My LINKcat AccountThis past week was quite the week for new book arrivals. It was also quite the week for weather. I am going to refrain – for once—from mention the weather. I will merely remind you that Booky, the library’s prognosticating badger, made a prediction that spring wouldn’t be arriving anytime soon. It would seem that Booky was correct. Enough said. Speaking of Booky (I was, wasn’t I?), a picture of our little badger should be appearing on FaceBook this week to remind you to celebrate National Library Week. That’s right! This is National Library Week and by the time you shall be reading this, it shall be five sevenths of the way through. There were and shall continue to be for the next few days an opportunity to play library bingo which, if you get a bingo or complete and entire, will allow you to enter a couple of drawings for a fabulous prize. So stop on by and see what’s happening. Just having you come to the library will add to our celebration! Check out these new books that arrived while you’re here. Enjoy!
New Non-Fiction
“The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row” by Anthony Ray Hinton. A revelatory memoir by a man who spent 30 years on death row for a crime he did not commit describes how he became a victim of a dangerously flawed legal system, recounting the years he shared with dozens of fellow inmates who were eventually executed before his exoneration and his post-release decision to commit his life to prison reform.
“To the Edges of the Earth: 1909, the Race for the Three Poles, and the Climax of the Age of Exploration” by Edward Larson. The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of The Return of George Washington presents an analysis of an exceptional year during the peak of exploration, 1909, that was marked by record-setting expeditions to the North and South Poles and the legendary K2 mountain in the Himalayas.
“Where There’s Hope: Healing, Moving Forward, and Never Giving Up” by Elizabeth Smart. The activist author of the best-selling My Story shares counsel for trauma survivors on how to reclaim their lives and move forward with hope, drawing on her own experiences as an abductee, the insights of fellow survivors and conversations with leading thinkers and spiritual leaders to explore the meaning and power of hope to heal lives.
Microtrends Squared: The New Small Forces Driving the Big Disruptions Today” by Mark Penn & Meredith Fineman. The best-selling author of “Microtrends” identifies the next wave of trends reshaping the future of business, culture and politics, sharing recommendations for entrepreneurs and business leaders for making the most of today's dynamic power relationships.
“The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It” by Warren Farrell & John Gray. The best-selling authors of The Myth of Male Power and Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus examine issues challenging today's young men in the areas of education, mental health, sexuality and leadership, outlining a comprehensive blueprint for how parents, teachers and policymakers can help today's boys lead purpose-driven lives.
“Getting to Us: How Great Coaches Make Great Teams” by Seth Davis. The acclaimed sports commentator and author of the best-selling When March Went Mad presents a guide for coaching leadership that identifies the characteristics of exemplary coaches and how to implement the examples of such forefront individuals as Urban Meyer, Dabot Swinney and Brad Stevens.
New Fiction
“Alternate Side” by Anna Quindlen. Living in a quiet Manhattan brownstone that has become its own little community, Nora discovers her true self in the wake of a violent attack that exposes the racial, economic, martial and interpersonal tensions beneath her neighbors' façade of harmony. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Object Lessons”.
“The Italian Teacher” by Tom Rachman. An Italian youth raised to revere the genius artist father who abandoned their family strives to become worthy of his father's attentions through a series of failed career pursuits before he hatches a scheme to secure his father's legacy. By the best-selling author of “The Imperfectionists”.
“Laura & Emma” by Kate Greathead. Conceiving a child during a weekend fling, a 30-something product of progressive Manhattan old money raises her daughter in the same blue-blood world of her own upbringing before her daughter begins to question their environment in ways she never could herself.
“I was Anastasia” by Ariel Lawhon. An evocative retelling of the Anastasia survival myth follows the appearance of a traumatized, badly scarred young woman who claims to be the youngest Romanov daughter, launching a half-century of questions, accusations and changing perspectives on identity as conveyed by her supporters and detractors. By the author of “Flight of Dreams”.
“The Italian Party” by Christina Lynch. Arriving in 1956 Tuscany, newlyweds Scottie and Michael find their sensory experiences in the ancient city overshadowed by dark secrets, the disappearance of a troubled teen and unsettling revelations about their roles in a dangerous political game.
“The Last Watchman of Old Cairo” by Michael Lukas. A Berkeley literature student from a mixed-faith family receives a mysterious package that draws him into a quest to uncover his ancestors' tangled history as watchmen for Old Cairo's storied Ibn Ezra Synagogue. By the award-winning author of “The Oracle of Stamboul”.
“The Escape Artist” by Brad Meltzer. Discovering that a military artist-in-residence who has been officially declared dead by the government is actually alive and on the run, Zig, a worker at Dover Air Force Base, uncovers disturbing facts about the young woman's past before learning that she witnessed something she was not supposed to see. By a best-selling author.
“The Bishop’s Pawn, No. 13 (Cotton Malone)” by Steve Barry. Former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone uncovers a disturbing link between a case from his past and the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. that risks innocent lives and threatens the legacy of the Civil Rights movement's iconic martyr. By the best-selling author of “The 14th Colony”.