Old New Worlds intertwines the immigrant stories of the author and her great-great grandmother. Sarah Barker and her new husband sail from England in 1815 to minister to the indigenous Khoihoi in South Africa's Eastern Cape. In the midst of conflict, illness, and natural disasters, Sarah bears sixteen children. Two hundred years later, Judith leaves post apartheid South Africa with her new American husband to immigrate to the United States. She is drawn to Sarah's immigrant story in the context of her own experience, and she sets out to try and trace her. In the process, she finds a soul mate.

Old New Worlds: A Tale of Two Immigrants

Biographies & Memoirs

Krummeck, Judith

Community & Culture

Green Place Books

The Undertaker, A Memoir of the First Woman Funeral Director in the Core of Brooklyn by Laura Del Gaudio The Undertaker is Laura Del Gaudio's lively story of learning the family business from under the kitchen table as a child and becoming one of the first woman Funeral Directors in New York. It is also how she learned empathy in the face of unspeakable traumas while understanding the impact of trauma herself. Licenced at the age of 21 she became the 3rd generation in the family business which was located at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge. Laura Del Gaudio has written a one of a kind book, like the author, who is as authentic a New York character as any. It is a toss-up between "6 Feet Under" and "A Bronx Tale" and "The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade" meets "A Walker in the City". The Undertaker is a story about suffering also a story about family, community, healing, triumph and what it means to be loyal. The Undertaker is not only by a woman for women but for those who want to better know what it means to be a woman in a world where the future is female.

The Undertaker : A Memoir of the First Woman Funeral Director in the Core of Brooklyn

Del Gaudio, Laura

For anyone caring for someone with dementia, this book is a bridge of hope. Kate Hanley takes us on a journey where we witness her caring for her aging parents, while trying to balance the demands of her own busy work and family life. At times, full of frustration and despair, Kate wanted to give up, but knew that was never a choice. As her story progressed, along with her mother's dementia, Kate discovered a cache of daily love devotionals her dad had penned to her mother every morning on a paper napkin. The discovery of these love sonnets was the key to unlocking the window into her mother's soul, and gave Kate glimpses back into the world of who her mother once was. A beautiful story full of love, laughter, and possibility, Kate inspires others walking this path to know and believe that even in the darkest times of despair, there is reason to hope and remember that love is never forgotten.

Breakfast Memories: A Dementia Love Story: A Dementia Love Story

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Hanley,Kate

Mental Health

Land of Milk and Honey: A History of Vermont Beekeeping follows the trials and tribulations of beekeepers in Vermont. This dramatic history begins in the early 1800’s following the life and times of inspired beekeepers that are the advance guard of a line of notable beekeepers that is to stretch through the centuries into modern times. Readers will discover a beekeeping lineage born and raised within a single Vermont county, and establishes a continuity of beekeeping knowledge and skill spanning more than a century. The lineage of beekeeping concludes in the present day as apiculturists throughout the world face some of the most challenging times in over 200 years with the possibility of honey bee extinction rearing its ugly head. Is it possible that by reflecting on the history of Vermont’s beekeepers we can find clues about what is needed to help the honey bee thrive today and well into the future? Land of Milk and Honey will also explore the relationship between the people of Vermont and the countryside they inhabit: a land and people that shift and change through the centuries in ways that directly impact the health and well-being of bees and its beekeepers.

The Land of Milk and Honey: A History of Beekeeping in Vermont

History

Mares, Bill

Conrad, Ross

Americas

Carrie, a business manager who always wanted to be a dancer, has two commitments today. She made a promise to her late father to move Cousin Ella, a former Paris caf&Atilde;&copy; dancer, from her condemned Harlem apartment to a safe place. She's also committed to catch a flight to Seattle with her husband for his new job. But Cousin Ella resists leaving the apartment where she's had salons with Langston Hughes. She also has a mysterious gift that she wants Carrie to earn. If she does, a revelation about Carrie's father and his cousin Langston Hughes will change her life.

Dancing with Langston

Literature & Fiction

Skeeter, Sharyn

United States

Waiting for the world to tell you that you matter? In her unguarded, deeply affective, and witty memoir, Shifra shares the relatable story of being raised in an image-driven world into which she did not easily fit. Specifically, being told that she resembled her personality-disordered aunt -- whose life didn't matter -- she deeply feared that hers wouldn't either. Shifra writes to the core of this struggle to recover her beaten spirit and build the large life that matters to her. She explores the question of what mattering means, through the prism of how the question personally played out in her relationships with her family, her Orthodox Jewish religion, and the American culture focused on appearance, food, and money. She demonstrates that we cannot buy or borrow our individual mattering, but we can create it. Dare to Matter gives readers the will and courage to rebuild their collapsed inner space into the large life that makes getting out of bed every morning, and staying out of it, irresistible. This is a call to satisfACTION and a challenge to beat back the messages we get from family and society that shut us down. Renewing your energy to opt into your life, DARE TO MATTER will fuel you in meaningful and miraculous ways.

Dare to Matter: Lessons in Living a Large Life: A Memoir

Humor & Entertainment

Malka, Shifra

Humor

It's been one year since hot-shot attorney Justin McGee, Boston's most deadly and elusive assassin-for-hire, took on the highest stakes assignment of his career. Killing an assistant district attorney is broad daylight is risky enough, but this assignment carried an especially risky wildcard. Justin finds himself on the lam living in hiding on a fishing yacht in Jekyll Island, Georgia. There he dwells among his dock-mates who consist of drug dealers, smugglers, prostitutes and even an illegal undertaker. The rug is pulled out from under his entire world when the woman that he believed he loved and subsequently murdered for money, shows up alive in order to exact a unique type of revenge. In an unorthodox way, the two lovers recommence their torrid affair and engage in a risky, yet lucrative counterfeiting trade operation. Suddenly, the arrival of an eleven year-old ragamuffin with holes in her clothes and blood on her hands, only further complicates matters. Each of the players at the table eventually find themselves caught in the crossfire of a terrorist plot the likes of which the world has only envisioned in its worst nightmares...

Matriarch Game: A Justin McGee Novel

Fitzpatrick, Matt

Product Description 
How difficult would it be for a little chameleon that can’t change colors because he is colorblind? 
Clark The Colorblind Chameleon is a modern-day fable written for a Kindergarten class when they were targeting a child for his differences. This story is especially timely with the political atmosphere of intolerance for anyone who is different. Often those very differences lead to brilliant creations and new ways of viewing and understanding each other, ultimately enriching our lives. Clark almost gets caught by a hungry cat, as he is the only chameleon who turns the wrong color and can be seen. Through the help of the Wise Chameleon, he learns how to work hard and push through his discouragement. After all his hard work, he not only can match colors, but discovers a talent for changing into fantastic colors no chameleon has ever done before! 
 About the Author 
With more than 25 years in the design and marketing industries, 
Asha Hossain infuses a vast array of knowledge and experience in her design work, which includes book cover design and corporate branding and design. Since launching Asha Hossain Design 20 years ago, she has worked with clients ranging from New York Times bestselling authors and self-published authors to Fortune 500 companies, small independent businesses and nonprofits. She thanks her stars every day that she has the opportunity to immerse herself in and with such fun and engaging work and people. Beyond design, Asha is an avid traveler, lover of the outdoors and busy mom to a seven year old.\nAnita Newman has taught in Massachusetts and Rome, as a Kindergarten, First Grade, Bilingual/all-levels Vocal Music teacher. As a teacher of young children she had the opportunity to closely observe students with special needs struggle to come to terms with physical and academic limitations. She understands learning disabilities and how they are overcome (not eradicated). As a School Psychologist she has tested for disabilities, and written educational plans and practical strategies for students’ help in learning. 
Clark the Colorblind Chameleon is one of the stories she wrote for her students.

Clark the Colorblind Chameleon

Children's Books

Hossain, Asha

Newman, Anita K.

Born to two thieves, Blaze cannot escape his parents' legacy. With a scar on his soul that marks him as a tool of the Dark Goddess Mykondra, Blaze desperately invokes Eldon, the god of neutrality, giving Blaze his own use. Blaze's life takes a turn though when he stumbles upon Lady Goldenrod of Mahdurna, who sees past Blaze's gruff exterior. Then, Guild Master Locke sends Blaze on a mission with his mentor Mason and their journey turns from a simple delivery to a dangerous assignment inside a theocratic country that he has despised since he was young. While he is away with Mason, Goldenrod goes missing. Will Blaze be able to emerge from darkness to find himself and save his beloved Lady Goldenrod?

Blaze (World of Mirias)

Mulligan, Ellen

Genre Fiction

Traveling a Slant Rhyme: 1973-1974 (Lissa Power Series)

Merriman, Christine Davis

Literary

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