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LISTS: Native American Authors

Blasphemy book coverSherman Alexie has said, “If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one’s chances of survival increase with each book one reads.”

To increase your chance of survival and get to know the fiction of Sherman Alexie, and other Native American authors, click here.

By Readers' Advisor on January 18, 2013 Categories: Books, Lists

LISTS: Classical Composers in Fiction

Vivaldi's Virgins book coverThe film Amadeus recounts Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s life and success as a classical composer. Immortal Beloved dramatizes the life and true love of Ludwig Beethoven. Sometimes a movie isn’t enough. There have been plenty of novels starring these, and other, classical composers.

 

Click here for a list of novels featuring famous classical composers.

By Readers' Advisor on January 11, 2013 Categories: Books, Historical Fiction, Lists

LISTS: Documentaries about the Environment

Plastic Planet DVD coverIt’s a new year, so how about thinking of the world around you in a new way? The Earth is the only planet that can sustain life in humanity’s foreseeable future. Take some time to learn more about it, the way we currently use it, and some of the ways that we could use it better.

 

Click here to see for documentaries focusing on crucial environmental issues.

By Readers' Advisor on January 4, 2013 Categories: Lists, Movies and Television, Nonfiction

LISTS: Musicians That Died Unfortunately Early

Are You Experienced? album coverFebruary 3, 1959 was christened as The Day the Music Died by Don McLean in his iconic song, “American Pie.” It was the day that Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and Buddy Holly died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. Rock and roll is full of untimely ends, but the music lives on.

Click here for musicians that died unfortunately early.

By Readers' Advisor on December 28, 2012 Categories: Lists, Music

LISTS: Murder and Fantasy for the Holidays

Holiday Grind book coverIt is four days before Christmas. Old Saint Nick is practically here. You have officially, almost, survived the holidays without running over any Scrooges in the mall parking lot. But that doesn’t mean that someone else hasn’t.

Click here for cozy mystery Christmas books.

Click here for thriller/suspense holiday novels.

If dead bodies under the mistletoe aren’t your scene, click here for fantasy and sci-fi holiday novels.

By Readers' Advisor on December 21, 2012 Categories: Books, Fantasy & Sci-Fi, Lists, Mysteries/Thrillers/Suspense

LISTS: Holiday Music for Everyone

A Very She and Him Christmas album coverDid you know that Zooey Deschanel – the wide-eyed actress from The New Girl – has a holiday album? So does Johnny Cash, Sufjan Stevens, Lady Antebellum, Justin Bieber, and Stevie Wonder. Don’t leave your holiday spirit up to the radio! Find new and traditional music at the Library.

Click here for classic Christmas music.

Click here if you want a more country Christmas.

Try here for pop stars singing holiday tunes.

Finally, If you’re in the mood for the obscure, click here for quirky holiday music.

By Readers' Advisor on December 14, 2012 Categories: Lists, Music

LISTS: Uplifting Holiday Books

Wishin and Hopin' book coverSanta’s favorite season is in full swing with lights, candy canes, garland, and super sales every which way you look. But who wants to shop all of December? If you need downtime away from the maddening crowds – where it is just you, your couch, and a good book – the Library is ready to hand you the perfect holiday read.

For feel good holiday reads, click here.

For some snow meltingly hot, holiday romances, click here.

For true stories of war during the holidays, click here.

Still haven’t found the book that will break your Scrooge-streak? Stop by the Fiction/AV desk for suggestions!

By Readers' Advisor on December 7, 2012 Categories: Books, Lists

LISTS: Appalachian Nonfiction

Stand Up That Mountain book coverAppalachia is a region that stretches from the southern tip of New York state to mid-Alabama. It follows the Appalachian Mountains and is known for its fiercely independent, inventive inhabitants of mostly Scots-Irish descent.

To learn about mountaintop removal, moonshining, haints, high places, coal wars and more, click here.

By Readers' Advisor on November 30, 2012 Categories: Books, Lists, Nonfiction

LISTS: Art Documentaries

Van Gogh DVD coverVincent van Gogh has been credited with saying, “I can’t change the fact that my paintings don’t sell. But the time will come when people will recognize that they are worth more than the value of the paints used in the picture.”

Click here to learn more about art that has stood the test of time.

By Readers' Advisor on November 23, 2012 Categories: Art, Lists, Movies and Television, Nonfiction

LISTS: New Wave Women

Parallel Lines album coverNew Wave is a subgenre of rock that developed in the late 1970s and gained popularity in the 1980s. It’s marked by a highly experimental approach, a reliance on electronics (such as synthesizers), and an eccentric but modern mode of dress.

To meet the women of New Wave music, click here.

By Readers' Advisor on November 16, 2012 Categories: Lists, Music
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