Hughes scrolls through Barcelona's often violent history; tells the stories of its kings, poets, magnates, and revolutionaries; and ushers readers through municipal landmarks that range from Antoni Gaudi's sublimely surreal cathedral to a postmodern restaurant with a glass-walled urinal. The result is a work filled with the attributes of Barcelona itself: proportion, humor, and seny -- the Catalan word for triumphant common sense.

    Today, the more than 17,000 libraries in America also function as de facto community centers offering free access to the internet, job-hunting assistance, or a warm place to take shelter. And yet, across the country, cities large and small are closing public libraries or curtailing their hours of operation. Over the last eighteen years, photographer Robert Dawson has crisscrossed the country documenting hundreds of these endangered institutions. The Public Library presents a wide selection of Dawson's photographs— from the majestic reading room at the New York Public Library to Allensworth, California's one-room Tulare County Free Library built by former slaves. Accompanying Dawson's revealing photographs are essays, letters, and poetry by some of America's most celebrated writers. A foreword by Bill Moyers and an afterword by Ann Patchett bookend this important survey of a treasured American institution.

    But for Wylie, the gentle, cropped eared ball of fur, miracles seemed to happen quite regularly. Beaten and abused at the hands of uncaring humans, Wylie suffered terrible injuries that needed urgent treatment. Rescued close to death, with hacked off ears and a severed tail, he was attended to by soldiers who feared he would not last the night. Astonishingly he did, only to return days later with new injuries. However a lifeline came when he was handed over to animal welfare Charity Nowzad and flown to Britain in the hope of finding a new life. But would anyone take a chance on a seemingly undomesticated stray? Luckily for Wylie his biggest adventure yet was about to begin...

    He brings the animal and human characters alive against the background of the jungle and the excitement and danger their co-existence generates.

    Medium Raw explores these changes, moving back and forth from the author's bad old days to the present. Tracking his own strange and unexpected voyage from journeyman cook to globe-travelling professional eater and drinker, Bourdain compares and contrasts what he's seen and what he's seeing, pausing along the way for a series of confessions, rants, investigations, and interrogations of some of the most controversial figures in food. And always he returns to the question: 'Why cook?' Or the harder one to answer: 'Why cook well?' Beginning with a secret and highly illegal after-hours gathering of powerful chefs he compares to a Mafia summit, Bourdain, in his distinctive, no-holds-barred style, cuts to the bone on every subject he tackles.

    When she finds herself under attack yet again, she desperately seeks answers but soon discovers she has taken on more than she bargained for. All the while, Jack tries to hold her back in the hope of protecting her from the one person she is determined to confront. Amidst the turmoil, Julia Jones is faced with a new romance, which leads to yet another discovery. Mind Reader The Teenage Years Book 4 reveals all!

    Unsure of where to go or what to do, she decided to stay and figure it out with her love. Wren is the one for her and the only person who makes it all so confusing but make perfect sense at the same time. For Brasi and Lu to have been in love for years, it feels as if they’re struggling to stay there. With both of them thinking it would be easier to maintain a relationship, not only their love is put to the test, but so is their sanity. How much fight can one person have in them? Both of them have fought through one thing after the other, and are in desperate need of some relief. Anger, lies, love, jealousy, and a host of other emotions are now tossed into the mix. Will what they share remain strong enough to pull them through, or will they throw in the towel and move on to something easier and a lot less aching to their heart?

    With her best friend, Hiro, and her boyfriend, Yohan, both along for the ride, will she be able to keep her focus, or will blurred relationships cause her to be in over her head? Hiro Smith’s main focus has always been basketball and his best friend. However, when the dynamics with him and Akela begin to change, he’s left questioning their friendship. When he crosses paths with the alluring Zuri, he’s forced to figure out feelings he had no idea existed. Hades, fresh out of prison, and Loyalty are adjusting as new parents. The two think they have it all figured out until his street life, her career goals, and parenthood become hard to balance. Will they be able to keep their heads above water, or will the stress of it all cause them to make illogical decisions? Every relationship isn’t meant to last, and sometimes friendships are just that; a bond that shouldn’t be taken further. Find out in this standalone if love can be misguiding or if it leads them exactly where they need to be.

    

    Their love soon becomes a force to be reckoned with. But that’s what happens when your lover is also your best friend. Even a ruthless, boss, running New York with an iron fist needs love. And who better to give him just that than an understanding, soulful, caring, young woman who learns tough love is the best love. Done with Jamarcus and his cheating, lying ways, Kenya moves on to bigger and better things: Cole Campbell. Cole’s feelings for Kenya soon blossom into something he has no control over, but is love enough? Kenya finds herself battling with his doting actions and the heartless things he says. However, they say that actions do speak louder than words. Continue on this funny, heartfelt journey between lovers as they learn to love through flaws and all.

    Nothing ever was. From the sweet age of fourteen, her judgment in men was always horrible. Looking for the love that she was missing at home caused her to run into the wrong arms. Falling in love with the older, manipulative Dray was the mistake that led to her quick downward spiral. She knew from the start that their relationship wasn’t what she deserved. But what was she to do? She was a teenager in love with a man who had mastered the art of toying with emotions of women twice her age. Years later, with the help of her friend, Ju-Ju, Dae is ready to live life as a normal woman, but what she would encounter was nothing normal. In fact, Knight was a man like none that she had crossed paths with. Successful, charming, and sexy were just a few words used to describe Knight Bentley. With no warning, Dae was swooped off her feet and thrust into a world of lavish living, countless shopping sprees, late night sexcapades, and the adventure she had been dying for. The thing is, all of that came with a price. What she never banked on was the tenacious Ainsley being in the picture. While Dae is head over heels in love with Knight, that may not be enough in this case. Ainsley isn’t a woman who loses, and she doesn’t plan to lose to a woman like Charde. But what happens when Ainsley’s record isn’t as clean as she wants Knight to believe? Will Knight choose the woman who’s been by his side since his days as a street king, or will the woman who believes in his life after the streets win him over? In this series, you will find that family is just a word, and love truly overpowers everything. The problem is, loving the wrong person can get you killed.

    Gaining his trust, took time and patience. Now, all that they have accomplished together, may be the end after she’s caught with the enemy; unknowingly. Fire is not only pissed off but hurt as well. Against his own will, he has caught feelings for Pure. The last thing he wanted to happen, but it did. Witnessing her, with one of the accomplices who robbed him, put a bad taste in Fire’s mouth. It’s only one way he knows how to handle snakes...death. Zoni is left devastated, after finding out she and her sister, had been sharing the same man without either of their knowledge. Talking about a tough pill to swallow. She’s conflicted between her love for Yurey and her loyalty to her sister. Do love conquers all or will she be forced to leave what her and Yurey once had in the past; even though it’s painful to do so?

    The two of them couldn’t be in the same room for more than ten minutes before they were at each other’s throat and she was calling him Thor or he was calling her Mighty Mouth. For a job well done, Rocky gifted her four member team a well-deserved four week vacation cruise. Once there however, Quiana and Troy picked up where they left off and were once again back at each other’s throat. One evening, tired of the club scene Quiana found herself walking the deck and Troy quickly tiring of his date found himself also walking the deck, only to find his nemesis Quiana leaning against the rail basking under the glow of the full moon. Neither was expecting a ship board romance and if you like, you can blame it on the moon, but true feeling came to the surface and one thing led to another, and the two of them wound up spending the night together. Deciding to put away the animosity they share for one another in the past and opting to enjoy the next four weeks together and the two of them were happier that they had ever been before and were in the process of making plans to continue their tryst once they returned to Philly, but when they docked at the pier, neither expected the drama that was awaiting them. With a low tolerance for nonsense Quiana left without giving Troy a chance to fix the problem, and returned to her home in Virginia. Troy McAfee former bodyguard to Rocky Curtis-Singleton was devastated when Quiana left without giving him a chance to explain, vowing he would never forgive her hurting him. That was until her brothers found him and imparted a bit of news that would change his life and Quiana’s life forever.

    Her plan had actually worked out. She was able to manipulate and gain Chris’ cousin Jamal’s trust, and he led her right to Keena. Everything was a go until Chris recognized Brooklyn and Keena’s matching wrist tattoos and her plan blew up in her face. Now it was up to Zara to do her part and come through in the clutch and help the girls get to safety. Will Zara come through on her end or are the girls doomed to their fate by the hands of the crazy cousins. Zara has just realized that Rab has been behind everything, including that double murder that she wasn’t sure actually happened. She’s learning a whole new side of Rab that she never knew existed. Will Zara be able to get past the fact that her baby’s father is not only a musician but a real life killer on the side? Moe and Seunda have no idea that the fate of the women they love are in the hands of Zara. All they can do is sit back and pray that the women they love will come back to them soon. Queen ran away from home because she felt that everyone was mad at her and would never forgive her for betraying her big sister Brooklyn. Not only did she sleep with her sister’s boyfriend, she got pregnant and had a child with him. But now that Ashley is dead, Queen feels as though she doesn’t have anyone left. Will Queen fall victim to the streets or will she get herself together? It’s the finale, get ready for this ride with the gang as they go through all these twists and turns of this thing called life.

    The fourth novel from bestselling Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlisted author Sarah Moore Fitzgerald, following BACK TO BLACKBRICK, THE APPLE TART OF HOPE and A VERY GOOD CHANCE.Grace knows the difference between what's real and the strange ideas that float around in her little sister's mind. Their parents died - that's real. A secret hotel on the cliff-top where their parents are waiting - definitely NOT real. So when grief strikes again, Grace is determined not to let her sister's outlandish imagination spiral out of control. But the line between truth and fantasy is more complicated than it seems...