Aug 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime By: Scott Simon I was initially drawn to this title because I recognized the name of author Scott Simon, a clever and insightful radio personality on NPR’s Weekend Edition – Saturday. Upon finding...
Aug 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
Finders Keepers By: Stephen King Stephen King always surprises me. He has mass market appeal and a constant stream of new novels; but what he writes, he writes very well. Although sometimes crass and always unsettling (at the least), he has a way of getting right to...
Aug 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Truth According to Us By: Annie Barrows It is 1938 and Miss Layla Beck, daughter of a U. S. senator, is informed by her father that he will no longer support her because she will not marry the man of his choosing. Her Uncle Ben obtains a job for her with the...
Aug 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Princess Bride: An Illustrated Edition of S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love & High Adventure- The “Good Parts” Version Abridged by William Goldman Illustrated by Michael Manomivibul More commonly known by Rob Reiner’s...
Jul 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
First Frost By: Sarah Addison Allen Meet the clan of Waverley women – women who occupy a great deal of history in Bascom, North Carolina. Claire Waverley has inherited the cooking and candy-making skills of her grandmother and has opened a successful business,...