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"50+: igniting a revolution to reinvent America" by Bill Novelli
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Dewey@evpl
on Thursday, July 31 2008, 10:42am
50+: Iginiting a Revolution to Reinvent America by Bill Novelli with Boe Workman How we approach the process of aging can make a huge difference in our retirement years. As we have throughout our lifetime the Baby Boomer generation is making a difference...
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Weiner-fest (it's pronounced WY-ner!)
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on Wednesday, July 30 2008, 2:42pm
Jennifer Weiner is arguably the queen of American chick-yet. Good in Bed , her first novel, was almost an instant best seller and is a perennial favorite here at EVPL (i.e. it almost always has a waiting list). Her novels are eagerly anticipated by her...
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Facebook newsfeed edition of Hamlet
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on Wednesday, July 30 2008, 2:24pm
I love stuff like this, although it may well not be appropriate for the books (or any other) blog: if Hamlet were a Facebook news feed. Example: Horatio thinks he saw a ghost. Hamlet thinks it's annoying when your uncle marries your mother right after...
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online book club
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on Tuesday, July 29 2008, 3:23pm
Does everyone know about this online book club? If not, it's a convenient way to sample new books: Dear Reader, Join a book club and every morning I'll send you a portion of a book in your email. After you've read two or three chapters from...
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"Schuyler's Monster" by Rob Rummel-Hudson
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on Friday, July 25 2008, 3:04pm
Before there were blogs, there were online journals and diaries, and one of the best was Rob's. (He's been at a bunch of different URLs, but the current one is here .) He's a very funny writer, usually tending toward the cynical and sarcastic...
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"The Impressionist" by Hari Kunzru
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on Wednesday, July 23 2008, 5:29pm
One of the hardest tasks a librarian faces is getting rid of a book that he or she treasures. Today I was reviewing a cart of books that one of the clerks had pulled for me and stalled when I reached "The Impressionist" by Hari Kunzru. A report...
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EVPL's Digital Library
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on Monday, July 21 2008, 4:46pm
Audiobooks and ebooks are currently available for downloading from the EVPL Digital Library . This weekend, Todd and Chip are heading to Cleveland to attend OverDrive's user meetings, Digipalooza. We expect they will return with lots of ideas for...
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