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The cure for burnout : how to find balance and reclaim your life book cover
The cure for burnout : how to find balance and reclaim your life book cover

The cure for burnout : how to find balance and reclaim your life

Emily Ballesteros

ON ORDER BOOK
Self Help

"Is dread the first thing you feel when you wake up in the morning? Are you working in the evenings and on weekends to "catch up"? Have you already beat burnout once, only to find it creeping back? If you answered yes to any of these, you're in need of a cure for burnout. In The...

SUPERB book! Highly recommended for professionals who even have shades of burnout. The writer has loads of strategies and good information to help you avoid full-on burnout, learn from it, and make your life far more enjoyable. -Amanda

The woman's hour : the great fight to win the vote book cover
The woman's hour : the great fight to win the vote book cover

The woman's hour : the great fight to win the vote

Elaine F. Weiss

LARGE PRINT 324.623 Weiss

Nashville, August 1920. The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, granting all women the vote, is on the verge of ratification -- or defeat. Out of the thirty-six states needed, thirty-five have approved it, and one last state is still in play -- Tennessee. After a seven-decade crusade to win...

What an enjoyable read! I had NO IDEA about the details of how the 19th amendment came to be ratified and how down-to-the-wire it was. This is fast-paced and intriguing, and introduces the reader to loads of amazing historical figures who deserve to be remembered. -Amanda

Log life book cover
Log life book cover

Log life

Amy Hevron

j577.3 Hevron
Nonfiction, Kids, Nature

"A nonfiction picture book that's all about the tiny world of nurse log habitats. Nurse logs are tiny ecosystems with hundreds of rare and important life forms. When old trees fall to the forest floor, they can take centuries to decompose, helping all sorts of organism for hundreds of...

Want to know how a downed log provides home and nourishment for scores of animals for the next hundred years? This book is entertaining and thorough yet simple and succinct for the youngest of readers on up. You'll learn something and have fun doing it! -Anne W

None of This is True book cover
None of This is True book cover

None of This is True

Lisa Jewell

OverDrive Audiobook
Fiction, Mystery

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the #1 New York Times bestselling author known for her "superb pacing, twisted characters, and captivating prose" (BuzzFeed), Lisa Jewell returns with a scintillating new psychological thriller about a woman who finds herself the subject of her own...

This was good...I wasn't even expecting it to be so good! You know, sometimes these mysteries can take on the same flavor after a while, even when certain plot points vary slightly. This is your 'average woman who has it mostly all together crosses paths with the seemingly meek and maybe mousy woman who never got the life she wanted but is ready to make a change' kind of mystery, BUT, with a incredibly highly unreliable narrator (narrators??) and some sinister plot twists thrown in there. It's up-to-date and the characters are well-defined and just introspective enough to make it real without going overboard with detail. Coupled with a stellar narration, this mystery ticks many boxes. -Candice

Seoul food book cover
Seoul food book cover

Seoul food

Erin Russell

jE Russell
Picture Books, Kids

When Hana's grandparents visit, Hana decides to cook a meal that represents both her Korean and Southern heritages.

Love is the ingredient that brings this fabulous picture book together. I may have to try the recipe in the back! -Casey

Luna Ranchera book cover
Luna Ranchera book cover

Luna Ranchera

Rodrigo Morlesin

jE Morlesin
Kids, Picture Books

"This spellbinding original story opens in a cantina crowded with desert animals, cowboys, and cowgirls all excited to see the glamorous Luna Ranchera mother-daughter singing duo. Long ago, Luna was down on her luck, starving and struggling to feed her pups, reduced to thieving from nearby...

This book is so funny and so entertaining and the cartoony illustrations on a dark background are so cool! It begs to be read aloud with its folkloric, conversational, clever tale-spinning vibe. -Anne W

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