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Library Picks: 'Jeff Who Lives at Home', 'Wanderlust'

Also new at Baldwin Public Library is 'A Place in the Country' by Elizabeth Adler and 'The Risk Agent' by Ridley Pearson.

What's new at this week? Check out this week's Library Picks, courtesy of Baldwin librarians:

A Place in the Country by Elizabeth Adler

Newly-single mother Caroline Evans dreams of restoring an old barn into a restaurant, but her chance at happiness suddenly hangs in the balance as whispers of murder and vengeance find their way to her and her daughter Issy, hovering in that limbo between girl and young woman, begins to make some dangerous choices.

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The Risk Agent by Ridley Pearson

When a Chinese National working for an American-owned construction company is grabbed off the streets of Shanghai in broad daylight and his one-man security detail goes missing, the security firm Rutherford Risk hires two unique outsiders to locate the two hostages ahead of the deadline.

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Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich

Dazzling her patrons with scrumptious cupcakes at her Salem, Massachusetts, bakery, Elizabeth Tucker continues to fall for the irresistible Diesel, who protects her from a villain who is seeking mystical stones tied to the seven deadly sins.

Jeff Who Lives at Home (DVD)

This is story of one man's hilarious search for the meaning of life. As slacker Jeff stumbles toward enlightenment, he uncovers answers to his nagging family's problems. Jeff has no idea where he's going, but when he finally gets there, he might just find out what it's all about.

Wanderlust (DVD)

After George loses his high-stress Manhattan job, he and his wife Linda hit the road and wind up crashing at Elysium, a free-spirited community of hippies, tree-huggers, and the occasional nudist.

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