At the end of each month, staff from the Airdrie Public Library send the Airdrie City View a small collection of some of the titles available at the library, along with some short synopses. The titles include both adult fiction and non-fiction selections.
Here is the August 2023 submission of the 'APL Book Page,' showcasing some of the library's books Airdrie readers can enjoy getting lost in as they see out the last few winter cold snaps.
Adult Fiction
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride
https://catalogue.tracpac.ab.ca/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=1&cn=2052890
In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows. Chicken Hill was where Moshe and Chona Ludlow lived when Moshe integrated his theater and where Chona ran the Heaven & Earth Grocery Store. When the state came looking for a deaf boy to institutionalize him, it was Chona and Nate Timblin, the Black janitor at Moshe's theater and the unofficial leader of the Black community on Chicken Hill, who worked together to keep the boy safe.
Whalefall
Daniel Kraus
https://catalogue.tracpac.ab.ca/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=1&cn=2052898
Jay Gardiner has given himself a fool's errand - to find the remains of his deceased father in the Pacific Ocean. The dive begins well enough, but the sudden appearance of a giant squid puts Jay in very real jeopardy, made infinitely worse by the arrival of a sperm whale looking to feed. Suddenly, Jay is caught in the squid's tenacles and drawn into the whale's mouth where he is pulled into the first of its four stomachs. He quickly realizes he has only one hour before his oxygen tanks run out - one hour to defeat his demons and escape the belly of a whale.
Adult Nonfiction
Open Fire Cookbook: Over 100 Rustic Recipes for Outdoor Cooking
The Coastal Kitchen
https://catalogue.tracpac.ab.ca/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=1&cn=2019284
Whether you're setting up a firepit for a backyard barbecue or going on a camping trip, this book suits all of your outdoor cooking needs. Become a fire master as you learn about building a home firepit, fire safety, outdoor cooking essentials, and next-level techniques for cooking over open flames. Includes over 100 open-flame recipes, insight into proper grilling techniques and how to grill specific cuts of meat, detailed instructions for building and starting a fire, and tips for cooking with grates, Dutch ovens, skillets, skewers, and more.
How Trust Works: The Science of How Relationships Are Built, Broken, and Repaired
Peter H. Kim
https://catalogue.tracpac.ab.ca/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&pos=1&cn=2019230
When our trust is broken, and when our own trustworthiness is called into question, many of us are left wondering what to do. Dr. Peter H. Kim has conducted over two decades of groundbreaking research to reveal how we are often more trusting than we think and how easily our trust in others can be distorted. This book transforms our understanding of our deepest bonds, giving us the tools to build strong and supportive relationships on every level. With our families, coworkers, and friends. With the groups, organizations, and institutions that touch our lives. And even with societies and nations.
