April 2007

New Fiction

• Christine Falls - Benjamin Black
• Whitethorn Woods - Maeve Binchy
• The Double Bind - Chris Bohjalian
• In Dublin's Fair City: a Molly Murphy Mystery - Rhys Bowen
• Two Alone - Sandra Brown
• Burning Bright - Tracy Chevalier
• Deep Storm - Lincoln Child
• Napoleon's Pyramids - William Dietrich
  
• Mistress of the Art of Death - Ariana Franklin
  
• The Dead Fathers Club - Matt Haig
• Once in a Promised Land - Laila Halaby
• The Hooded Hawk: an Elizabeth I mystery - Karen Harper
  
• Returning to Earth - Jim Harrison
  
• Pig Island - Mo Hayder
• Shopaholic & Baby - Sophie Kinsella
  
• The God of Animals - Aryn Kyle
  
• You Don't Love Me Yet - Jonathan Lethem
  
• Charity Girl - Michael Lowenthal
  
• Remainder - Tom McCarthy
  
• A Family Daughter - Maile Meloy
  
• Dancing to almendra - Mayra Montero
• Step on a Crack - James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
• At Some Disputed Barricade - Anne Perry
• Daddy's Girl - Lisa Scottoline
  
• Ten Days in the Hills - Jane Smiley

New Non-Fiction

• Cooked: From the Streets to the Stone, From Cocaine to Foie Gras -Jeff Henderson
• The Man Who Stopped Time: The Illuminating Story of Eadweard Muybridge - Pioneer Photographer, Father of the Motion Picture, Murderer - Brian Clegg
• A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier - Ishmael Beah
• Pots in the Garden: Expert Design and Planting Techniques - Ray Rogers
• Leap: What Will We Do with the Rest of Our Lives? - Sara Davidson
• Living Beauty - Bobbi Brown
• 52 Weekend Makeovers: Easy Projects to Transform Your Home Inside and Out - Taunton Press
• Family Romance a Love Story - John Lanchester
• Twenty-Eight Artists and Two Saints: Essays - John Acocella
• Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Bagdad Zoo - Lawrence Anthony
• Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations... One School at as Time - Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
• Reading Judas: the Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity - Elaine Pagels and Karen L. King
• 175 Best Jobs Not Behind a Desk - Michael Farr and Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D.
• Infidel - Ayaan Hirsi Ali
• Educating Peter: How I Taught a Famous Movie Critic the Difference Between a Cabernet and Merlot or How Anybody Can Become an (Almost) Instant Wine Expert - Lettie Teague
• The Father of All Things: a Marine, His Son, and The Legacy of Vietnam - Tom Bissell
• Last Rights: Rescuing the End of Life from the Medical system - Stephen P. Kiernan
• The Rise and Fall of Alexandria Birthplace of the Modern Mind - Justin Pollard and Howard Reid
• On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  
• Tapas: Little Dishes of Spain - Penelope Casas
  
• The Rough Guide to Shopping with a Conscience - Duncan Clark & Richie Unterberger
  
• One Person Multiple Careers: a new Model for Work/Life Success - Marci Alboher
  
• 48 Days to the Work You Love - Dan Miller
  
• Heal Your Knees: How to Prevent Knee Surgery & What to Do if You Need It - Robert Klapper, MD & Lynda Huey
  
• Fabulous Felt: Over 30 Exquisite Ideas for Sophisticated Home Decor and Stunning Accessories - Sophie Bester
  
• Gallery of Best Resumes: a Collection of Quality Resumes by Professional Resume Writers - David Noble PhD
  
• The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer - David Leavitt
  
• The Faith Club: a Muslim, a Christian, a Jew, Three Women Search for Understanding - Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, and Priscilla Warner
  
• Stealing Buddha's Dinner - Bich Minh Nguyen
  
• Flower Confidential: the Good, the Bad and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers - Amy Stewart
  
• Vaccine: the Controversial Story of Medicine's Greatest Lifesaver - Arthur Allen
  
• The Triumph of Modernism: the Art World, 1985 - 2005 - Hilton Dramer
  
• Somewhere: the Life of Jerome Robbins - Amanda Vaill
• Fodor's New Mexico
• Fodor's Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard 2007
• Classical Destinations: An Armchair Guide to Classical Music - Matt Wills and Paul Burrows
  
• In An Instant: A Family's Journey of Love and Healing - Lee & Bob Woodruff

New Audios

All CDs unless noted

• Life Before Man - Margaret Atwood
• Christine Falls - Benjamin Black
• Catch-22 - Joseph Heller
• The God of Animals - Aryn Kyle
• You Don't Love Me Yet - Jonathan Lethem
• Diamond Solitaire - Peter Lovesey
• The Catalans - Patrick O'Brian
• High Profile - Robert B. Parker
  
• Innocent in Death - J. D. Robb
• Ten Days in the Hills - Jane Smiley
  
• From Midnight to Dawn: the Last Tracks of the Underground Railroad - Jacqueline L. Tobin
• Innocent Traitor: a novel of lady Jane Grey - Alison Weir

New DVD's

• Absolutely Fabulous, season 5
• The Apartment
• Blood Diamond
• Borat
  
• Casino Royale
• Curse of the Golden Flower
• Eragon
• Fast Food Nation
  
• Flags of Our Fathers
  
• For Your Consideration
  
• Local Hero
  
• Moonlighting, seasons 1 & 2
  
• Prime Suspect 4 and 5
• Pursuit of Happyness
• Robin and Marian
• Running With Scissors

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BOOKLISTS

Every month in this spot we feature reading suggestions. These include historic fiction, science fiction, mysteries, and more. Many of these titles can be found in the Mid Hudson Library System.

A Touch of Humor

Great Books to Smile
and Laugh With

• Amis, Kingsley - Lucky Jim
  
• Amis, Martin - Yellow Dog
  
• Austen, Jane - Emma; Mansfield Park; Pride and Prejudice; Sense and Sensibility
  
• Barry, Dave - Tricky Business
  
• Bennett, Alan - The Clothes They Stood Up In.
  
• Benson, E. F. - Mapp and Lucia
  
• Block, Lawrence - Hit List; Hit Man; Hit Parade
  
• Blount, Roy - First Hubby
  
• Bochco, Steven - Death by Hollywood
  
• Boyle, T. Coraghessan - The Road to Wellville
  
• Brookner, Anita - Incidents in the Rue Laugier
  
• Brown, Amanda- Legally Blonde
  
• Brown, Rita Mae - Loose Lips
  
• Buckley, Christopher – Florence of Arabia
  
• Buckley, Christopher - Little Green Men
  
• Buffett, Jimmy - A Salty Piece of Land; Where Is Joe Merchant
  
• Burgess, Anthony - A Clockwork Orange
  
• Chabon, Michael - Wonder Boys
  
• Craig, Amanda - Love in Idleness
  
• Crews, Harry - The Mulching of America
  
• Crusie, Jennifer - Welcome to Temptation
  
• Cunningham, Laura Shaine - Beautiful Bodies
  
• Dallas, Sandra - The Persian Pickle Club
  
• DeLillo, Don - White Noise
  
• Dickens, Charles - David Copperfield
  
• Donleavy, J. P.- The Ginger Man
  
• Doyle, Roddy - The Barrytown Trilogy
  
• Edgerton, Clyde - Lunch at the Piccadilly; Walking Across Egypt
  
• Faulkner, William - As I Lay Dying
  
• Fforde, Jasper - The Big Over Easy; The Eyre Affair; The Fourth Bear; Lost in a Good Book; Something Rotten; The Well of Lost Plots
  
• Fielding, Helen - Bridget Jones's Diary; Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination
  
• Fielding, Henry - The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
  
• Fisher, Carrie - Delusions of Grandma
  
• Flagg, Fannie - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe; Standing in the Rainbow; Welcome to the World, Baby Girl
  
• Forster, E.M. - Howard's End; A Room with a View
  
• Fowler, Karen Joy - The Jane Austen Book Club
  
• Friedman, Kinky - Kill Two Birds & Get Stoned (Mystery)
  
• Gibbons, Stella - Cold Comfort Farm
  
• Goldsmith, Olivia - The First Wives Club; Marrying Mom
  
• Greene, Graham - Travels with my Aunt
  
• Groom, Winston - Forrest Gump
  
• Gurganus, Allan - The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
  
• Haddon, Mark - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
  
• Hansen, Ron - Lucky Stars
  
• Heller, Jane - Female Intelligence; Lucky Stars; Name Dropping
  
• Heller, Joseph - Catch-22
  
• Hiaasen, Carl - Basket Case; Skinny Dip; Nature Girl; Sick Puppy
  
• Hinton, Lynne - Friendship Cake
  
• Hodgins, Eric - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
  
• Hornby, Nick - About a Boy
  
• Irving, John - The World According to Garp; The Fourth Hand
  
• Jerome, Jerome K. - Three Men in a Boat
  
• Johnson, Diane - L'Affaire
  
• Kaminsky, Stuart - To Catch a Spy
  
• Keillor, Garrison - Isn't It Romantic; Love Me; WLT
  
• Kimmel, Haven - The Solace of Leaving Early
  
• Kinsella, Sophie - Can You Keep a Secret?
  
• Landvik, Lorna - Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons; Tall Pine Polka
  
• Letts, Billie - The Honk and Holler Opening Soon; Where the Heart Is
  
• Lipman, Elinor - Dearly Departed; My Latest Grievance
  
• Lodge, David - Nice Work
  
• Lupica, Mike - Bump and Run; Red Zone
  
• Mallon, Thomas - Bandbox
  
• Mantel, Hilary - Every Day is Mother's Day
  
• Martin, Steve - The Pleasure of My Company
  
• Maupin, Armistead - Tales of the City; Further Tales of the City
  
• McCrumb, Sharyn - Zombies of the Gene Pool (Mystery)
  
• McEwan, Ian - Amsterdam
  
• Moore, Christopher - The Stupidest Angel; Fluke, or I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings
  
• Mortimer, John - The Best of Rumpole (M)
  
• Newman, Sandra - The Only Good Thing Anyone Has Ever Done
  
• Oates, Joyce Carol - I'll Take You There
  
• O'Brien, Flann - At Swim-Two-Birds
  
• Orwell, George - Animal Farm
  
• Palahniuk, Chuck - Lullaby
  
• Parker, Dorothy - Complete Stories
  
• Parks, Suzan-Lori - Getting Mother's Body
  
• Perrotta, Tom - Joe College
  
• Peters, Elizabeth - The Ape Who Guards the Balance; Children of the Storm; Curse of the Pharaohs; The Deeds of the Disturber; The Falcon at the Portal; The Golden One; He Shall Thunder in the Sky; The Hippopotamus Pool; The Last Camel Died at Noon; Lord of the Silent; Night Train to Memphis; Seeing a Large Cat; The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog
  
• Pierre, D. B. C. - Vernon God Little
  
• Pynchon, Thomas - Against the Day; Gravity's Rainbow; Mason and Dixon
  
• Quindlen, Anna - Rise and Shine
  
• Reiner, Carl - Nnnnn
  
• Robbins, Tom - Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas; Villa Incognito
  
• Ross, Ann - Miss Julia Hits the Road; Miss Julia Meets Her Match; Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind; Miss Julia Stands Her Ground; Miss Julia Throws a Wedding; Miss Julia's School of Beauty
  
• Rosten, Leo - The Education of Hyman Kaplan
  
• Runyon, Damon - Guys and Dolls: the Stories of Damon Runyon
  
• Rushdie, Salman - Fury; The Satanic Verses
  
• Russo, Richard - Empire Falls; Straight Man
  
• Saki - The Best of Saki
  
• Sedaris, Amy - Wigfield: The Can-Do-Town That Just May Not
  
• Sedaris, David - Holidays on Ice
  
• Smiley, Jane - Good Faith; Moo
  
• Somerville, E. & Ross, M. - The Irish R. M.
  
• Spark, Muriel - Memento Mori; The Finishing School
  
• Stephenson, Neal - Big U
  
• Swift, Jonathan - Gulliver's Travels
  
• Sykes, Plum - Bergdorf Blondes; The Debutante Divorcee
  
• Toole, John Kennedy - A Confederacy of Dunces
  
• Townsend, Sue - The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4
  
• Trigiani, Adriana - Big Cherry Holler; Big Stone Gap; Milk Glass Moon; The Queen of the Big Time
  
• Trillin, Calvin - Tepper Isn't Going Out
  
• Trollope, Joanna - The Best of Friends; The Choir; Girl from the South; Marrying the Mistress; Other People's Children
  
• Twain, Mark - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; A Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage
  
• Unsworth, Barry - The Songs of the Kings
  
• Updike, John - The Complete Henry Bech: Twenty Stories
  
• Viswanathan, Kaavya - How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life
  
• Vonnegut, Kurt - Slaughterhouse Five; Hocus Pocus
  
• Waugh, Evelyn - Scoop
  
• Weldon, Fay - Big Girls Don't Cry; The Bulgari Connection
  
• Wells, Rebecca - Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood; Little Altars Everywhere; Ya-Yas in Bloom
  
• Welsh, Irvine - Porno
  
• Westlake, Donald - The Road to Ruin; Smoke
  
• Whitehead, Colson - Apex Hides the Hurt
  
• Wibberley, Leonard - The Mouse That Roared
  
• Wodehouse, P.G. - The Mating Season; Carry On, Jeeves; The Code of the Woosters; A Damsel in Distress; Jeeves in the Offing; Life with Jeeves; The Most of P.G. Wodehouse; Much Obliged, Jeeves; Right Ho, Jeeves; Thank You, Jeeves
  
• Wolfe, Tom - I Am Charlotte Simmons
  

Family Writing Workshops with Rosemary Deen

Saturdays, April 14, 21, 28 from 1-3pm
in the Reference Room

These Saturday afternoon workshops will focus on the basic elements of writing, using family stories, and creating a story album. Participants will be encouraged to become the "Perfect Reader" for each other. Space is limited! Registration is available in person or by calling 687-8726 or online by clicking here.

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Tea Time Book Group

Wednesday, April 11th, 4pm
in the Reference room

The selection for the next Tea Time Book Discussion is Fierce Attachments by Vivian Gornick. This memoir is a classic exploration of her relationship with her mother. This book is part of "One Book/One Community" there are other events planned, pick up a brochure in the Library.

"A fine, unflinchingly honest book."

-Mona Simpson, The New York Times Book Review

Join us in the Reference Room for lively Discussion and light refreshments.

Books are available at the library.

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Knitting Group

Saturdays, April 7, 14, 21, 28
10am-noon at the Library

Our knitting group meets every Saturday in the Library's Reference room. We welcome newcomers at any level.

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Some Early Newspaper Notices about the Library

July 7, 1910

STONE RIDGE - There will be a delicatessen sale in the library building on Saturday afternoon and evening this week. Ice cream will be served in the evening. The proceeds will be used for the purchase of new books.

October 10, 1910

STONE RIDGE, Oct. 10. - Many evidences of interest have recently been manifested in our public library opened here last January. Peculiarly fortunate in its friends, it has received as gifts from residents and summer visitors 200 books, nearly half the number of volumes now in the library. A recent acquisition is a set of Irving's works, which belonged to the library conducted by the Village Improvement Association a number of years age. At the suggestion of the original donors, Miss A. E. Abeel, librarian of that association, has turned the volumes over to the present library. Lewis Porter has contributed arrow heads and other Indian relics from the collection of his grandfather, the late Lewis Hine, which are of special interest as they were found in this vicinity. The Honk Falls Power Company donates the electric light used in the library, an evidence of good will greatly appreciated by the trustees.

Unfortunately the Library no longer has the arrowheads or the set of Irving's works. We do have a set of Irving's works which was given to the Library in the 1930s. For more Library history and early newspaper notices: more

Thanks to Charles Cullen for digging up these items.

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ON THE SHELVES

Poughkeepsie Journal 3.4.07
On the Shelves with Katherine Mustello

True animal stories make fascinating reads

On the Shelves is a monthly column by a rotating list of mid-Hudson Valley library directors who comment on notable books coming to your local public library.

As a result of our library receiving a grant recently, I was able to purchase a great deal of children's nonfiction books.

I find in our library, many children and adults are hesitant to look to the nonfiction section unless they need specific information about a particular subject. I hope after reading this article, you will look to the nonfiction section more often for compelling reading for you and your children.

It is with pleasure that I share some of my favorites with you.

For a fabulous story that will bring tears to your eyes, try Owen & Mzee : The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff and Paula Kahumbu, with photographs by Peter Greste (Scholastic Press). This story of the unlikely friendship between a 150-year-old tortoise and a young hippo will be loved by young and old. With some lengthy text, it's perfect for school-age children. The story was all over the news, but the book brings it all together with a great message about friendship and helping others.

And as a grade school teacher pointed out, this book's message that friends can come in all shapes and sizes makes it a great tie-in with the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. So remember it for next year!

With amazing photography and short concise text, The Red-Eyed Tree Frog by Joy Cowley (Scholastic Paperbacks) is a terrific book to share with younger children. You will both be amazed by the many views of the tree frog's nighttime activities. It is a great first look at nocturnal creatures.

More than eating machines

Another great nonfiction selection, especially for animal lovers, is Surprising Sharks by Nicola Davies, with illustrations by James Croft (Candlewick). This is a fun book full of interesting facts about all kinds of sharks. The lively presentation of basic information about the many species allows readers and listeners to easily learn a lot about the fish. It also reminds us in a humorous way that although sharks do eat humans from time to time, humans eat a lot more sharks.

The World's Greatest Elephant by Ralph Helfer (Philomel), the children's version of "Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived," is an amazing story. This chronicle of a boy and an elephant born on the same day is so remarkable, it is hard to believe it is true.

So read these books to your kids and remember to visit the nonfiction section of your library. It's full of great selections.

Katherine Mustello is the director of the Clinton Community Library, a small-town library where the focus is on providing up-to-date services in an old-fashioned way.

Can't decide on what to read? Visit
Mid Hudson for links to lists of titles that might attract your interest.

GREAT WEBSITES!

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Small-Town America: Stereoscopic Views from the Robert N. Dennis Collection

This collection of 12,000 stereoscopic photographs of three Mid-Atlantic states (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut) covers the period from 1850 to 1920. "In addition to showing buildings and street scenes in cities, towns, and villages the photographs show farming, industry, transportation, homes, businesses, local celebrations, natural disasters, people, and costumes." Keyword and phrase searchable; browsable by title, name of photographer or publisher, subject, and format. From the collections of The New York Public Library. more

Hammett's
'Maltese Falcon,'
75 Years Later

Audio appreciation from 2005 celebrating the 75th anniversary of the publication of Dashiell Hammett's novel "The Maltese Falcon." Also includes links to a related story about this book that has been "hailed as one of the greatest detective novels of all time," and to an excerpt from the novel. From National Public Radio (NPR). more

Jamestown 2007: America's 400th Anniversary

Official site for the commem-oration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia, "settled in 1607, [it] was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas." The site features tourist information, an events calendar, a link to educational material, activities and games for children, and descriptions of prior commemorations in 1807, 1857, 1907, and 1957. more

BeelineTV.com

This site provides links to a selection of "free online TV channels from around the world." Organized by language. Listings link directly to the programming, and indicate which media player is necessary to view the content. Provided by a software company. more

A Portrait of "Generation Next": How Young People View Their Lives, Futures and Politics

Summary of findings from a January 2007 report "aimed at studying the lives of young people" ages 18-25 (born between 1981 and 1988). It looks at lifestyle and views in areas such as technology, family, religion, social issues, and politics. Includes a link to the full report and to questionnaire results. From the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. more

Corsets and Crinoline

Series of illustrated essays on corsets and crinoline in fashion history. Discusses changes in body shape throughout the Victorian period ("from cage crinolines to bustles and body-hugging corsets"), crinolettes and the "healthy corsets" of the late 19th century, corsets in the early 20th century and in contemporary fashion, and related topics. From the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. more

The Salt March

This site was established to commem-orate the 75th anniversary (in 2005) of the 1930 Salt March in which Mohandas K. Gandhi and marchers walked 241 miles in 24 days to a place to make salt to protest against the British salt tax in Colonial India. Features photos, video clips, and facts about the march. Also includes material about the 2005 march reenactment. From the Mahatma Gandhi Foundation, founded by a great-grandson of Gandhi. more

Nature's Bounty: Quilts and More

Companion website to a past exhibit featuring quilts and other textiles that reflect nature. Features examples of textiles depicting flowers, birds, and other nature images. Also includes classroom materials and links to related sites. From the Kentucky Library and Museum, Western Kentucky University. more

Quilts

Companion website to television documen-taries on quilting, including "The Art of Quilting" (visiting quilt exhibitions and artist studios), "A Century of Quilts" (a search to find the most acclaimed American quilts of the 20th century), and "America Quilts" (exploring quilts and their stories). Features interviews, images, classroom materials, and other resources on quilting. From Wisconsin Public Television. more

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1982: Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Background about this Colombian author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982, and who is known for works such as "Love in the Time of Cholera" and "One Hundred Years of Solitude." Features a biography, bibliography, and text of his Nobel lecture. Some material available in Spanish. (Nobel banquet speech only available in Spanish.) From the Nobel Foundation. more

Make the Dirt Fly!

Illustrated presentation about the building of the Panama Canal by French and American interests. Includes background about the Suez Canal built by the French (joining the Mediterranean and Red Seas, finished in 1869), selection of the canal route, workers and tropical diseases (such yellow fever, carried by mosquitoes), and civil and structural engineering issues. Includes photos, maps, and related documents about this canal first used in 1914. From the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. more

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