Monroe Free Library

A glorious call to throw off restraint and balance in favor of excess, abandon, and disproportion, in essays ranging from such topics as mindfulness, decluttering, David Cronenberg, and consent. In her debut essay collection, "brilliant and stylish" (The Washington Post) critic Becca Rothfeld takes on one of the most sacred cows of our time: the demand that we apply the virtues of equality and democracy to culture and aesthetics. The result is a culture...

"Search each beautifully illustrated wildlife scene to find the five out-of-place or 'wrong' things. Featuring fascinating facts and humorous illustrations, this search-and-find book with a twist is a fun way to learn about wildlife and the natural world. Answers are included at the back of the book as well as 'strange but true' facts about things that look wrong, but are actually right! Designed to challenge children and push them to work things...

In this heartfelt and joyous story, little Nina embarks on a boisterous day of exploration, a colorful day where she sets out to find, well, Kind. With a backpack full of her favorite things, Nina guides readers through the neighborhood to identify kindness in the wild. Along the way she shines a light on the importance of loving yourself as well as others, revealing that sharing your unique form of kindness-the you kind of Kind-is the most wonderful...

"Beatriz Herrera is a fierce woman who will take you down with her quick wit and keen intellect. And after the results of the 2016 election worked hard to erase her identity as a queer biracial woman, she'd be right to. Especially if you come for her sweet BFF cousin, Hero. Beatriz would do anything for her, a loyalty that lands Beatriz precisely where she doesn't want to be: spending a week at the ridiculous Cape Cod mansion of stupid-hot playboy...

"Take time out to be creative and de-stress with these colourful, fun embroidery projects from Hello! Hooray! Ranging from things you could complete in an afternoon to others that you can take your time over, enjoy every step of the making process as you focus on feeling good through being creative."--Provided by publisher. Take time out to be creative and de-stress with these colourful, fun embroidery projects from Hello! Hooray! Ranging from things...

"Calendula Isadora (Callie to her friends) is a powerful witch with a mind for science...magical science. Her independent ways, not to mention her unseemly affection for her human boyfriend, put her at odds with her San Francisco coven. The last straw comes when she builds and animates a massive golem. Really, such things are simply not done among respectable witchkind. Then a sexy Old Country warlock arrives on the scene, just to complicate things...

"The eagerly awaited first cookbook from the wildly popular blog How Sweet Eats, Jessica Merchant, creator of the popular food blog How Sweet Eats, has now created her first cookbook, Seriously Delish. Her playfulness jumps off the page in her inventive and incredibly delicious recipes, such as Amaretto-Butternut Squash Soup with Cinnamon Toast Croutons, Mini Crab Cakes with Sweet Corn and Blueberry Salsa, and Fleur de Sel Caramel Bourbon Brownie...

Domesticating animals, forging metals, developing written languages humanity has accomplished remarkable feats. This engaging book takes readers on a journey through human history where they ll encounter the greatest struggles our species has overcome. Revolutionary farming techniques, inventions, and scientific discoveries show readers the amazing thing humans are capable of achieving. A probing look at humanity s relationship with the planet, from...