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No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were. As some of the petitioners in these cases demonstrate, marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death. It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment
  • Noa Kim
The personal is political. Narratives from major Supreme Court decisions.
rainbow image with text celebrating Pride Month 2015 at the library
  • Emily Anne Hamstra
Celebrate Pride Month with a good book!
Cover of Stand Up Straight and Sing! by Jessye Norman
  • Vicki J Kondelik
Jessye Norman, one of today’s greatest opera singers, tells the story of her life, from her childhood in the segregated South to her triumphs on the world’s opera stages.
Cover of The Genius in the Design by Jake Morrissey
  • Vicki J Kondelik
The Genius in the Design tells the fascinating story of the rivalry between two brilliant architects in 17th century Rome.
Cover of Quiet by Susan Cain
  • Vicki J Kondelik
Quiet by Susan Cain is an excellent study of introverts and how they are underappreciated in the workplace and at school.
Very Short Introduction and an image of a stack of books
  • Pam MacKintosh
The Oxford Very Short Introduction (VSI) series is a great way to explore a new topic.
Cover of The French Dog, image of two dogs
  • Rachel Maddix
This is a beautiful book that showcases the lives of dogs living in France: modern city dogs walking by the Seine in Paris, working dogs herding goats on a rocky mountainside, and well-mannered dogs living in regal surroundings.
Cover of Roman Murder Mystery by Derek Parker
  • Vicki J Kondelik
Roman Murder Mystery by Derek Parker tells the true story of a murder case that was the talk of Rome in the late 17th century.
Photo of warning sign.
  • Ian Demsky
The contents of this book might literally kill you.
Book cover: The End of Absence
  • Pam MacKintosh
Michael Harris has written a well-researched but highly readable book that explores the differences in life before and after the Internet.