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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Library News and Notable Newer Books

"Outdoor Indiana" Features Local Maple Syrup Camp - The Crawfordsville Library reading room displays 158 different magazines. The latest issue of "Outdoor Indiana" features the Sugar Shack of Don Bickel and Charlie Kochert, whose families have a 30-year history of making maple syrup west of Waynetown. The six-page spread by Brandon Butler and Frank Oliver highlights their method. You can almost smell the syrup boiling there!

"Gladiators 100 BC-AD 200" is specific illustrated history by Stephen Wisdom. "Masters of Chaos" is the secret history of Army Special Forces written by embedded war reporter Linda Robinson, who recounts missions in many countries including Iraq. "Beyond Band of Brothers" holds Major Richard Winters' war memoirs as commander, E Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, tragically and bravely liberating Europe in World War II. "The Bomber Boys" by Travis Ayres holds stories of heroes who flew the B-17s in that same war, surviving countless sorties against the enemy. "The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight" is Thom Hartmann's essay about the fate of the world and what we can do before it's too late when the last of the earth's oil reserves will be exhausted. Raymond Learsy's "Over a Barrel" is about breaking the Middle East's oil cartel. "State of War" is James Risen's study of the secret history of the CIA and the Bush administration.

Henry Adams' "Tom and Jack", cited by Andrew Wyeth as "the most extraordinary biography I have ever read on an artist" tells about the intertwined lives of Thomas Hart Benton and Jackson Pollock. Tony Scherman's "Pop: The Genius of Andy Warhol" is praised as conveying the true Sixties and this artist's inner world.

Psychologist Robin Smith, who appears with Oprah Winfrey, offers "Lies at the Altar: the truth about great marriages". "Caring for your Parents" is an AARP guide by Hugh Delehanty. "Beating Diabetes" about lowering blood sugar, losing weight, and stopping complications in their tracks comes from David Nathan. "Weight Loss Surgery: Is It Right for You?" by Merle Cantor is designed to answer the most important pertinent questions. "Beyond Cholesterol" by Julius Torelli contains seven life-saving heart disease tests that may not have been offered to you. Emilia Bazan-Salazar's "Alzheimer's Activities That Stimulate The Mind" boosts cognitive skills, improved quality of life, and the maintenance of bonds with loved ones. "Is It a Choice?" by Eric Marcus contains answers to the most frequently asked questions about gay and lesbian people. "The Complete Thyroid Book" comes from Kenneth Ain. "When a Family Member has Dementia" by Susan McCurry offers steps to becoming a resilient caregiver.

A parent's guide to first signs and next steps is Nancy Wiseman's "Could It Be Autism?" In "The Only Boy in the World" Michael Blastland, father, explores the mysteries of his son's autism. "The N30-Day Natural Hormone Plan" by Erika Schwartz shows how to balance hormones with supplements, vitamins, diet and exercise to look and feel good. "The Silent Garden" is Paul Ogden's advice on raising a deaf child and "Literacy and Your Deaf Child" by David Stewart tells what parents should know. "Wrestling with Behavioral Genetics" presents essays by geneticists, humanists, social scientist, lawyers, and journalists, edited by Erik Parens et al.

Edward Hayes' "Mouthpiece" views his practice of law in the glitter and grime of NYC as the guide to Tom Wolfe in writing "The Bonfire of the Vanities". "The Invisible War" is Chip Ingram's advice to believers about Satan, demons, and spiritual warfare.

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