Staff Picks
The Turner House
Get lost in this multi-generational story about a family in Detroit and the house that ties them all together. Each member of the Turner family is interesting in their own way and this book tells their stories engagingly.
2019-08-26T15:34:29-04:00
Michelle, Materials Management
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/the-turner-house/
Pretty Face
Lily has made a name for herself on TV in one of the UK's long-running soaps, but she wants to move to a more serious career on the stage. Standing between her & her dreams are her voice & Luc, the (also serious) director. Romantic, smart & the chemistry is off the charts.
2019-08-26T15:38:50-04:00
Nico, Young Adult Librarian
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/pretty-face/
City of Thieves
A bleak, yet darkly funny WWII coming-of-age adventure. After being arrested, a young man is reprieved from a death sentence on one impossible condition: travel across Nazi-ravaged Russia and return with a dozen eggs.
2019-08-26T15:47:30-04:00
Tracy, Westover Branch Manager
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/city-of-thieves/
The Perfect Nanny
The way the author contrasts the sweet and happy moments of child care with perverse and pervasive violent thoughts, makes this book excellent. Very tense and sinister, with dry language and descriptions; you can feel Louise's angst under your skin.
2019-08-26T15:50:24-04:00
Janelle, Shirlington Branch Librarian
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/the-perfect-nanny/
Ask a Manager: How to Navigate Clueless Colleagues, Lunch-Stealing Bosses, and the Rest of Your Life at Work
Long-time workplace advice columnist Allison Green will help you navigate and solve workplace challenges. With clear and useful scripts you can master awkward conversations with colleagues, managers, or employees. This should be required reading for anyone who works!
2019-08-26T15:52:21-04:00
Alexandra, Business Librarian
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/ask-a-manager-how-to-navigate-clueless-colleagues-lunch-stealing-bosses-and-the-rest-of-your-life-at-work/
Ninety Percent of Everything
A fascinating look into the little-known world of freight shipping, without which international commerce would grind to a halt. Amazon drones, move aside.
2019-08-26T16:01:17-04:00
Kathy, Cherrydale Branch Librarian
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/ninety-percent-of-everything/
That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week
With a son heading to middle school, I have found this book helpful with providing my child the tools to succeed. I also now have more patience after learning how a boy's brain develops. This is a great resource for parents!
2019-08-26T16:03:43-04:00
Connie, Business Systems Analyst III
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/that-crumpled-paper-was-due-last-week/
Avid Reader: A Life
Gottlieb, a long time editor and publisher (Knopf, The New Yorker, etc.) has written a memoir of his life in books, full of anecdotal fun stuff. AT 88 years old, Gottlieb knows everyone and has ready everything and this is the book to prove it. A must for bibliophiles.
2019-08-26T16:06:20-04:00
Diane, Library Director
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/avid-reader-a-life/
How to Find Love in a Bookshop
Peasebrook is a quaint, English town with just enough interesting characters to make you wish you could move there & become friends with all of them! It's the story of Emilia, a young woman who returns to her childhood home to rescue the family business. A heartwarming gem!
2019-08-26T16:09:10-04:00
Peg, Library Associate
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/how-to-find-love-in-a-bookshop/
Boy, Snow, Bird: A Novel
Boy Novak, a young white girl traumatized by her home life, runs away from New York to Flax Hill on her twentieth birthday, an attempt to escape the clutches of her abusive father. This reimaging of Snow White is a wild ride of a page turner.
2019-08-26T16:11:54-04:00
Michael, Shirlington Branch Manager
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/boy-snow-bird-a-novel/
