﻿ Nonfiction | Harris County Public Library http://www.hcpl.net/read/nonfiction en Crafts for the Book Lover http://www.hcpl.net/content/crafts-book-lover <p><img alt="Bound by Erica Ekrem" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=9781454708674/LC.JPG" style="width: 150px; height: 176px; margin: 5px; float: left;" />If you&#39;re looking for a gift for the book-lover in your life, pull out your craft supplies and check out&nbsp;<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/webcat/search/results?qu=bound+Erica+Ekrem&amp;te="><strong>Bound: Over 30 Artful Handmade Books</strong></a> by&nbsp;Erica Ekrem. &nbsp;Whether it&#39;s made from leather or made from a leaf, this book has beautiful ideas for creating the perfect gift for your favorite bookworm. &nbsp;</p> <!--break--><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/crafts-book-lover st_title='Crafts for the Book Lover' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/crafts-book-lover st_title='Crafts for the Book Lover' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/crafts-book-lover st_title='Crafts for the Book Lover' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/crafts-book-lover st_title='Crafts for the Book Lover' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/crafts-book-lover st_title='Crafts for the Book Lover' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/crafts-book-lover#comments book crafts Nonfiction Fri, 19 Jun 2015 21:51:58 +0000 Angel Hill 18634 at http://www.hcpl.net Book Hunters in Brief #78: Juneteenth http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-78-juneteenth <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/In Brief 78 - Juneteenth 150_0.jpg" style="width: 421px; height: 594px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" />I would guess that over the years I have driven or been driven past the big pink brick house with the wrought iron balcony that sits at 24th and Broadway in Galveston nearly a thousand times, and If I ever knew that on a muggy day in June 1865 a Union General had stepped out on that balcony and by reading a terse snatch of text with the very prosaic title, &quot;General Order No. 3&quot; freed the slaves of Texas, I have long since forgotten it.</p> <!--break--> <p>The point of that little stroll down (faulty) memory lane, is that it is a odd fact of consciousness that if you see something enough times, you can easily cease to see it at all.</p> <p>On this 150th anniversary of the celebration that has come to be called<strong> Juneteenth</strong>, Harris County Public Library&#39;s <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/form/book-hunters-your-personal-reading-consultants"><strong>Book Hunters</strong></a> encourage to reacquaint yourself with the story behind it and the gravity of what it celebrates.</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=juneteenth+mazie+floyd+cooper&amp;rw=0"><strong>Juneteenth for Mazie</strong></a> by Floyd Cooper</p> <p><strong><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=All+different++now+juneteenth+angela+johnson&amp;rw=0">All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom</a></strong> by Angela Johnson</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=juneteenth+ralph+ellison&amp;rw=0"><strong>Juneteenth: a Novel </strong></a>by Ralph Ellison</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=envisioning+emancipation+deborah+willis&amp;rw=0"><strong>Envisioning Emancipation </strong></a>by Deborah Willis</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=island+of+color+izola+ethel+fedford+collins&amp;rw=0"><strong>Island of Color</strong></a> by Izola Ethel Fedford Collins</p> <p>Don&#39;t know what to read next? Visit <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/form/book-hunters-your-personal-reading-consultants">Book Hunters</a>, your personal reading consultants, answer a few quick questions about what you like and don&#39;t like, and we&#39;ll make a reading list that fits you and only you.</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-78-juneteenth st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #78: Juneteenth' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-78-juneteenth st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #78: Juneteenth' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-78-juneteenth st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #78: Juneteenth' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-78-juneteenth st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #78: Juneteenth' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-78-juneteenth st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #78: Juneteenth' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-78-juneteenth#comments Fiction holidays Juneteenth Nonfiction Fri, 19 Jun 2015 20:41:11 +0000 David Cherry 18632 at http://www.hcpl.net Get Up And Go http://www.hcpl.net/content/get-and-go <p><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=9780060959555/LC.JPG" style="width: 100px; height: 150px; margin: 5px 9px; float: left;" />Going on a trip this summer?</p> <p>Bring along one of these five unique travel stories to enjoy as you embark on your own personal journey:</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=ask+you+three+times+Shihab&amp;te=">I&#39;ll Ask You Three Times, Are You OK? Tales of Driving and Being Driven</a> by Naomi Shihab Nye<br /> <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=kindness+diaries+Logothetis&amp;te=">The Kindness Diaries: One Man&#39;s Quest to Ignite Goodwill and Transform Lives Around the World</a> by Leon Logothetis</p> <!--break--> <div> <br /> <div> <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=Life+is+a+Wheel%3A+Love%2C+Death%2C+and+a+Bike+Ride+Across+America&amp;te=">Life is a Wheel: Love, Death, Etc.,&nbsp;</a><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=Life+is+a+Wheel%3A+Love%2C+Death%2C+and+a+Bike+Ride+Across+America&amp;te=">and a Bike Ride Across America</a> by Bruce Weber</div> <div> <div> <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=Queen+of+the+Road%3A+The+True+Tale+of+47+States%2C+22%2C000+miles&amp;te=">Queen of the Road: The True Tale of 47 States, 22,000 miles, 200 Shoes, 2 Cats, 1 Poodle, a Husband, and a Bus with a Will of Its Own</a> by Doreen Orion<br /> <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=jenkins+walk+across+america&amp;te=">A Walk Across America</a> by Peter Jenkins&nbsp;</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> </div> </div> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/get-and-go st_title='Get Up And Go' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/get-and-go st_title='Get Up And Go' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/get-and-go st_title='Get Up And Go' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/get-and-go st_title='Get Up And Go' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/get-and-go st_title='Get Up And Go' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/get-and-go#comments Bike car Motorcycle Nonfiction Pedestrian travel Wed, 03 Jun 2015 22:18:31 +0000 Sara West 18510 at http://www.hcpl.net 40 Ways You're Defeating Yourself at Work http://www.hcpl.net/content/40-ways-youre-defeating-yourself-work <p><img alt="Get Out of Your Own Way at Work" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=9780399152665/LC.JPG" style="width: 100px; height: 152px; margin: 5px; float: left;" />Why didn&#39;t they give you the promotion last week? &nbsp;Why does your team not listen to you? &nbsp;Is it because of something you&#39;re doing - or not doing? &nbsp;Check out <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=Get+Out+of+Your+Own+Way+at+Work+Goulston&amp;te="><strong>Get Out of Your Own Way at Work&nbsp;</strong></a>by Mark Goulston. &nbsp;</p> <!--break--><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/40-ways-youre-defeating-yourself-work st_title='40 Ways You're Defeating Yourself at Work' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/40-ways-youre-defeating-yourself-work st_title='40 Ways You're Defeating Yourself at Work' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/40-ways-youre-defeating-yourself-work st_title='40 Ways You're Defeating Yourself at Work' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/40-ways-youre-defeating-yourself-work st_title='40 Ways You're Defeating Yourself at Work' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/40-ways-youre-defeating-yourself-work st_title='40 Ways You're Defeating Yourself at Work' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/40-ways-youre-defeating-yourself-work#comments Nonfiction psychology Work Fri, 29 May 2015 16:27:04 +0000 Angel Hill 18461 at http://www.hcpl.net Book Hunters in Brief #75: Remembering http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-75-remembering <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/In Brief 75 - Memorial Day 2015.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 533px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" />Book Hunters offer these suggestions for your Memorial Day reading.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=section+60+arlington+national+cemetery+robert+poole&amp;rw=0">Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery: Where War Comes Home</a></strong> by Robert M Poole</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=war+sebastian+junger&amp;rw=0"><strong>War</strong></a> by Sebastian Junger</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=for+love+country+what+our+veterans+can+teach+us+about+citizenship+shultz+chandrasekaran&amp;rw=0"><strong>For Love of Country: What Our Veterans Can Teach Us About Citizenship, Heroism, and Sacrifice </strong></a>by Howard Shultz and Rajiv Chandrasekaran<br /> <br /> <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=soldiers+tale+bearing+witness+modern+war+hynes&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Soldiers&rsquo; Tale: Bearing Witness to Modern War</strong></a> by Samuel Hynes<br /> <br /> <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=gift+valor+war+story+michael+phillips&amp;rw=0"><strong>A Gift of Valor: A War Story</strong></a> by Michael M. Phillips<br /> &nbsp;</p> <p>We at Harris County Public Library would like to express our gratitude to the families of the men and women who have fallen in service to this country. We are forever in your debt.</p> <!--break--> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-75-remembering st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #75: Remembering' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-75-remembering st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #75: Remembering' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-75-remembering st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #75: Remembering' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-75-remembering st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #75: Remembering' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-75-remembering st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #75: Remembering' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-75-remembering#comments Memorial Day Nonfiction Fri, 22 May 2015 21:04:57 +0000 David Cherry 18432 at http://www.hcpl.net Writer Spotlight: Erik Larson http://www.hcpl.net/content/writer-spotlight-erik-larson <p><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=9780307408860/LC.JPG" style="width: 90px; height: 137px; margin: 4px 8px; float: left;" />If you enjoy historical nonfiction, don&#39;t miss the work of New York native Erik Larson.&nbsp;Larson&#39;s brand of narrative nonfiction has been a hit on many bestseller lists, starting with a book written in 1999 recalling the Great Storm of 1900 in Galveston.&nbsp;He currently occupies the #10 spot on the New York Times nonfiction list with his latest book, <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=dead+wake+erik+larson&amp;te="><em>Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania</em></a>.</p> <p>Check out a few books from his previous works or reserve your spot on the hold list for&nbsp;<em>Dead Wake</em>:</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=Isaac%27s+Storm%3A+A+Man%2C+a+Time%2C+and+the+Deadliest+Hurricane+in+History&amp;te="><em>Isaac&#39;s Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History </em></a>(1999):&nbsp;A thoroughly researched story of the Great Storm of 1900 as told through the eyes of Isaac&nbsp;Cline,&nbsp;the chief meteorologist on Galveston Island when the storm rolled into town.</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=The+Devil+in+the+White+City%3A+Murder%2C+Magic%2C+and+Madness+at+the+Fair+That+Changed+America&amp;te="><em>The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America</em> </a>(2003):&nbsp;A narrative based in Chicago around 1893 concerning the head architect of the World&#39;s Fair and a serial killer who used the fair as his personal killing ground.</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=Thunderstruck+Erik+Larson&amp;te="><em>Thunderstruck</em></a> (2006):&nbsp;Set in London, this title tells a parallel story of Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of wireless transmission technology&nbsp;and Hawley Crippen, a man who was hunted down for unexpectedly committing a murder.</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=In+the+Garden+of+Beasts%3A+Love%2C+Terror%2C+and+an+American+Family+in+Hitler%27s+Berlin&amp;te="><em>In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler&#39;s Berlin</em></a> (2011): Larson tells the story of the American Ambassador to Germany during the Nazi regime.</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=dead+wake+erik+larson&amp;te="><em>Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania </em></a>(2015):&nbsp;This book recalls the sinking of the Lusitania in World War I and the fallout from the disaster.</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/writer-spotlight-erik-larson st_title='Writer Spotlight: Erik Larson' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/writer-spotlight-erik-larson st_title='Writer Spotlight: Erik Larson' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/writer-spotlight-erik-larson st_title='Writer Spotlight: Erik Larson' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/writer-spotlight-erik-larson st_title='Writer Spotlight: Erik Larson' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/writer-spotlight-erik-larson st_title='Writer Spotlight: Erik Larson' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/writer-spotlight-erik-larson#comments Berlin Chicago Erik Larson Galveston history London Lusitania Narrative Nonfiction Nonfiction Tue, 19 May 2015 22:41:40 +0000 Sara West 18402 at http://www.hcpl.net There's No Word for That http://www.hcpl.net/content/theres-no-word <p><img alt="Lost in Translation" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=9781607747109/LC.JPG" style="width: 150px; height: 130px; margin: 5px; float: left;" />Do the Eskimos really have over 60 words to describe snow? &nbsp;I don&#39;t know, but after reading <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/webcat/search/results?qu=lost+in+translation+sanders&amp;te="><strong>Lost in Translation</strong></a> by Ella Frances Sanders, I know that there&rsquo;s a Finnish word for the distance a reindeer can travel before needing to rest. &nbsp;And a Japanese word to express the way sunlight filters through the leaves of trees. &nbsp;See what words you find.</p> <!--break--><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/theres-no-word st_title='There's No Word for That' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/theres-no-word st_title='There's No Word for That' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/theres-no-word st_title='There's No Word for That' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/theres-no-word st_title='There's No Word for That' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/theres-no-word st_title='There's No Word for That' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/theres-no-word#comments Nonfiction translations words Fri, 01 May 2015 19:14:53 +0000 Angel Hill 18289 at http://www.hcpl.net Book Hunters in Brief #72: Happy Birthday, Orson! http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-72-happy-birthday-orson <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/In Brief 72 - Orson Welles.jpg" style="width: 421px; height: 520px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" />The mass market wine ads and way too many appearances on the <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=tonight+show&amp;rw=0">Tonight Show </a>aside (not to mention the famously prodigious appetites and the girth to go with them), <strong>Orson Welles</strong> was not the peaked-by-thirty, riding-on-his-younger self&#39;s-coattails punch line that many seem to remember him as these days.</p> <p>Or maybe he was...</p> <!--break--> <p>The <em>what ifs </em>do seem to pile up when you look at his life as a whole. The unfinished productions (<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=heart+of+darkness&amp;rw=0">Heart of Darkness</a>! <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=don+quixote&amp;rw=0">Don Quixote</a>!) and the rumored projects that never got off the ground are maddeningly perfect for his particular genius. Thirty years after his death, they still induce fits of audible sighing in serious film fans.</p> <p>For me, and this is probably far from an original thought, he was a victim of his own genius. I mean,<em> you</em> try producing a worthy follow up to what is regarded as one of--if not <em>the </em>greatest films--of all time&nbsp; that you, by the way, made when you were all of twenty-five years old. You try matching the shocking success of <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=war+of+worlds+orson+welles&amp;rw=0"><strong><em>War of the Worlds</em></strong></a> (which will forever be the most famous radio show ever broadcast). Go ahead. Try.<br /> <br /> Or you could join Harris County Public Library&#39;s <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/form/book-hunters-your-personal-reading-consultants"><strong>Book Hunters </strong></a>in celebrating the gems he did leave us, and revel in the might-have-beens that one hundred years after his birth make him one of the most fascinating people we&#39;re likely to have the good fortune to see.</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=orson+welles+road+to+xanadu&amp;rw=0"><strong>Orson Welles: the Road to Xanadu</strong></a> by Simon Callow</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=rosebud+story+orson+welles+david+thomson&amp;rw=0"><strong>Rosebud: the Story of Orson Welles</strong></a> by David Thomson</p> <p><strong><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=my+lunches+orson+henry+jaglom&amp;rw=0">My Lunches with Orson</a></strong> by Henry Jaglom</p> <p><strong><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=magic+world+orson+welles+james+naremore&amp;rw=0">The Magic World of Orson Welles</a></strong> by James Naremore</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=me+orson+welles+robert+kaplow&amp;rw=0"><strong>Me and Orson Welles: a Novel</strong></a> by Robert Kaplow</p> <p><strong><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=radio+girl+carol+brendler&amp;rw=0">Radio Girl</a></strong> by Carol Brendler</p> <p>You say you prefer the lives of your heroes to have more compelling second acts? No problem. <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/form/book-hunters-your-personal-reading-consultants">Visit the Book Hunters</a>, tell us what you like and we&#39;ll create a list of reading suggestions that just might reawaken your own particular genius.<br /> <br /> <br /> &nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-72-happy-birthday-orson st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #72: Happy Birthday, Orson!' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-72-happy-birthday-orson st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #72: Happy Birthday, Orson!' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-72-happy-birthday-orson st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #72: Happy Birthday, Orson!' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-72-happy-birthday-orson st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #72: Happy Birthday, Orson!' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-72-happy-birthday-orson st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #72: Happy Birthday, Orson!' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-72-happy-birthday-orson#comments Movies Nonfiction Orson Welles Fri, 01 May 2015 14:52:53 +0000 David Cherry 18285 at http://www.hcpl.net Book Hunters in Brief #71: Jazz Appreciation Month http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-71-jazz-appreciation-month <p><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-71-jazz-appreciation-month"><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/In Brief 71 - Jazz Appreciation Month.jpg" style="width: 421px; height: 563px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" /></a>From the 1920s well into the 1950s, the soundtrack of life in this country was jazz in various forms, and why not? The American Century needed its distinctly American music, and jazz is just that. Its deepest and strongest roots may be in Africa, but it was the intertwining of those roots with European traditions that made jazz what it is. It is the music of the &quot;Melting Pot.&quot; For every Armstrong and Ellington there was a Beiderbecke and Goodman. To say jazz is &quot;as American as Apple Pie&quot; is to undersell its American-ness. It could not have come to be anywhere else.</p> <!--break--> <p>This week, the <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/form/book-hunters-your-personal-reading-consultants"><strong>Book Hunters </strong></a>encourage you and your family to learn a little more about the people who created &quot;America&#39;s classical music.&quot;</p> <p>For Kids:</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=jazz+age+josephine+jonah+winter&amp;rw=0"><strong>Jazz Age Josephine</strong></a> by Jonah Winter</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=louis+armstrong+taught+me+weinstein&amp;rw=0"><strong>When Louis Armstrong Taught Me to Scat</strong></a> by Muriel Harris Weinstein</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=cosmo-biography+sun+ra+sound+of+joy+enlightening+raschka&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Cosmo-Biography of Sun Ra: The Sound of Joy Is Enlightening</strong></a> by Chris Raschka</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=piano+starts+here+young+art+tatum+parker&amp;rw=0"><strong>Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum</strong></a> by Robert Andrew Parker</p> <p>For Adults:</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=jazz+giddins+deveaux&amp;rw=0"><strong>Jazz </strong></a>by Gary Giddins &amp; Scott DeVeaux</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=jazz+band+ball+nat+hentoff&amp;rw=0"><strong>At The Jazz Band Ball: Sixty Years on the Jazz Scene </strong></a>by Nat Hentoff</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=kansas+city+lightning+crouch&amp;rw=0"><strong>Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times</strong></a> of Charlie Parker by Stanley Crouch</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=Duke+Terry+Teachout&amp;rw=0"><strong>Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington</strong></a> by Terry Teachout</p> <p>These books are likely to lead you to other books--to other fascinating characters and eras--and the <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/form/book-hunters-your-personal-reading-consultants">Book Hunters</a> are here to help you in your explorations. Just tell us what you&#39;re interested in and we&#39;ll send you a reading road map.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-71-jazz-appreciation-month st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #71: Jazz Appreciation Month' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-71-jazz-appreciation-month st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #71: Jazz Appreciation Month' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-71-jazz-appreciation-month st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #71: Jazz Appreciation Month' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-71-jazz-appreciation-month st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #71: Jazz Appreciation Month' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-71-jazz-appreciation-month st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #71: Jazz Appreciation Month' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-71-jazz-appreciation-month#comments Book Hunters Childrens jazz Jazz Appreciation Month Nonfiction Thu, 23 Apr 2015 21:07:45 +0000 David Cherry 18243 at http://www.hcpl.net Partying Like Crazy http://www.hcpl.net/content/partying-crazy <p><img alt="I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=9780446578844/LC.JPG" style="width: 150px; height: 182px; margin: 5px; float: left;" />Whether you&#39;re planning a party or planning to go to a party, you&#39;ll find plenty of help from Amy Sedaris. &nbsp;Check out <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/webcat/search/results?qu=i+like+you+sedaris&amp;te="><strong>I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence</strong></a>. &nbsp;And may I suggest you listen to the audiobook read by Amy herself. &nbsp;You&#39;ll laugh til you cry.</p> <!--break--><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/partying-crazy st_title='Partying Like Crazy' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/partying-crazy st_title='Partying Like Crazy' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/partying-crazy st_title='Partying Like Crazy' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/partying-crazy st_title='Partying Like Crazy' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/partying-crazy st_title='Partying Like Crazy' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/partying-crazy#comments Nonfiction party planning Fri, 10 Apr 2015 18:31:38 +0000 Angel Hill 18153 at http://www.hcpl.net
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