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Janice Clauser
November 14th (two days from now) is the date of the next "Second Saturday Book Sale" on the lower level of the Crawfordsville Public Library. Beginning at 9 a.m. customers can select all kinds of materials for the price of a donation to the Friends of the Library. Monthly proceeds are earned from the public's contributions of books, videos, etc.; the Friends' volunteer work makes possible many special programs offered at the librar1y all year long. Everyone benefits from this recycling concept.
Bernard Comrie offers a good library reference book called "The World's Major Languages" that can be borrowed; it provides the first detailed guide to the world's forty major languages, and offers the origins and nature of language forms in a technical but useful way. "Total Recall" by Gordon Bell and Jim Gemmell tells how the e-memory revolution will change everything. It says that this book shows "a technological revolution that will accomplish nothing less than a transformation in the way humans think about the meaning of their lives". The forward by Bill Gates explains the unlimited future that's promised.
The Sotheby's - Christie's auction house scandal, a mesmerizing and entertaining event, is written up by Christopher Mason in "The Art of the Steal" a tale of the turn of our century. "Decoding the Heavens" shows the century-long search to discover a 2,000-year old computer's secrets; Josephine Marchant narrates the use of the Antikythera Mechanism that matched 18th century inventions and saved at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, looking like the inside of an alarm clock.
A book by Michael Jordan about his daily life is "Rare Air" and it includes photos by Walter Iooss, Jr. The National Audubon Society's "First Field Guide to Insects" is appealing because of the bright colors. "Seaweeds" is another book of happy learning composed by David Thomas. "What Color Is Your Parachute? 2010" is the updated practical manual for career-changers by Richard Bolles, touted as the most popular job-hunting book in the world.
New technical manuals are really useful guides. "Best iPhone Apps" is the guide for downloaders by Josh Clark with "Twitter" tips, tricks, and tweets by Paul McFedries. Microsoft's "Windows 7 on Demand" comes from Steven Johnson. "Digital Video for Dummies" by Keith Underdahl has its character on the cover saying "Shoot your masterpiece and share it on DVD". Bob LeVitus' "Mac OS X Snow Leopard for Dummies" shows how to navigate the desktop and get to know the Dock, get online, set up an e-mail account, and surf the Web with Safari, enjoy music, movies, DVDs, and digital photos on your Mac, and organize and manage files and folders. A big book called "Master the GED 2010" by Ronald Kaprov has everything needed to get that passing score by offering 3 full-length tests, reviews of all the expected subject matter, and practice drills and exercises to gain strength and destroy weaknesses.
"Showings" by Julian of Norwich presents central problems of the spiritual life during the Middle Ages that relate to today's needs. The text begins "Here is a vision shown by the goodness of God to a devout woman still alive, A.D. 1413, very many words of comfort." The book gives the "words" in modern language. In "Power, Ambition, Glory" Steve Forbes & John Prevas cite stunning parallels between six great leaders of the ancient world and contemporary business leaders. They see permanent principles of effectiveness to provide guidance for the future.
Janice Clauser
November 14th (two days from now) is the date of the next "Second Saturday Book Sale" on the lower level of the Crawfordsville Public Library. Beginning at 9 a.m. customers can select all kinds of materials for the price of a donation to the Friends of the Library. Monthly proceeds are earned from the public's contributions of books, videos, etc.; the Friends' volunteer work makes possible many special programs offered at the librar1y all year long. Everyone benefits from this recycling concept.
Bernard Comrie offers a good library reference book called "The World's Major Languages" that can be borrowed; it provides the first detailed guide to the world's forty major languages, and offers the origins and nature of language forms in a technical but useful way. "Total Recall" by Gordon Bell and Jim Gemmell tells how the e-memory revolution will change everything. It says that this book shows "a technological revolution that will accomplish nothing less than a transformation in the way humans think about the meaning of their lives". The forward by Bill Gates explains the unlimited future that's promised.
The Sotheby's - Christie's auction house scandal, a mesmerizing and entertaining event, is written up by Christopher Mason in "The Art of the Steal" a tale of the turn of our century. "Decoding the Heavens" shows the century-long search to discover a 2,000-year old computer's secrets; Josephine Marchant narrates the use of the Antikythera Mechanism that matched 18th century inventions and saved at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, looking like the inside of an alarm clock.
A book by Michael Jordan about his daily life is "Rare Air" and it includes photos by Walter Iooss, Jr. The National Audubon Society's "First Field Guide to Insects" is appealing because of the bright colors. "Seaweeds" is another book of happy learning composed by David Thomas. "What Color Is Your Parachute? 2010" is the updated practical manual for career-changers by Richard Bolles, touted as the most popular job-hunting book in the world.
New technical manuals are really useful guides. "Best iPhone Apps" is the guide for downloaders by Josh Clark with "Twitter" tips, tricks, and tweets by Paul McFedries. Microsoft's "Windows 7 on Demand" comes from Steven Johnson. "Digital Video for Dummies" by Keith Underdahl has its character on the cover saying "Shoot your masterpiece and share it on DVD". Bob LeVitus' "Mac OS X Snow Leopard for Dummies" shows how to navigate the desktop and get to know the Dock, get online, set up an e-mail account, and surf the Web with Safari, enjoy music, movies, DVDs, and digital photos on your Mac, and organize and manage files and folders. A big book called "Master the GED 2010" by Ronald Kaprov has everything needed to get that passing score by offering 3 full-length tests, reviews of all the expected subject matter, and practice drills and exercises to gain strength and destroy weaknesses.
"Showings" by Julian of Norwich presents central problems of the spiritual life during the Middle Ages that relate to today's needs. The text begins "Here is a vision shown by the goodness of God to a devout woman still alive, A.D. 1413, very many words of comfort." The book gives the "words" in modern language. In "Power, Ambition, Glory" Steve Forbes & John Prevas cite stunning parallels between six great leaders of the ancient world and contemporary business leaders. They see permanent principles of effectiveness to provide guidance for the future.
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