Preview Shelf by Janice Clauser
Library News and Notable New Books
Local Lincoln Research Available - Dick Monro's new booklet "Abraham Lincoln's Funeral Train: The Search for a Connection with Indiana's Boone & Montgomery Counties" is available for purchase at the Crawfordsville District Library. This clearly-printed 16-page research explains Monro's journey to research a journey. It's local history and fun to read, and he has donated a copy which will soon be available for circulation.
"Age of Opportunity" is a Biblical guide to parenting teens by Paul Tripp. Tom Shachtman's "Rumspringa: To Be or Not To Be Amish" describes the period at age 16 when teens are allowed to live outside their faith, hopefully learning enough to decide whether or not to be baptized into Amish adulthood. "Buddha or Bust" by Perry Garfinkel separates Buddhist fact from fiction, sharing his humorous insights and perceptions about everything from spiritual tourism to Asian traffic jams to the endless road to enlightenment as he searches for truth, meaning, and happiness. Marc Hauser argues that humans have evolved a universal moral instinct, propelling us to deliver judgments of right and wrong independent of gender, education, and religion; his report is titled "Moral Minds".
From the creators of Walking with Dinosaurs comes "The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life" by Tim Haines, a picture book featuring 100 of the largest, weirdest and scariest animals that ever existed. "March of the Penguins" is the National Geographic's official companion to the major motion picture, actually a quite beautiful still-life collection of the movie's stills. "Big Cotton" by Stephen Yafa studies the history of how this humble fiber created fortunes, wrecked civilizations, and put America on the map.
New mysteries were requested by patrons. "Swimsuit" by James Patterson is a hunt for a beautiful supermodel in Hawaii. "On the Grind" by Stephen Cannell is a Shane Scully story in which he's charged with felony misconduct in a high-profile solicitation of murder case. Janet Evanovich has written "Finger Lickin' Fifteen" that begins when a celebrity chef participates in a barbecue cook-off and literally loses his head. Perri O'Shaughnessy's "Show No Fear" is a Nina Reilly novel about her first murder investigation handling an overload of problems.
"Starburst" by Robin Pilcher is set at the Edinburgh International Festival. Catherine Coulter's "Knock Out" is an FBI thriller which includes scenes in the Titus Hitch Wilderness of Virginia. "The Wildwater Walking Club" by Claire Cook is her sequel to "The Breakfast Club" and here three friends learn about themselves by walking together. Debbie Macomber's "Summer on Blossom Street" says "Knitting is a lot like life…dropped stitches and all!" It's a story set at a knitting shop in Seattle. "A Time to Gather" by Sally John is a story of family problems and how the struggles yield help. Karen Kingsbury's "This Side of Heaven" is an inspirational novel about a father finding his child. A new Bill Slider mystery "Game Over" by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, in a Large Print edition, is a mixture of toughness, sensitivity, and melancholy as "our" Bill realizes that "The Needle" is on the loose and trying to kill him.
Debbie Macomber's new novel "Married in Seattle" has two stories considering whether or not an arranged marriage is better than a personal ad for a spouse. Elizabeth Strout's "Olive Kitteridge" includes 13 short narratives about a retired schoolteacher dealing with the changes in her little town and in the world at large.
Local Lincoln Research Available - Dick Monro's new booklet "Abraham Lincoln's Funeral Train: The Search for a Connection with Indiana's Boone & Montgomery Counties" is available for purchase at the Crawfordsville District Library. This clearly-printed 16-page research explains Monro's journey to research a journey. It's local history and fun to read, and he has donated a copy which will soon be available for circulation.
"Age of Opportunity" is a Biblical guide to parenting teens by Paul Tripp. Tom Shachtman's "Rumspringa: To Be or Not To Be Amish" describes the period at age 16 when teens are allowed to live outside their faith, hopefully learning enough to decide whether or not to be baptized into Amish adulthood. "Buddha or Bust" by Perry Garfinkel separates Buddhist fact from fiction, sharing his humorous insights and perceptions about everything from spiritual tourism to Asian traffic jams to the endless road to enlightenment as he searches for truth, meaning, and happiness. Marc Hauser argues that humans have evolved a universal moral instinct, propelling us to deliver judgments of right and wrong independent of gender, education, and religion; his report is titled "Moral Minds".
From the creators of Walking with Dinosaurs comes "The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life" by Tim Haines, a picture book featuring 100 of the largest, weirdest and scariest animals that ever existed. "March of the Penguins" is the National Geographic's official companion to the major motion picture, actually a quite beautiful still-life collection of the movie's stills. "Big Cotton" by Stephen Yafa studies the history of how this humble fiber created fortunes, wrecked civilizations, and put America on the map.
New mysteries were requested by patrons. "Swimsuit" by James Patterson is a hunt for a beautiful supermodel in Hawaii. "On the Grind" by Stephen Cannell is a Shane Scully story in which he's charged with felony misconduct in a high-profile solicitation of murder case. Janet Evanovich has written "Finger Lickin' Fifteen" that begins when a celebrity chef participates in a barbecue cook-off and literally loses his head. Perri O'Shaughnessy's "Show No Fear" is a Nina Reilly novel about her first murder investigation handling an overload of problems.
"Starburst" by Robin Pilcher is set at the Edinburgh International Festival. Catherine Coulter's "Knock Out" is an FBI thriller which includes scenes in the Titus Hitch Wilderness of Virginia. "The Wildwater Walking Club" by Claire Cook is her sequel to "The Breakfast Club" and here three friends learn about themselves by walking together. Debbie Macomber's "Summer on Blossom Street" says "Knitting is a lot like life…dropped stitches and all!" It's a story set at a knitting shop in Seattle. "A Time to Gather" by Sally John is a story of family problems and how the struggles yield help. Karen Kingsbury's "This Side of Heaven" is an inspirational novel about a father finding his child. A new Bill Slider mystery "Game Over" by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, in a Large Print edition, is a mixture of toughness, sensitivity, and melancholy as "our" Bill realizes that "The Needle" is on the loose and trying to kill him.
Debbie Macomber's new novel "Married in Seattle" has two stories considering whether or not an arranged marriage is better than a personal ad for a spouse. Elizabeth Strout's "Olive Kitteridge" includes 13 short narratives about a retired schoolteacher dealing with the changes in her little town and in the world at large.
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