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Just Pin It!Written by Amanda G. on 02/13/2012We love Pinterest here at Darien Library! Now you can share your favorite books, movies, and games, by just clicking the Pin It! button on any item in our catalog. Pinterest is an online pinboard website that lets you pin things you like, discover new items, and engage in one of the fastest growing communities online....
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Ann and Elisabeth's MUOMS PicksWritten by egattullo on 02/09/2012Ann's Picks Madame Toussaud by Michelle Moran (audio book). A fictional account of the life of Mdm. Toussaud from her wax museum in Paris depicting famous people of her lifetime to the "death masks" of the Reign of Terror. A fascinating life of a woman who enjoyed the favor of the royals...
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YOU ARE WHAT YOU READ!!!Written by jenniferd on 02/03/2012This week’s offerings bring us a precocious lad, an Empress, a type of obsession or perhaps an obsession of type, a little sweetness, a little murder, a little love and the end of the world.
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Priscilla and Asha’s MUOMS PicksWritten by Bryce on 02/01/2012Priscilla's Picks A Good American by Alex George. A sweet story of Frederick and Jette immigrating to America. Family, Love, and a wonderful cast of charcters. Made me laugh and cry. Navigating Traps & Maps by Maura Laughlin Carley (local author). Great handbook to...
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Give Peace (and Quiet) a ChanceWritten by JanetD on 01/30/2012What do Rosa Parks, Dale Carnegie, Albert Einstein, Steven Spielberg, Eleanor Roosevelt, J.K. Rowling, and Joe DiMaggio all have in common? Answer: They are all considered introverts. In fact, scientific research tells us that at least one in every three people is an introvert. We often think of extroverts as the trailblazers: think of Oprah Winfrey, Winston Churchill, Martha...
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YOU ARE WHAT YOU READ!!!Written by jenniferd on 01/26/2012This week’s offerings show us back in Paris (like we ever really leave), in the English countryside, enjoying a parody and the real thing, and a philosophical musing regarding leadership. Let us begin! Barbara M. reports that she is “plodding through...
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Caroline and Sally's MUOMS PicksWritten by Sally on 01/25/2012Sally's Picks Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in an Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo: A deep look into the lives of the families of Annawadi, a slum city on a half-acre abutting the Mumbai airport. It brings a new level of meaning to the concepts of hope and courage...
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Louise and Alan's MUOMS PicksWritten by on 01/18/2012Louise's Picks "Moneyball" DVD starring Brad Pitt: A story about Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A's who changed baseball by using computer generated analysis to find undervalued players. Oakland won a record 20 games in a row...
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YOU ARE WHAT YOU READ!!!Written by jenniferd on 01/05/2012After a brief Helliday Hiatus we are back! This week’s offerings include a William T. Sherman reference, a happily married woman looking forward to getting to know a man who is not her husband, some recklessness, alternative history, and some deaf people.
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Darien Library's Top 20!Written by jenniferd on 12/23/2011
It's that time of year when everyone picks their favorites of the year and we are no exception. Here is what we have loved this year. We have multiple copies of these and encourage you to come and...
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