tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829Sat, 05 Oct 2024 02:08:59 +0000novelsfictionDVDsmoviesnon-fictionsuspensehistorypage-turnersfamily dramasfamily storieshistorical fictionmemoirmysterybookscontemporaryinteresting charactersnew booksstrong charactersAfricaWWIIaward winnersbiographycoming of age storiesfriendshipghostsgothichealth careimmigrantsparentingpresidentsrecent historyromancesistersthrillertrue crimewesternyoung adultBrought to you by the staff of the <a href="http://www.chicagoridge.lib.il.us">Chicago Ridge Public Library</a>http://crpl.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Dana, Reference Librarian)Blogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-431320175740641444Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:47:00 +00002010-07-17T13:50:12.434-05:00The URL of the Reading Lines blog is moving. 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We will no longer continue to update this site.http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/07/we-are-moving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-459793699440191302Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:20:00 +00002010-06-30T16:51:53.134-05:00coming of age stories<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcB-NDvxa1UdZ2icbjrchI8yL-n01-7gmiA2hC1mirqQ7LVbVzS_oavbfNA0TE_YLJH2QJsrBh4ruaJ0vswWY4_sfm-V8KLF0hdA5ep5QLNMFRhwvAYGM086rusWb65Hp7QOjYQ/s1600/0802170188.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcB-NDvxa1UdZ2icbjrchI8yL-n01-7gmiA2hC1mirqQ7LVbVzS_oavbfNA0TE_YLJH2QJsrBh4ruaJ0vswWY4_sfm-V8KLF0hdA5ep5QLNMFRhwvAYGM086rusWb65Hp7QOjYQ/s320/0802170188.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488687686311666466" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" ><span style="font-size:+1;"><b class="bk_title">White Ghost Girls</b></span> <br /> <span class="bk_author">By</span> <i class="bk_author"><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search/a?SEARCH=Greenway,%20Alice&amp;searchscope=30" class="bk_author">Greenway, Alice</a></i><br /> <i class="bk_pubdate">2006-01</i><span class="bk_pubdate"> - Grove/Atlantic</span><br /> <span class="bk_isbn">9780802170187</span> <span class="bk_opac"> <a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search/X?t:%28WHITE%20GHOST%20GIRLS%29+and+a:%28Greenway%29&amp;searchscope=30" class="bk_opac">Check Our Catalog</a> </span> <span class="bk_anno" style="font-family:arial;"> <b> <br /> </b> </span> <p> <span class="bk_anno" style="font-family:arial;"> </span> </p><p> </p><p> <span class="bk_anno" style="font-family:arial;"> In her astonishing literary debut, Greenway tells a tale of sacrifice and solidarity between two American sisters who tumble into their teenage years in 1967 Hong Kong, against an extraordinary backdrop that is both sensuous and dangerous. Kate and Frankie live with their mother in Hong Kong while their war photographer father documents the conflict in Vietnam. As Mao's cultural revolution begins to affect Hong Kong, Kate and Frankie deal with the turmoil of adolescence. This short novel features stark lyrical language and vividly recreates the atmosphere of Hong Kong in 1967. White Ghost Girls is a challenging and rewarding book and perfectly fits our summer reading theme; Water Your Mind - Read!</span></p></span>http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/06/staff-picks-white-ghost-girls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-7208428772968220852Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:00:00 +00002010-06-09T13:00:03.162-05:00historypresidents<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YJabayOj88DTgHtZVgAmvpMnALPJg00KyKAgTnO5Q9h-eAw5E24CAxrW0GCZM2T-eGXs7pFZxcW8UgUvAteV3HySNR2iSxsVqgs_8vecUaBfm2d8lgwj06CGfMB85YPMu0rv8g/s1600/harry-truman-s-excellent-adventure.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YJabayOj88DTgHtZVgAmvpMnALPJg00KyKAgTnO5Q9h-eAw5E24CAxrW0GCZM2T-eGXs7pFZxcW8UgUvAteV3HySNR2iSxsVqgs_8vecUaBfm2d8lgwj06CGfMB85YPMu0rv8g/s320/harry-truman-s-excellent-adventure.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480195512802689826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Recommended Reads: <a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1556527772&amp;searchscope=30">Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip</a> by Matthew Algeo (973.918 ALG)</span><br /><br />As the days grow longer and the temperature soars, people across the country set off for a very American type of vacation--the road trip. Even the famous are not immune to the charms of the open road, as Matthew Algeo documents in this lively history. In 1953, ex-President Harry Truman decided to travel from his home in Independence, Missouri to New York City in his brand new Chrysler. Without Secret Service protection, Truman hoped to travel incognito but he was recognized everywhere. In this charming book, Algeo describes the bygone America of the 1950s that Harry and Bess Truman experienced on their one of a kind road trip.http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/06/recommended-reads-harry-trumans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-1284534227452043907Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +00002010-06-03T13:49:08.739-05:00DVDsmovies<a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=883929086085">Doctor Zhivago</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0780660897">Hamlet</a> (2009)<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9786313527274">Leap Year</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0043396348837&amp;searchscope=30">Nine</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0031398122258">Daybreakers</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9786313589630">Edge of Darkness</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9786313539901">Legion</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1435997654">Extraordinary Measures</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9786313583935">Invictus</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9786313567621">The Messenger</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0013132165691">The New Daughter</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9786313589470">Valentine's Day</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0043396343443">Dear John</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9786313559930">The Road</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781604652253">Stagecoach</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1419886924">True Blood: The Complete Second Season</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=829567066621">Amreeka</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0014381648423">Disgrace</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780766247925">My Fake Fiance</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9786313415144">Sorority Row</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1419871412">Under Siege/Under Siege 2</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=829567064825">We Believe</a>http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-may-dvds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-3534118973002157051Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:00:00 +00002010-06-03T13:39:57.710-05:00new booksnovels<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Christian Fiction</span><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780800733698&amp;searchscope=30">Too Close to Home</a> by Lynette Eason<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781400074976">The Last Christian</a> by David Gregory<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780310326281">Edge of Apocalypse</a> by Tim LaHaye<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0800733444">It Had to Be You</a> by Janice Thompson<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">General Fiction</span><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061624780">The Map of True Places</a> by Brunonia Barry<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30?/i0758235100/i0758235100">Miss You Most of All</a> by Elizabeth Bass<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780440245759">The Language of Sand</a> by Ellen Block<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312554163">Heart of the Matter</a> by Emily Giffin<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781402237157">Beautiful People</a> by Wendy Holden<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780393070200">The Red Thread</a> by Ann Hood<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780385341219">How High the Moon</a> by Sandra Kring<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781594487569">Girl in Translation</a> by Jean Kwok<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781439137963&amp;searchscope=30">Fabulously Fashionable</a> by Holly McQueen<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780758212733">Return to Sender</a> by Fern Michaels<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780345471017">The Scent of Rain and Lightning </a>by Nancy Pickard<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780553384758">Hearts on a String</a> by Kris Radish<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780345492968">The Icing on the Cupcake</a> by Jennifer Ross<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061774508">Husband and Wife</a> by Leah Stewart<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780393062625">The Lonely Polygamist</a> by Brady Udall<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Historical Fiction</span><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061988240">Island Beneath the Sea</a> by Isabel Allende<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780345507341">Amandine</a> by Marlena De Blasi<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780670021673">My Name is Mary Sutter</a> by Robin Oliveira<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781400041169">The Invisible Bridge</a> by Julie Orringer<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781400040605">Private Life</a> by Jane Smiley<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061923937">The Marrowbone Marble Company</a> by M. Glenn Taylor<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Horror</span><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781593155414">Neverland</a> by Douglas Clegg<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Humor</span><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780385526357">Tell-All </a>by Chuck Palahniuk<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Mystery </span><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312558468">The Poacher's Son</a> by Paul Doiron<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312374921">Through the Cracks</a> by Barbara Fister<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780425234228">State Fair</a> by Earlene Fowler<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780441018642">Dead in the Family</a> by Charlaine Harris<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312545796">The Silent Places</a> by James Patrick Hunt<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780802119421">A Question of Belief</a> by Donna Leon<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780758238450">Death of a Trophy Wife</a> by Laura Levine<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780151015221">Strip</a> by Thomas Perry<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781847511539">Shades of Grey</a> by Clea Simon<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781590587140">Deadline Man</a> by Jon Talton<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Romance</span><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780385343305">A Secret Affair</a> by Mary Balogh<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061662218">A Lady's Guide to Improper Behavior</a> by Suzanne Enoch<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780515147902">Wild Fire </a>by Christine Feehan<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061579097">Nothing But Trouble</a> by Rachel Gibson<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780345520760">Blood Born</a> by Linda Howard<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780373774524">Chasing Perfect</a> by Susan Mallery<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780373774418">Garrett</a> by Linda Lael Miller<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780373774593">Dangerous</a> by Diana Palmer<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781420103298">Never Less Than a Lady</a> by Mary Jo Putney<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780451229854">Lover Mine</a> by J.R. Ward<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061808906">The True Love Quilting Club</a> by Lori Wilde<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0778328465">Honeysuckle Summer</a> by Sherryl Woods<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Science Fiction/Fantasy</span><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061931413">Dragon Haven</a> by Robin Hobb<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781439133514">Much Fall of Blood</a> by Mercedes Lackey<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Sports</span><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781932158885">Faster Pastor</a> by Sharyn McCrumb<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Suspense/Thriller</span><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061560859">Executive Intent</a> by Dale Brown<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780385340588">61 Hours</a> by Lee Child<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781416592969">Bodily Harm</a> by Robert Dugoni<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780399156359">Blood Oath</a> by Christopher Farnsworth<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312375409">The Other Side of the Door</a> by Nicci French<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312540272">Die Twice</a> by Andrew Grant<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061655951">Reckless</a> by Andrew Gross<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780805091281">The Good Son</a> by Michael Gruber<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781400066087">House of Secrets</a> by Richard Hawke<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780385341509">City of Fear</a> by David Hewson<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780307269997">The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest</a> by Stieg Larsson<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781439181799">The Ark</a> by Boyd Morrison<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780446554961">Fever Dream</a> by Douglas J. Preston<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781593155841">Intercept</a> by Patrick Robinson<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0778326756">The Hypnotist</a> by M.J. Rose<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780399156496">Storm Prey</a> by John Sandford<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312622879">The Nearest Exit </a>by Olen Steinhauer<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780446562423">Innocent</a> by Scott Turow<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Westerns</span><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780399156489">Blue-Eyed Devil</a> by Robert B. Parkerhttp://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-may-books.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-6750281005148230043Fri, 28 May 2010 18:00:00 +00002010-05-28T13:00:01.158-05:00mysterysuspense<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlf08_PZo3cv3LMw0t0zWmhuxOiONmoeGZJxHEVYa1ayyQCjr2qGFZYAN_KeZsSuDMvSeD89VTrhweJMr-85zBWZSTd9Qzf0Ox5tX08Fy5ttQlTtUpm0ByqpVCoDdjJmd3VwqP8w/s1600/Lock+Artist+Hamilton.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlf08_PZo3cv3LMw0t0zWmhuxOiONmoeGZJxHEVYa1ayyQCjr2qGFZYAN_KeZsSuDMvSeD89VTrhweJMr-85zBWZSTd9Qzf0Ox5tX08Fy5ttQlTtUpm0ByqpVCoDdjJmd3VwqP8w/s320/Lock+Artist+Hamilton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473385052007616818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Recommended Reads: <a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312380427&amp;searchscope=30">The Lock Artist</a> by Steve Hamilton MYS/HAM</span><br /><br />When Michael was 8 years old, he suffered a tragedy that the author only alludes to throughout most of the story. Because of that horrific incident, he no longer speaks. As a troubled and isolated loner growing up, he develops a hobby of picking locks, and later, the ability to open safes by touch. While in high school, he falls in love with a fellow artist and for the first time ever, he feels that he has found the person with whom he wants to share his dark story. However, the girl's father, in debt to some shady people and fearing for his life, traps him into using his boxman skills for his own gain and leads him into a life on the run. The details of how he picks locks and breaks into safes is interesting, but becomes a little repetitive towards the end.http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/05/recommended-reads-lock-artist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-4490655534617919583Mon, 24 May 2010 18:00:00 +00002010-05-24T13:00:01.647-05:00family dramas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwr0LHv-bLFWzn-M8MopS8QvkmeBYTPllRzoWklf02jIYppdQNLH7KZJ-h0A7QeXNKLG_HqhcamWpA4HoIsvUmUF9_f0NaD8VSTYOO9XNxelsMjhqqoctLhctMDwREXEpaDSWRw/s1600/everylastone.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwr0LHv-bLFWzn-M8MopS8QvkmeBYTPllRzoWklf02jIYppdQNLH7KZJ-h0A7QeXNKLG_HqhcamWpA4HoIsvUmUF9_f0NaD8VSTYOO9XNxelsMjhqqoctLhctMDwREXEpaDSWRw/s320/everylastone.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471549635046987874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Recommended Reads: <a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781400065745">Every Last One</a> by Anna Quindlen</span> (FIC QUI)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note: This review contains spoilers.</span><br /><br />Throughout the first half of the book, we are intimately acquainted with the Latham family - a wholesome family with three young teenagers living in a peaceful and friendly neighborhood. There’s confident, popular and artsy Ruby; outgoing and athletic Alex who lives for sports; and his broody and intense twin, Max. The author weaves a disturbing undercurrent into this family dynamic with Ruby’s high school sweetheart Kieran, who refuses to acknowledge the reality that Ruby has broken up with him. A violent climax destroys the family, and Anna Quindlen leaves the reader picking up the pieces along with the survivors.http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/05/recommended-reads-every-last-one-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-8407237401246025336Thu, 20 May 2010 18:00:00 +00002010-05-20T13:00:02.975-05:00mysterynovelssuspense<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VJrQmSgRdJcHjzWYyRXWYw27-3DfeFFE8A_EMzQ-B7MqfLXIPL5F8E8RisfRa7_EveDMDpiOMXqi0qf0zFlhvlA2qp9evo-PeEziCU3LUExtY4LM-E7zhsOJWVpdOoJ1G-k1rw/s1600/when_will_good_news.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VJrQmSgRdJcHjzWYyRXWYw27-3DfeFFE8A_EMzQ-B7MqfLXIPL5F8E8RisfRa7_EveDMDpiOMXqi0qf0zFlhvlA2qp9evo-PeEziCU3LUExtY4LM-E7zhsOJWVpdOoJ1G-k1rw/s320/when_will_good_news.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471548474947281218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Recommended Reads: <a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780316154857">When Will There Be Good News?</a> by Kate Atkinson (FIC ATK)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">When Will There Be Good News? </span>is a perfect blend of character study and suspense novel. The novel opens with the brutal murder of a mother and two of her three children. The action quickly shifts to the present day as the lives of four characters soon become the focus: Dr. Joanna Hunter (who survived the murder of her mother and siblings), 16 year old Reggie Chase (who works as a nanny for Dr. Hunter), private investigator Jackson Brodie, and Detective Chief Inspector Louise Monroe of the Edinburgh police. Dr. Hunter mysteriously disappears and the lives of the characters swiftly begin to intersect. More than just a thriller, this novel offers penetrating insights into loneliness and the struggle to do the right thing in a confusing world.http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/05/recommended-reads-when-will-there-be.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-1687577466025537575Mon, 17 May 2010 18:00:00 +00002010-05-17T13:00:00.801-05:00family dramasnovelssuspense<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYIt2gWLfSbsPljrVxfxb5laXlb1Cs3vJPzIx2Wr1aA6VqK30Fi1n5oAm2oZlKGotCHSly5gAP4bcDQ_NVdrnDLCLUhzWPDCIPk4WyhpNtiiKQpHySr4aBfmTfocEHLuKztErdg/s1600/houserules.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYIt2gWLfSbsPljrVxfxb5laXlb1Cs3vJPzIx2Wr1aA6VqK30Fi1n5oAm2oZlKGotCHSly5gAP4bcDQ_NVdrnDLCLUhzWPDCIPk4WyhpNtiiKQpHySr4aBfmTfocEHLuKztErdg/s320/houserules.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471547419022304498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Recommended Reads: <a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780743296434&amp;searchscope=30">House Rules</a> by Jodi Picoult (FIC PIC)</span><br /><br />This is the story of a family of two brothers and a single mother, and the daily challenges they face due to the older brother’s Aspergers (an Autism Spectrum Disorder). We get a glimpse of what it is like to live with someone who has Aspergers - the highly rigid schedules, the lack of social interaction, the strict adherence to "food color days" such as all-blue Tuesday, etc. This challenge becomes exacerbated when Jacob, a high-schooler, is accused of murdering his social skills tutor. The chapters alternate between the point of view of the various characters, and Jodi Picoult is a master at leaving the reader wondering until the very end about whether Jacob is innocent or guilty.http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/05/recommended-reads-house-rules-by-jodi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-6987586473386347601Tue, 11 May 2010 20:19:00 +00002010-05-15T12:29:18.681-05:00friendshipnovels<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfJXQCM1aP3y7p9r9PVPO8AGFnFSmoDN7CiPvL_sjI8FPNJNWD4ijHqHaYZQiGdFptB_b6gVuQjtbpU6TJ4xhn5srah5Z4J7LfrPbgA7DcXVue2sYukki_Zgb8gQTbjUtISnmfw/s1600/balancingacts.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfJXQCM1aP3y7p9r9PVPO8AGFnFSmoDN7CiPvL_sjI8FPNJNWD4ijHqHaYZQiGdFptB_b6gVuQjtbpU6TJ4xhn5srah5Z4J7LfrPbgA7DcXVue2sYukki_Zgb8gQTbjUtISnmfw/s320/balancingacts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470113238106536242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Recommended Reads: <a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061711800&amp;searchscope=30">Balancing Acts</a> by Zoe Fishman</span> (FIC FIS)<br /><br />Four friends (Charlie, Bess, Naomi, and Sabine) run into each other at a college reunion and agree to join a six-week yoga class. Each of the women have changed since college and through this class they come together. This is a light read and a wonderful story about female friendships.http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/05/recommended-reads-balancing-acts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-5204269585429015015Thu, 06 May 2010 20:00:00 +00002010-05-06T15:00:01.462-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGpqwOE41z_RiABc5Wu1V_d_sIYqbqRNRXcgYPfanPmoae7mZ4Cn5brAyU4scD1V82_8t6cc8OO0hb3OW3iDFgE5jRHrmaWRqGTjJDKBCv0becFzJrB7DakFtoOK870wNb3DA8g/s1600/Shattered.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGpqwOE41z_RiABc5Wu1V_d_sIYqbqRNRXcgYPfanPmoae7mZ4Cn5brAyU4scD1V82_8t6cc8OO0hb3OW3iDFgE5jRHrmaWRqGTjJDKBCv0becFzJrB7DakFtoOK870wNb3DA8g/s320/Shattered.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467168957288134402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Recommended Reads: <a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780399156274">Shattered </a>by Karen Robards (FIC ROB)</span><br /><br />Lisa Grant returns to her home in Lexington, Kentucky to care for her mother who is dying from ALS. She takes a job as a research assistant for Scott Buchanan, the Lexington County District Attorney. While researching a cold case involving the disappearance of a family, Lisa discovers a photo and finds that the daughter looks just like she did as a child. Soon Lisa's life begins to shatter and she confides in Scott. Lisa and Scott unravel the mystery in this thrilling tale of romantic suspense.http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/05/recommended-reads-shattered.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-8114103125864059792Sat, 01 May 2010 21:40:00 +00002010-05-03T16:51:37.620-05:00DVDsmovies<strong><i></i></strong><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=027616097101&amp;searchscope=30">12 Angry Men</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0783256434">Almost Famous</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=024543656067">Avatar</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9786313309719">Bad Lieutenant - Port of Call New Orleans</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1419888757">Clash of the Titans</a> (1981)<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0024543665892">Crazy Heart</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0767824938">Funny Girl</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=014381646023">Ghost Hunters, Season Five, Part 2</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0767847423">Girl, Interrupted</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0043396343627">The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9786313524037">It's Complicated</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9786313545346">The Lovely Bones</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781419814839">The Maltese Falcon</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0097361207643">An Officer and a Gentleman</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0790768399">The Outsiders</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9786313425266">Pirate Radio</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0788858998">Pretty Woman</a><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=024543371571">Young Frankenstein</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=143599633X">The Young Victoria</a><br /><br /><strong><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search/i?%20%20&amp;searchscope=30"></a></strong>http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/04/april-dvds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-4962937360879094601Sat, 01 May 2010 19:36:00 +00002010-05-03T16:52:06.637-05:00fictionnew booksnovels<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Adventure</span></span><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061567964&amp;searchscope=30">The Barbary Pirates</a> by William Dietrich<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Christian Fiction</span></span><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780310289845">A Promise of Hope</a> by Amy Clipston<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781400070015">Here Burns My Candle</a> by Liz Curtis Higgs<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780425234341">The Inn at Angel Island</a> by Thomas Kinkade<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780764207709">The Telling</a> by Beverly Lewis<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312594473">Small Change</a> by Sheila Roberts<br /><br /><strong></strong><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">General Fiction</span><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781400068647">The Last Time I Saw You</a> by Elizabeth Berg<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780345507914">Get Lucky</a> by Katherine Center<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781416533184">The Aloha Quilt</a> by Jennifer Chiaverini<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312600150">Whiter Than Snow</a> by Sandra Dallas<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781439137765">Uptown</a> by Virginia DeBerry<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781439187319">The Walk</a> by Richard Paul Evans<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780385342247">Second Time Around</a> by Beth Kendrick<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781594487514">Imperfect Birds</a> by Anne Lamott<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780385531931">The Swimming Pool</a> by Holly Lecraw<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781400069262">Beatrice and Virgil</a> by Yann Martel<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780758241467">Exclusive</a> by Fern Michaels<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780307264213">The Lake Shore Limited</a> by Sue Miller<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061779725">Bite Me: a Love Story </a>by Christopher Moore<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781400065745">Every Last One</a> by Anna Quindlen<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780670021550">Miss Julia Renews Her Vows</a> by Ann B. Ross<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780374281434">Happy Now?</a> by Katherine Shonk<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781439129838">The Other Family</a> by Joanna Trollope<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780446540445">Love in Mid Air</a> by Kim Wright<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Graphic Novels</span><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781401225667&amp;searchscope=30">Batman &amp; Robin: Batman Reborn</a> by Grant Morrison<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Historical Fiction</span><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781426701924">Wildflowers of Terezin</a> by Robert Elmer<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780399156281">A Murderous Procession</a> by Ariana Franklin<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061773969">31 Bond Street</a> by Ellen Horan<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781596916975">Pearl of China</a> by Anchee Min<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780802119285">Matterhorn: a novel of the Vietnam War</a> by Karl Marlantes<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312581589">Fireworks Over Toccoa</a> by Jeffrey Stepakoff<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Mystery</span><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780425232606">Holly Blues</a> by Susan Wittig Albert<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780805090918">Elegy for April</a> by Benjamin Black<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780553807073">Cat of the Century</a> by Rita Mae Brown<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780525950776">Haunt Me Still</a> by Jennifer Lee Carrell<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781439170250">Wrecked</a> by Carol Higgins Clark<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780451229274">Nashville Noir</a> by Jessica Fletcher<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061160882&amp;searchscope=30">This Body of Death</a> by Elizabeth George<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780670021604">The Black Cat</a> by Martha Grimes<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780425235638">Crimes by Moonlight</a> by Charlaine Harris<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312569945">Dead Head: a Dirty Business Mystery</a> by Rosemary Harris<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061453090">Laughed 'Til He Died</a> by Carolyn Hart<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780307272508">The Third Rail</a> by Michael Harvey<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061689901">City of Lost Girls</a> by Declan Hughes<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780553805543&amp;searchscope=30">The God of the Hive</a> by Laurie R. King<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781400067633">Super</a> by Jim Lehrer<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780375424502">The Double Comfort Safari Club </a>by Alexander McCall Smith<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061246265">A River in the Sky</a> by Elizabeth Peters<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780758226839">Mint Juleps, Mayhem, and Murder</a> by Sara Rosett<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780399155208">Shoot to Thrill</a> by P.J. Tracy<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780843963755">Memory </a>by Donald E. Westlake<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781595547064">Hand of Fate</a> by Lis Wiehl<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061727665">The Mapping of Love and Death</a> by Jacqueline Winspear<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Romance</span><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781402236945">A Certain Wolfish Charm</a> by Lydia Dare<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780446540209">Stay a Little Longer</a> by Dorothy Garlock<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780373814695">A Father for Zach</a> by Irene Hannon<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061852053">Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake </a>by Sarah MacLean<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780778303794">Hannah's List</a> by Debbie Macomber<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780399156465">Burning Lamp</a> by Amanda Quick<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780743410618">Shameless</a> by Karen Robards<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780373285884">Night Tales: Night Shield &amp; Night Moves</a> by Nora Roberts<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780425233689">Savor the Moment</a> by Nora Roberts<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061667862">The Vampire and the Virgin</a> by Kerrelyn Sparks<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780778327561">Home in Carolina</a> by Sherryl Woods<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780778328452">Sweet Tea at Sunrise</a> by Sherryl Woods<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Science Fiction/Fantasy</span><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780451463173">Changes: a novel of the Dresden Files</a> by Jim Butcher<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061468377">At the Gates of Darkness</a> by Raymond E. Feist<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780765315052">A Mighty Fortress</a> by David Weber<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Suspense/Thrillers</span><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780446564083">Deliver Us From Evil</a> by David Baldacci<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061284762">The Bone Thief</a> by Jefferson Bass<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780399156458">Nowhere to Run</a> by C.J. Box<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061561221">212</a> by Alafair Burke<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781439172261">The Shadow of Your Smile</a> by Mary Higgins Clark<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781599951966">The Bride Collector</a> by Ted Dekker<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312562748">The Burying Place </a>by Brian Freeman<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780778327714">The Killing Edge</a> by Heather Graham<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780758225641">Without Mercy</a> by Lisa Jackson<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312368159">Eight Days to Live </a>by Iris Johansen<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780399156472">The Executor</a> by Jesse Kellerman<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312380892">The Book of Spies</a> by Gayle Lynds<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0316036277">The 9th Judgment</a> by James Patterson<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780743294072">The Moonlit Earth</a> by Christopher Rice<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780399156441">Lucid Intervals</a> by Stuart Woods<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Westerns</span><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780765316004">The Book of Murdock</a> by Loren D. Estleman<br /><br /><strong><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search/i?%20%20&amp;searchscope=30"></a></strong>http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/04/new-april-fiction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-2903941140933854817Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:03:00 +00002010-04-26T18:10:58.157-05:00mysterypage-turners<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYG2P8oukEuN-CxoielRIHUgaihjuShUKU_1HhhvQAvsNOKmhkaG5sRLB_cYo1_6TcVnG_CT2B_iXsUK1rS34zdnwNDR1W0DgGH-LUTRzszZNhGD4i2mllKDCipyYz9WjGusp8qA/s1600/hush.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYG2P8oukEuN-CxoielRIHUgaihjuShUKU_1HhhvQAvsNOKmhkaG5sRLB_cYo1_6TcVnG_CT2B_iXsUK1rS34zdnwNDR1W0DgGH-LUTRzszZNhGD4i2mllKDCipyYz9WjGusp8qA/s320/hush.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464587580951132930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Recommended Reads: <a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061576614">Hush</a> by Kate White (MYS WHI)</span><br /><br />Lake Warren takes a job as a marketing consultant for a fertility clinic in New York. Lake is going through a divorce and custody battle. She has a one night stand with Dr. Keaton--who is murdered. How will Lake prove she isn't a murderer, fight a custody battle, and keep her job at the fertility clinic? This thriller proves to be a quick read and a compelling page-turner.http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/04/recommended-reads-hush.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-4052169291805627914Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:30:00 +00002010-04-21T14:45:56.782-05:00historical fictionromance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbb5Jd5I0ST8w708F5SfOJvM3PNBQWfQ5mlvhEdj7QM_3xvCCF32hxDFwAjvACdIE2gvaBvx2n4BgGtkQhrbuweaCf0S6kfXsKDane7Wx7DbQ4cFrF_GIItE6TMWWIH8PNM9_CA/s1600/fireworksovertoccoa.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbb5Jd5I0ST8w708F5SfOJvM3PNBQWfQ5mlvhEdj7QM_3xvCCF32hxDFwAjvACdIE2gvaBvx2n4BgGtkQhrbuweaCf0S6kfXsKDane7Wx7DbQ4cFrF_GIItE6TMWWIH8PNM9_CA/s320/fireworksovertoccoa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462678193938721106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Recommended Reads: <a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312581589&amp;searchscope=30">Fireworks Over Toccoa</a> by Jeffrey Stepakoff</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">(FIC STE)</span><br /><br />This is a great book from a first time author. Set in Georgia near the end of World War II, Southern belle Lily awaits the return of her husband who she hasn't seen in three years. One day, she meets Jake, a pyrotechnics specialist and soon Lily is torn between her husband Paul and her love for Jake. Reminiscent of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Bridges of Madison County</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">The Notebook</span>, this love story is a perfect light read.<br /><strong><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search/i?%20%20&amp;searchscope=30"></a></strong>http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/04/recommended-reads-fireworks-over-toccoa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-1216041717113641029Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:16:00 +00002010-04-15T14:45:26.508-05:00Africafamily storiesmemoir<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5HVCToNlQcQ2tWVLZwDY7eOASX4ith7xOB60iEdgExQHbXEH4k3yu9RJ5DARzNPKv89h4pzmlnZivXZ7rXWuzJnABIJ2ROMVIgByNogAsVgLgDpLYMx_zHlblY23FAxpUaXUWg/s1600/dontlets.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5HVCToNlQcQ2tWVLZwDY7eOASX4ith7xOB60iEdgExQHbXEH4k3yu9RJ5DARzNPKv89h4pzmlnZivXZ7rXWuzJnABIJ2ROMVIgByNogAsVgLgDpLYMx_zHlblY23FAxpUaXUWg/s320/dontlets.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460452526534050418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Recommended Reads: <a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0375507507&amp;searchscope=30">Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: an African Childhood</a> by Alexandra Fuller (BIOG FUL)</span><br /><br />This compelling autobiography opens with Alexandra's mother warning her six year old daughter not to startle her parents while they are sleeping because "We might shoot you . . . by mistake." Alexandra's parents sleep with loaded guns by the bed because they are white farmers living in Rhodesia during the civil war between the black natives and the white colonial rulers. In vivid language, Alexandra describes her childhood in southern Africa, a place she loves despite its harshness. Surrounded by war and domestic chaos, Alexandra (nicknamed Bobo by her family) grows up and creates her own identity while never ceasing to love her unusual parents and her homeland. <span style="font-style: italic;">Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight </span>is moving book that will especially appeal to readers who love autobiographies.<br /><strong><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search/i?%20%20&amp;searchscope=30"></a></strong>http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/04/recommended-reads-dont-lets-go-to-dogs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-7932420257689488474Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:49:00 +00002010-04-08T14:12:14.521-05:00historical fictioninteresting characters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOobiuwdcTPtC6dUFIX5Ke1z60BEr8gFE07r5JysPDvXe_O2iXFILDcrzKW6FEEcwOhxQBeLYG7TktQrBQWNNH8Hzmqcdp9t1V2D3eWA8zmCooq_MMw0kh9frzYe-pJSONIR7PmQ/s1600/alice-i-have-been-cover-image1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOobiuwdcTPtC6dUFIX5Ke1z60BEr8gFE07r5JysPDvXe_O2iXFILDcrzKW6FEEcwOhxQBeLYG7TktQrBQWNNH8Hzmqcdp9t1V2D3eWA8zmCooq_MMw0kh9frzYe-pJSONIR7PmQ/s320/alice-i-have-been-cover-image1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457846187080630370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Recommended Reads: <a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780385344135&amp;searchscope=30">Alice I Have Been</a> by Melanie Benjamin (FIC BEN)</span><br /><br />Curious about the real Alice in Wonderland? This entrancing novel brings to life the girl (and woman) behind the story.<span class="userReview"><span id="freeTextreview76315918" style="" class="reviewText"> Narrated in the first person by Alice Liddell Hargreaves, the book recounts her life from her childhood in Oxford (where she forms a friendship with Charles Dodgson, aka Lewis Carroll) through a romance with Queen Victoria's youngest son, and later marriage and motherhood</span></span>. Her struggle to forge her own identity beyond that of Carroll's Alice is a gripping one. A wonderful blend of literary mystery, romance, and coming of age story, <span style="font-style: italic;">Alice I Have Been</span> is an enthralling tale.<br /><strong><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search/i?%20%20&amp;searchscope=30"></a></strong>http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/04/recommended-reads-alice-i-have-been.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-83193514989918109Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +00002010-04-06T19:03:43.701-05:00DVDsmovies<strong><i></i></strong><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1435932609">2012</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0097363701446">The African Queen</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1435932536">Armored</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1419885995">The Blind Side</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0788612301">Brief Interviews with Hideous Men</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0031398119258">Brothers</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=013138002198">Capitalism: a Love Story</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=684457881124">Captain Abu Raed</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1435993020">Did You Hear About the Morgans?</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0783227450">Dracula </a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=143599308X&amp;searchscope=30">An Education</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0014381642025">Ghost Hunters: Season Five, Part One</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0024543103301">The Grapes of Wrath</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0013132137094">Men Who Stare at Goats</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0767853520">Monty Python and the Holy Grail</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0025192058158">New Moon</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9786313478101">Precious</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1419885901">Sherlock Holmes</a> (2009)<br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=826663117424">The T.A.M.I. Show </a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1415753970">Up in the Air</a><br /><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1419803115">White Heat</a><br /><strong><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search/i?%20%20&amp;searchscope=30"></a></strong>http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/04/new-march-dvds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-4482521139568740917Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:00:00 +00002010-04-01T15:00:02.777-05:00fictionnovels<div><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Adventure</span><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780399156250">The Silent Sea</a> by Clive Cussler<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312551841">King, Ship, and Sword</a> by Dewey Lambdin<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Christian Fiction</span><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780310327653">Letters to God</a> by Patrick Doughtie<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781601422057">Forget Me Not</a> by Vicki Hinze<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780310322016">Take Three </a>by Karen Kingsbury<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781414318639">Her Mother's Hope</a> by Francine Rivers<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">General Fiction</span><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780553807219">The Girl Who Chased the Moon</a> by Sarah Addison Allen<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780375415388">Losing Charlotte</a> by Heather Clay<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061711800">Balancing Acts</a> by Zoe Fishman<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780345497536">Arcadia Falls</a> by Carol Goodman<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781400063000">The Irresistible Henry House </a>by Lisa Grunwald<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780385533416">Solar</a> by Ian McEwan<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780758235275">Game Over</a> by Fern Michaels<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search/t?SEARCH=fragile+beasts&amp;sortdropdown=-&amp;searchscope=1">Fragile Beasts </a>by Tawni O'Dell<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780743296434">House Rules</a> by Jodi Picoult<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312354350">The Long Way Home</a> by Robin Pilcher<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780374299040">The Three Weissmanns of Westport </a>by Cathleen Schine<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061458583">So Much For That</a> by Lionel Shriver<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781400068937">Major Pettigrew's Last Stand</a> by Helen Simonson<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780385343183">Big Girl</a> by Danielle Steel<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312571252">One Good Dog</a> by Susan Wilson<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Historical Fiction</span><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781608190461">Mornings in Jenin</a> by Susan Abulhawa<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061689864">The Queen's Lover</a> by Vanora Bennett<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780345506061">Red Inferno 1945</a> by Robert Conroy<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781594489761">The Surrendered</a> by Chang-Rae Lee<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061706547">Wench</a> by Dolen Perkins-Valdez<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780345500656">The Sheen on the Silk</a> by Anne Perry<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Horror</span><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780446563086">Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter </a>by Seth Grahame-Smith<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061147951">Horns</a> by Joe Hill<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Mystery</span><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780727868305">From the Grounds Up</a> by Sandra Balzo<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780765318480">The Intrigue at Highbury: Or, Emma's Match</a> by Carrie Bebris<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780385342315">The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag</a> by Alan Bradley<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312385408">The Last Illusion</a> by Rhys Bowen<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780425232453">The Teaberry Strangler</a> by Laura Childs<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780758234896">Apple Turnover Murder</a> by Joanne Fluke<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781416563761">False Mermaid</a> by Erin Hart<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781416593409">The Spellmans Strike Again</a> by Lisa Lutz<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780307271860">The Man From Beijing</a> by Henning Mankell<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312573720">Our Lady of Immaculate Deception</a> by Nancy Martin<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780425233429">Sprinkle with Murder </a>by Jenn McKinlay<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781594487521">Known to Evil</a> by Walter Mosley<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061133978">The Devil's Star</a> by Jo Nesbo<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780446511346&amp;searchscope=30">Invisible Boy </a>by Cornelia Read<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=978072786840">Grey Matters</a> by Clea Simon<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312593001">The Bad Kitty Lounge</a> by Michael Wiley<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312383091">The Highly Effective Detective Plays the Fool</a> by Richard Yancey<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Romance</span><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780778327622">Out of Body</a> by Stella Cameron<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780778327684">Moonlight Road</a> by Robyn Carr<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312533779">Wild Ride</a> by Jennifer Crusie<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312600174">Wedding Season</a> by Katie Fforde<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780778327479">Down River</a> by Karen Harper<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780373831432">What Mother Never Told Me</a> by Donna Hill<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780758231338">Here Comes Trouble</a> by Donna Kauffman<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=978045122931">Steamed: a Steampunk Romance</a> by Katie MacAlister<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780778327653">The Dead Travel Fast </a>by Deanna Raybourn<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780778328292">Shattered </a>by Karen Robards<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780425234907">Big Jack</a> by J.D. Robb<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Science Fiction/Fantasy</span><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780441018192">Silver Borne</a> by Patricia Briggs<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780765317278">Spellwright</a> by Blake Charlton<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061138034">Black Magic Sanction </a>by Kim Harrison<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780765320483">Warriors</a> by George R.R. Martin<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781616141967">Gardens of the Sun </a>by Paul McAuley<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781439159118">The River Kings' Road: a novel of Ithelas</a> by Liane Merciel<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0345509021">Stealth (Star Wars: Clone Wars)</a> by Karen Miller<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781616141929">Empire in Black and Gold</a> by Adrian Tchaikovsky<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780765319746">Secret of the Dragon </a>by Margaret Weis<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Short Stories</span><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9781565129153">Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger</a> by Lee Smith<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Suspense/Thrillers</span><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780553807172">Never Look Away</a> by Linwood Barclay<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780451412874">The Moses Stone</a> by James Becker<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780345503015">Capitol Betrayal</a> by William Bernhardt<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312557294">The Pallbearers</a> by Stephen J. Cannell<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780525951582">Caught</a> by Harlen Coben<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312551025">Clean Kill</a> by Jack Coughlin<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780778327141">The Cold Room</a> by J.T. Ellison<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780525951612">Hell Gate</a> by Linda A. Fairstein<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061782183">Final Target</a> by Steven Gore<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061556302">Money to Burn</a> by James Grippando<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780345505675">Deception: an Alex Delaware novel</a> by Jonathan Kellerman<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780399156151">If the Dead Rise Not</a> by Philip Kerr<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312373948">Down to the Wire</a> by David Rosenfelt<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312380755">Think Twice</a> by Lisa Scottoline<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312363925">Blood Vines</a> by Erica Spindler<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061895067">Live to Tell</a> by Wendy Corsi Staub<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780385530781">Once a Spy</a> by Keith Thomson<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780670021475">Angelology</a> by Danielle Trussoni<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780061576614">Hush</a> by Kate White<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780399156267">Deep Shadow</a> by Randy Wayne White<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Urban</span><br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780446582322">Married on Mondays</a> by Honeyb<br /><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780312598563">Take Your Pleasure Where You Find It</a> by J.D. Mason<br /><br /></div>http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/04/new-march-fiction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-7031270472311396357Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:16:00 +00002010-03-25T14:42:35.095-05:00biography<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXs0c1wJMG_UyMS2ENuLlLnA8TzHYNt6iR5zxMvMgGSrZI6c_VyVE4FrK79kHahzM0WuguXXCUu9jDPm2F5zfnJOPv2esrV9ID8IXWmaKXkjJOGwneqOrWtn5gLDopW3E-0Y0IPg/s1600/diana.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXs0c1wJMG_UyMS2ENuLlLnA8TzHYNt6iR5zxMvMgGSrZI6c_VyVE4FrK79kHahzM0WuguXXCUu9jDPm2F5zfnJOPv2esrV9ID8IXWmaKXkjJOGwneqOrWtn5gLDopW3E-0Y0IPg/s320/diana.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452659172668459330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Recommended Reads: <a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9780385517089">The Diana Chronicles</a> by Tina Brown (BIOG DIA)<br /></span><br />This week's recommended read is inspired by March's Women's History Month. The Diana Chronicles is perhaps the definitive biography of Princess Diana. Not just a recounting of juicy gossip, this book provides insights into Diana's private life, the British Royal Family and the celebrity culture of the late 20th century. The various triumphs and setbacks of Diana's life resemble a real-life soap opera and Tina Brown uses vivid, propulsive language that truly puts readers into the action. This biography paints a portrait of a complex woman who captured the hearts of many in the not too distant past.<br /><strong><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search/i?%20%20&amp;searchscope=30"></a></strong>http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/03/recommended-reads-diana-chronicles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-8255852857154822072Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:49:00 +00002010-03-18T14:11:42.761-05:00novelspage-turnersthriller<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwiQ-B-03btJiFnyAu_vAOARAp2kV9LoDuVEqGKsBcQJyhQTqF9xSgSZ_VcDugA6wR-JFvwEneYnPCWwBYxoGvtxnQFVV5x9_UfyMyD8E8rrwEAwZ38ejWHMkX323ovk8pDDNBHw/s1600-h/sharpobjects.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwiQ-B-03btJiFnyAu_vAOARAp2kV9LoDuVEqGKsBcQJyhQTqF9xSgSZ_VcDugA6wR-JFvwEneYnPCWwBYxoGvtxnQFVV5x9_UfyMyD8E8rrwEAwZ38ejWHMkX323ovk8pDDNBHw/s320/sharpobjects.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450053001124660258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Recommended Reads: <a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0307341542">Sharp Objects</a> by Gillian Flynn (FIC FLY)</span><br /><br />To say that journalist Camille Preaker has serious issues is an understatement. Fresh out of a stay in a mental hospital for carving words into her flesh with a razor, Camille is sent on assignment to her home town of Wind Gap, Missouri ("one of those crummy towns prone to misery") to write about the murders of two young girls. While there Camille is forced to interact with her dysfunctional family and confront the her troubled past. This lurid thriller is a cross between V.C. Andrews and Chuck <span id="reviewTextContainer4157322" style=""><span id="freeTextContainer12847072201973936133" class="reviewText">Palahniuk and features a propulsive plot that will keep you turning the pages to find out what creepy secret will be revealed next.</span></span><br /><strong><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search/i?%20%20&amp;searchscope=30"></a></strong>http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/03/recommended-reads-sharp-objects.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-7897552273877366930Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:57:00 +00002010-03-11T17:42:57.791-06:00historynon-fictiontrue crime<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeA9mzqCrm8D8wByFnAabHaG-qSFlDm8wccQHw0Gshb8nKCWp6dZ0d9Ft5PspBm_P9_v4qg6KVp4f5MPx7uHkws4H7gTGqEGDISms4dBjsqDFM4SKFhdA6iY_DmvkR0cIrIqX7rA/s1600-h/under-the-banner-of-heaven-a-story-of-violent-faith.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeA9mzqCrm8D8wByFnAabHaG-qSFlDm8wccQHw0Gshb8nKCWp6dZ0d9Ft5PspBm_P9_v4qg6KVp4f5MPx7uHkws4H7gTGqEGDISms4dBjsqDFM4SKFhdA6iY_DmvkR0cIrIqX7rA/s320/under-the-banner-of-heaven-a-story-of-violent-faith.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447525695685687714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Recommended Reads: <a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1400032806">Under the Banner of Heaven</a> by Jon Krakauer (289.33 KRA)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Under the Banner of Heaven</span> is an intriguing blend of true crime narrative and religious history. The book opens with the murder of Brenda Lafferty and her baby daughter by two of her brothers-in-law who claim that they were following a commandment from God. Krakauer then traces the founding of Mormonism by Joseph Smith and the contemporary practice of Mormon fundamentalism. The fascinating page turner explores the boundaries between faith and insanity in contemporary America while explaining the influence of the past.<br /><strong><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search/i?%20%20&amp;searchscope=30"></a></strong>http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/03/recommended-reads-under-banner-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-5315191352388522345Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:25:00 +00002010-03-01T17:16:09.935-06:00DVDs<div><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES1/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=024543641698">Amelia</a></div><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1419873857">The Box</a><br /><div><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0025195038393">Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant</a></div><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1435992962">Coco Before Chanel</a><br /><div><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9786313367900">Couples Retreat</a></div><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9786313249930">The Cove</a><br /><div><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1419888900">Emma</a> (2009)</div><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0788898035">Everybody's Fine</a><br /><div><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=715515055314">Howard's End</a></div><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1419869086">The Informant!</a><br /><div><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1419851187">Jailhouse Rock</a></div><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9786313341276">Law Abiding Citizen</a><br /><div><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=9786313355532">Love Happens</a></div><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0790740818">Message in a Bottle</a><br /><div><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1424800056">Midnight Cowboy</a></div><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=0025195052740">A Serious Man</a><br /><div><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1435932501">The Stepfather </a>(2009)</div><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1419881302">The Time Traveler's Wife</a><br /><div><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=025192049033">The Wolf Man</a></div><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search%7ES30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1435992903">Zombieland</a><br /><div> </div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><strong><a href="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search/i?" searchscope="'30"></a></strong>http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/02/february-dvds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-8990647719640713624Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:39:00 +00002010-02-25T18:12:18.134-06:00contemporaryfictionimmigrants<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdgXF-5-5i52RwlQDtdzLXYezzabijXKMIJYwFd78stEMWGSMZ02bRg9hrEGkrkdZ7-fqizALEq2f7wa-Vn-zxkfhaoCoS7AVOlYEVHySf65ymmUlhCHaAn7otGuRXteveXbgtw/s1600-h/Monica_Ali_Brick_Lane_cassettes.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 226px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442338189629187154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdgXF-5-5i52RwlQDtdzLXYezzabijXKMIJYwFd78stEMWGSMZ02bRg9hrEGkrkdZ7-fqizALEq2f7wa-Vn-zxkfhaoCoS7AVOlYEVHySf65ymmUlhCHaAn7otGuRXteveXbgtw/s320/Monica_Ali_Brick_Lane_cassettes.jpg" /></a><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Recommended Reads: </span><a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search/t?SEARCH=%22brick+lane%22&amp;sortdropdown=-&amp;searchscope=30"><span style="font-size:130%;">Brick Lane </span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">by Monica Ali (FIC ALI)</span> </strong><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div><em>Brick Lane</em> is the story of Nazneen. Nazneen is born into poverty in Bangladesh but when she is 18 she travels to London to marry an older man chosen for her by her parents. Nazneen passively accepts her fate with her boorish, foolish husband and soon becomes a mother to two girls. As time passes, Nazneen gains confidence and begins to challenge the rules set for her by the immigrant Muslim community in which she lives. This fascinating novel gives readers insight into the contemporary immigrant life in Great Britain as Nazneen pursues her modest dreams with quiet tenacity. </div>http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/02/recommended-reads-brick-lane.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314829.post-8729916167888706493Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:18:00 +00002010-02-17T17:43:43.024-06:00non-fictionrecent history<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Ypf7TBzrgc2Pn-VduYhyphenhyphenF2q-J4Z2r-L-GwuBDjk-cr_K5OG6Qzur1pCuAYk68Tm9SjMqNS6MsbofovD6_ePTr5M0oQJlrmQmGqmV17SZ4rpmG7qlqpnHi4ZkSPknAR_1jFgCKA/s1600-h/imperial-life-in-the-emerald-city.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 198px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439361380451253762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Ypf7TBzrgc2Pn-VduYhyphenhyphenF2q-J4Z2r-L-GwuBDjk-cr_K5OG6Qzur1pCuAYk68Tm9SjMqNS6MsbofovD6_ePTr5M0oQJlrmQmGqmV17SZ4rpmG7qlqpnHi4ZkSPknAR_1jFgCKA/s320/imperial-life-in-the-emerald-city.jpg" /></a> <div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Recommended Reads: <a href="http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search~S30/?searchtype=i&amp;searcharg=1400044871&amp;searchscope=30&amp;sortdropdown=-&amp;SORT=D&amp;extended=1&amp;SUBMIT=Search&amp;searchlimits=&amp;searchorigarg=i1400044871">Imperial Life in the Emerald City </a>by Rajiv Chandrasekaran (956.7044 CHA)</span></strong></div><br /><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></em></strong></div><br /><div>This suspensful, true life story tells of life in Baghdad's Green Zone during the American occupation of Iraq. After toppling Saddam's regime, American forces set up their headquarters in a protected bubble away from the turmoil and uncertainity that Iraqis faced daily. The narrative details the numerous mistakes the Americans made early in the occupation from spending billions of dollars to make the Green Zone just like America (complete with GMC Suburbans and bottomless quantities of pork available at every meal) to hiring people for important positions based on political affiliation. A movie based on the book and starring Matt Damon will soon be in theaters; read the book before heading to the show! </div>http://crpl.blogspot.com/2010/02/recommended-reads-imperial-life-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carly, Reference Librarian)