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Library News and Notable New Books
Display Highlights Local Business History - "Montgomery County @ Work" is the Reference Department's new photo and artifact display mounted in the Upper Level exhibit area of the Crawfordsville Library. It reminds us of the large variety of local companies active in our recent and distant past. Items about Raybestos were loaned by Mary McClain; Mid-States Steel & Wire objects came from Dan McIlrath. A few of the other businesses shown are Gregory & Son (Ladoga), Wilson Brothers Shirt Co., D. Yount & Son, Crawfordsville Coffin Co., Crawfordsville Seed Co., and the Johnson Acetylene Gas Co. Enjoy them on your way to pick up tax forms or to research other local history. And remember that bringing in interesting photos to be scanned and returned to you helps to enlarge the library's permanent collection.
President Barack Obama's "Words that Inspired a Nation" presents what he calls essential speeches from 2000 to the Inauguration. In "The Roots of Obama's Rage" Dinesh D'Souza tells what he thinks are the President's influences and what motivates him. From Life Magazine comes "Century of Change: America in Pictures 1900-2000". The photos are entertaining and special, showing facets of our culture.
Alan McPherson's "Botanic Gems" introduces public gardens in Indiana, a useful guide for planning pleasurable motor trips. Rita Kohn's "True Brew" is a guide to craft beer in Indiana. "Into the Deep" by Karsten Schneider explores the earth's oceans and what's in them, set against a black background page as though we're down at the bottom of the sea viewing never before photographed creatures full
of glamour. Susan Casey's "The Wave" tells eyewitness accounts of ships, and surfers too, being hit by waves taller than imaginable, as in 2000 when the British research vessel Discovery was trapped in a vortex of mammoth waves approaching one hundred feet!
Two new knitting books are available: "Brave New Knits" showing 26 projects from The Knitting Blogosphere by Julie Turjoman, and "New England Knits" offering timeless knitwear with a modern twist by Cecily MacDonald.
Cookbooks continue to be popular. Joanne Stuttgen's "Café Indiana Cookbook" allows us to whip up local classics like biscuits and gravy, chicken with noodles or dumplings, and Hoosier breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches. Several recipes come from Wallace. Ree Drummond's "The Pioneer Woman Cooks" combines attractive pictures of life on a ranch with step-by-step recipes for good fare. There's also "College Vegetarian Cooking" by Megan and Jill Carle.
"Frank: The Voice" is a new biography of Frank Sinatra by James Kaplan. The contemporar
y music study "LZ-'75" by Stephen Davis tells about the lost chronicles of Led Zeppelin's 1975 American tour. Alyn Shipton's "A New History of Jazz" is a valuable read for any fan because "This remains the standard-bearer for jazz histories." "Queen" is the ultimate illustrated history of the Crown Kings of Rock by Phil Sutcliffe, tackling the band's towering achievements.
There's a variety of new fiction. "Maybe This Time" by Jennifer Crusie introduces an about-to-be-remarried bride whose ex-husband challenges her to deal with two orphaned children
from his cousin. A lady threatened with a retirement community move tries to find the American soldier stationed near her in England during World War II in "Keeping Time" by Stacey McGlynn. Southerner Diana Palmer's "Lone Star Winter" holds two romantic stories: "The Winter Soldier" and "Cattleman's Pride".
Display Highlights Local Business History - "Montgomery County @ Work" is the Reference Department's new photo and artifact display mounted in the Upper Level exhibit area of the Crawfordsville Library. It reminds us of the large variety of local companies active in our recent and distant past. Items about Raybestos were loaned by Mary McClain; Mid-States Steel & Wire objects came from Dan McIlrath. A few of the other businesses shown are Gregory & Son (Ladoga), Wilson Brothers Shirt Co., D. Yount & Son, Crawfordsville Coffin Co., Crawfordsville Seed Co., and the Johnson Acetylene Gas Co. Enjoy them on your way to pick up tax forms or to research other local history. And remember that bringing in interesting photos to be scanned and returned to you helps to enlarge the library's permanent collection.
President Barack Obama's "Words that Inspired a Nation" presents what he calls essential speeches from 2000 to the Inauguration. In "The Roots of Obama's Rage" Dinesh D'Souza tells what he thinks are the President's influences and what motivates him. From Life Magazine comes "Century of Change: America in Pictures 1900-2000". The photos are entertaining and special, showing facets of our culture.
Alan McPherson's "Botanic Gems" introduces public gardens in Indiana, a useful guide for planning pleasurable motor trips. Rita Kohn's "True Brew" is a guide to craft beer in Indiana. "Into the Deep" by Karsten Schneider explores the earth's oceans and what's in them, set against a black background page as though we're down at the bottom of the sea viewing never before photographed creatures full
of glamour. Susan Casey's "The Wave" tells eyewitness accounts of ships, and surfers too, being hit by waves taller than imaginable, as in 2000 when the British research vessel Discovery was trapped in a vortex of mammoth waves approaching one hundred feet!Two new knitting books are available: "Brave New Knits" showing 26 projects from The Knitting Blogosphere by Julie Turjoman, and "New England Knits" offering timeless knitwear with a modern twist by Cecily MacDonald.
Cookbooks continue to be popular. Joanne Stuttgen's "Café Indiana Cookbook" allows us to whip up local classics like biscuits and gravy, chicken with noodles or dumplings, and Hoosier breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches. Several recipes come from Wallace. Ree Drummond's "The Pioneer Woman Cooks" combines attractive pictures of life on a ranch with step-by-step recipes for good fare. There's also "College Vegetarian Cooking" by Megan and Jill Carle.
"Frank: The Voice" is a new biography of Frank Sinatra by James Kaplan. The contemporar
y music study "LZ-'75" by Stephen Davis tells about the lost chronicles of Led Zeppelin's 1975 American tour. Alyn Shipton's "A New History of Jazz" is a valuable read for any fan because "This remains the standard-bearer for jazz histories." "Queen" is the ultimate illustrated history of the Crown Kings of Rock by Phil Sutcliffe, tackling the band's towering achievements.There's a variety of new fiction. "Maybe This Time" by Jennifer Crusie introduces an about-to-be-remarried bride whose ex-husband challenges her to deal with two orphaned children
from his cousin. A lady threatened with a retirement community move tries to find the American soldier stationed near her in England during World War II in "Keeping Time" by Stacey McGlynn. Southerner Diana Palmer's "Lone Star Winter" holds two romantic stories: "The Winter Soldier" and "Cattleman's Pride".
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