I Shall Not Want by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Mystery
I Shall Not Want continues the story of Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne and Reverend Clare Fergusson in a mystery series that began with In the Bleak Midwinter. This solid summer read combines romance, passion, police procedural and moral conflict in a small town setting where everybody knows everybody's business but nobody can explain a baffling series of murders. Enjoy all five books in the series.
Submitted by Max
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Leisureville: Adventures in America's Retirement Utopias by Andrew D Blechman
Nonfiction
When two of Blechman's neighbors from his Mass. neighborhood move to The Villages retirement community in Florida, he becomes intrigued by the appeal of these communities. He decides to follow them south, and lives in the community for 30 days (the time limit for visitors under 55 yrs). He soons discovers that all is not what it seems in the "Disneyland for Adults." This book will have special appeal for anyone who's ever watched The Golf Channel, which has numerous ads for The Villages!
Submitted by PJ
Nonfiction
When two of Blechman's neighbors from his Mass. neighborhood move to The Villages retirement community in Florida, he becomes intrigued by the appeal of these communities. He decides to follow them south, and lives in the community for 30 days (the time limit for visitors under 55 yrs). He soons discovers that all is not what it seems in the "Disneyland for Adults." This book will have special appeal for anyone who's ever watched The Golf Channel, which has numerous ads for The Villages!
Submitted by PJ
The Book of Air and Shadows by Michael Gruber
Fiction
A great summer read, this romance/thriller/treasure hunt moves back and forth between 17th century England and 21st century America in the quest for a lost Shakespeare manuscript worth millions. The spies, ciphers and political intrigues of one century baffle and tease the scholars, lawyers, rare book dealers and crooks of another century. Does the manuscript really exist? Each character must continually evaluate what he or she may gain or lose in this increasingly dangerous game.
Submitted by Max
Fiction
A great summer read, this romance/thriller/treasure hunt moves back and forth between 17th century England and 21st century America in the quest for a lost Shakespeare manuscript worth millions. The spies, ciphers and political intrigues of one century baffle and tease the scholars, lawyers, rare book dealers and crooks of another century. Does the manuscript really exist? Each character must continually evaluate what he or she may gain or lose in this increasingly dangerous game.
Submitted by Max
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
The Man Who Loved China by Simon Winchester
Nonfiction
A fascinating story about a fascinating scientist who went to China during WWII to find evidence that the Chinese were responsible for many of mankind's most familiar inventions long before the western world developed them. If you liked the Professor and The Madman and other books by Winchester, you won't want to miss this one.
Submitted by Ann
Nonfiction
A fascinating story about a fascinating scientist who went to China during WWII to find evidence that the Chinese were responsible for many of mankind's most familiar inventions long before the western world developed them. If you liked the Professor and The Madman and other books by Winchester, you won't want to miss this one.
Submitted by Ann
Monday, June 23, 2008
Dalva and The Road Home by Jim Harrison
Novels
Harrison strikes many of the same themes found in Legends of the Fall as he weaves an elegiac saga around five generations of a family that originally homesteaded on the Niobrara River in Nebraska. He skillfully interleaves the voices of the principal characters - all complex.
Submitted by B. Powell
Novels
Harrison strikes many of the same themes found in Legends of the Fall as he weaves an elegiac saga around five generations of a family that originally homesteaded on the Niobrara River in Nebraska. He skillfully interleaves the voices of the principal characters - all complex.
Submitted by B. Powell
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
Novel
I read this book three years ago, but it has stayed with me. It is written as a flashback from the point of view of an adolescent boy in small-town Minnesota in the 1960's. It tells the story of a family trying to find a son fleeing from a violent act. It is a moving, poetically told tale with the enduring themes of family and faith.
Submitted by Mimi
Novel
I read this book three years ago, but it has stayed with me. It is written as a flashback from the point of view of an adolescent boy in small-town Minnesota in the 1960's. It tells the story of a family trying to find a son fleeing from a violent act. It is a moving, poetically told tale with the enduring themes of family and faith.
Submitted by Mimi
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Outlander by Gil Adamson
Novel
A young woman escapes an abusive husband and makes a wilderness trek across Idaho and Montana in 1903, pursued by revenge seekers. This is a well-written adventure/suspense tale with a strong heroine, an unusual cast of characters, and an interesting historical setting.
Submitted by Mimi
Novel
A young woman escapes an abusive husband and makes a wilderness trek across Idaho and Montana in 1903, pursued by revenge seekers. This is a well-written adventure/suspense tale with a strong heroine, an unusual cast of characters, and an interesting historical setting.
Submitted by Mimi
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