My LINKcat AccountHere we are with only six more days (Count them! Six!) left in the month of February. We have already passed all the major holidays in the month. It is rather surprising how Lincoln’s Birthday (February 12th) and Mardi Gras (February 13th) and Valentine’s Day (February 14th) all fell right in a row in the same week. Today is George Washington’s Birthday although we now clump his special day and Lincoln’s too, into “Presidents’ Day” which turns the third Monday in February into a three-day weekend. With the end of February in sight, that means that March is right around the corner. And right around March’s corner is spring. We may be a few more bouts of winter possibly in the form of the dreaded high school basketball tournament snow storms, but whatever punches winter still has in store are like those from an arm-weary pugilist. A punch may land but it won’t have much staying power. Most of the expos that help us endure the long winter and start thinking about spring and warmer times have already passed as well. The Garden Expo has been and gone as has the Build, Remodel, and Landscape Show. The Fishing Expo is this weekend. So, while you’re making your plans for spring and waiting for all the madness of March basketball to start, why not visit your library and check out the cool programs we offer as well as the cool things you can check out. February is a good time to test drive some of amazing cake pans we have that you can borrow :Or try out some rubber stamp kits and make cards or decorate your world: Or check out one of the new books listed below.
Enjoy!
New Non-Fiction
“The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business: Make Great Money, Work the Way You Like, Have the Life You Want” by Elaine Pofeldt. A Yale-educated, Forbes contributing writer draws on today's hottest employment trends to outline recommendations for earning a six-figure income on one's own terms, outlining best strategies for joining and thriving today's entrepreneurial movement as demonstrated by hundreds of successful business owners.
“A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History” by Jeanne Theoharis. "Jeanne Theoharis is one of our nation's finest civil rights scholars. She brings an incisive, urgent and unique critical perspective to our understanding of an era that is increasingly distorted and misunderstood.
“Together We Rise: Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard Around the World” by Conde Nast. In celebration of the one-year anniversary of the Women’s March comes a full-color book that offers a front-row seat to one of the most galvanizing movements in American history, with exclusive interviews with Women’s March organizers, never-before-seen photographs, and essays by feminist activists.
“Judgement Detox: Release the Beliefs that Hold You Back from Living a Better Life” by Gabrielle Bernstein. The best-selling author of The Universe Has Your Back outlines a proactive, step-by-step program for eliminating judgmental habits and achieving oneness, citing judgment as the source of most discomforts while drawing on principles ranging from yoga and meditation to EFT and metaphysical teachings to explain how to release negative beliefs.
“Never Get Angry Again: The Foolproof Way to Stay Calm and in Control in Any Conversation or Situation” by David Lieberman. A comprehensive, holistic look at the underlying emotional, physical and spiritual causes of anger cites the shortcomings of traditional anger-management techniques while explaining how readers can shift their perspectives to maintain a state of calm and prevent angry feelings.
New Fiction
“Carnegie’s Maid” by Marie Benedict. An impoverished Irish immigrant in the industrial 1860s takes a job as a lady's maid in the home of prominent businessman Andrew Carnegie, with whom she falls in love before going missing, triggering Carnegie's search for answers and the establishment of his enduring legacy. By the author of “The Other Einstein”.
“Fools and Mortals” by Bernard Cornwell. The estranged younger brother of William Shakespeare observes the first production of “A Midsummer Night's Dream” while navigating a high-stakes game of duplicity and betrayal that threatens his acting career, his potential fortune and the lives of his fellow players. By the New York Times best-selling author of the Saxon Tales.
“The Girls in the Picture” by Melanie Benjamin. An intimate reimagining of the powerful creative partnership between Hollywood superstars Frances Marion and Mary Pickford traces their friendship and boundary-breaking achievements against a backdrop of pre-World War I Hollywood. By the best-selling author of “The Swans of Fifth Avenue”.
“Blood Sisters” by Jane Corry. Years after a child of their acquaintance dies on a sunny school morning, Kitty languishes in an institution with no memory of the accident that put her there, while artisan Alison works as an art teacher in a prison where a series of threatening notes and an assault on a prisoner reveals the workings of a vengeful killer. By the best-selling author of “My Husband's Wife”.
“The Girlfriend” by Michelle Frances. When her son, a handsome doctor, is left in a coma after a terrible accident, wealthy Laura Cavendish sets in motion a chain of events to make his manipulative girlfriend, Cherry, pay for her involvement, but Cherry has her own plans—to become Laura’s worst nightmare. Original. A #1 best-seller in the United Kingdom.
“Into the Black Nowhere, No.2 (UNSUB)” by Meg Gardiner. An FBI profiler is forced to navigate the twisted mind of a charismatic, ruthless serial killer responsible for the murders of a series of women in southern Texas, in a thriller inspired by the case of Ted Bundy. By the Edgar Award-winning author of “China Lake”.
“The Woman in the Window” by A.J. Finn. An agoraphobic recluse languishes in her New York City home, drinking wine and spying on her neighbors, before witnessing a terrible crime through her window that exposes her secrets and raises questions about her perceptions of reality. A first novel.