Were you ready for last week's blast of wintry weather?
When the power goes out and there is still some light left in the day, there is nothing better than curling up with a good book from the library. Even better are books that prepare you for disasters and emergencies. To steel yourself for the next storm, here are a few books to get you through the worst that winter throws your way.
[photo by Summer n Rose (1st week back at work) via flickr.]
551.55 REI
The coming storm : extreme weather and our terrifying future / Bob Reiss
551.6 CER
Freaks of the storm : from flying cows to stealing thunder, the world’s strangest true weather stories / Randall S. Cerveny
616.9 PRE
Wilderness first aid : when you can’t call 911 / Gilbert Preston
641.3 STE
Making the best of basics : family preparedness handbook / James Talmage Stevens
613.6 STA
The complete book of survival : how to protect yourself against revolution, riots, hurricanes, famines, and other natural and man-made disasters / Rainer Stahlberg
636.7 BUR
Emergency care and first aid for small animals / Craton R. Burkholder
And just for fun…
794 HOF
The games we played : the golden age of board and table games / Margaret K. Hofer
795.4 GIB
Hoyle’s modern encyclopedia of card games : rules of all the basic games and popular variations / Walter Brown Gibson
Thursday, January 10, 2008
How Did You Fare During the Storm?
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Come, sail away...
Join fellow book lovers for an in-depth discussion of some of the year's most talked-about nonfiction books. The first discussion will center on Thomas Cahill's Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter. From the author of How the Irish Saved Civilization, learn about the history of Greek culture and how the ancient Greeks have influenced the Western Civilization of today.
The first book club discussion will be held on Tuesday January 29 at 4:00 p.m. in the Bingham Room at Sunset Center (9th & San Carlos). Questions? Call Stuart Walzer at 622-0983.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Ready for the New Year?
2008 is right around the corner and that means it's time to start creating those New Year's Resolutions. Have you thought about climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro or learning a foreign language? Want to live a healthier life? The library has books to suit every one of your goals.
Here's a brief list of books to get you started...
458 LEA
Learn in your car Italian [soundrecording]: 3 level set / Henry N. Raymond.
613 REI
Active wellness: feel good for life / Gayle Reichler.
613.85 FIS
American Lung Association 7 steps to a smoke-free life / Edwin B. Fisher, Jr. with Toni L. Goldfarb.
648 ORD
The complete home organizer / Maxine Ordesky with Jessica Elin Hirschman.
787.87 FLE
The complete guitar course: learn to play in 20 easy-to-follow lessons / Tom Fleming.
796.42 HEN
Marathon training: the proven 100-day program for success / Joe Henderson.
808 HAU
You can write a memoir / Susan Carol Hauser.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Sixties Rock musicians - a list
They say if you remember the Sixties you weren't there...
Luckily, the following rock musicians were there and they do remember - or, at least, their biographers help them to remember! Here is a list of biographies (and autobiographies) on American and English rock musicians who helped to define the "Sixties Sound."
Clapton: the autobiography. Eric Clapton. 2007. Biography:CLAPTON
Wonderful tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton and me. Pattie Boyd. 2007. Biography: BOYD (Lobby)
George Harrison. Alan Clayson. 2001. Biography: HARRISON
Blackbird: The life and times of George Harrison. Geoffrey Giuliano. 1997. Biography: McCartney.
The Lives of John Lennon. Albert Harry Goldman. 1988. Biography: LENNON.
According to the Rolling Stones. Mick Jagger, et al. 2003. Biography: ROLLING STONES.
Jagger unauthorized. Christopher P. Anderson. 1993. Biography: JAGGER.
Ronnie: the autobiography. Ron Wood. 2007. Biography: WOOD. (Lobby)
Faithful: an autobiography. Marianne Faithful. 1994. Biography: FAITHFUL.
Jimmy Page: magus, musician, man: an unauthorized biography. BIOGRAPHY: PAGE (Lobby)
The Doors. By The Doors. 2006. 782.42 Doo (Lobby)
Break on through: the life and death of Jim Morrsison. James Riordan and Jerry Prochnicky. 1991. Biography: MORRISON.
Jimi Hendrix: the man, the magic, the truth. Sharon Lawrence. 2005. Biography: HENDRIX
Searching for the sound: my life with the Grateful Dead. Phil Lesh. 2005. Biography: LESH.
Dark star: an oral biography of Jerry Garcia. Robert Greenfield. 1996. Biography: GARCIA.
Zappa. Barry Miles. 2004. Biography: ZAPPA.
Got a revolution: the turbulent flight of Jefferson Airplane. 2003. Biography: JEFFERSON.
Somebody to love? A rock-and-roll memoir. Grace Slick. 1998. Biography: SLICK.
Since then: how I survived everything and lived to tell it. David Crosby. 2006. Biography: CROSBY.
