My LINKcat AccountThis week in June was an exciting week for inventions, trademarks, and patents. Did you know that in 1887 the Coca Cola label was registered as a trademark by J.S. Pemberton? The next day, in 1946 the “Eensie Weensie Spider” was copyrighted by Yola De Meglio – and you thought this perennial favorite of children had just always been around. That same day, June 7th, 1953 saw the first color network telecast. June 8th saw the first patent for a carpet sweeping machine. This day, in 1953, John Kraft was granted a patent for the manufacture of soft surface cured cheese – which would be like Brie and Camembert, not the cheese slice that is the foundation of millions of grilled cheese sandwiches annually. On June 10th in 1902 a patent for “window envelopes” was granted. Leaping ahead, Good and Plenty candy—a brightly colored, candy-coated licorice candy – was registered for trademark. This week at the library is not nearly as exciting. This week, on Tuesday, school is finished for the summer so the summer library program will be ramping up to accommodate more readers. We do have a number of new books – all of which are protected by copyright law (just making a rather pathetic attempt to tie the upcoming list of new books to the theme of this paragraph established in the first sentence). Come to the library. Join the Summer Library Program. Read books. Earn Dragon Dollars which can be converted into prizes or to donations to the DeForest Area Needs Network, the Dane County Humane Society, or the DeForest Area Public Library Endowment. Enjoy!
New Non-Fiction
Walking the Himalayas / by Levison Wood. A travel writer and explorer describes his journey following in the footsteps of other great explorers, recounting his trips along the Silk Road of Afghanistan, the Line of Control between Pakistan and India, disputed territories of Kashmir and earthquake-damaged regions of Nepal.
Tribe : on homecoming and belonging / by Sebastian Junger. The best-selling author of War and The Perfect Storm takes readers on an investigation of how we overcome trauma and seek something bigger than ourselves.
Rough Riders : Theodore Roosevelt, his cowboy regiment, and the immortal charge up San Juan Hill / by Mark Lee Gardner. From the author of To Hell on a Fast Horse comes a definitive account of this legendary U.S. fighting force during the Spanish-American War and its extraordinary leader, Theodore Roosevelt.
The secret war : spies, ciphers, and guerrillas, 1939-1945 / by Max Hastings. From the best-selling author of Inferno comes a sweeping examination of one of the most important yet underexplored aspects of World War II—intelligence—showing how espionage successes and failures by the United States, Britain, Russia, Germany and Japan influenced the course of the war and its final outcome.
New Fiction
The sorcerer's daughter : the defenders of Shannara / by Terry Brooks. A latest entry in the standalone series that includes The High Druid's Blade and The Darkling Child follows the experiences of a reviled sorcerer's daughter who confronts an impossible choice between saving her life-partner from a dangerous mission gone wrong and rescuing her life-partner's abducted sister.
All summer long / by Dorothea Frank. In a novel filled with her trademark wit, poignant themes and rich characters, the perennial New York Times best-selling author returns with a sensational novel that follows the travels of one couple though a tumultuous summer.
Before the fall / by Noah Hawley. The stories of 10 wealthy victims of a boat sinking intertwine with those of a down-on-his-luck painter and a 4-year-old boy, the tragedy's only survivors. By the Emmy-, Golden Globe- and Peabody Award-winning writer of “Fargo”.
Flight patterns / by Karen White. Forced by a work assignment to return to the Florida hometown she swore she would never revisit, Georgia, an expert of fine china, encounters her estranged mother and sister, who cause her to realize that she must heal past rifts in order to live an authentic life. By the best-selling author of “The Sound of Glass”.
The island house : a novel / by Nancy Thayer. Having spent every summer of her adult life in Nantucket, Kansas City university professor Jenny finds herself caught between two lifestyles and two men before settling into the glamorous life she associates with the seaside and questioning her choice in the face of an unexpected turn.
June : a novel / by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore. Learning that she is the sole heir to the fortune of a legendary Hollywood movie star who claims her as his granddaughter, an astonished Cassie investigates the truth in her prim grandmother's past and discovers secrets involving blackmail, murder, betrayal and broken hearts.
The rules of love & grammar : a novel / by Mary Simses. Returning to her Connecticut hometown after leaving a grueling city job, Grace endeavors to correct past mistakes and reconcile herself to her sister's death while reconnecting with a high school sweetheart. By the author of “The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Café”.
She poured out her heart / by Jean Thompson. Painful secrets in the lives of longtime friends Jane and Bonnie come to light when Jane suffers a breakdown in the middle of a Christmas party touting her seemingly perfect family, and wild-natured Bonnie becomes involved with Jane's husband. By the National Book Award-finalist author of “Who Do You Love”.
Sweetbitter / by Stephanie Danler. A year in the life of a beguiling young woman in the wild world of a famous downtown New York restaurant follows her burning effort to become someone of importance through a backwaiter job that enables her indulgences in culinary and intellectual interests.