Donations Enhance Library Offerings by Janice Clauser

 

 

 

 

 

                “The Woman Who Cured Cancer” is the remarkable story of Dr. Virginia Livingston-Wheeler and her discovery of what she called the Cancer Microbe. The author is Edmond Addeo and this book which is praised and donated to the Crawfordsville Library by Virgil Lawrence of Ripley Township discusses certain foods and vitamins found effective in supporting the immune system and the destruction of cancer cells. Other new health books this week are “The Real Rules of Life: Balancing Life’s Terms with Your Own” by Ken Druck, “The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy” by Lauren Streicher, and “Depression” by Ann Cvetkovich.

 

 

 

 

 

                New American histories teach us about other problem solvers. First, “The Fall of the House of Dixie” is Bruce Levine’s analysis of the Civil War and the social revolution that transformed the South. “Coolidge” by Amity Shlaes is a fresh look at our 30^th President in the mid-1920s that established our modern way of life, “advancing not only the automobile trade but also aviation,” and how “Silent Cal” showed the nation “how to persevere by persevering himself.” “Engineers of Victory” by Paul Kennedy examines World War II as a grand strategy carried out by ordinary soldiers, scientists, and businessmen responsible for realizing their commanders’ visions of success, and the inventions and innovations that modernized their efforts. “The Hopkins Touch” by David Roll profiles Harry Hopkins, FDR’s confidant on geopolitical issues and one of those who forged the alliance to defeat Hitler.

                Alison Weir’s “A Dangerous Inheritance” is a novel inspired by the life of Lady Jane Grey’s sister Katherine, and interweaves the tragic story of her imprisonment in the Tower of London with the fates of innocent Kate Plantagenet and Princes Edward and Richard. Possessing royal blood can prove to be a dangerous inheritance.

 

 

 

 

 

                Amy Myers’ “Classic in the Clouds” is a case for a car detective to solve, a “carfullly” plotted and well-oiled crime steeped in jealousy and revenge. Indira Ganesan’s “As Sweet as Honey” is an enchanting story of family life set on a gorgeous island in the Indian Ocean. J.A. Jance’s “Deadly Stakes” introduces a police academy-trained former reporter contacted to solve the murder of a divorcee on behalf of the woman accused of the crime. “Alex Cross, Run” by James Patterson involves three very grim cases; the detective doesn’t notice that someone is after him too.  Maeve Binchy’s “A Week in Winter” presents a week in a new Inn on the Irish coast. As usual this author makes us laugh, cry, and care.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                James Patterson’s “Private Berlin” tells how tragedy strikes the Berlin headquarters of the world’s most powerful investigation firm and exposes a hidden past. “The Twelve Tribes of Hattie” by Ayana Mathis describes an unforgettable family, children of the Great Migration. In 1923 a 15-year-old girl flees Georgia, settles in Philadelphia and marries a man who brings only disappointment as she raises many children with grit but without tenderness to prepare them for the sadness of life in a world that won’t be kind, a certain world of racism.