My LINKcat AccountThe flow of summer books is ebbing just as summer weather is reasserting itself with temperatures and humidity in the 90s. Now I know there are many of you who just love this kind of weather. I am not one of those people. I like the spring and the fall when overnight lows are in the upper forties and sleeping with the windows open requires a comforter (or two). Hot and humid weather like this is perfect for visiting the air-conditioned library and checking out some books (or other reading material) and / or dvds. Reading or watching movies is the perfect way to get through a heat wave. Below you will find just some of the new books that have arrived at the library lately. Enjoy
New Non-Fiction
The big disconnect : protecting childhood and family relationships in the digital age / by Catherine Steiner-Adair and Theresa Barker. An internationally recognized clinical psychologist, drawing on real-life stories from her work, offers insight and advice to help parents successfully navigate today's technologically advanced world and turn the focus back to family and meaningful relationships.
Awaken the spirit within : 10 ways to ignite your life and fulfill your divine purpose / by Rebecca Rosen. The psychic medium and author of "Spirited" demonstrates how to connect with spirit guides to achieve one's personal potential in health, finances and relationships, outlining prescriptive steps for promoting wisdom and psychic insight to further intuition, connect with deceased loved ones and overcome psychological roadblocks.
Of dice and men : the story of dungeons & dragons and the people who play it / by David Ewalt. This definitive book on Dungeons & Dragons, one of the original ultimate nerd subcultures, traces its origins on the battlefields of ancient Europe through the hysteria that linked it to satanic rituals and teen suicides and to its apotheosis as father of the modern video game industry.
Jane Austen's England / by Roy and Leslie Adkins. A cultural portrait of everyday life in Regency England and the world of Jane Austen draws on a rich array of contemporary sources including previously unpublished manuscripts, diaries and personal letters to depict how everyday people shared experiences ranging from marriage and sexuality to health care and religion.
The chaos imperative : how chance and disruption increase innovation, effectiveness, and success / by Ori Brafman. The co-author of the best-selling "The Starfish and the Spider" outlines professional strategies that reveal how efficient organizations from Fortune 500 companies to the U.S. Army are benefitting from small allowances of unstructured space and disruption in their planning and decision-making processes.
New Fiction
The third kingdom / by Terry Goodkind. A sequel to the best-selling "The Omen Machine" finds a magically compromised Richard and a death-infected Kahlan racing against time to uncover and stop a northern conspiracy with the assistance of fledgling healer, Samantha.
Breathless / by Anne Sward. An American debut by an award-winning author from Sweden follows the secret friendship of young Lo and Lukas, who bond over a mutual love for a favorite film and whose relationship is destroyed by a mystery that unfolds throughout Lo's travels from Berlin to Copenhagen and New York.
The girl you left behind / by Jojo Moyes. Unwillingly rendered an object of obsession by the Kommandant occupying her small French town in World War I, Sophie risks everything to reunite with her husband a century before a widowed Liv tests her resolve to claim ownership of Sophie's portrait. By the best-selling author of "Me Before You".
Lookaway, lookaway / by Wilton Barnhardt. Presiding over her family and its legacy of masterpiece Civil War art, North Carolina society maven Jerene Jarvis Johnston takes increasingly haphazard steps to protect her grown children from their own heedlessness. By the author of "Emma Who Saved My Life".