Monthly Archives: January 2011

Colonel Roosevelt is the 3rd and  final volume of Desmond Morris’ epic and highly-readable  biography.  Rancher and writer, warrior and statesman, hunter and conservationist, Theodore Roosevelt  remains an engrossing subject.  Other recent TR studies include Wilderness Warrior,   River of Doubt,   The War … Continue reading →

What do Bringing Up Baby, The Awful Truth, Adam’s Rib, and What’s Up , Doc have in common?  These screwball comedies feature   snappy repartee’, elements of  slapstick, and a high-powered independent minded  female lead.  The plot hinges on the male’s … Continue reading →

New books and dvds–just in time for a bout  of frigid weather!  Fiction by Tom Clancy, Robert Crais, Colleen McCullough,  Brad Meltzer, Susan Phillips, Annie Proulx,  Colm Toibin, Susan Vreeland, and Stuart Woods. Films include Adams Rib, Inception, Restrepo, Shrek … Continue reading →

The Nichols Library will be closed on Monday, January 17th in comomeration of  Martin Luther King Jr and his legacy of  civil rights and non-violence.  Ronald Reagan signed the Federal holiday into law in 1983.

The Nichols Library will not open today on account of heavy snow and winds.  9:45am , Wednedsay, 1/11/11.

Michael Crichton  once said that “if a European asked what he should read to understand the people here, I tell him to read True Grit.  He’s got the sound of us just right.”    Mark Twain, move over.    With a new … Continue reading →