Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

The Duchess of Death: The Unauthorized Biography of Agatha Christie by Richard Hack

by HRevvdon@evpl on Sunday, August 30 2009, 9:51pm

Duchess of Death: The Unauthorized Biography of Agatha Christie (2009) by Richard Hack is a fairly good biography. Agatha Christie was so prolific and successful that her books have sold into the billions, having been translated into over 100 languages...

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The Wedding Girl

by KickinLibrarian@evpl on Friday, August 28 2009, 9:54am

Are you a fan of the Shopaholic Series by Sophie Kinsella? If so, let me introduce you to Kinsella's alter ego, Madeleine Wickham. Both personas write about English women who have found themselves in a predicament. Whether it be money (Shopaholic...

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Filed under: reviews, books, chick lit, families, Mothers & Daughters, English, love, family secrets

Darling Jim by Christian Moerk

by HRevvdon@evpl on Thursday, August 27 2009, 8:58pm

I listened to the download of Darling Jim (2009) and think it is the best way to read this book. What better way to be told the story of séanachai or Irish storyteller then to listen to an Irish reader? The story begins when a postman discovers...

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Notes on Cooking

by librarianinheels@evpl on Wednesday, August 26 2009, 12:43pm

Whether you're a total novice or a more seasoned cook, Notes on Cooking: A Short Guide to an Essential Craft is a great basic book on the ins and outs of cooking - just basic cooking. Not French cooking, or Indian Cooking, or sushi-making - just the...

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Filed under: cookery, cooking

Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story

by KickinLibrarian@evpl on Monday, August 24 2009, 3:01pm

I can't remember a time when I wasn't fascinated with the story of America's Camelot. My bookshelves are lined with books about the Kennedys- biographies, essays, coffee table books, even old newspaper articles my grandma has given me. What...

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Filed under: reviews, books, biography, recommended

Who Is Mark Twain? by Mark Twain

by Bufkinite@evpl on Monday, August 24 2009, 2:59pm

When he died in 1910, Samuel Langhorne Clemens - better known by the nom de plume Mark Twain - left behind the largest trove of literary papers of any nineteenth-century American author. Included were letters diaries, travelogues, a huge autobiography...

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Filed under: humor, reviews, books, posthumous publications, Mark Twain

Why I will never Master the Art of French Cooking

by myzticrhythmz@evpl on Saturday, August 22 2009, 8:46am

Lately I have been doing a bit of catching up on my reading. My most recent audiobook is Julie & Julia by Julie Powell, read by the author. For those of you unfamiliar with the book and /or new movie, Julie Powell was a young New Yorker in a dead...

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Filed under: cookery, cooking, recipes

That Old Cape Magic new book by Richard Russo

by GoldensRule@evpl on Friday, August 21 2009, 1:45pm

Having just listened to That Old Cape magic by Richard Russo of Empire Falls fame wanted to say it is a book that resonates ...both hilariously funny in part (the wedding rehearsal dinner ) to achingly sad in its depiction of family life. It is told from...

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Filed under: Marriage, Cape Cod, Framilies, Richard Russo

Addition by Toni Jordan

by Shh_ImReading@evpl on Wednesday, August 19 2009, 6:47pm

In Toni Jordan's Addition , we meet Grace Vandenburg, who likes to count. No, Grace loves to count. She's loved to count ever since she was a little girl. On her nightstand she keeps the Cuisenaire rods from her childhood and a framed picture...

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Filed under: reviews, fiction, debut novel, identity Psychology Fiction, human behavior, first novel, love, numbers, Toni Jordan, Nikola Tesla, Obssesive-Compulsive Disorder, therapy

The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf

by Guatemama@evpl on Tuesday, August 18 2009, 6:21pm

It's every parent's worst nightmare.... you wake up early one morning to find that the child that you tucked into bed the night before is gone -- not playing in another room or downstairs watching TV, but truly, hopelessly, nowhere to be found...

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Filed under: reviews, fiction, families, Missing persons, family secrets, The Weight of Silence, Heather Gudenkauf

Sag Harbor: a novel by Colson Whitehead

by HRevvdon@evpl on Monday, August 17 2009, 8:44pm

Long Island's Sag Harbor in 1985 is the setting for this novel. Skillfully written, Sag Harbor (2009) by Colson Whitehead is largely based on his own childhood. Benji Cooper has been brought up in a privileged private school environment where he is...

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The Book of William: How Shakespeare's First Folio Conquered the World

by Bufkinite@evpl on Monday, August 17 2009, 4:34pm

Paul Collins writes in a convivial and breezy style, and is the kind of natural storyteller who brings history to life. Nevertheless, in The Book of William , his scholarship and authority are undeniable, and make this book an important entry point for...

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Filed under: reviews, books, Shakespeare, History, books and reading, First Folio, bibliography

Do You Love Tomatoes? I Love Tomatoes!

by Shh_ImReading@evpl on Saturday, August 15 2009, 12:30pm

So far, I have recieved tomatoes from three different gardens this year, which is great because I love tomatoes! They're beautiful and taste good with almost anything; one of my favorite, simple things to do is put them on a grilled cheese sandwich...

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Filed under: nonfiction, Food, cookery, cooking, recipes, tomatoes

New England White: A Novel by Stephen L. Carter

by HRevvdon@evpl on Friday, August 14 2009, 9:57pm

You really have to pay attention when reading New England White (2007) by Stephen L. Carter. This is a suspense novel with a compelling and hard to predict story line, but it is also forces you to think through the complexities of politics and race while...

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The Night of the Roundtable

by kiya@evpl on Friday, August 14 2009, 1:11pm

I looked at my daughter's soccer schedule, and said, "Oh, great! You don't have practice on Aug 25 th . That's the night of the Roundtable." My son looked at me quizzically, and said, "the Knight of the Round Table?" It...

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Filed under: book discussions, one book one community, families, poor, author visit, growing up, Racism, African Americans, Gregory Williams

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