My LINKcat AccountOn this day in 1776, the Continental Congress voted unanimously to approve the Lee resolution declaring independence from Great Britain with New York abstaining. Two days later Jefferson’s edited version of the resolution was adopted: “these United Colonies are, and of right, out to be Free and Independent States”. In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law. It prohibited racial discrimination in employment and education and outlawed racial segregation in public places. In addition, the bill laid important groundwork for a number of other pieces of legislation–including the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This day is an important day in United States history. Some other interesting, and a lot less important things, also happened on this day as well. It is the day that the Army Air Force later said was a weather balloon crashed near Roswell, N.M. Eyewitness accounts gave rise to speculation it might have been an alien spacecraft. It was also the day in 1962 that the Walmart store (called Wal-Mart Discount City) was opened in Rogers, Arkansas, by Sam Walton and his brother, James. Since July 2nd is so close to the July 4th holiday, with – because of the way the day / date falls is also being celebrated (by some) on July 3rd, this is the perfect weekend to settle in for a bit of a reading marathon. Below is a list of the newest titles available at the library. Enjoy!
New Non-Fiction
No new non-fiction this week.
New Fiction
Wicked charms : a Lizzy and Diesel novel / by Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton. Lizzy's culinary efforts at Dazzles Bakery are put on hold once again when she embarks on a new mystery with Diesel involving the protection of the Seven Stones of Power. Co-written by a “New York Times” best-selling author.
The melody lingers on : a novel / by Mary Higgins Clark. A beloved aunt's agreement to help her niece with college essays reawakens past secrets about the night a grandparent was murdered, an event that compels the woman to investigate a treasured music box to uncover the truth. By the best-selling author of “Mount Vernon Love Story”.
The book of speculation : a novel / by Erika Swyler. Simon Watson, a young librarian on the verge of losing his job, finds a mysterious book that holds the key to a curse that has haunted a family of traveling circus performers for generations.
The festival of insignificance : a novel / by Milan Kundera. An ode to friendship set in present-day Paris follows the long-running discourse among four companions on sex, desire, history, art and the meaning of human existence. By the Nobel Prize-nominated author of “The Unbearable Lightness of Being”.
Killing Monica / by Candace Bushnell. A successful writer resorts to faking her own death to reclaim a life that is separate from the infamous character of her own creation. By the best-selling author of “Sex and the City”.
The little Paris bookshop : a novel / by Nina George. Prescribing books that offer therapeutic benefits to his customers, a literary apothecary in a floating bookstore on the Seine struggles with private heartbreak before embarking on a journey of healing at the side of a blocked writer and a lovelorn chef.
Ever after : a Nantucket brides novel / by Jude Deveraux. Hiring a friend's cousin to be her physical therapist after inheriting a house on Nantucket, Hallie Hartley discovers that her housemate is suffering from PTSD during a summer marked by regional mysteries, matchmaking ghosts and island romance.
The fixer : a novel / by Joseph Finder. Forced to move to the ramshackle home of his youth after a career setback, Rick Hoffman begins a laborious renovation only to make a discovery that threatens his life and challenges everything he thought he knew about his late father. By the “New York Times” best-selling author of “Suspicion”.
The Jezebel remedy / by Martin Clark. When an unpopular local dies in a suspicious accident, the husband-and-wife legal team of Joe and Lisa Stone are entangled in a corporate conspiracy that threatens their lives and Lisa's desperate secret. By the award-winning author of “The Legal Limit”.
Palace of treason : a novel / by Jason Matthews. Navigating brutal enemies in her espionage work for the CIA, a Russian Intelligence agent pursues a life-threatening affair with her CIA handler before she is discovered by a mole. By the Edgar Award-winning author of “Red Sparrow”.
Robert Ludlum's The Janson equation / by Douglas Corleone. Hired by a prominent senator to locate his missing son, who fled the city to avoid questions about his murdered girlfriend, Janson and Kincaid are targeted by an assassin when they stumble on a dangerous plot to provoke a war. By the best-selling author of the Jason Borne series.
The President's shadow / by Brad Meltzer. Investigating human remains found in the White House's Rose Garden, Beecher White discovers that the crime was committed as a warning to the president and to reveal dark truths about Beecher's father's death. By the #1 “New York Times” best-selling author of “The Fifth Assassin”.
Second life : a novel / by S. J. Watson. A woman plunges into the dangerous world of online sex to investigate the truth about her sister's brutal murder, which she believes may be linked to disturbing cyber activities. By the “New York Times” best-selling author of “Before I Go to Sleep”.