My LINKcat AccountIt is only two days until International Talk Like a Pirate Day. On September 19th everyone is encourage to talk like a pirate. If you’re language piratical comes from movies -- which, upon reflection where else could it have come from since swashbuckling buccaneers in the Caribbean neck of the woods was pretty much over with by the mid 1700s?—and you are at a loss for pirate words, don’t despair! There is a website called talklikeapirate.com that has a widget that will translate your words into “pirate”. So “avast”, “ahoy”, “shiver me timbers”, and “arrrgggghhh”! That site also has a pirate personality inventory (think Myers Briggs for pirates)[apparently, I’m “the Captain”], and a pirate name generator (in case in connecting with your inner pirate you failed to figure out your true pirate name)[apparently my pirate name is Calico Anne Flint – I was hoping for the Dread Pirate Robert]. This website and I’m sure many others will help you talk like a real pirate on this international day of celebration. Remember, pirates were adults and some of the content on some of these websites might involve topics, well, piratical. So, me beauties, if ye cast yer eyes below, you’ll be findin’ some books that ye might be enjoying!
New Non-Fiction
Underground in Berlin : a young woman's extraordinary tale of survival in the heart of Nazi Germany / by Marie Jalowicz Simon. Follows the true story of a young Jewish woman who fled to the city and lived under an assumed identity and relied on the kindness of safe-houses, foreign workers and communists in order to survive in World War II Berlin.
Thirty million words : building a child's brain : tune in, talk more, take turns / by Dana and Beth Suskind. Encourages parents to help optimize their child’s neural development along with their vocabularies to ensure future success in school and life through tuning in to what they are doing, speaking to them using many descriptive words and engaging them in conversations.
The making of home : the 500-year story of how our houses became our homes / by Judith Flanders. The New York Times best-selling author of The Victorian City examines the evolution of a house into that of a home over five centuries, detailing the development of household items like cutlery, furniture, plumbing and windows.
Exceptional : why the world needs a powerful America / by Dick and Liz Cheney. The former vice president and his daughter evaluate America's essential role as an international power, make arguments for the maintenance of a proactive military force and identify potential defense vulnerabilities in the current administration's military stance.
New Fiction
Dance of the bones : a J. P. Beaumont and Brandon Walker novel / by J.A. Jance. A first crossover starring both J. P. Beaumont and Brandon Walker finds them teaming up in the Pacific Northwest to identify the true killer in a years-old case that is threatening Mel Shames' life.
Above the waterfall : a novel / by Ron Rash. Enduring the mistakes and tragedies that have shaped their lives in contemporary Appalachia, a sheriff on the brink of retirement and a haunted park ranger confront violent forces when an elderly local is accused of poisoning a trout stream.
Fear of dying : a novel / by Erica Jong. A sequel to the best-selling Fear of Flying finds a former 1960s television actress struggling to balance difficult family needs before pursuing a sex life outside of the home and reexamining her priorities.
Undercover : a novel / by Danielle Steele. Barred from undercover work after a gunshot wound disables his arm, DEA Special Agent Marshall Everett is drawn into an unexpected case involving an ambassador's daughter, who would recover after being kidnapped and brainwashed by revolutionaries.
The drowning / by Camilla Lackberg. Investigating anonymous threats directed toward a reclusive author, crime writer Erica and her detective husband discover that the author was once a member of a circle of friends torn by complicated love triangles and dark family secrets.
Entry Island / by Peter May. An emotionally charged mystery set in the Gulf of St. Lawrence explores how violent happenstance can reveal profound connections between people—across the ocean and even across the centuries. By a Sunday Times best-selling author.
The girl in the spider's web / by David Lagercrantz. A follow-up to The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest finds genius-hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist teaming up to confront a dangerous new threat against the United States.
The hanging girl / by Jussi Adler-Olsen. Forced to investigate the cold case murder of a 17-year-old girl, Department Q head Carl Mørck and his enigmatic assistants infiltrate a sun-worshipping cult to stop a string of new killings. By the award-winning author of The Keeper of Lost Causes.
Make me : a Jack Reacher novel / by Lee Child. The best-selling author of One Shot and Personal presents a latest thriller that finds Jack Reacher pursuing a twisted adversary from Arkansas to Paris.