Peak Picks Current Titles Book List
A complete list of current Peak Picks titles.
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The Blood Countess: Murder, Betrayal, And The Making Of A Monster
NEW FOR FEBRUARY! Adult Nonfiction. “In this deeply researched, revelatory biography, Puhak shatters the horrific centuries-old legend surrounding the Hungarian noblewoman Elizabeth Bathory. Instead of ‘the Blood Countess’ who tortured and murdered hundreds of servant girls, bathing in their blood to preserve her youth, Puhak discovers a shrewd, strong-willed widow whose vast landholdings and religious convictions made her a target for ambitious men. Puhak's level-headed analysis of the evidence, grounded in historical context, exposes the tragic ease with which a powerful woman may be attacked through innuendo and misinformation.” Library Journal
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Eradication: A Fable
NEW FOR FEBRUARY! Adult Fiction. “Miles offers an incisive novel of a melancholy man's ill-fated attempt to make a change in his life and a difference in the world. Adi, a former schoolteacher in an unnamed city, is at loose ends after the death of his young son, Jairo, 11 months earlier and the subsequent collapse of his marriage. Seeking an escape, he finds a job listing from a mysterious foundation to rescue a Pacific island's endangered flora and fauna from an invasive goat population, and lands the gig. …Miles leavens the grim material with moments of dark comedy and shepherds the plot to a series of poignant revelations…” Publishers Weekly
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The Forest On The Edge Of Time
NEW FOR FEBRUARY! Adult Fiction. “Recruited by the mysterious Project Kairos to change history and save the future from ecological disaster, Echo and Hazel are transported through time to opposite worlds. Echo works as a healer's assistant in Ancient Athens, embroiled in dangerous politics and wild philosophy. Hazel is the last human alive, in a laboratory on a polluted island with nothing but tiny robots and an untrustworthy AI for company. Both women suffer from amnesia, but when they fall asleep, their consciousnesses transcend time and they meet in their dreams. Together, they start to uncover their past…” Publisher description
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Grow Great Vegetables In Washington
NEW FOR FEBRUARY! Adult Nonfiction. “Expert gardener Forkner shares tips and techniques tailored to the Emerald State, empowering readers with trusted, solid vegetable gardening knowledge. Start off on the best foot in your quest to grow an irresistible, edible bounty year after year with thorough detailing of gardening basics, localized gardening information tailored to each month of the year, handy planting and harvesting charts, and 38 thoughtfully… detailed plant profiles.” Publisher description
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How To Live A Meaningful Life: Using Design Thinking To Unlock Purpose, Joy, And Flow Every Day
NEW FOR FEBRUARY! Adult Nonfiction. “Burnett and Evans, the ‘empowering’ visionaries behind Stanford's renowned Life Design Lab, have already inspired millions of readers to use design thinking principles to craft lives and careers they love. Now… they take on the most profound design problem of all: how to make a life rich with meaning and purpose. Evolving their revolutionary framework, Burnett and Evans present the latest research on what makes life worth living, showing us how to bring wonder, coherence, flow, and community into our everyday experiences.” Publisher description
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I Hope You Find What You're Looking For
NEW FOR FEBRUARY! Adult Fiction. “In 1991, Lydia is 13, living in Washington, DC, with her mother, Elsa, and a cousin, Mama Zewdi, in a tightly knit community of their fellow Eritrean immigrants. The war between Ethiopia and Eritrea has dragged on for decades by this point, and Lydia's family is scarred by Elsa's dreadful experiences as a rebel fighter in her home country. However, the trio are managing well enough in the U.S… After the Eritrean army defeats the Derg in 1991, families begin looking for their missing relatives. Mezghebe's debut novel resounds with themes from Eritrean culture...” Library Journal
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Kin
NEW FOR FEBRUARY! . Adult Fiction. “Growing up in Honeysuckle, LA, in the 1950s, Vernice and Annie are best friends who share an unhappy bond: Both have lost their mothers. As girls, they’re inseparable, but their paths diverge... Cautious, sensible Niecy goes to Spelman College, where she finds a community of strong Black women, then marries into a wealthy family. Desperate to find her mother, Annie runs away from home and embarks on a journey that will take her to some of the less savory corners of the Jim Crow South. Even though they’re separated by distance and circumstance, their closeness endures—as does the trauma of mother loss.” Kirkus
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The Reservation
NEW FOR FEBRUARY! Adult Fiction. “Danny, the operations assistant at Aunt Orsa's, the only fine-dining establishment in a small Midwest college town, is shocked to discover that 22 steaks are missing... Orsa, the owner, assumes the theft was an act of sabotage by a disgruntled employee who knows the restaurant is expecting a large group that includes bestselling author John Grisham. With her lists of suspects in hand, Orsa shakes down the staff… As the day progresses and Grisham's arrival looms, the stressed-out staff begins to better understand each other's motivations, and the story develops into a profound meditation on what it means to be connected.” Publishers Weekly
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Well Endowed: The Secrets To Strategic Spending, Building A Financial Foundation For You And Your Family, And Creating Lasting Generational Wealth
NEW FOR FEBRUARY! Adult Nonfiction. “Picking up where her first book left off, Tu breaks down the biggest financial decisions of your late 20s, 30s, and beyond—homeownership, marriage, family—and teaches you how to align your spending with your values, goals, and the legacy you hope to leave. With the insider savvy of a former Wall Street trader and the honesty of your smartest friend, she shows you how to make your money work harder so you can live richer in every sense. Well Endowed goes beyond the basics of personal finance to show you how to accumulate wealth and use it to benefit your most important assets: yourself and your loved ones.” Publisher description
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A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness
NEW FOR FEBRUARY! Adult Nonfiction. “The science of consciousness is comparatively young, which Pollan dramatically illustrates with debates barely three decades ago that asked whether we can know what makes the interior world. Questions include what constitutes sentience, how emotions arise and for what purpose, the nature of thought, how the concept of a self is constructed, and—beyond art and science, following the turn Pollan's work has taken in recent years—what psychedelic drugs and experiences can teach humans about the mind and the ego. Pollan's accessible and wide-ranging study of the interior world elucidates complex ideas across science, art, and philosophy.” Library Journal
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