Ice Cream Virtual Book Display

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Happy Monday from GCPL! Our newest book display is inspired by summer's favorite treat: ice cream! Cool off with original recipes or ice cream inspired novels as the sun sets on summer.

All titles are currently checked in at the Main Library at the original time of posting. Please call 704-868-2164, option 1 to check out these titles and more using our curbside pickup program.


Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home by Jeni Bauer
"In her debut cookbook, Jeni Britton Bauer is on a mission to help foodies create perfect ice creams, yogurts, and sorbets—ones that are every bit as perfect as hers—in their own kitchens" (Goodreads).



Ben & Jerry's Double Dip: How to Run a Values Led Business and Make Money Too by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield
"Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield offer the ultimate insider's guide to creating a values-led business that makes money while benefiting the entire community. Using examples from their own company as well as a host of others, these renowned innovators reveal: How your commitment to worthy social causes will result in unprecedented customer and employee loyalty -- and increased profit, practical advice on everything -- from hiring employees to choosing suppliers, nuts-and-bolts information on values-led finance, retailing, and human resources" (Goodreads).



A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette
"Recent MBA grad Bronwyn Crewse has just taken over her family's ice cream shop in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and she's going back to basics. When construction delays build up, though, Win has a literal cold opening: the day she opens her doors an early first snow descends on the village and keeps the customers away. To make matters worse, that evening, Win finds a body in the snow, and it turns out the dead man was a grifter with an old feud with the Crewse family" (Goodreads).


Sweet Spot: An Ice Cream Binge Across America by Amy Ettinger
"A journalist channels her ice-cream obsession, scouring the United States for the best artisanal brands and delving into the surprising history of ice cream and frozen treats in America" (Goodreads).


The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman
"Taken in by a tough-loving Italian ices peddler, Malka Treynovsky manages to survive through cunning and inventiveness. As she learns the secrets of his trade, she begins to shape her own destiny. She falls in love with a gorgeous, illiterate radical named Albert, and they set off across America in an ice cream truck. Slowly, she transforms herself into Lillian Dunkle, 'The Ice Cream Queen' -- doyenne of an empire of ice cream franchises and a celebrated television personality" (Goodreads).


Paleo Ice Cream: 75 Recipes for Rich and Creamy Homemade Scoops and Treats by Ben Hirshberg
"Indulge yourself without giving up that healthy paleo lifestyle. With the delicious, dairy-free ice cream recipes in this book, you can delve into all your favorite flavors" (Goodreads).


Vegan a la Mode: More Than 100 Ice Creams, Gelatos, Granitas, and Other Frozen Delights by Hannah Kaminsky
"Hannah Kaminsky shares more than 100 of her best frozen dessert recipes, including coconut chai ice cream, blood orange frozen yogurt, pink pomegranate marble gelato, chocolate sorbetto, and apples and honey semifreddo" (Goodreads).


The Ice-Cream Makers by Ernest van der Kwast
"As the heir to a proud Northern Italian ice-cream dynasty, Giovanni Calamine's family is none too happy when he decides to break with tradition and travel the world as a notable poet. So when Giovanni receives an unexpected call from his brother, he is faced with a difficult decision: return home to serve in his family's interests or continue on his own path in life once and for all?" (Goodreads).


The Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra Newman
"In the ruins of a future America, fifteen-year-old Ice Cream Star and her nomadic tribe live off the detritus of a crumbled civilization. Theirs is a world of children; before reaching the age of twenty, they all die of a strange disease they call Posies--a plague that has killed for generations" (Goodreads).


The Everything Ice Cream, Gelato, and Frozen Desserts Cookbook: Includes Fresh Peach Ice Cream, Ginger Pear Sorbet, Hazelnut Nutella Swirl Gelato, Kiwi Granita, Lavender Honey Ice Cream...and hundreds more! by Susan Whetzel
"With this delightful collection of recipes, you can craft flavor-infused ice cream anytime. Whether it's a twist on plain vanilla bean or an artisan flavor like Fresh Fig Gelato, "The Everything Ice Cream, Gelato, and Frozen Desserts Cookbook" includes recipes for hundreds of cold delights" (Goodreads).