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Down Memory LaneWritten by JanetD on 04/14/2011Remember Word Freak, the book about overly-focused Scrabble players (well, OK, fanatical Scrabble players)? Or King of Kong, the recent documentary about competitive Donkey Kong players with rather interesting off-screen lives? Now, we have...
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If You Liked Unbroken...Written by JanetD on 03/01/2011One of our most popular (and favorite) new non-fiction books is Unbroken, the nearly-unbelievable story of Louis Zamperini. His survival against all odds is truly inspiring and we'll be talking about it in depth on Tuesday, May 3...
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Small WondersWritten by Sally on 01/23/2011"Employ your time in improving yourself by other mens writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for."
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Me and My ChateauWritten by JanetD on 01/13/2011
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Half a Life, OnwardWritten by JanetD on 01/03/2011One month before his high school graduation, Darin Strauss unintentionally killed a classmate in a car accident. In a flash, one young life was gone and another irrevocably altered. How do you live with that? This brutally honest memoir chronicles Darin's painful journey, through the eyes of a teenager just moving into adulthood and beyond. An awkward meeting with the girl's family adds...
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Fully BookedWritten by JanetD on 12/10/2010With the holidays quickly approaching, we're all gathering scraps of paper with gift ideas and shopping lists. So, what to get your favorite reader -- a novel, travel memoir, cookbook, classic, beach read, the latest bestseller? How about...a book about books? Author Pat Conroy has long been a favorite...
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Pigskin and Pumpkin PieWritten by JanetD on 11/19/2010
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Appearances can be deceiving....Written by Barbara T. on 11/19/2010As we mentioned earlier this week, due to an upcoming major upgrade to our library catalog, some new items may not be appearing in our OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog), so it may look as if we don't have the item that you...
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Contemporary ClassicsWritten by Sally on 11/13/2010
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A True Rock StarWritten by JanetD on 11/09/2010One of the most amazing survival stories in recent history is now on the big screen: Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston has been adapted as "127 Hours" starring James Franco, opening across the country in just a few weeks. In case you...
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If one of your New Year's resolutions was to address those piles of paper, junk drawers, and closets-full of stuff in your house, you have three choices: You can hire a personal organizer. You can ignore the growing problem. Or you can stop by the Darien Library and find...
So much of the Thanksgiving holiday is about tradition: a steaming hot turkey with stuffing, pumpkin pie, football, and family. Add behind-the-scenes elements like checklists, juggling multiple cooking projects, schedules, travel, varied tastes, and family dynamics to the mix...
Mark Twain called a classic "a book which people praise and don't read," but that certainly isn't the case with many contemporary classics. They are well-written, in modern English and are approachable for today's high school students. ...
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