Preview Shelf by Janice Clauser
Library News and Notable New Books
Library Summer Reading Plans Already Underway - The Youth Department at the Crawfordsville Library is gearing up for the Children’s and Young Adult Summer Reading Programs which will begin May 31st. The theme this year is "America: Reading Coast to Coast".
"Atlas of American History" by Gary Nash helps to explain our country's development by showing places beginning with Native American reservations. Subtitled "The Odyssey of an American Warrior", "Without Hesitation" is General (Ret.) Hugh Shelton's memoir about serving in Vietnam, in the Persian Gulf War, as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Clinton and Bush administrations, and during the 9/11 crisis.
"God's Generals" offers Roberts Liardon's biographies of John Wesley, Jonathan Edwards, Dwight Moody, Billy Graham and other great revivalists. Dr. Henry Cloud's "The Law of Happiness" tells how the combination of spiritual wisdom and modern science can change your life. "The Second Book of the Tao" by Stephen Mitchell is a 21st century form of ancient wisdom, a sequel to Lao-tzu's "Book of the Way" which renders the old book modern, relevant, and timeless; the left hand
pages are adaptations of old works, while the right sides offer commentaries for today's meaningful life. "The Word Exchange" edited by Greg Delanty offers Anglo-Saxon writing, bringing to life the best poems from the Old English canon, translated by contemporary poets. "The Comeback" is Gary Shapiro's treatise about how the American Dream will be restored if we use innovation in our work. "Bourgeois Dignity" by Deirdre McCloskey explains the big economic story of the past 400 years, and the power of what people said about markets in Holland, then England, and then the world.
"The Book of Shells", 637 pages by M.G. Harasewych, contains full-color, life-size living specimen photos, maps of their locations, and specific descriptions. "The Sunset Cookbook" with 700 + pages, offers 1,000 fresh recipes designed for today's kitchen facilities. "Keeping Watch" by Kathryn Sletto is the story of a woman who leaves her day job and becomes a full-time shepherdess, raising a wild mix of
animals with equally wild personalities. "Chinaberry Sidewalks" by musician and songwriter Rodney Crowell, recreates his Houston boyhood in the fifties, a rough frontier town with icehouses and lots of adolescent angst; he adds a tribute to his parents. "Peace in the Present Moment" combines quotations from Eckhart Tolle and Byron Katie with photographs by Michele Penn and descriptive words by Stephen Mitchell. "We Have Met the Enemy" by Daniel Akst advocates the beauty of self-control in this age of excess.
Mathias Enard's "Zone" is a 517-page "one sentence" novel in which one night he dreams he is a soldier in the Balkan Wars, whose violent history he is actually selling to a representative from the Vatican so he can expiate his sins. Stuart Woods' "Strategic Moves" is a Stone Barrington law novel about the richest of New York City clients and an impending scandal. By contrast, "The Still Point" by Amy Sackville portrays the era of 1900 when an Arctic explorer sets out to reach the North Pole,
then vanishes, leaving a young wife who awaits his return for decades. Then, a hundred years later his great-grand-niece makes a discovery that alters her image of the past, so the book covers past, present, and future interpretations. "The Elephant's Journey" by Nobel Laureate Jose Saramago is the tale of the animal, his keeper, and their journey through 16th century Europe. It's based on a true story.
Library Summer Reading Plans Already Underway - The Youth Department at the Crawfordsville Library is gearing up for the Children’s and Young Adult Summer Reading Programs which will begin May 31st. The theme this year is "America: Reading Coast to Coast".
"Atlas of American History" by Gary Nash helps to explain our country's development by showing places beginning with Native American reservations. Subtitled "The Odyssey of an American Warrior", "Without Hesitation" is General (Ret.) Hugh Shelton's memoir about serving in Vietnam, in the Persian Gulf War, as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Clinton and Bush administrations, and during the 9/11 crisis.
"God's Generals" offers Roberts Liardon's biographies of John Wesley, Jonathan Edwards, Dwight Moody, Billy Graham and other great revivalists. Dr. Henry Cloud's "The Law of Happiness" tells how the combination of spiritual wisdom and modern science can change your life. "The Second Book of the Tao" by Stephen Mitchell is a 21st century form of ancient wisdom, a sequel to Lao-tzu's "Book of the Way" which renders the old book modern, relevant, and timeless; the left hand
pages are adaptations of old works, while the right sides offer commentaries for today's meaningful life. "The Word Exchange" edited by Greg Delanty offers Anglo-Saxon writing, bringing to life the best poems from the Old English canon, translated by contemporary poets. "The Comeback" is Gary Shapiro's treatise about how the American Dream will be restored if we use innovation in our work. "Bourgeois Dignity" by Deirdre McCloskey explains the big economic story of the past 400 years, and the power of what people said about markets in Holland, then England, and then the world.
"The Book of Shells", 637 pages by M.G. Harasewych, contains full-color, life-size living specimen photos, maps of their locations, and specific descriptions. "The Sunset Cookbook" with 700 + pages, offers 1,000 fresh recipes designed for today's kitchen facilities. "Keeping Watch" by Kathryn Sletto is the story of a woman who leaves her day job and becomes a full-time shepherdess, raising a wild mix of
animals with equally wild personalities. "Chinaberry Sidewalks" by musician and songwriter Rodney Crowell, recreates his Houston boyhood in the fifties, a rough frontier town with icehouses and lots of adolescent angst; he adds a tribute to his parents. "Peace in the Present Moment" combines quotations from Eckhart Tolle and Byron Katie with photographs by Michele Penn and descriptive words by Stephen Mitchell. "We Have Met the Enemy" by Daniel Akst advocates the beauty of self-control in this age of excess.
Mathias Enard's "Zone" is a 517-page "one sentence" novel in which one night he dreams he is a soldier in the Balkan Wars, whose violent history he is actually selling to a representative from the Vatican so he can expiate his sins. Stuart Woods' "Strategic Moves" is a Stone Barrington law novel about the richest of New York City clients and an impending scandal. By contrast, "The Still Point" by Amy Sackville portrays the era of 1900 when an Arctic explorer sets out to reach the North Pole,
then vanishes, leaving a young wife who awaits his return for decades. Then, a hundred years later his great-grand-niece makes a discovery that alters her image of the past, so the book covers past, present, and future interpretations. "The Elephant's Journey" by Nobel Laureate Jose Saramago is the tale of the animal, his keeper, and their journey through 16th century Europe. It's based on a true story.
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