Washoe County Library System

On Order

2) Picnic

Publisher

Columbia Pictures

Pub. Date

0000

Language

English

DVD
Show Edition

On Order

1 copy, 5 people are on the wait list.

Description

A drifter's plan to finally settle down quickly goes awry when his animal magnetism attracts every woman in town

3) Living with Viola

Author

Fung, Rosena

Publisher

Annick Press

Pub. Date

[2021]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

On Order

2 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.

Description

"Heartbreakingly honest and quietly funny, this #ownvoices graphic novel from a debut creator is a refreshingly real exploration of mental health, cultural differences, and the trials of middle school. Livy is already having trouble fitting in as the newgirl at school-and then there's Viola. Viola is Livy's anxiety brought to life, a shadowy twin that only Livy can see or hear. Livy tries to push back against Viola's relentless judgment, but nothing...

4) The struggle for Taiwan: a history of America, China, and the island caught between

Author

Khan, Sulmaan Wasif

Publisher

Basic Books

Pub. Date

2024.

Language

English

On Order

Description

"As tensions over Taiwan escalate, the United States and China stand on the brink of a catastrophic war. Resolving the impasse demands we understand how it began. In 1943, America declared that Japanese-held Taiwan would return to China at the conclusionof World War II. The Chinese civil war led to a change of plans. The Communist Party came to power in China and the defeated Nationalist leader, Chiang Kai-shek, fled to Taiwan, where he was afforded...

5) Daughters of Shandong

Author

Chung, Eve J

Publisher

Berkley

Pub. Date

2024.

Language

English

On Order

Description

"A propulsive, extraordinary novel about a mother and her daughters' harrowing escape to Taiwan as the Communist revolution sweeps through China, by debut author Eve J. Chung, based on her family story Daughters are the Ang family's curse. In 1948, civilwar ravages the Chinese countryside, but in rural Shandong, the wealthy, landowning Angs are more concerned with their lack of an heir. Hai is the eldest of four girls and spends her days looking after...

6) Dark wire: the incredible true story of the largest sting operation in history

Author

Cox, Joseph

Publisher

PublicAffairs

Pub. Date

2024.

Language

English

On Order

Description

"Beginning in 2018, a powerful app for secure communications, called Anom, began to take root among drug dealers and other criminals. It had extraordinary safeguards to keep out prying eyes--the power to quickly wipe data, voice-masking technology, and more. It was better than other apps popular among organized crime syndicates, except for one thing: it was secretly run by law enforcement. Over the next few years, the FBI, along with law enforcement...