BlogsWikiForum Print Edition RSS RSS Feed
Shopping
Going Out
Finance
Home Improvement
Automotive
Classifieds
Community June 11, 2008
Search Archives

Latest arrivals at Moss Memorial Library

Mystery

Louise Penny's "A Fatal Grace" and "The Cruelest Month" (both THree Pines Mysteries)-THis author is credited with the revival of the type of traditional mystery made famous by Agatha Christie. This series is set in a small picturesque Quebec hamlet, Three Pines, with residents so real you may look for this village on a map.

Fiction:

Alice Hoffman's "The Third Angel"- A magical and stunningly original story that charts the lives of three women in love with the wrong men. Evoking London's Knightbridge and Kensington while moving effortlessly back in time, this novel is a work of beauty about the unique nature of love.

Elizabeth's Noble's "Things I Want My Daughter to Know"- How to cope in a world without your Mother? Through letters to her four daughters, Barbara shares her wisdom and her hopes for her family's happiness after she is gone. Also new from Noble, "The Reading Group".

Charles Martin's "Chasing Fireflies"Learning the truth about who you are can be elusive and magical as chasing fireflieson a summer night.

Jennifer Weiner's "Certain Girls"- Cannie from "Good in Bed" is back with whip-smart dialogue and sharp observations of modern life. It's an unforgettable story about loss, love, and enduring bonds of friendship.

Karen Kingsbury's "Sunrise", "Summer", and "Someday", three novels in the Baxter Family Drama Sunrise Series.

Non-Fiction:

Jeremy Scahill's "Blackwater-The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army"- This expose forcefully demonstrates the grave dangers of outsourcing the government's monopoly the use of force.

Daniel Robert's "Age Related Macular Degeneration"- The 1st year is an essential guide for newly diagnosed.

Robert Todd Carroll's "The Skeptic's Dictionary" is a collection of strange beliefs, amusing deceptions, and dangerous delusions.

Suzanne Bowland's "Living Gluten Free"- Practical answers to 275 or your most pressing questions.

Jessica Quellar's "Pretty is What Changes"- Impossible choices, the breast cancer gene, and how I defiedmy destiny.

"The Fortune Cookie Chronicles- Adventures in the World of Chinese Food"- Jennifer Lee takes readers on a journey, both foreign and familiar, into the secret world of Chinese Restaurants a cultural phenomenon with far greater influence and intrigue than we realize.

Cokie Roberts' "The Ladies of Liberty"( The Women who shaped our Nation) contains behind the scenes vignettes chronicling women's public roles and private responsibilities. From Abigail Adams to Dolly Madison to Elizabeth Hamilton and Scacajawea she sheds new light on the generation of heroines who helped shape our nation and gives these ladies the recognition they deserve.

Joshua Kendall's "The Man Who Made Lists" details love, death, madness, and the creation of Roget's Thesaurus.

James D. Watson, the Nobel laureate and author of "Double Helix", has penned "Avoid Boring People"- lessons from a life in science and secret she has found for getting along and getting ahead in a competitive world.

Robert Greene's "The 33 Strategies of War" From the bloody battles of history, strategies for winning the subtle social game of every day life.

"Your Pregnancy Week by Week" by Glade Curtis, M.D., M.P.H. and Judith Schuler, M.S., is the only best selling guide written by a doctor.

"Mistaken Identity" Two families, one survivor, unwavering hope-the families of Laura Van Ryn and Whitney Cerak tell their true story. This shocking case of mistaken identity stunned the whole country and made national news.

Dr. Laura Schlessinger's "Stop Whining Start Living"- If you don't like your life quit talking about your unhappiness and try and fixit.

William Fleckenstein's "Greenspan's Bubbles"-The Age of Ignorance at the Federal Reserve.

Tom Rath's "Strength's Finder 2.0" Help people uncover their talents through online assessment.

Karen Deerwester's "Potty Training Answer Book" - Practical answers to the top 200 questions parents ask.


Reader Comments
No comments have been posted. Be the first!


Other Stories With Comments:
ArticleComments
Land transfer tax-- let the voters decide 1


Click ads below
for larger version