14 in. x 7 in. + 1 plastic folder.
Language
English
Description
Harold Fry is convinced that he must deliver a letter to an old love in order to save her, meeting various characters along the way and reminiscing about the events of his past and people he has known, as he tries to find peace and acceptance.
Publisher
Falmouth Public Library
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
9 books, 1 book on 12 CDs ; in canvas tote 24 in. x 14 in. x 7 in. + 1 plastic folder.
Language
English
Description
"Louisiana, 1875: In the tumultuous aftermath of Reconstruction, three young women set off as unwilling companions on a perilous quest: Lavinia, the pampered heir to a now-destitute plantation; Juneau Jane, her illegitimate free-born Creole half-sister; and Hannie, Lavinia's former slave. Each carries private wounds and powerful secrets as they head for Texas, following dangerous roads rife with ruthless vigilantes and soldiers still fighting a war...
Publisher
Falmouth Public Library
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
12 books ; in canvas tote 24 in. x 14 in. x 7 in. + 1three ring binder.
Language
English
Description
Follows Circe, the banished witch daughter of Helios, as she hones her powers and interacts with famous mythological beings before a conflict with one of the most vengeful Olympians forces her to choose between the worlds of the gods and mortals.
Publisher
Falmouth Public Library
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
11 books ; in canvas tote 24 in. x 14 in. x 7 in. + 1 three ring binder
Language
English
Description
"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, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up the...
Publisher
Falmouth Public Library
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
11 books ; in canvas tote 24 in. x 14 in. x 7 in. + 1 three ring binder.
Language
English
Description
"From her place in the store that sells artificial friends, Klara--an artificial friend with outstanding observational qualities--watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass in the street outside. She remains hopeful a customer will soon choose her, but when the possibility emerges that her circumstances may change forever, Klara she is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans. In this luminous...
Publisher
Falmouth Public Library
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
10 books ; in canvas tote 24 in. x 14 in. x 7 in. + 1 three ring binder
Language
English
Description
"An exuberant work of popular history: the story of how streets got their names and houses their numbers, and why something as seemingly mundane as an address can save lives or enforce power. When most people think about street addresses, if they think of them at all, it is in their capacity to ensure that the postman can deliver mail or a traveler won't get lost. But street addresses were not invented to help you find your way; they were created...
Publisher
Falmouth Public Library
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
11 books ; in canvas tote 24 in. x 14 in. x 7 in. + 1 three ring binder.
Language
English
Description
"'Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices... Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?' A dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived, from the internationally bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive...
Publisher
Falmouth Public Library
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
11 books ; in canvas tote 24 in. x 14 in. x 7 in. + 1 three ring binder
Language
English
Description
"Not since Sherman Alexie's The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine has such a powerful and urgent Native American voice exploded onto the landscape of contemporary fiction. Tommy Orange's There There introduces a brilliant new author at the start of a major career. "We all came to the powwow for different reasons. The messy, dangling threads of our lives got pulled into a braid--tied to the back of everything...
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