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Welcome to the Summer Edition of Read All
About It, the Glenview Public Library's newsletter
for book lovers. We hope you appreciate the
information we provide, and that you will contact us at
4readers@glenview.lib.il.us with any comments or
suggestions.
| Food for Thought |
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If you're the kind of person who gets a vicarious thrill
from reading about other people's meals, then you will
salivate over this latest selection of "foodie"
memoirs.
Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic
in Disguise by Ruth Reichl
As a food critic for The New York Times Reichl
visited restaurants in disguise so that she would get an
unbiased experience.
Mackerel at Midnight: Growing up Jewish on a
Remote Scottish Island by Ethel G. Hofman
Hofman offers stories and recipes from her
childhood.
Take Big Bites: Adventures Around the World
and Across the Table by Linda Ellerbee.
Ellerbee admits to being no food critic, but she has
enjoyed meals in many farflung places and shares her
experiences with humor and recipes.
Cooking with My Sisters: One Hundred Years of
Family Recipes, from Bari to Big Stone Gap by
Adriana Trigiana
A big boisterous Italian family shares love and gnocchi
in western Virginia.
Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger by
Nigel Slater
A touching memoir by a food writer for London's
Observer Slater describes the pleasures of
childhood toast, adolescent sweets, and grown-up
cookery at the Savoy Hotel.
Monsoon Diary: A Memoir with Recipes
by Shoba Narayan
Narayan, who grew up in Chennai, India, writes in
humorous, tender prose about her family and their love
of food.
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FICTION
Mr. Muo's Traveling Couch by Sijie Dai
East meets West in this romantic adventure written by
the author of Balzac and the Little Chinese
Seamstress.
The Historian by Elizabet Kostova
While in her father's library, a sixteen year old girl
comes across a mysterious book stuffed with letters.
The book is blank, except for a dragon woodcut and
the word 'Drakulya.' Her research leads her across
Europe and back in history to finish what her father
started and to discover the legend behind Vlad the
Impaler.
The Same Sweet Girls by Cassandra
King
Over the past 30 years, a group of six college friends
have kept in touch by attending biannual reunions. As
they near 50, one of the women becomes terminally ill,
spurring the others to examine their own lives and the
decisions they have made. Written by the wife of
author Pat Conroy.
The Sign of the Book: A Cliff Janeway
Novel by John
Dunning
When a man with a valuable library is murdered,
antiquarian book dealer and private investigator, Cliff
Janeway is called into action. This is the fourth mystery
in this series which combines suspense with little known
details about book collecting.
NON-FICTION
The Murderer Next Door : Why the Mind is
Designed to Kill by David M. Buss
Buss sets out to dispel misperceptions about murder
and explains what he believes are the evolutionary
forces behind it in this book based on extensive
research.
1776 by David McCullough
In this companion work to John Adams,
McCullough presents twelve critical months in the fight
for independence and the personalities that shaped the
outcome of the revolution.
Cinderella Man: James Braddock, Max Baer, and
the Greatest Upset in Boxing History
by Jeremy Schaap
The true story of the near-impossible boxing comeback
of James Braddock that inspired boxing fans and people
around the country during the Great Depression.
The Big Show: High Times and Dirty Dealings
Backstage at the Academy Awards by Steve
Pond
The unknown history and politics behind the Academy
Awards told by an entertainment journalist who has had
backstage access for the past 10 years.
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| On Display |
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June Displays:
- Bridget Clones (Chick Lit)
- To Sleep, Perchance to Dream (sleeping & dreaming)
- Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie...Books (under 150 pages)
- Alaska
Authors on display (June Birthdays):
- Larry McMurtry
- Sara Paretsky
- Allen Ginsberg
July Displays:
- Everyday Superheroes
- There's No Place Like Rome
- Held to the Heist Standard
- Read White and Blue
Authors on display (July Birthdays):
- Neil Simon
- Aldous Huxley
- Dave Barry
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Comprehensive biographical information on over 325,000
people throughout history is just a click away with
Biography Resource Center (BioRC). The Gale
Group combines 50 years of biographical data from their
135-plus reference sources with full-text articles from
more than 270 magazines to create a powerful
database, including images. Search by name,
occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth dates, death
dates, or birthplace. Choose a thumbnail sketch if you
just need the bare facts, or read a magazine or
reference book article for more in-depth coverage.
When available, there are also links to websites.
BioRC can enhance your reading enjoyment in many
ways. For example, recently while reading the novel
Dancing with Einstein by Kate Wenner, I wanted
to find out more about the historical figures Edward
Teller and J. Robert Oppenheimer. Using Biography
Resource Center I easily found several full-text
biographies in such highly respected reference sources
as Contemporary Authors and Encyclopedia of World
Biography. I also found a full-text entry for the author,
including discussion of her previous books.
To use Biography Resource from a library database work
station in Reference or Periodicals, link to BioRc from
one of the links on the home page, choose "proceed,"
and you're on your way. BioRC's searching system is
simple and intuitive.
From your home computer, with your Glenview library
card in hand, go to the library's home
page, choose Online Databases on the left, go to
Genealogy and scroll down for Biography Resource
Center. You will be asked to enter your Glenview library
card number.
If you need assistance, or you have trouble getting into
BioRc from home, call the Reference Desk at 729-7500
ext. 111 and we'll be glad to walk you through it.
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