July 2011

New Fiction

• Smokin' Seventeen - Janet Evanovich
• State of Wonder – Ann Patchett
• Now You See Her – James Patterson
• One Summer – David Baldacci
• Cut, Paste, Kill: a Lomax & Biggs mystery - Marshall Karp
• Trader of Secrets – Steve Martini
• The Borrower – Rebecca Makkai
• The Dog Who Came In From The Cold – Alexander McCall Smith
• Folly Beach – Dorothea Benton Frank
• The Girl In The Garden – Kamala Nair
• Kurt Vonnegut Novels and Stories 1963-1973
• Ten Thousand Saints – Eleanor Henderson
• Tigerlily's Orchids – Ruth Rendell
• Dreams of Joy - Lisa See

New Non-Fiction

• The Butcher's Guide To Well Raised Meat – Joshua Applestone et al.
• Fresh Start: Your Child's Jump Start to Lifelong Healthy eating - Tyler Florence
• Muriel's War: an American Heiress in the Nazi Resistance - Sheila Isenberg
• The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris - David McCullough
• Eating Well Fast and Flavorful Meatless Meals – Jessie Price
• The Food of Spain – Claudia Roden

New Audio Books

• More Beer: a Kayankaya Mystery - Jakob Arjouni
• Hard Times - charles Dickens
• Evening - Susan Minot
• The Girl in the Garden - Kamala Nair
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot

New DVD's

• Company Men - Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones
• Spectacle - Elvis Costello
• True Grit - Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon

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BOOKLISTS

We feature reading suggestions here every month. Visit the Library to pick up a copy of the booklist-of-the-month brochure and check out a book from our current display.

Travel Memoirs

• Among the Believers : An Islamic Journey by V.S. Naipaul 297 Nai
• Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell -Audio
• The Big Year: a tale of man, nature, and fowl obsession by Mark Obmascik 598.072 Obm
• Blue Highways: A Journey into America by William Least Heat-Moon
• Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before by Tony Horwitz 910.92 Hor
• Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam by Andrew X Pham /Bio Pham
• City of Falling Angels by John Berendt 945.31Ber
• Cross Country by Robert Sullivan
• Down the Nile: alone in a fisherman's skiff by Rosemary Mahoney
• Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia by Chris Stewart
• Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert 910.4 Gil
• Educating Alice: Adventures of a Curious Woman by Alice Steinbach
• Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France by Peter Mayle 944.3 May
• Ghost Train to the Eastern Star by Paul Theroux 915.044 The
• Going to Extremes by Joe McGinniss
• The Great Railway Bazaar: by Train through Asia by Paul Theroux 915.044 The
• The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific by Paul Theroux 919.504 The
• Honeymoon with my Brother by Franz Wisner
• A House in Sicily by Daphne Phelps 945.8 Phe
• In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson 919.404 Bry
• In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin 918.2 Cha
• Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams 591.529 Ada
• Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World by Ewan McGregor dvd
  
• The Man who Loved China by Simon Winchester 509.2 Win
• Muddling Through in Madagascar by Dervla Murphy 916.9 Mur
• Neither Here nor There : Travels in Europe by Bill Bryson 914.04 Bry
• No Reservations : Around the World on an Empty Stomach by Anthony Bourdain 641.013 Bou
• Nowhere is a Place : Travels in Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin and Paul Theroux 918.2 cha
• Old Glory, an American Voyage by Jonathan Raban 914.7 Rab
• On Rue Tatin by Susan Herrmann Loomis 641.594 Loo
• On the Road by Jack Kerouac
• Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen 916.76 D
  
• Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik 944.36 Gop
• The Places In Between by Rory Stewart 915.81 Ste
• The Prince of the Marshes by Rory Stewart 956.7044 Ste
• River Horse: A Logbook of a Boat Across America by William Least Heat-Moon 917.304 Hea
• The River of Doubt : Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard 918.113 Mil
• River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze by Peter Hessler 915.138 Hes
• Reluctant Tuscan by Phil Doran
• Seasons in Basilicata by David Yeadon 945 Yea
• Shadow of the Silk Road by Colin Thubron 915.8 Thu
• Sicilian Odyssey by Francine Prose 914.5 Pro
• Stones into Schools by Greg Mortenson 371.823 Mor
• Sunrise with Seamonsters: Travels & Discoveries, 1964-1984 by Paul Theroux 818.54 The
• Tales of a Female Nomad by Rita Golden Gelman 910.4 Gel
• A Thousand Days in Tuscany by Marlene De Blasi
• A Thousand Days in Venice by Marlene De Blasi 945.31 DeB
• Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson 371.822 Mor
• Toujours Provence by Peter Mayle 944.08 May
• Travels by Michael Crichton
• Travels in Siberia by Ian Frazier 957 Fra
• Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
• A Turn in the South by V.S. Naipaul 974.04 Nai
• Two for the Road by Jane and Michael Stern
• Ultimate Journey by Richard Bernstein 294.392 Ber
• Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
• Up the Amazon without a paddle by Doug Lansky
• A Walk in the Woods : Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson 917.404 Bry
• What am I doing here by Bruce Chatwin 824.914 Cha
• A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle 944.9 May
• A Year in the World : journeys of a passionate traveler by Frances Mayes 914.045 May

The books listed with call numbers are in the Stone Ridge Library collection. Others can be ordered through the Mid-Hudson Library System.

Children's Summer
Reading Program
Story Hours

Click for more information.

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Thank you for a great
Library Fair
And Pancake Breakfast

Click for this years pictures. more

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TEA TIME BOOK GROUP

Wednesday, July 13
4pm in the Biography Room

The selection this month is Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. It was the early part of the great Depression, and for Jacob, now ninety, the circus world he remembers was both his salvation and a living hell.

Join us in the Biography Room for lively Discussion and light refreshments. Books are available at the Library.

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HOLMES & CO.
Mystery Lovers
Book Group

Wednesday,July 13,
2pm in the Biography Room

The selections for this meeting include: Bad Book Affair by Ian Sansom. Israel Armstrong, one of literature's most unlikely detectives, returns for more crime-solving adventure in this hilarious fourth novel in the Mobile Library series. The Sherlock Holmes mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle is The Adventure of the Marzarin Stone.

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MEDIEVAL
Book Group

Wednesday, July 20,
7pm in the Biography Room

The book for the July meeting is 1421: The Year China Discovered America by Gavin Menzies. Based on 15 years of in-depth research, 1421 traces the voyages of an extraordinary fleet of Chinese ships who actually charted America 70 years before Columbus.

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ADULT CHESS CLUB

Monday, July 11,
6-7:30pm in the Biography Room

Our Chess Club for adults, scheduled for the first Monday of the month, from 6 - 7:30pm. Bring your own board if possible, and come join the fun!

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POETRY
with Rosemary Deen

Thurs, July 21,
1-3pm in the Bio Room

Join us for another afternoon of poetry with Rosemary Deen.

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MEMOIR WRITING GROUP

The Memoir Writing Group is taking the summer off. Anyone interested in joining in the fall should contact Brian Drabkin by email, or at 687-4711 or Diane in the Program Office at 687-8726.

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KNITTING GROUP

Every Saturday
10am-noon

The Stone Ridge Library Knitters meet every Saturday morning from 10am - 12noon. All ages and experience levels can join us and drop-in knitters are also welcome. We each bring our own supplies and do our own work, but one of the best things about us is that whatever obstacle or confusion you might encounter, you're likely to receive as much comment and advice as you need to get where you're going with a project. Some of us can help toward the repair of knitted or crocheted items too.

The group is sociable and lively, and our conversation and sharing is just as wide-ranging as our projects. We are especially interested in the UFOs (Un-Finished Objects) that members bring in and love the show and tell of projects under way and being finished, new or old, simple or complex. Though knitting is our love and mainstay, we graciously adapt ourselves to stray crocheters and those of us who simply must take to the hook when the spirit moves. We share articles, magazines and books on knitting. Donations of yarn to the Library get made up into items for sale at the Library Fair and during the winter holidays for the benefit of the Library. Some of us also knit things for local hospitals or for the U.S. troops.

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ON THE SHELVES

with Lisa Karim
Poughkeepsie Journal 6.5.11

Summer reading: Savor the tangled web of relationships

Summer is nearly here, and you're probably starting to look forward to the great reads you'll savor over these next few months. Here are a few I've enjoyed that I think you will, too. If you're an eReader fan, you'll find some are available through the Mid-Hudson Library System as eBooks. Check with your local library.

One Day by David Nicholls: Follow the lives of Dexter and Emma by checking in with them on the same day each year for nearly 20 years. They meet on the day of their college graduation, have a brief interlude, from which each comes away with quite different feelings, and move on with their lives as the best of friends, through the idealistic years of their 20s and into the reality-filled years of their 30s. They change lifestyles, careers and lovers, yet always remain friends, exchanging witty banter. Dexter and Emma's story will make you reflect on whether it's worth holding out for the proverbial brass ring and the fact that what we often spend a great deal of time searching for is something that has been in front of us all along. Watch for the movie being released in early July. I'm looking forward to it.

Skipping a Beat by Sarah Pekkanen: High school sweethearts Julie and Michael are anxious to break out of their sleepy small town in West Virginia and embark on lives opposite to their younger years. They marry and have a plan for achieving their dreams. Michael invents a sports drink in his early 20s, becomes the CEO of his own company and makes millions. Julie becomes a successful event planner in their new home of Washington, D.C. They have a beautiful estate and live the life of luxury. Somewhere along the way, though, they lose themselves as a couple. A near-death experience spurs Michael to give up all his money and possessions and rekindle the love he and Julie once shared. Julie's reaction may surprise you. You'll have to read to the very last few pages to see if there's a happy ending.

The Late, Lamented Molly Marx by Sally Koslow: Molly Marx, a 35-year-old mother and magazine decorating editor, dies as a result of a bicycle accident. But was it really an accident? This book is told from the perspective of Molly from the hereafter while she observes the lives of her friends, colleagues, family, 4-year-old daughter, Annabel, and charming husband, Barry. Those who loved her, attempt to determine the truth regarding Molly's terrible fate throughout the story. Molly is forced to come to terms with the realities of the life she'd been leading, the choices she'd made and the relationships she'd believed were much different. Moms will likely relate to Molly as she realizes no matter what else happened during her life, being Annabel's mom brought out the best in her. It's in this knowledge that Molly finds redemption.

The Seven Year Switch by Claire Cook: Jill has struggled to make a life for herself and her daughter, Anastasia, after her husband, Seth, left them for the Peace Corps seven years before. She's kept people at arm's length and protected her disillusioned and broken heart while preserving Anastasia's well-being and happiness. Seven years later, Seth returns and expects to pick up where he left off with his family just as Jill begins to trust her heart again. Anastasia, now 10, is ecstatic and easily welcomes her dad back into her life, but Seth's return stirs bitterness and anger in Jill. You'll feel for her as she must find it in her heart to let go and forgive to move on, both for her daughter and herself. If you enjoy "The Seven Year Switch," Claire Cook's new book, "Best Staged Plans," comes out this month. I've got a copy on reserve through the library already.

Fortune is a Woman by Elizabeth Adler: For a summer read with a little more substance, try this one. It was one I couldn't put down. A blend of historical fiction, romance and suspense — it's got it all. Elizabeth Adler tells the story of Francis Harrison, a runaway San Francisco heiress of tremendous inner strength, as she bonds with a Mandarin businessman, an Englishwoman and falls in love throughout her life. The main characters are all so real you'll feel for each and share in their triumphs and tragedies. After finishing this book, I loved the irony of its title.

I hope you find these light summer reads as entertaining as I did. You'll find more recommended reading by following LaGrange Library on Facebook. Each Wednesday, we feature book recommendations from library staff in our "What We're Reading Wednesday" posts.

Lisa Karim is the director of the LaGrange Library on the corner of Route 55 and Fireman's Way. Over the past 18 years she has served on various committees in the Mid-Hudson Library System, including Continuing Education Resource Sharing, as well as chairwoman of the Dutchess County Library Directors Association.

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