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Bella Abzug: how one tough broad from the Bronx fought Jim Crow and Joe McCarthy, pissed off Jimmy Carter, battled for the rights of women and workers, rallied against war and for the planet, and shook up politics along the way: an oral history by Suzanne Braun Levine and Mary Thom — Bella Abzug, lawyer, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and leader of the Women's Movement
Queen Anne: the politics of passion by Anne Somerset — Queen Anne, monarch of Great Britain, 1702-1707
To the heart of the Nile: Lady Florence Baker and the exploration of Central Africa by Richard Hall — Florence Baker, explorer
Eleanor of Aquitaine: a life by Alison Weir — Eleanor of Aquitaine, queen of France and England
Great Michigan Read 2013-2014: Annie's Ghosts
. As the Great Michigan Read 2013-2014 draws to a close Jo Johnson, an expert in the history of Eloise Hospital and the stories behind the walls will speak on Friday, June 6, 2014 at the Straight Farm House in Garden City from 6:00-8:00 PM. A portion of the $25 fee will be donated to the Eloise Museum. Reservations can be made by calling Party Animals at 734-525-9777. - madame librarian
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What We're Reading March, 2014
If you enjoy tense thrillers try…
Down the darkest road by Tami Hoag
Heartless by Alison Gaylin
Silent scream by Karen Rose
Stolen by Allison Brennan
The house on Tradd Street by Karen White
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Travel Off the Beaten Path--Paris
The library has many guides to Paris, and they are all helpful for planning a trip to the City of Light. But these books might help you find it something a bit unusual--whether it is fashion, food, or a quiet corner.
Fashion insiders' guide: Paris by Carole Sabas ; illustrated by Caroline Andrieu — Each entry includes a
description of recommended spots with hints about when to go, who to ask
for, and what to get. The inclusion
of additional advice from local fashion celebrities on their favorite places to
frequent puts readers in-the-know.
Quiet Paris by Siobhan Wall — From formal gardens to light-filled art galleries, chic boutiques, small
tearooms and gourmet delicatessens, Quiet Paris has over one hundred and twenty
tempting places to savor the quiet delights of this most seductive of cities.
If you enjoy Suspense...
If you enjoy Christian Fiction filled with suspense...
Fatal judgment: a novel by Irene Hannon
Unspoken by Dee Henderson
What lies within: a novel by Karen Ball
Intervention: a novel by Terri Blackstock
When a secret kills: a novel by Lynette Eason
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March into the Madness
When March went mad: the game that transformed basketball by Seth Davis
March 1939: before the madness: the story of the first NCAA Basketball Tournament champions by Terry Frei
Cinderella: inside the rise of mid-major college basketball by Michael Litos
The Final Four by Paul Volponi
Glory road: my story of the 1966 NCAA basketball championship and how one team triumphed against the odds and changed America forever by Don Haskins ; with Daniel Wetzel
March madness [videodisc]: the greatest moments of the NCAA tournament
Library Board Meeting Agenda — Thursday, March 20, 2014
- Call the Meeting to Order
- Call to Audience (5 min. maximum)
- Approval of Agenda
- Approval of General Meeting Minutes
- Communications
- Director's Report
- Committee Reports - None
- Unfinished Business and General Orders
- Patron Service Improvement Project Review
- New Business
- President's Volunteer Service Award Presentation
- PLA Conference Review
- Call to Audience (5 min. maximum)
- Adjourn
Born to Rule!
Elizabeth and Mary: cousins, rivals, queens by Jane Dunn
Female pharaohs [videodisc] by Discovery Communications
Five empresses: court life in eighteenth-century Russia by Evgenii V. Anisimov ; translated by Kathleen Carroll
Livia, Empress of Rome: a biography by Matthew Dennison
New Books on the History Shelf
The bombers and the bombed: Allied air war over Europe, 1940-1945 by Richard Overy
Theodore Roosevelt and the assassin: madness, vengeance, and the campaign of 1912 by Gerard Helferich
Bleeding Kansas, bleeding Missouri: the long Civil War on the border by edited by Jonathan Earle and Diane Mutti Burke
Seven elements that changed the world: an adventure of ingenuity and discovery by John Browne
The world of the medieval knight: a vivid exploration of the origins, rise and fall of the noble order of knighthood, illustrated with over 220 fine-art paintings and photographs by Charles Phillips ; consultant: Dr Craig Taylor
Savvy Seniors: March 2014
March is National Nutrition Month, in the words of Hippocrates “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." Canton seniors can dine Monday-Friday at 11:30AM at the Summit on the Park's Oak Room. Free if you are 60 years or older.If you are homebound, age 60 and older you can receive a hot meal delivered to your home Monday-Friday. For more information contact: Wayne County Office of Nutrition Services 734-727-7357 or 800-851-1454.
Or prepare healthy meals at home:
The big book of health and fitness: a practical guide to diet, exercise, healthy aging, illness prevention, and sexual well-being by Philip Maffetone
The DASH diet action plan: proven to lower blood pressure and cholesterol without medication by Marla Heller
Cooking light complete meals in minutes: over 700 great recipes by [senior editor, Heather Averett]
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Beautiful Cookbooks
Rawsome Vegan Baking: An Un-cookbook for Raw, Gluten- free, Vegan, Beautiful and Sinfully Sweet Cookies, Cakes, Bars and Cupcakes by Von Euw, Emily — Blogging at This Rawsome Vegan Life, Emily Von Euw's new cookbook is not only vegan, but also raw and gluten-free. Who knew all that healthy could look so good?
The oh she glows cookbook: over 100 vegan recipes to glow from the inside out by Angela Liddon — Another vegan book and blog. Oh She Glows is filled with healthy, vibrant recipes and the book promises more of the same.
Handmade Gatherings: Recipes and Crafts for Seasonal Celebrations and Potluck Parties by English, Ashley/ Altman, Jen (PHT) — Ashley English's blog, Small Measures covers more than food. Homesteading, sustainable living and the joy of life might just about cover it, but her newest book focuses on recipes and crafts.
Create Your Own Storytime at Home: Transportation
My car by Byron Barton
Freight train by Donald Crews
Major Overhaul of SAT exam
College Board President and CEO David Coleman announced major changes to the SAT, a college entrance exam, going into effect in the spring of 2016. The redesigned test reflects the real work going on in the classroom curriculum. Also, the College Board will partner with the Khan Academy to offer free test preparation. Learn more about the changes here.New Biographies on the Shelf
My life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead
E.E. Cummings: a life by Susan Cheever
The adventures of Henry Thoreau: a young man's unlikely path to Walden Pond by Michael Sims
Citizen explorer: the life of Zebulon Pike by Jared Orsi
Eliot Ness: the rise and fall of an American hero by Douglas Perry
Look What's In Large Print: March 2014
The way forward is with a broken heart [Large print] by Alice Walker
Every man in this village is a liar [Large print]: an education in war by Megan K. Stack
Bossypants [large print] by Tina Fey
My beloved world [large print] by Sonia Sotomayor
First mothers [Large print]: the women who shaped the presidents by Bonnie Angelo
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Biographies for Women's History Month
My life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead
Dear Abigail: the intimate lives and revolutionary ideas of Abigail Adams and her two remarkable sisters by Diane Jacobs
Daughter of empire: my life as a Mountbatten by Lady Pamela Hicks
The Cooked Seed: A Memoir by Min, Anchee
Book of ages: the life and opinions of Jane Franklin by Jill Lepore
Flappers: six women of a dangerous generation by Judith Mackrell
Elizabeth of York: a Tudor queen and her world by Alison Weir
Hooray for Old Hollywood!
Long before Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Scarlett Johansson, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt were big names in the movies, actors such as Chaplin, Dietrich, Bogart, and Gable were considered the ultimate in star power. Read about some of the great actors and actresses who may be gone, but will certainly not be forgotten.
Robert Mitchum: "baby, I don't care" by Lee Server
Dark lover: the life and death of Rudolph Valentino by Emily W. Leider
Bogart by A.M. Sperber and Eric Lax
Man on the flying trapeze: the life and times of W.C. Fields by Simon Louvish
Women's History Month
Pioneering women who led and won struggles for equality and civil rights; created and advanced educational and professional opportunities; and made great contributions to the arts, sciences and humanistic causes are honored each year during the month of March — National Women's History Month.
General History
Chronology of women worldwide: people, places & events that shaped women's history by Lynne Brakeman, editor ; Susan Gall, managing editor
Extraordinary women of the Medieval and Renaissance world: a biographical dictionary by Carole Levin ... [et al.]
Notable Black American women by Jessie Carney Smith, editor
Notable women in world government by edited by the editors of Salem Press
The reader's companion to U.S. women's history by editors, Wilma Mankiller ... [et al.]
