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Space OdysseyWritten by JanetD on 09/22/2010Earlier this month, physicist Stephen Hawking made headlines when some of the theories from his new book, The Grand Design, were made public. Hawking has tackled one of the most basic questions in human history: How did we get here? He presents the argument that the universe began more or less spontaneously, without...
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Banned Book Week :September 25th- October 2ndWritten by EricaG on 09/21/2010In honor of American Library Associations's Banned Book Week, I have put together a list of Young Adult titles that have either been banned or challenged in their lifetime. Take a look at some of the titles, many of them are life changing and fasicinating reads that should never be kept out of the hands of readers. The sad truth is, at some point someone somwhere took...
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Fashion WeekWritten by Erin S on 09/19/2010
Carrie Bradshaw has nothing on us! Fashion Week came to a close on September 16th, but you can still strut your stuff on the catwalk with these ready-to-wear reads:
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To Your Health!Written by hmartyn on 09/19/2010H |
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Mother May I?Written by Sally on 09/19/2010
According to Deborah Tannen, "they can be the best of conversations, they can be the worst of conversations." She is referring of course to mother-daughter relationships. Whether it is a new mother and baby, hip mom and teenager, or aging mother and...
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Food for ThoughtWritten by hmartyn on 09/18/2010
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What's New?Written by Barbara T. on 09/15/2010"What's new?" you ask? Plenty! It's a busy week for incoming books and movies, which means it will be a busy week with our members coming in to check things out. Welcome! The powerful new novel Room, by Emma Donoghue, was published this week. "Finally!" you might say. I know. I know. We've been talking about it and...
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Kick-off Time!Written by JanetD on 09/10/2010
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Sea's SpanWritten by JanetD on 08/26/2010It's considered one of the modern-day wonders of the world, hosts almost 800,000 cars a week, but was called "a thirty five million dollar steel harp" by the San Francisco Chronicle when it opened in 1937. Today, we know the Golden Gate Bridge as an enduring symbol of the west and it's hard to imagine that beautiful city's waterfront without the bridge's familiar...
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Mad Men BooklistWritten by KieraP on 08/19/2010
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ealth and wellness are some of the most important things in life. This list of books, featured in a book display this week, contains resources for maintaining healthy bodies, minds and lives, and for coping when illness strikes or life changes. In addition to our...
Featured as one of our recent book displays in the second floor non-fiction area, "Food for Thoght" provides both intellectual nourishment and, in this case, inspiration for a literal feast. Food is so much a...
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