tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19383648944088071562012-02-02T13:16:53.628-06:00Library updates and recommended materials from the Lawrence, Kansas Public Library. Staff favorites, best sellers, award winners, book lists,and more.LPL Bookloversnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1811100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938364894408807156.post-64417643532375911782012-01-24T12:12:00.001-06:002012-01-24T15:51:11.662-06:00

Over on our Facebook page, we asked "If you had to read one book ten times, what would you pick?" We got so many great responses that we decided to share them here! Click on the titles to view them in our catalog and place a request if you like! I think I have actually read Beauty by Robin McKinley that many times over the years, starting when I was ten. -Mari The help. Best book ever! -Rene I

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On January 26th, you can celebrate Kansas Day at Lawrence Public Library by meeting Kansas ranchers practicing the art of sustainable animal husbandry!  Free tasting portions of beef, elk, turkey and buffalo will be provided by Local Burger.  In the meantime, beef up on your reading by checking out these recommendations by Hilary Brown of Local Burger: All Flesh is Grass: The Pleasures and

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In the past year I’ve read books that are smart, strange, sad, funny.  Yet Mary O’Connell’s teen novel The Sharp Time takes the cake for “loveliest.” First, there’s the heroine’s name: Sandinista Jones.  Next, you’ve got the frothy sweet vintage couture she wears to her job at The Pale Circus.  And did I mention her teenage crush on the boy with a tiny crucifix tattooed to the pad of his thumb?

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donaldraypollock.com When reading author bios, it seems like it is always Ivy League-this, prestigious fellowship-that. They invariably live in Manhattan (or Brooklyn if under 35) and are married to someone similarly upmarket.  That these achievements are touted on dust jackets is to be expected, of course, but the homogeneity of the blurbs can feel a little stale.  So I’m always excited to

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Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions, edited by Daniel Simberloff and Marcel Rejmánek This could be a very helpful resource for anyone interested in flora or fauna biodiversity. This encyclopedia will be a great starting point for both researchers and inquisitive novices. There are entries focusing on Bryophytes and Lichens, climate change, competition (animal and plant), Darwin, databases,

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The last time I blogged about “lightning rods,” we were talking counterrevolutionary icons in Marie Antoinette’s France.  This is not that kind of lightning rod. Helen DeWitt’s newest book has gotten juicy reviews, and with good reason.  Because this is a family-friendly blog, I’ll describe the plot as delicately as I can: a salesman tries selling Encyclopedia Britannica and Electrolux

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Here’s a fun fact: Katy Perry’s fans refer to themselves as “Katy Kats.” I gleaned this info off an SUV I’ve noticed parked around my neighborhood.  This vehicle has been painted sky blue and cotton candy pink and is bedecked with a giant rendering of Ms. Perry’s head. It’s really something else. Hats off to the crew over at Maaco. As further evidence that Katy Perry is the pop starlet of

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Name and department: Rachel, Adult Programming Librarian Staff Pick: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender What’s an alternative title you would give the book? The Metaphysics of Family Summarize the book in one sentence: Bizarre magical elements take a mundane little story about teenage girl angst into the realm of the inexplicable, the confusing and the sublime. I would

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Almost exactly two years ago, I gave my mom and four siblings each a copy of War and Peace for Christmas. The premise was to do a long-distance book group, at a nice and easy clip of 1200 pages in one year. That's only 100 pages a month! But I've since concluded that book group etiquette asks a commitment of at most 300 pages from each person at a time, preferably less. Although most of my

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Name and department: Matt, Security Coordinator Staff Pick: Horse soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan by Doug Stanton What’s an alternative title you would give the book? Real American Heroes Summarize the book in one sentence: Chronicles the beginning of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan—the first cavalry invasion since the Civil

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Much like professional wrestlers and wives of philandering politicians, every comedian of even middling success is mandated to write a book.   I don’t think that a week goes by where I don’t notice another questionable addition to this already underperforming sub-genre.   It’s not hard to see why these books are being published, with Tina Fey and Chelsea Handler having penned such monster

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I can understand why The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake gets mixed reviews. It's not for everyone, and it might not even be for you. It's a very weird book, with a very weird premise, and it's hard to know what exactly even happens. On the surface, it's a story about a disaffected little girl whose parents grow distant via an extra-marital affair, and an older brother who disappears one

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Over in adult services, we've set up a display staff favorites. A number of nonfiction, novels, graphic novels and audiobooks will be featured there throughout the month. Next time you're in, be sure to check them out--but in the meantime, we'll be sharing some here on the blog all month too! Name and department: Lynn, Adult Services Coordinator Staff Pick Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks

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Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson So, for starters, author Isaacson pretty much tells you up front that Jobs asked him to write a biography and at first, he wasn’t really interested. That was about six sentences into the introduction and struck me as strangely arrogant, and maybe apropos, that someone would ask to have a book written about their life. But it sets the tone of the book and

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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard tells the fascinating true story of the assassination of President James Garfield. This episode in American history is not very well known, but it is an incredibly interesting story about, as the title indicates, madness, medicine, and murder. This book tells the whole story of Garfield’s

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Eleanor Roosevelt - PBS Home Video This was a wonderfully captivating, stimulating and engaging video about the life of a woman who was hands down, the most extraordinary first lady we have ever had. Regardless of where on the political spectrum the viewer sits, or whether or not you agree with the policies she supported, you cannot help but be awed by Eleanor's dedication, energy,

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The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides I enjoyed this book very much, but I am afraid it might only appeal to a fairly specific demographic. It takes place in the early 1980s at a selective college. The three central characters are very bright students facing graduation. The main character is a literature major and there are some fairly obscure references to postmodern lit crit. If you

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If you love tales of King Arthur (especially the parts about Excalibur), can name Frodo's and Gandalf's swords -- and both the names of Aragorn's sword -- from Lord of the Rings, and/or ever wondered what it was really like to use a sword in battle, this book is for you. In The Book of Swords, Hank Reinhardt steers the reader through the history of the sword, throwing in some metallurgy,

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In Kevin Wilson’s debut novel, we are introduced to a peculiar family of performance artists, the Fangs.  Caleb and Camille Fang, artistic directors and (to a lesser extent) parents, create pieces - or maybe happenings? - aimed at stirring frenzied responses from unwitting bystanders in public places.  Think Punk’d as funded by a MacArthur Genius Grant.  Their accomplices are Child A and Child B

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One Soul, by Canadian writer/artist Ray Fawkes, is a graphic novel that tells the story of one soul as it passes through 18 different incarnations. The book came my way after reading a lot of good pre-publication notices, so while I knew a bit of what to expect, I was still pleasantly surprised by it. Using a 9-panel grid, Fawkes gives an impressionistic glimpse of each life in every spread

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The Call by Yannick Murphy explores the emotions and actions of a father who is caring for a son in a coma after a hunting accident.  In balancing the demands of his veterinary practice, caring for his injured son, and meeting the needs of his family the main character struggles to keep up.  While searching for the person responsible for his son’s injuries the main character learns about himself

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The Spotlight is eager to hear about the books, movies, and music that you have been enjoying lately.  So much so, we want to offer you this swell deal:  you send us a 200-400 word review, and we’ll give you some awesome LPL branded library swag.  Plus, your efforts will be posted on the internet! You can make your submissions here or email them to: rjabara@lawrencepubliclibrary.org

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In Ready Player One, Ernest Cline imagines a grim future where many people live in poverty with out basic necessities such as food and heat. Almost everyone, however, has access to the OASIS, which is a simulated environment where users can learn, work, play, and pretty much live their lives. It provides people an escape from reality. The creator of OASIS died some time ago, and he left a

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This past April, Jennifer Egan was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for her fourth novel, A Visit from the Goon Squad.  It’d be easy to fill this post by rattling off the accolades the book garnered (National Book Critics Circle Award, PEN/Faulkner finalist, Best of 2010 list in every newspaper and magazine), but actually describing the story is a bit of a challenge. It’s a nonlinear

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Nancy Pearl - NPR book reviewer, bestselling author of the BookLust series of reading guides, the American Library Association’s 2011 Librarian of the Year, and the inspiration for the awesome “Librarian Action Figure” – stopped by the library last week.  She was the featured speaker at the Library Foundation’s fall fundraiser.  She delighted the audience with a talk about “The Pleasures and

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One person who inspires me is the fashion photographer Bill Cunningham, the subject of a recent documentary entitled Bill Cunningham New York (available in our Documentary section). Mr. Cunningham, now in his 80s, continues his life's work of photographing what people wear each day on the streets of New York City using only a film camera and a bicycle as his tools. Cunningham has created one of

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(Inside the library for the next few weeks we are featuring a display of books and videos about heroes, role models and people who inspire.  Today and tomorrow we will post statements shared by two library staff members about their personal heroes and inspirational role models..) Samuel "Sambo" Mockbee is one of my heroes--artist, architect, and teacher.  As co-founder of the Rural Studio at

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To channel the Halloween spirit, a friend and I went out and saw Paranormal Activity 3.  Sadly, I was only possessed with the urge to nap.  I will admit, though, that I’m probably not the one to judge, since I’m not a big fan of horror and I missed the first two installments - but if it is any indication of the film’s creepiness, there was a pep squad of teenage girls sitting behind me, and even

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I think I’ve found it! Audrey Hamelmer, a recent library school graduate, is a self-avowed bookworm (or bibliovermis, as she defines herself).  She loves to read AND loves to draw, and from these passions she’s created a very engaging website. Her reviews require minimal scrolling—that’s the quick. The artwork accompanying the text adds dimension to the words and provides a visual treat…and that

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Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin GrossmanDr. Impossible, the self proclaimed evil genius and master mind behind several plots to takeover the world has escaped from prison. His nemesis, the do-gooding, indestructible, hero called CoreFire is nowhere to be found. Now it is up to the Champions, a group of dysfunctional superheros, to track down Dr. Impossible and foil his latest scheme. I

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(But Most Likely Because of the Haze from a Nuclear Winter or Because My Eyes Have Been Gouged Out in A Stoning) Though I’m generally a glass half full, power of positive thinking kinda gal, I do have a darker side when it comes to my reading tastes.  I love bleak noir featuring troubled, hard-drinking private eyes.  I like true crime and serial killer thrillers.  I have a soft spot for horror,

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warning: contains spoilers and some slightly salty language Real World by Natsuo Kirino   "Deregulation of the Japanese capital asset markets set off what was, and would remain until the NASDAQ, the largest speculative bubble in human history, combining speculation in stocks and speculation in real estate to an astonishing degree. Valuations in both became wholly unhinged." "MacKaye's lyrical

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When I told my friend Valerie five years ago that I was going back to grad school to become a librarian, the first thing out of her mouth was "You've seen the movie Party Girl, right? You've got to see Party Girl." Although I didn't know it then, now I know that Party Girl is a rite of passage for librarians of a certain ilk.  "Lipstick Librarians," we're sometimes called, and we go by online

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This past Saturday, I spent a fantastic afternoon wandering around Baldwin City, enjoying the sights and sounds of the Maple Leaf Festival.  I was surprised by how attractive the town is – a true Baldwin, in the 1990’s sense of the term.  And while I don’t recall seeing many changing maple trees, there were plenty of other attractions to draw my attention.  I patronized food trucks, a petting zoo

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The Lawrence Public Library now subscribes to a fun new database, the Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center! The activities are separated into eight categories. You can choose to explore Arts & Crafts, Collecting, Games & Electronics, Home & Leisure, Model Building, Needlework, Outdoor & Nature, or Scrapbooking & Papercrafts. Over 200 topics are covered within these main sections. You might delve

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From the masculine equestrian outfits that made her Louis XV’s favorite, to the regal counterrevolutionary gowns in green and violet that exposed her as an enemy of the state, Marie Antoinette’s fashion statements were unfailingly always both fabulous and controversial. In Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution, Caroline Weber paints a comprehensive portrait of the

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Raw by Steven Revare This novel by Steven Revare presents an interesting story about a big city businessman who moves to Manhattan, Kansas to become a writer. I originally picked up the book because it was written by a Kansas author, and it was set in Manhattan (where I had previously lived for 4 years). The book definitely did give me a nostalgic feeling when it mentioned some of my

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Remember Tesla, the band and not the man?  It’s been 20 years since they released the Five Man Acoustical Jam.  To celebrate the anniversary they have released a new CD titled Twisted Wires.  It is new recordings of some of their classic hits done acoustically.  Even though this seems like a remake they have changed some of the lyrics to give it an updated feel.   Four of the songs like "Into

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Where does one find the good sense to leave well enough alone? To quit while ahead? When it comes to producing television shows, I guess the answer is – one doesn’t. What I’m alluding to is the renewal of Arrested Development, which will include a new season and a film adaptation. And, yes, ostensibly it’s very exciting news (I had to pop a fistful of Teamocil when I first found out) but

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Known for writing some of the raunchiest and most disturbing stories, Chuck Palaniuk has turned his attention to the afterlife with his upcoming novel Damned, to be released by Doubleday on October 18th. In an Are You There God? It's Me Margaret. mock up (penned to Satan instead), the story chronicles 13 year old Madison's experience as she begins her new life in Hell after allegedly overdosing

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Graphic Design for Non-Designers:  Essential Knowledge, Tips, and Tricks Plus 20 Step-by-Step Projects for the Design Novice by Tony Seddon, Jane Waterhouse, Rick Landers (Illustrator)     I've been looking for some practical graphic design tips for doing my own design work on the cheap, and thought this was bound to be the perfect little volume! Verdict? Just OK. The concepts were

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The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe. by Theodore Gray If you have ever wanted to get up close and personal with the 118 elements on the periodic table, then this book is for you. If you haven't, you should still take a look at this book because it has fantastic color photographs of all the elements accompanied by interesting facts about them. For instance, I had

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Book banning is an aggressive form of thought policing.  It’s The Man trying to control you, trying to tamp down threatening ideas.   Why is The Man always trying to keep us down, man?   It’s because he has a vested interest in maintaining the status quo – the seat of his power.   It is fitting that so many banned books involve a protagonist struggling against oppression; be it governmental,

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Spoiler Alert! This book contains a penis. I love Where the Wild Things Are. Love Chicken Soup with Rice. I just got a copy of Bumble Ardy, but I’m pretty sure I’m going to love it, too. I really love Maurice Sendack’s illustrations in Little Bear and Brundibar and especially in The Bat Poet (if you’ve never read this little gem that pairs Sendak’s art with a charming fable from Randal Jarrell

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Charlie, the narrator of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, is perhaps the most sensitive, emotional character I’ve ever come across. The book is full of thoughtful sentences, such as, “And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I’m still trying to figure out how that could be” and “Charlie, we accept the love we think we deserve.” We follow Charlie’s freshman year of high school

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You may know and admire Sherman Alexie for his books for adults, but he’s also made a brilliant foray into young adult literature with his semi-autobiographical novel, The Absolutely True Diary of Part-Time Indian. This book is about Arnold “Junior” Spirit, a 14-year-old growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Dissatisfied with his prospects if he stays in the reservation school, Junior

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College is a time for new experiences, new understandings and new perspectives. During my own post-secondary education, I encountered Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, and it opened my eyes to a whole world of dystopian images and repressive social control systems. The class was 20th Century English and American Lit., and my young, impressionable mind had already been bombarded with offensive

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“How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself?” - Anaïs Nin Although on the surface they might just look like naughty little stories, Anaïs Nin's Delta of Venus and Little Birds represent a breakthrough for women's lib and a reclamation of female sexual identity. While still often considered a serious taboo in American culture,

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Do you know what I hate?  Trees.  Who do they think they are?  Just standing there, all haughty and obtrusive, housing all manner of vermin and shamelessly littering the landscape with reproductive droppings and spent leaves.  To top it off, they're the cause of 100% of forest fires.  And do you know what else I can’t stand?  Slides.  What’s the point of climbing a flight of stairs just to zip

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Wait a minute--didn't he leave us some time ago?  Not to fear.  His family selected from his archives & Everything On It: Poems & Drawings by Shel Silverstein, was released just last week, on Sept. 20, 2011.  This poetry collection includes more than one hundred and thirty never-before-seen poems and drawings. The second original book published since Silverstein's passing in 1999 (Runny

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What will the new Library’s energy story be? In the final event of the Library's Take Charge Challenge series, architects for the Library renovation project will unveil design updates and images, and talk about ways the project will incorporate environmentally friendly energy upgrades. Mayor Cromwell will make a guest appearance too! Also, today the City of Lawrence is launching the #CHANGE5

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Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell I love Sarah Vowell. This is my favorite of any of her work so far, aside from maybe her 1998 This American Life segment about her foray into New York subculture as a pink Goth. I think one of the things I love most about Sarah Vowell is that you can tell she actually really cares about American history and good citizenship, in spite of her fine-tuned

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The pirate primer : mastering the language of swashbucklers and rogues / George Choundas. Ahoy! Here's luck and a fair wind to you. That's a pirate's way of saying hello! The book "The Pirate Primer" will give you an introduction into the language of pirates. The author looks at a variety of different sources in literature, movies, and television to construct a book of common pirate phrases and

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Enlightenment for idiots:  a novel.  By Anne Cushman I am a student of yoga (a perpetual beginner) and am always looking for good fiction on this subject.  This novel is one of my favorites:  light but not silly; intelligent but not ponderous.  The protagonist, Amanda, is a young yoga teacher who also freelances as a writer for a 'dummies' book series. She is charged with traveling to India to

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Friday Night Lights:  A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger I love the TV series, and the book did not disappoint. Pulitzer Prize winner H.G. Bissinger lived in Odessa, TX, among high school football champions for one year in the late '8os, and here tells their story with the same unfeigned love and critical honesty that made the show so fabulous. He confronts race, class,

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Often times when a film adaptation of a book is released, the popularity of that title increases at the library, and Kathryn Stockett's The Help is no exception. The book currently has a waiting list of more than 70 people. If you're on that waiting list and are looking for something similar in the meantime, here are five titles you might enjoy as well: Stand the Storm by Breena Clarke

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When we meet Miles, the main character of Looking for Alaska, he is hanging out with his parents and two acquaintance friends at his going away party. His parents are embarrassed by this lame turnout, but Miles expected it... Instead of sticking it out at his current high school, Miles decides he will do what many of his literary heroes have done before him: go in search of the “Great Perhaps”

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It takes a certain amount of confidence to exercise in front of other people – or even outside, for that matter, if there is the chance that a passing driver might catch a glimpse of you huffing and puffing along.  It’s as if there is a fitness minimum that an exerciser needs to attain before their efforts stop being an unsightly embarrassment.  I remember my first foray into structured exercise

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  Dark Banquet: Blood and the Curious Lives of Blood-Feeding Creatures  by Bill Schutt   I now have way more disgusting anecdotes to share with the world about vampire bats, leeches, bedbugs, and anything else that could suck your blood. Consider: a battalion in Napoleon's army washed their faces in a river, inadvertently getting leech eggs lodged in their noses and throats, and ended up

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On those nights when there is nothing to do, no one is returning your calls, and even the dog acts like she is doing you a favor by hanging out – it’s easy to start feeling a little down.  Maybe the feelings of isolation get you so bummed out that it’s all you can do to keep from polishing off a bottle of cheap cabernet and sending regrettable text messages to an ex (or something along those

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Over on Facebook, we started posting song dedications to our favorite authors. This is a continuation of that series, where we'll have the chance to explain our dedications, and provide access to more information about the artists and authors. If you'd like to submit a song dedication for inclusion on the blog and Facebook, feel free to send it to us using the form located here. The American

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Regretsy: Where DIY Meets WTF by April Winchell It's all right there, in the chapter entitled WTF: "Fish in a Squirrel Suit Taxidermy," "Phallic Chapstick Cozy," "Doll Heads in a Bowl of Brussels Sprouts." Or perhaps you'll enjoy "Bertha the Pregnant, Birthing, Nursing Sock Monkey," or the "You Pick Two: Serial Killer Pillows." Set-off by just the right amount of acerbic text, these images,

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st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } There’s an old adage that for a person to really internalize a message, they need to hear about it from three different sources.  That’s what it took for me to pick up Wonder When You'll Miss Me by Amanda Davis and read it.  I’m so glad I did. I first came across this title on a list of books with a circus setting – I love to read books about the circus life. 

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Lawrence Public Library now subscribes to Mango Languages, a fun and interactive language learning program. This database teaches pronunciation, conversation, grammar, vocabulary and cultural awareness. Many languages are available, including: Chinese, English, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese.

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Inside of a Dog: What dogs see, smell, and know by Alexandra Horowitz As a dog owner, I enjoy reading books about dog training and behavior. Inside of a Dog is different from other books about dogs that I have read. It focuses on dog behavior from the dog's point of view. For example, a dog can hear things and smell things that people can't. This is going to affect how a dog perceives

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Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation by Jeff Chang  I've spent a long time craving the perfect history of hip-hop. Watched a few documentaries here, read a few books there... but never quite satisfied that desire to put it all in context as the sociopolitical movement it's always felt like to me. Until now, that is! Can't Stop Won't Stop is a dense little volume,

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Each day I read the financial news as if my portfolio consisted of something more than the $14 in change I have parked in a jar on top of my dresser.  I just get swept up in the drama surrounding the volatility of the stock market.    When it’s up, I have a hop in my step and I’m eager to embrace my and America’s bright new futures. When it’s down, I spend the day in a funk, fretting about

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In the Company of Mushrooms: A Biologist's Tale by Elio SchaechterI wouldn't call myself a field-guide aficionado, but this guy's passionate love of mushrooms is extremely contagious.  Sit back and relax as little Grandpa Schaechter takes you on a fascinating journey through the biological jungle of phallus shaped stinkhorns, bizarre turkey-tails and ephemeral shaggy-ink-caps, peppered with

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There is a book display by the reference desk highlighting the annual event series “The Civil War on the Western Frontier” – which commemorates Lawrence’s tumultuous early history.  On the display, there are about nine different images of John Brown and for days now they have all been glowering at me.  It is amazing that such an unassuming name can be attached to such an intemperate face.

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This weekend, we loaded up the minivan with our Lego-loving kiddos and headed over to Topeka to see the “Art of the Brick” exhibit currently on display at Washburn’s Mulvane Art Museum.  If you have a chance between now and September 15, go check out this incredible display of New York artist Nathan Sawaya’s work.  He sees the little plastic brick as not just a toy, but as a sculptural medium for

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In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming In the Bleak Midwinter is the award-winning first book in a mystery series featuring Reverend Clare Fergusson. The main character is an Episcopal priest and former Army helicopter pilot in the fictional town of Miller’s Kill in upstate New York. Even though the title for each book in this series comes from a hymn, readers aren’t treated to a

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Charlie- the bright, sensitive narrator of The Perks of Being a Wallflower- appreciates when the perfect song comes on the car radio. I created a playlist that I imagine this introverted character would enjoy listening to in the car. Here's to you Charlie! Jenny C - Children's

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Kansas Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities, & Other Offbeat Stuff by Pam Grout  Earlier this summer, I got to play tour guide to my good friends Cory and Karen, who were visiting from Iowa and looking for a Kansas adventure. Although they probably would have enjoyed the local Lawrence scene — Sylas & Maddys Ice Cream, the William Burroughs House, Free State Brewery — I thought

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With the best of intentions, and more than a little self-satisfaction, I canceled my cable.  I was excited to free up my time and money to focus on more high-minded pursuits.  Maybe I would learn to play the piccolo, or read Voltaire, or at the very least figure out who Voltaire was.  Plus, I would be able to lord my new sophistication over my TV watching friends.  Whenever I found myself

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Jenny from Youth Services discusses the good-for-all-ages book Criss Cross by Lynn Rae Perkins.

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Last year, The New Yorker named Gary Shteyngart one of their “20 Under 40” writers to watch – and for good reason. He has published some exceptionally funny and compelling work in his relatively-young life. Shteyngart spent his first seven years in St. Petersburg before immigrating with his parents to the United States and settling in New York. Straddling both cultures, his literary voice is a

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Like the magic and wonder of the Harry Potter series? Sad that it has come to an end? Here are five other series that might also spark your interest: Green Rider series by Kristen Britain In the first book, Green Rider, Karigan G'ladheon meets a dying horseman in the forest on her way home from school. At his request, she takes on a mission to deliver a life or death message to the king.

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CanLit is Eh-Ok! Chill this summer with a cool read from our northerly neighbors. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood Spending her youth moving between disparate types of communities, including the backwoods of rural Ontario and the bustling streets of Toronto, has given Margaret Atwood a special insight into the Canadian identity – which she has

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In honor of Father’s Day, here are four pairs of fathers and sons who have both made their mark as modern authors. Kingsley & Martin Amis Kingsley Amis was a prolific British novelist, poet, and critic who was as famous for his love of women and English pubs as he was for his comedic novels. If you want a taste of his work, try Lucky Jim, a classic academic satire. Martin Amis is still

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Dan Coleman's Recommendable Read is Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song by Les Beletsky. Also, Inez the cat makes her movie debut.

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If you liked To Kill a Mockingbird--this year's Read Across Lawrence selection--you might also like these novels. The Bottoms by Joe R. Lansdale Lansdale’s widely praised homage to To Kill a Mockingbird is part bittersweet coming-of-age story and part white-knuckled murder mystery. From a distance of seventy years, Harry Crane looks back on his youth in Depression-era East Texas,

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Don't forget to visit our Read Across Lawrence page!

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Want to win a $10 gift certificate to the spring book sale? We're launching a video series, Recommendable Reads, and need your help! For a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the spring book sale, just create a video, around one minute long, about a book you love. Upload it to YouTube and send the link to sbrown@lawrencepubliclibray.org by noon on Monday, April 4. The winner will be chosen

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The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll: The Search for Dare Wright by Jean Nathan Dare Wright was a photographer and author of a series of highly successful children’s picture books chronicling the life of a doll named Edith and her teddy bear companions. In her Lonely Doll series, which made its debut in 1957 and was a staple in the early reading life of millions of baby boomers, Wright

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The Athena Project by Brad Thor The Athena Project is the latest novel by Brad Thor (author of Foreign Influence, Blowback, and The Lions of Lucerne.) Thor is known for creating a series of novels with the main character of Scot Harvath, an ex-Navy SEAL turned government secret agent. This book treads similar territory and loyal readers will be excited to know that there is a brief appearance

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365 Thank Yous: The Year a Simple Act of Daily Gratitude Changed My Life by John Kralik Every now and then a book will serve to remind you of something you’ve known since childhood, and 365 Thank Yous: The Year a Simple Act of Daily Gratitude Changed My Life by John Kralik is a simple, beautiful way to relearn one important lesson. When was the last time you wrote – or received – a

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Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane Let me start by saying that this is a tough review for me to write. Moonlight Mile is the long awaited and possibly final entry in one of my all-time favorite crime fiction series. I opened this book with great anticipation, eager to spend a few hundred pages with familiar characters I had missed for some time. I closed it with rather mixed feelings about my

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Need a little help getting started with your New Year’s resolution? Below, you’ll find thirty of LPL’s most popular books about healthy bodies and healthy relationships. Click on titles to view and reserve items in our catalog. Click on More about this book to see summaries and reviews. If you’re looking for more, check out our current display featuring books about getting and staying

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Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin It is the late 1970s in the Mississippi woods when Larry Ott, a white country boy, and Silas Jones, the son of a single black mother, establish an unlikely and short lived friendship. Larry's brutal father and the social demands of the time and place drive them apart, and after Larry is suspected in the murder of a neighbor girl, Silas leaves town

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Great novels don't have to be long. For anyone short on time or attention, here are some great reads with less than 150 pages. Interested in other short reads? Come by the library and check out our Short Fiction display, or view all three parts of this list. When the Emperor Was Divine: A Novel by Julie Otsuka 143 pages Otsuka’s novel follows the internment of a Japanese-American

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Get Me Out: A History of Childbirth from the Garden of Eden to the Sperm Bank by Randi Hutter Epstien Science meets snark in Randi Hutter Epstien’s Get Me Out: A History of Childbirth from the Garden of Eden to the Sperm Bank, an irreverent look at the often misguided struggle of humans to understand how we are conceived and born. Hutter, a physician and science writer who has written for the

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On Cats by Doris Lessing I feel kind of weird giving my highest accolades to a book about, well, cats, but this was a pretty special book. Squeamish cat-lovers beware ~ Doris Lessing starts out by telling of her girlhood growing up on a farm in South Africa, shooting baby kittens with her father because they simply couldn't manage to keep them all. I actually love her for refusing to be

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This election season, we asked candidates the hard-hitting question "What is your favorite book?" We asked all candidates appearing on the ballot for state and local office and posted their answers here. Click on the links below to see their responses or view them all at once, and don't forget to vote! Paul Davis: Democrat from Lawrence running for the Kansas House of Representratives, 46th

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This election season, we're asking candidates the hard-hitting question "What is your favorite book?" We asked all candidates appearing on the ballot for state and local office. As the election nears, we'll post their answers here. Stephene Moore, Democrat from Lenexa, is running for a seat representing Kansas' 2nd District in the US House of Representatives. Her favorite book is To Kill

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This election season, we're asking candidates the hard-hitting question "What is your favorite book?" We asked all candidates appearing on the ballot for state and local office. As the election nears, we'll post their answers here. Lynn Jenkins, Republican from Topeka, currently represents Kansas' 2nd District in the US House of Representatives. Her favorite book is The Millionaire Next

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This election season, we're asking candidates the hard-hitting question "What is your favorite book?" We asked all candidates appearing on the ballot for state and local office. As the election nears, we'll post their answers here. Steve Six, Democrat from Lawrence, currently serves as Attorney General and is seeking re-election. His favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

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