Stop by to see the wonderful new library! They are hanging bird feeders outside the library today to attract more birds. We also have a few new books:
A Mercy by Toni Morrison--The fate of a slave child abandoned by her mother animates this novel about orphaned women who form an eccentric household in late-17th-century America. Read the first chapter.
The Forever War by Dexter Filkins--The New York Times correspondent let us witness the rise of the Taliban, the attacks of 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. This book is hailed as one of the best books about America's wars and the nature of war itself. Read the first chapter.
These two were chosen in the ten best books of 2008 by the New York Times. The first chapters provided here come to us from the New York Times book section. Other new books include:
Nothing to be Frightened of by Julian Barnes*
The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb
Snake Oil Science by R. Barker Bausell
2666 by Roberto Bolano*
The Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War by Drew G. Faust*
The World is What it is by Patrick French*
Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives by Palfrey & Gasser
Wikipatterns by Stewart Mader
Four Skills of Cultural Diversity Competence by Mikel Hogan
(*These books were also on the Times Best Boooks of 2008 list.)
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