Preview Shelf by Janice Clauser
Library News and Notable New Books
Summer Program Receives Generous Donations - Seven local businesses are helping the Crawfordsville District Library by furnishing prizes for the adult summer reading program. Besides the grand prize the library subsidizes, the generous benefactors are Family Video, La Rose on Main Antique Mall, Little Mexico, Moon Dance Cafe, Pace Dairy, Rancho Bravo, and Patty Lough of Visible Changes.
A new local book is "The First Flag on the Summit", the history of the 15th Indiana Civil War Regiment by Sam Passo (Indianapolis native) and Bill Crane (Pine Village) describing many relatives' involvement in the war, along with information about General Grant and the Battle of Missionary Ridge.
New nonfiction requests show readers' individual interests. "The Blue Sweater" by Jacqueline Novogratz is about connections and "how a new form of philanthropic investing called 'patient capital' can help make people self-sufficient and can change millions of lives". Also discussing connections is Sam Childer's "Another Man's War" about his amazing efforts to save children in the Sudan. Isabel Gillies' "Happens Every Day" reads like a conversation between friends discussing the breakup of a family and the creating of new lifestyles. "Crazy Love" is Leslie Steiner's memoir of falling in love with "the wrong person" analyzing how "some women don't learn from their mistakes" and also how "I'm happy to bury our past in a corner of my basement, next to the furnace, where it belongs." "Magnificent Mind at Any Age" is Daniel Amen's explanation of natural ways to unleash our brains' maximum potentials and treat our mental problems. "The Breakthrough" by Gwen Ifill is about politics and race in the Age of Obama. "The Sabbath" by Abraham Heschel is hailed as a classic of Jewish spirituality and the Seventh Day. "Feminine Appeal" by Carolyn Mahaney offers seven virtues of a Godly wife and mother, based on the second chapter of the Book of Titus. "Perfect Health the Natural Way" by Mary-Ann Shearer advocates meals of natural ingredients and says, "Losing weight is not just about getting thinner…it's about gaining health." Steve Harvey's "Act like a Lady, Think Like a Man" is his view of what men really think about love, relationships, intimacy, and commitment.
Two requested novels are Leslie Meier's "Mother's Day Murder" featuring local reporter Lucy Stone's 16th adventure in Tinker's Cove, Maine, and "Reunion" by Therese Fowler, featuring a celebrity talk show host on daytime television with a great life but a punishing secret.
Up-to-date advice books are "Cut Your Energy Bills Now" by Bruce Harley, "Clutter Busting" letting go of what's holding you back by Brooks Palmer, "Ecological Intelligence" knowing the impacts of what we buy by Daniel Goleman, and "What We Leave Behind" getting back to our naked selves (living ecologically) by Derrick Jensen and Aric McBay. "Unquenchable" by Robert Glennon identifies America's water crisis and what to do about it. "When Giants Fall" is an economic roadmap for the end of the American era by Michael Panzner. Gary Grobman's "The Nonprofit Handbook" explains what's needed to start and run an organization.
Two travelogues are Michelin's "New York City" and "The Disneyland Encyclopedia" by Chris Strodder. New manuals are "100 Fastest-Growing Careers" by Michael Farr and "150 Best Recession-Proof Jobs" by Laurence Shatkin.
Summer Program Receives Generous Donations - Seven local businesses are helping the Crawfordsville District Library by furnishing prizes for the adult summer reading program. Besides the grand prize the library subsidizes, the generous benefactors are Family Video, La Rose on Main Antique Mall, Little Mexico, Moon Dance Cafe, Pace Dairy, Rancho Bravo, and Patty Lough of Visible Changes.
A new local book is "The First Flag on the Summit", the history of the 15th Indiana Civil War Regiment by Sam Passo (Indianapolis native) and Bill Crane (Pine Village) describing many relatives' involvement in the war, along with information about General Grant and the Battle of Missionary Ridge.
New nonfiction requests show readers' individual interests. "The Blue Sweater" by Jacqueline Novogratz is about connections and "how a new form of philanthropic investing called 'patient capital' can help make people self-sufficient and can change millions of lives". Also discussing connections is Sam Childer's "Another Man's War" about his amazing efforts to save children in the Sudan. Isabel Gillies' "Happens Every Day" reads like a conversation between friends discussing the breakup of a family and the creating of new lifestyles. "Crazy Love" is Leslie Steiner's memoir of falling in love with "the wrong person" analyzing how "some women don't learn from their mistakes" and also how "I'm happy to bury our past in a corner of my basement, next to the furnace, where it belongs." "Magnificent Mind at Any Age" is Daniel Amen's explanation of natural ways to unleash our brains' maximum potentials and treat our mental problems. "The Breakthrough" by Gwen Ifill is about politics and race in the Age of Obama. "The Sabbath" by Abraham Heschel is hailed as a classic of Jewish spirituality and the Seventh Day. "Feminine Appeal" by Carolyn Mahaney offers seven virtues of a Godly wife and mother, based on the second chapter of the Book of Titus. "Perfect Health the Natural Way" by Mary-Ann Shearer advocates meals of natural ingredients and says, "Losing weight is not just about getting thinner…it's about gaining health." Steve Harvey's "Act like a Lady, Think Like a Man" is his view of what men really think about love, relationships, intimacy, and commitment.
Two requested novels are Leslie Meier's "Mother's Day Murder" featuring local reporter Lucy Stone's 16th adventure in Tinker's Cove, Maine, and "Reunion" by Therese Fowler, featuring a celebrity talk show host on daytime television with a great life but a punishing secret.
Up-to-date advice books are "Cut Your Energy Bills Now" by Bruce Harley, "Clutter Busting" letting go of what's holding you back by Brooks Palmer, "Ecological Intelligence" knowing the impacts of what we buy by Daniel Goleman, and "What We Leave Behind" getting back to our naked selves (living ecologically) by Derrick Jensen and Aric McBay. "Unquenchable" by Robert Glennon identifies America's water crisis and what to do about it. "When Giants Fall" is an economic roadmap for the end of the American era by Michael Panzner. Gary Grobman's "The Nonprofit Handbook" explains what's needed to start and run an organization.
Two travelogues are Michelin's "New York City" and "The Disneyland Encyclopedia" by Chris Strodder. New manuals are "100 Fastest-Growing Careers" by Michael Farr and "150 Best Recession-Proof Jobs" by Laurence Shatkin.
posted by Crawfordsville District Public Library Reader's Advisory | 8:03 PM
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