My LINKcat AccountThe geese are taking flights in the mornings and evenings getting in shape for the migration that will come one of these days. Every couple of days there are a few new migrant bird species stopping in the area on their way further south. There were killdeer at the beginning of last week and robins. Last Thursday there was tree full of goldfinches stopping to refuel in my front yard. It is curious that even with the end of summer in continuous-play mode the birds are running on their own, time-proven schedule. Red-winged black birds are flocking (some would say massing) up. They too are doing lots of practice flights and training to fly in certain formations. The temperatures have started a slow return to “normal” whatever “normal” is now, and the days are definitely shortening. Wind and rain are starting to knock leaves off the trees who decided to change color on schedule. Those trees that decided to follow their own schedule and have stayed green seem to be holding on to their leaves. It’s interesting to be this far into fall and still be cutting grass (now that a couple of days of rain this past week broke the drought). While the season may be confused outdoors, in the library, it is very much fall. The books from the fall title lists have been arriving steadily. Below you will find some of the newest titles most of which are perfect for curling up with on a crisp fall evening. Enjoy!
New Non-Fiction
“Way of the Wolf: Master the Art of Persuasion and Build Massive Wealth” by Jordon Belfort. The high-profile business consultant made famous in the hit film, The Wolf of Wall Street, reveals step-by-step sales and persuasion tactics from his former high-ticket online-training course to counsel a new generation of salespeople on how to close sales more effectively and profitably.
“Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days” by Chris Guillebeau. A guide to launching a profitable entrepreneurial venture in less than a month shares practical exercises and inspiring stories about how to plan, launch and refine a side business with minimal revenue and without having to quit a full-time job. By the best-selling author of “The $100 Startup”.
“The Clever Gut: How to Revolutionize Your Body From the Inside Out” by Michael Mosley. The best-selling author of “The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet” outlines a program for fostering healthy gut bacteria for improved health and weight loss, drawing on the latest research on the microbiome to explain the role of gut health in mood, hunger and overall wellness.
“The Death of an Heir: Adolph Coors III and the Murder That Rocked the American Brewing Dynasty” by Phillip Jett. An account of the true story behind the tragic murder of Ad Coors III, the CEO of the multimillion-dollar Colorado beer empire, traces the labor union uprisings that threatened to destabilize the Coors family brewery and the February 1960 abduction that triggered the largest U.S. manhunt since the Lindbergh kidnapping.
“Where the Animals Go: Tracking Wildlife With Technology in 50 Maps and Graphics” by James Cheshire & Oliver Uberti. Using data from satellites, drones, camera traps, cellphone networks and accelerometers, the authors offer a graphically rich guide to the migration of various animal species.
New Fiction
“Autonomous” by Annalee Newitz. A science-fiction debut by the founder of the website io9 features a rakish pharmaceutical pirate who travels the world in a sub to bring cheap medicine to the poor and a jaded military agent and robot who fall in love while attempting to stop the spread of a dangerous addictive drug.
“To Be Where You Are, No. 1 (Mitford)” by Jan Karon. Father Tim Kavanagh struggles to find meaning in an unexpected new job, while newlyweds Dooley and Lace are stricken by a crisis that overshadows their happiness, and 4-year-old Jack Tyler looks forward to the biggest day of his young life. By the best-selling author of “Come Rain or Come Shine”.
“Caroline: Little House Revisited” by Sarah Miller. Authorized by the Little House estate, a retelling of the early pioneering journeys of the Ingalls family is told from the perspective of a pregnant Caroline, who in the frigid winter of 1870 leaves the safety of Wisconsin for a life of hazards and promise in unsettled Kansas Indian Territory.
“A Column of Fire, No. 3(Kingsbridge)” by Ken Follett. A half-century love affair between a man in service to Elizabeth I and a woman on the opposing side of England's religious divide is challenged by violent ideological power shifts, torn loyalties and the queen's circle of spies, in a latest entry in the best-selling series that includes “The Pillars of the Earth”.
“The Good People” by Hannah Kent. Three women in 19th-century Ireland bond over a shared effort to rescue a child from a superstitious community that believes that his trauma-related inability to speak indicates that he is a changeling responsible for a series of misfortunes. By the award-winning author of “Burial Rites”.
“The Ninth Hour” by Alice McDermott. A portrait of the Irish-American experience is presented through the story of an Irish immigrant's suicide and how it reverberates through innumerable lives in early 20th-century Catholic Brooklyn. By the National Book Award-winning author of “Charming Billy”.
“The Twelve-Mile Straight” by Eleanor Henderson. When a Depression-era girl gives birth to twins, including one that is dark skinned, a black man is murdered amid allegations of rape, an act that reverberates throughout the plantation and forces the young mother to raise her children in an environment fraught with precarious lies. By the author of “Ten Thousand Saints”.
“Dunbar (Hogarth Shakespeare)” by Edward St. Aubyn. A modern reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear follows the experiences of a man who, in the wake of an orchestrated public mental breakdown, is sent to a Switzerland sanatorium by the daughters who would seize his fortune, a plot he resolves to foil with the assistance of a colorful sidekick.