My LINKcat AccountAhoy, matey! Today, September 19th has very few interesting holidays or special days associated with it. I suppose if you're from St. Kitts or Nevis today is a very important day since it is the day independence from the United Kingdom is celebrated. It is also the day in 1995 when Orville Redenbacher (of popcorn fame) passed away. The most interesting celebration that occurs on this day is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. So, "arrrr!" and "yo, ho, ho!" Remember to have a parrot on your shoulder, a patch over an eye (Right eye or left eye, it doesn't matter. The choice of the eye is up to you.) a bandanna or tricorn hat on your head, and a large, dangle-y earring (Once again, you may chose whichever ear you prefer). If you don't want to add costuming to enhance the effect of your special vocabulary for today, just pepper your speech with some of the following phrases: "Arrrr!" "Rrrrrr!" "Ahoy!" "Avast!" "Shiver me timbers!", "Aye" "Blimey!" "Hornswoggle" "Landlubber" and "Thar she blows!" If all else fails, try singing phrases from Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance" such as "I am the pirate king!" or "Pour oh pour the pirate sherry, fill oh fill the pirate glass and to make us more than merry let the pirate bumper pass!" And with that, I will leave you to dig through the following titles for treasure. Enjoy!
New Non-Fiction
Everybody's brother / by Ceelo Green with Big Gipp & David Wild. Describes the life of the vibrant, genre-breaking musician, reality show star, record producer and actor from his difficult childhood in Georgia to his early career with the critically-acclaimed Goodie Mob and through his success with Gnarles Barkley and solo efforts
Nothin' to lose : the making of KISS (1972-1975) / by Ken Sharp, Gene Simmons, & Paul Stanley. Including original interviews with Paul, Gene, Ace and Peter, as well as producers, management, costume, stage and art designers, rock photographers and many others, this oral history of the legendary rock band offers a behind-the-scenes look at KISS's formative years.
Simple dreams : a musical memoir / by Linda Ronstadt. The Grammy Award-winning music artist traces the story of her life and career from her Arizona upbringing in a musical family and her rise to stardom in Southern California to her role in shaping 1970s sounds and her collaborations with fellow artists.
The effortless experience : conquering the new battleground for customer loyalty / by Matthew Dixon. Describes how many companies erroneously believe that customer loyalty is won by dazzling them, but that research and surveys show that loyalty is based on delivering on basic promises and offers insights for companies to use to improve brand loyalty.
Masterminds & wingmen : helping our boys cope with schoolyard power, locker-room tests, girlfriends, and the new rules of Boy World / by Rosalind Wiseman. The author decodes the inner lives of boys to reveal how parents can forge stronger connections with their sons, explaining how boys are more likely to hide their feelings and resist adult support.
New Fiction
Bleeding edge / by Thomas Pynchon. An average mother of two working in investigation fraud gets drawn into a shady and eccentric underworld after looking into the finances of a billionaire computer geek in this new novel from the author of "V" and "Gravity's Rainbow".
A guide for the perplexed : a novel / by Dara Horn. While consulting at an Egyptian library, software prodigy Josie Ashkenazi is kidnapped and her talent for preserving memories becomes her only means of escape as the power of her ingenious work is revealed, while at home, her jealous sister Judith takes over her life at home.
The longest ride / by Nicholas Spark. After being trapped in an isolated car crash, the life of an elderly widower becomes entwined with that of a young college student and the cowboy she loves in this new romance from the "New York Times" best-selling author.
The maid's version : a novel / by Daniel Woodrell. A maid for a prominent family in Missouri chases down justice after her younger sister is one of 42 people killed at a mysterious explosion at a local dance hall in this new novel from the author of "Winter's Bone".
Who asked you? / by Terry McMillan. Already burdened with the dramas of her other adult children, BJ finds herself caring for her grandchildren when one of her daughters disappears in this new novel from the "New York Time" best-selling author of "Waiting to Exhale".
The Darling Dahlias and the Texas Star /by Susan Albert. When the Texas Star herself--aviatrix Miss Lily Dare, the fastest woman in the world--is threatened and her plane sabotaged, the Darling Dahlias must weed through the rumors to find the truth to take down a saboteur who may be propelled by revenge.
Total war Rome : destroy Carthage / by David Gibbins. A first entry in a planned four-book series marking a collaboration between the best-selling author and the Creative Assembly game development team is set in the world of Total War: Rome II and follows the rise the rise of a Roman centurion whose battles against the Macedonians earn him admiration and enmity.
The Windsor faction / by D.J. Taylor. Assembling a cast of real and imaginary characters in a terrifying reinvention of history, this dramatic novel, set in 1939 London, reveals the existence of a secret organization determined to derail the war effort against Nazi Germany during Edward VIII's reign as King of England.
The bones of Paris : a novel of suspense / by Laurie R. King. Investigating the disappearance of an American girl who may be one of several abductees linked to a series of murders, Harris Stuyvesant, a former officer of the American Bureau of Investigation, follows clues to an American expat community in 1929 Paris, where he encounters dangerous adversaries and famous historical artists.