Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

"The Case of Abraham Lincoln"

by googler@evpl on Thursday, September 4 2008, 9:26am

I'm currently reading Julie M. Fenster's nonfiction book The Case of Abraham Lincoln: A Story of Adultery, Murder, and the Making of a Great President , and really enjoying it. This may be partly because I've never read a biography of Lincoln...

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unusual book titles

by Meditatinglibrarian@evpl on Friday, September 5 2008, 7:18am

I subscribe to an email newsletter called Shelf-Awareness . It's written mostly for bookstore folks, but it keeps me up-to-date about what books are being featured in the news media, etc. Today's newsletter contained an article about The Diagram...

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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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April showers bring.. ...rain delays - this season's baseball books

by kiya@evpl on Thursday, April 12 2012, 10:53am

Baseball season is here, and with it, a whole new lineup of baseball books. I just finished reading Driving Mr. Yogi: Yogi Berra, Ron Guidry, and Baseball's Greatest Gift by Harvey Araton, and it is a thoroughly enjoyable visit to Yankees' spring...

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Filed under: nonfiction, Yankees, baseball, Yogi Berra

Protecting Your Personal Information on the Web

by wag.mado@evpl on Thursday, July 5 2012, 8:16pm

Do you know what kind of personal information about you can be found on the internet? Almost everyone who uses the internet has questioned at one time or another, the safety of their personal information on the web. Most people wonder if they are doing...

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Filed under: Savvy Senior Series, privacy, protection, internet

Make a Dried Flower Creation

by wag.mado@evpl on Friday, June 8 2012, 9:13am

Have you ever wanted to make a keepsake from your dried flowers? Local artist, Debbie Jacobs will show us how at the next Savvy Senior Series program. Come join us to learn tachniques and make a dried flower creation of your own. This program will be...

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Filed under: Savvy Senior Series, community interest, art, crafts, dried flowers, fun

saving Ceecee Honeycutt

by GoldensRule@evpl on Friday, February 12 2010, 9:34am

Beth Hoffman's debut novel is the best thing I have read/listened too since The Help. 12 year old Cecelia Honeycutt's life goes from bleak to bodacious when she is picked up by her great aunt Tootie in her cherry red Packard and whisked away to...

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Filed under: southern novels

Geeking Out with Ken Jennings and All Kinds of Maps

by Shh_ImReading@evpl on Monday, October 24 2011, 5:09pm

Have you ever found a book you didn't even know you were looking for? That's how Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks by Ken Jennings felt to me. I didn't know I was looking for this book, but I am so glad I found it...

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Filed under: nonfiction, Africa, travel, North America, Library of Congress, Asia, maps, Ken Jennings, Australia, geocaching, GPS, geography, South America, cartography, Antarctica

The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

by HRevvdon@evpl on Sunday, February 14 2010, 3:31pm

Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s novels feature a very human hero and several cynical malevolent bad guys in sleazy film noir settings. They are ominous and foreboding. They are also well written and unpredictable. I finished reading The Angel’s Game ...

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Filed under: mysteries, shadow of the wind, noir, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Barcelona, The Angels Game

The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece

by HRevvdon@evpl on Friday, August 7 2009, 7:14pm

In the late 1990's a little known painting restorer at the National Gallery of Ireland recognized a long lost Caravaggio painting called The Taking of Christ while in the living quarters of Jesuit Priests. He had been called in to clean and restore...

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Filed under: caravaggio, harr

Astronomy Revisited

by wag.mado@evpl on Saturday, March 10 2012, 8:49am

Are you over 50? Have you ever wondered how many new astronomical discoveries have been made since you were in school? This Thursday, March 15 the Savvy Senior Series will present " What We Know Now: Significant Astronomical Discoveries Made Since...

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Filed under: science, Savvy Senior Series, community interest, evansville museum

The Song Before It Is Sung (2007) - Justin Cartwright and the film Valkyrie (2008)

by HRevvdon@evpl on Sunday, January 4 2009, 3:23pm

I like to read historical novels about World War II, not about the battles, politics, or war tactics, but stories about the home front, resistance, and the historical figures involved. Usually what I have read has been about the Allied side of the conflict...

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Filed under: Nazis, Germany, Von Trott, Berlin

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

by HRevvdon@evpl on Wednesday, February 3 2010, 3:55pm

Set in a small southern town, Beautiful Creatures (2009) revolves around Ethan Wate and Lena Duchannes. Ethan is born and raised in Gatlin and can’t wait to get out. He runs with the "in" clique and is a basketball star. Then Lena comes...

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Filed under: witchcraft, gothic fiction, Beautiful Creatures

Birds, Birds, and More Birds!

by wag.mado@evpl on Monday, April 2 2012, 10:39am

The Savvy Senior Series program this week presents local wildlife photographer Bill Vieth. He will be showing us his wonderful photographs of birds and discussing his adventures in places throughout the world. Places include Tanzania, Kenya, Brazil, Costa...

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Filed under: Photography, Savvy Senior Series, Birds, wildlife

Container Gardening

by wag.mado@evpl on Saturday, March 17 2012, 12:06pm

The next Savvy Senior Series program should get you in the mood for spring. Purdue Extension educator, Larry Caplan will be presenting “Container Gardening” at 2:00 PM on Thursday, March 22. This program will be held off-site at Liberty Terrace...

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Filed under: gardening, Savvy Senior Series, learning, spring

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