Monthly Archives: May 2018

   The man in the little brown dropped by with a box of new books and audios.  We should have them ready to go by the weekend.  If you see one you want, let us know and we will get … Continue reading →

“Love and Ruin” by Paula McLain, depicts Ernest Hemingway’s stormy marriage to Martha Gellhorn, a  fiercely independent, ambitious woman who would become one of the greatest war correspondents of the twentieth century.   In “The Home for Unwanted Girls” by Joanna … Continue reading →

 In “Spell of the Tiger”, Sy Montgomery introduces the Sundarban tigers, the only tiger that feeds on humans.  Living in the  mangrove swamps and the tidal delta between India and Bangladesh, they prey on the unwary. But rather than being feared … Continue reading →

Sports stars come and go, but sometimes a man seems made for the moment. In “A Season in the Sun” by  Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith recalls Mickey Mantle’s finest season (1956), both on the field and in acclaim.  That … Continue reading →

While history turns on pivotal events, the wheels of justice grind slow. So we find in “The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist” by Radley Balko (“Rise of the Warrior Cop”).  Drs Steven Hayne and Michael West built successful careers as … Continue reading →

Sometimes history is best glimpsed in a passing moment. “West like Lightning” by Jim DeFelice details the ‘the brief, legendary ride of the Pony Express’ the mail service the united the east and west coasts before telegraph and rails.  Concocted … Continue reading →

The Cuban Missile Crisis may have been one of the most terrifying thirteen days in human history. “Above and Beyond” by Casey Sherman and Michael J. Tougias adds a personal element to the story by emphasizing the role of the … Continue reading →

In “Twisted Prey” by John Sandford, a rogue senator is using intelligence data for personal vendettas. In “The Fallen” by David Baldacci, “memory man” Amos Decker investigates a string of murders in a rust belt town.  “The 17th Suspect” by … Continue reading →

 Our new ‘open’ logo banner at the library.  There be books here.

In “Winchester”, Helen Mirren play the heiress to the Winchester firearms  fortune. She is building a mansion on an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco. To outsiders, it looks like a demented monument to a disturbed … Continue reading →