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Join us at Red Bank Branch Library for Books for Lunch our December book discussion where will will discuss Here If You Need Me by Kate Braestrup. Wednesday Dec. 10, 2008 from noon until 1:00 PM. Experience another point of view, another way of seeing life. Bring your lunch and eat with us while we talk...
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We will soon have a new President making decisions about the war in Iraq. So is this book ancient history? Unfortunately, the answer is no. I had read all three of Bob Woodward's previous books about the Bush White House, starting with Bush at War in 2002, followed by Plan of Attack in 2004, then...
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No, you aren't seeing double. The cover of this biographical travelogue features an out-of-focus motorcyle. I was in grad school in 1974 when "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" was published. I never read it or its British precursor, "Zen in the Art of Archery" -- I wasn't...
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David Smith, professor emeritus of telecommunications at Ball State University, wrote this coffee-table tome about Hoosiers who found fame in Hollywood. Here are some you may or may not know about: Alice Terry (born on a farm near Vincennes, she was a silent film star) Clifton Webb (born in Indianapolis...
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Back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when gasoline prices rose from under eighty cents to the staggering price of $1.40 a gallon, the United States government implemented measures to reduce oil imports and improve energy efficiency. Flash forward twenty-plus years. Larger vehicles are again the norm...
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A friend of mine who just returned from a trip to Poland handed me the paperback edition of this book and told me I had to read it. He had picked it up at a bookstore in Poland after visiting the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camps. The author, who is an award-winning filmmaker and author as well as Creative...
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Two brand new collections of Obama photos were released to coincide with the election. "The Rise of Barack Obama" is a memorable collection of black and white photos taken by an Award winning photographer who covered Obama for the "Chicago Tribune." Souza's photos start with Obama's...
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The Hungry Scientist Handbook: Electronic Birthday Cakes, Edible Origami and Other DIY Projects For Techies, Tinkerers and Foodies by Patrick Buckley and Lily Binns If you're a foodie and a techie, this is the book that will allow you to combine your hobbies for maximum enjoyment. Personally, I'm...
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Reading, Writing, and Growing Together in Southwestern Indiana This year's One Book One Community title is This I Believe: the Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women. This collection of essays from the 1950s and today is based on the National Public Radio series of the same name. In addition...
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Having published over 50 novels -- with sales worldwide of more than 140 million copies, James Patterson has just released his second non-fiction title, "Against Medical Advice: One Family's Struggle with an Agonizing Medical Condidtion." His first non-fiction work, "The Day America...
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I was! I love adventure stories and was drawn to The Journey That Saved Curious George The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey by Louise Borden. Thanks to the author's exciting account, the reader is caught in the moving drama of the Rey's four month escape to safety. By early June 1940...
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Staff at Central Library are currently sharing some of their favorite picks on a book display in the lobby through October 19. These titles are going fast and many have already snatched them off the shelf to enjoy. If you are one of those who do not visit Central on a regular basis - do not fear. You...
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Red Bank Branch has two upcoming events concerning our food and where it comes from. On Wednesday September 24 at 6:30pm Marvin Kemper and Joe Schalansky of Seton Harvest will be speaking. Seton Harvest is a CSA, or community supported agriculture project. Next, on Wednesday October 15 at 6:30pm Suzan...
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Is anyone familiar with this publisher and the Usborne Books? I don't mean Mary Pope Osborne, but that's what came to mind when my next door neighbor started raving about the beautiful educational books she buys for her daughter. Then I remembered, I have one on my bookshelf- On the Beach a lift...
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Barely a day has gone by since I began working for the library that I haven't found at least one book that looks interesting. Sometimes I just pass by them, other times I write down the title and author for later. Other times, I go ahead and check the book out; never mind the stack of books already...