Cranston Public Library

"When the US Constitution won popular approval in 1788, it was the culmination of thirty years of passionate argument about legal and political first principles--a furious debate over the nature of government and the rights of Americans that had boiled over into revolution. But ratification hardly ended the conversation. For the next half century, both ordinary Americans and towering statesmen including George Washington, James Madison, Alexander...

"For some, the allure and power of the streets are elusive but yet, a wonder to behold. Some engage in this lifestyle of self-destructive criminal behavior, knowing one day it might cost them their family, freedom, or something even far more valuable ... their lives. In Street Tales, you'll read stories of survival and redemption, as well as tales of greed, lies, betrayal, and street justice. You will come face-to-face with life-altering choices and...

"It is 1851 and Mrs Rodd has received an unusual commission: wealthy businessman Jacob Welland is dying of consumption and implores our redoubtable detective to find his beloved brother, whom he has not seen for fifteen years. Joshua Welland was an Oxford scholar; brilliant, eccentric and desperately poor. Nobody can say exactly when he disappeared from his college, but he had taken to wandering the countryside and one day simply failed to return....

"This sampler of brief mindfulness meditations is a chance to try different approaches for developing the powerful practice of intentional awareness." --

Three of Keven Henkes mouse tales.

"Faced with the choice of starting a company or joining a large corporation, Steve Jobs believed that it was 'more fun to be a pirate than to join the navy'. But for innovators inside established companies, making a distinction between being a pirate and joining the navy is a fallacy. We have to figure out a way to become pirates in the navy! There is nothing harder in business than trying to innovate within large corporations. Innovators in big companies...

"The journey to become a successful writer is long, fraught with peril, and filled with difficult questions: How do I write dialogue? How do I build suspense? What should I know about query letters? How do I start? The best way to answer these questions is to ditch your uncertainty and transform yourself into a KICK-ASS writer. This new book from award-winning author Chuck Wendig combines the best of his eye-opening writing instruction ... with all-new...

"In Ariel: The Shimmering Star Necklace, Ariel's young friend Marina is missing! The only clue she left behind is a mysterious diary entry about a secret new friend. Now Ariel must follow the clues along with Sebastian, Flounder, and Scuttle in order to find Marina. In Belle: The Mysterious Message, Belle discovers a secret message hidden in one of the books in the library and soon realizes she's hot on the trail of a decades-old mystery! In Rapunzel:...

"Presents two tales for children featuring the exploits of first-grader Freddy Thresher, who seems to find trouble no matter where he goes." --