August 2006

New Fiction

• Tooth and Claw - T. C. Boyle
  
• Talk Talk - T. C. Boyle
  
• Wives Behaving Badly - Elizabeth Buchan
  
• Pegasus Descending: a Dave Robicheux Novel - James Lee Burke
  
• Lights Out Tonight - Mary Jane Clark
  
• Calder Storm - Janet Dailey
  
• Dead Wrong - J. A. Jance
  
• Espresso Tales - Alexander McCall Smith
  
• End in Tears - Ruth Rendell
  
• Map of Bones: a Sigma Force Novel - James Rollins
  
• The Messenger - Daniel Silva

New Non-Fiction

• The Wages of Wins: Taking Measure of the Many Myths in Modern Sport - David J. Berri, Martin B. Schmidt, Stacey L. Brook
  
• The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast - Douglas Brinkley
  
• The Brothers Bulger: How TheyTerrorized and Corrupted Boston for a Quarter Century - Howie Carr
• The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy: Achieving Energy Independence through Solar, Wind, Biomass and Hydropower - Dan Chiras
  
• Israel 6th Edition - Fodors
  
• Romancing Spain: a memoir - Lamar Herrin
• The Renewable Energy Handbook: a Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Living - William H. Kemp
  
• Uncommon Carriers - John McPhee
• Master the Corrections Officer Exam - Gary D. Maynard, M.S.
• Got Sun? Get Free Renewable Energy to Power your Grid-Tied Home - Rex A. Ewing and Doug Pratt
  
• The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time - Jeffrey D. Sachs
  
• Box by Box - Hone your Woodworking Skills One Box at a Time - Jim Stack
  
• The Asian Grill - Great Recipes, Bold Flavors - Corinne Trang
  
• Japanese Maples: Third Edition - J. D. Vertrees
  

New Audios

All CDs unless noted

• Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen
• Espresso Tales - Alexander McCall Smith
  
• American Pastoral - Philip Roth
  
• Goodbye, Columbus - Philip Roth
• The Messenger - Daniel Silva
  
• Terrorist - John Updike

New Music CD's

• Jesse Winchester
• River in Reverse - Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint
  

New DVD's

• Cache (Hidden)
  
• Dave Chappelle's Block Party
  
• The Libertine

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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.

EPIC FAMILY SAGAS

As the Crow Flies by Jeffrey Archer

Earth's Children series by Jean Auel

• The Clan of the Cave Bear
  
• The Valley of Horses
  
• The Mammoth Hunters
  
• The Plains of Passage
  
• The Shelters of Stone
  

World's End by T. C. Boyle

The House of Wang by Pearl S. Buck

• The Good Earth
  
• Sons
  
• A House Divided
  

The Asian Saga by James Clavell

• Shogun (Japan, 1600)
  
• Tai-Pan (Hong Kong, 1841)
  
• Gai-Jin (Japan, 1862)
  
• King Rat (Singapore, 1945)
  
• Nobel House (Hong Kong, 1963)
  
• Whirlwind (Iran, 1979)
  

The Swann Family Saga by R. F. Delderfield

• God Is an Englishman
• Theirs Was the Kingdom
  
• Give Us This Day

Wilderness series by Sara Donati

• Into the Wilderness
  
• Dawn on a Distant Shore
  
• Lake in the Clouds
  
• Fire Along the Sky
  
• Queen of Swords (to be published in 2006)
  

Family Orchard by Nomi Eve

Immigrants series by Howard Fast

• The Immigrants
  
• Second Generation
  
• The Establishment
  
• The Legacy
  
• The Immigrant's Daughter
  
• An Independent Woman
  

A Dangerous Fortune by Ken Follett

Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon

• Outlander
  
• Dragonfly in Amber
  
• Voyager
  
• Drums of Autumn
  
• The Fiery Cross
  
• A Breath of Snow and Ashes
  

The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

Charms for the Easy Life by Kaye Gibbons

The Lacey Family by Philippa Gregory

• Wideacre
• The Favored Child
• Meridon

Roots by Alex Haley

The Vision of Emma Blau by Ursula Hegi

The Wheel of Fortune by Susan Howatch

Red, White, and Blue by Susan Isaacs

Crown Family Saga by John Jakes

• Homeland
  
• American Dreams

North and South trilogy by John Jakes

• North and South
• Love and War
• Heaven and Hell

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

Stevenson Family Saga by Malcolm MacDonald

• World from Rough Stones
• Rich are Always with You
• Sons of Fortune
• Abigail

Lonesome Dove Saga by Larry McMurtry

• Dead Man's Walk
• Comanche Moon
• Lonesome Dove
• Streets of Laredo

Chesapeake by James Michener

Mexico by James Michener

Poland by James Michener

Bone by Fae Myenne Ng

The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

September by Rosamunde Pilcher

Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher

Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher

Evergreen by Belva Plain

The Golden Cup by Belva Plain

Harvest by Belva Plain

Random Winds by Belva Plain

Tapestry by Belva Plain

Savannah by Eugenia Price

The Family by Mario Puzo

Lives of the Mayfair Witches by Anne Rice

• The Witching Hour
• Lasher
• Taltos
• Merrick
• Blackwood Farm

The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie

The Dublin Saga by Edward Rutherfurd

• The Princes of Ireland
• The Rebels of Ireland

London by Edward Rutherfurd

Russka by Edward Rutherfurd

Sarum by Edward Rutherfurd

The Courtneys of Africa by Wilbur A. Smith

• When the Lion Feeds
• The Roar of Thunder
• A Sparrow Falls
• The Burning Shore
• Power of the Sword
• Rage
• A Time to Die
• Golden Fox
• Birds of Prey
• Monsoon
• Blue Horizon
• The Triumph of the Sun

The Angels Weep by Wilbur A. Smith

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

Paint the Wind by Cathy Cash Spellman

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigred Undset

In the Beauty of the Lilies by John Updike

Away by Jane Urquhart

LIBRARY ELECTION
August 14
to Choose Trustees, Decide on Budget

The Stone Ridge Library will hold its annual election on Monday, August 14th, 2006 between the hours of 2pm and 8pm at the Library.

The election is to fill three four-year seats on the board of trustees and to consider the following proposition: " Shall the budget proposed by the Board of Trustees of the Stone Ridge Public Library including a tax appropriation of $189,567 be approved?"

What this means to the taxpayer: The owners of a typical house (valued at $250,000) would see an increase of $5.50. more

Board of Trustees candidates nominated by petition are Stephen MacDonald, Judith Schneller, and Shelley Wyant.

For those not able to come to the polling place on Election Day, absentee ballots are available at the Library. Absentee ballots must be returned by mail or in person to the Library no later than the close of business on Monday, August 14th.

Those eligible to vote must live and be registered to vote in the Town of Marbletown.

For further information contact the library director, Jody Ford, at 845-687-7023.

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Friends of the Library Group Forming

The Stone Ridge Library is forming a Friends Group to assist with baking for event hospitality. “With many programs already lined up for fall and winter, we’d love to showcase home baked goods,” said Library Director Jody Ford. The first event that comes to mind is the fall book sale, to be held in the yard on Saturday, October 7. Following that is a Fall Fundraiser with Jon Bowermaster in November, and then this year’s Holiday Open House. If you love to bake and want to join the Friends of the Library Baking Crew, please stop in, e-mail or call the library program line at 687-8726.

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Knitting Group

Saturdays, August 5, 12, 19, 26
10am-Noon at the Library

Our knitting group meets every Saturday in the Library's Reference room. All levels are welcome.

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HOLMES & COMPANY:
A Reading Club for Mystery Lovers

Wednesday, September 20, 6:00pm

A new reading club is forming in the Stone Ridge Library for fans of the mystery genre. The group will meet regularly (every 6-8 weeks) to discuss mystery books of all types-classics, cozies, hard-boiled, gothic, historical, courtroom, etc. An organizational meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 20 at 6:45 in the library reference room. If you’d like to share your interest in reading mysteries with other mystery enthusiasts, please join us on the 20th. Call Diane at the Stone Ridge Library 687-8726 for more information.

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Health Information Project

for Teens and Parents

Provides consumer health and substance abuse prevention materials addressing issues of concern to teens, families and youth agencies in teen-reviewed, teen-recommended formats through public libraries in the Mid-Hudson Library System.

The Projects videos/DVDs, books, both fiction and non-fiction and website links address issues of concern to young people ages 20 and under, to their families, to educators and to agencies serving youth.

High interest topics include:

• Alcohol Use and Teenagers
• Body Image/ Eating Disorders
  
• Coping Skills
  
• Dating Violence
  
• Decision Making/Peer Pressure
  
• Depression in Youth
  
• Drug Abuse
  
• Gender Issues
  
• HIV/AIDS
  
• Interpersonal Relations
  
• Media Literacy
  
• Nutrition
  
• Parenting
  
• Pregnancy
  
• Prejudices/Racism
  
• Self-Esteem
  
• Self-Injury
  
• Sexual Behavior
  
• Sexual Identity
  
• Sexually Transmitted Infections
  
• Smoking
  
• Suicide
  
• Violence Prevention

The Health Information Project is funded by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) and in part by Dutchess County Government more

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ON THE SHELVES

Poughkeepsie Journal 7.2.06
with Katherine Mustello

Summer a great time for reading to the kiddies

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.

The arrival of summer to me means more time for reading aloud with the kids. With that in mind, here are some books from our Young Reader Section that will be fun for elementary-age kids to listen to, but might be a little hard for them to read to themselves. So pour a cool drink, take a comfy seat and share one of these books with your kids.

Whittington by Alan Armstrong (Random House Books for Young Readers) has two stories in one. We meet a barn full of cast away animals and two children, Ben and Abby. Ben is having trouble reading. Through a wonderful story told by the cat from the barn, Whittington, and help from Abby, he finds a way to overcome his difficulties. The story about the events at the barn and the story from Whittington flow together well. Still, I sometimes had to remind the kids where we were in the story, perhaps because we averaged a few chapters a night. This was a fun read with a nice message to boot.

For a fun story to share, try Roxie and the Hooligans (Atheneum) by Newbery Medal-winning author Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Roxie is terrorized at her school by a band of bullies. When they are stranded on an island, they find they need to work together. With help from her favorite book, Roxie has great survival skills, which help with some but not all of her problems. Wonderful touches like silly town names help to make this book very funny. Strong readers could enjoy this one on their own. But you might all have fun reading it together.

Want to be a princess? For a well done coming-of-age story, try Princess Academy by Shannon Hale (Bloomsbury USA Children's Books). When the king's priests have divined that his bride will come from her village, the main character, Miri, goes to a princess academy with all the other village girls. Here they hope to learn how to capture a prince's heart. They learn many things, from conversation skills to reading. But they also learn that quarry speak, a special form of silent communication practiced by the villagers, can work outside of the quarry in their village.

The group of girls, all with different personalities, and an uptight tutor must learn to live together. With a few plot twists and the girls growing to know and like each other, this tale will keep you interested until the very end.

Those kids that are still reeling from homework woes might like The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing). Four kids work together to make a machine that completes their homework. A machine that takes the work out of school could only lead to trouble, and it does. This is a fun book written in short conversational pieces from all the characters.

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
midhudson.org for links to lists of titles that might attract your interest.

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Large Print

A testimonial about large print books. It isn't about age, it's about eye sight! From Publishers Weekly. more

GREAT WEBSITES!

Americans in Paris, 1860-1900

Companion to an exhibit that "looked at why American artists were drawn to Paris, what they produced there, and how their art changed." Includes an audio introduction and images and notes about paintings such as John Singer Sargent's "Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau)" and James Abbott McNeill Whistler's "Arrangement in Grey and Black, no. 1: Portrait of the Artist's Mother, 1871." From the National Gallery, London. more

History of Property Taxes in the United States

This essay describes the history of taxes based on ownership of property from Colonial times through the 20th century in the U.S. Topics include property taxes during the Revolutionary War, 19th century uniformity provisions ("property be taxed equally by value") in state constitutions, failure of the general property tax provisions in the 20th century, and California's tax revolt in 1978 (Proposition 13). Includes a short bibliography. By an emeritus professor from Wichita State University. more

Stereotyping Native Americans

This exhibit of photographs features "turn of the 20th century stereographs of Native Americans" and related depictions to "showcase how, around the turn of the 20th century, photographic convention dictated Native Americans be portrayed according to mainstream American typologies." Includes an introductory essay and annotated images. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. more

Indianz.com

This site provides "news, information, and entertainment from a Native American perspective." It publishes two to three feature articles each weekday and summaries of reporting by other media. Searchable, or browsable by topic such as arts and entertainment, business, environment, Indian gaming, and politics. Archives go back to 2004. From the economic development corporation of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and a Native American-owned media firm. more

Made in Chicago: The Ferris Wheel

Brief description of the Ferris wheel, which "debuted at Chicago's 1893 Columbian Exposition. ... 'The World's Greatest Ride' was reused at the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904, then dynamited and sold for scrap metal." Includes links to related articles about the Columbian Exposition and the Coney Island entrepreneur who saw the Ferris wheel and ordered a smaller version. From an American Experience documentary about Chicago. more

George Ferris

Profile of George Ferris, who "conceived, designed and built an engineering marvel [the Ferris wheel], which astonished the world at its debut and became a mainstay of American recreation." Topics include the design, which was based on a bicycle wheel, and the debut of the Ferris wheel at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. From the MIT School of Engineering. more

Kosmix

Beta version of an Internet search engine that is designed to let "people search less, and discover more great stuff." Searchable by keywords in these categories: health, travel, video games, finance, and U.S. politics. Kosmix plans to add more categories. more

Glossary of Financial and Business Terms

Glossary of more than 2,500 terms related to business and finance. Find definitions for terms such as "bull market," "J-curve," "kiretsu," and "Pac-Man strategy." Compiled by a business professor for The New York Times. more

Contrails

Contrails form when hot humid air from jet exhaust mixes with environmental air of low vapor pressure and low temperature." Includes a brief discussion of how contrails "reduce the terrestrial energy losses of the planet, resulting in a warming." From a professor of atmospheric and ocean sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. more

How Does Suncreen Work

This page describes how "sunscreen works by combining organic and inorganic active ingredients. Inorganic ingredients like zinc oxide or titanium oxide reflect or scatter ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Organic ingredients like octyl methoxycinnamate (OMC) or oxybenzone absorb UV radiation, dissipating it as heat." Includes links to related sites and a short bibliography. From the Library of Congress Everyday Mysteries website. more

Foreign Language Test Database

A searchable database of secondary and college level language proficiency exams for languages other than English. "[I]t currently contains [information about] more than 140 tests in 63 languages." Test profiles list test author or publisher, how and when the test is administered, format, and other details. Find tests by language, target population, intended test level and use, and areas assessed. A project of Georgetown University, The George Washington University, and the Center for Applied Linguistics. more

TurnHere: Short Films, Cool Places

This site presents short independent and vendor-sponsored travel and tourism videos about various locations, mostly in the United States. San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles are especially well represented. Searchable, or browse by location or activity, such as art, ethnic culture, and food. From a digital media company. more

NetSmartz Workshop: Keeping Kids and Teens Safe on the Internet

This site "uses age-appropriate, 3-D activities to teach children how to stay safer on the Internet." Features online and "offline" activities, safety pledges, news, safety tips, and statistics. Topics include social networking sites, passwords, computer viruses, email, file sharing, and more. From the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and National Boys and Girls Clubs of America. more

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