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Time Was...Time is... May 2013
I'd like to apologize to every teacher I ever had: my year as a rookie teacher at Northeast High by Tony Danza
The shared wisdom of mothers and daughters: the timelessness of simple truths by Alexandra Stoddard
The legacy: Honor Flight Michigan by Timothy W. Downey ; with Melissa Downey, Catherine Kavanaugh, Gabe Downey
30 lessons for living: tried and true advice from the wisest Americans by Karl Pillemer
Celebrations: rituals of peace and prayer by Maya Angelou
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Murder Will Out Edgar Winners Announced
Live by night by Dennis Lehane
The expats: a novel by Chris Pavone
Midnight in Peking: how the murder of a young Englishwoman haunted the last days of old China by Paul French
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What We're Reading: May 2013
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society [sound recording] by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
The lost art of mixing by Erica Bauermeister
Peyton Place [videodisc] by Twentieth Century Fox presents a CinemaScope picture ; Jerry Wald's production
A wrinkle in time: the graphic novel by [Madeleine L'Engle] ; adapted and illustrated by Hope Larson ; [colored by Jenn Manley Lee]
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- Fiction
- Non-fiction
- Audiobook
- Books
- Movies & Television
- Music/CDs
- May We Suggest
- aging
- alzheimer's disease
- book clubs
- brothers and sisters
- extraterristial travel
- fantasy fiction
- fathers and sons
- friendship
- Jazz
- mothers and daughters
- Nazi occupation
- restaurants
- space and time
- women cooks
- World Music
- World War II
Look What's In Large Print: May 2013
Lost in Shangri-La: a true story of survival, adventure, and the most incredible rescue mission of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff
Every man in this village is a liar [Large print]: an education in war by Megan K. Stack
The American Revolution [Large print]: a history by Gordon S. Wood
Victory at Yorktown [Large print]: the campaign that won the Revolution by Richard M. Ketchum
The zookeeper's wife [Large print]: a war story by Diane Ackerman
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Savvy Seniors: May 2013
Older Americans Month is a proud tradition that shows our commitment to honoring the value that elders contribute to our communities. This year’s Older Americans Month theme—“Unleash the Power of Age!”—highlights the significant contributions made by thousands of older Americans across our nation. Canton Public Library offers older adults a wide variety of programs throughout the month:
May 1 Savvy Seniors Computer Basics
May 2 Senior Spring Swing
May 11 eBook Basics
May 14 Social Security: What's at Stake
May 15 Total Wellness Training
May 18 Social Security: What's at Stake
May 23 Canton Senior Book Discussion
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Murder Will Out: May 2013
Behind the walls: a Harper Jennings mystery by Merry Jones
Cage of bones: a novel by Tania Carver
Killer librarian by Mary Lou Kirwin
Moon underfoot by Bobby Cole
Nickeled and-dimed to death by Denise Swanson
Scratchgravel Road by Tricia Fields
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Book Club Choices: May 2013
The perfect book for a book discussion is one that's not too easy, not too hard, that will hold the interest of a diverse group of readers and will also inspire a lively discussion. For additional book club resources try Canton Public Library's Book Club in a Bag kits.
The serpent's tale by Ariana Franklin
Atticus: a novel by Ron Hansen
The dressmaker: a novel by Kate Alcott
The tiger's wife: a novel by Téa Obreht
The light between oceans: a novel by M.L. Stedman
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Canton Seniors Book Group May 23, 2013
The summer I dared: a novel by Barbara Delinsky
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Savvy Seniors: Wellness on Wednesday @ The Summit
Senior Center, individuals 55 and older can participate in a variety of fitness classes and social activities such as Gentle or Intense Aqua, Best of Health and bingo. Registration required. Cost: $1 Summit Members, $3 Canton residents and $5 for non-residents. To register call the Senior Center at 734-394-5485.- Login to comment
Look What's In Large Print: Suspense
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- Adults
- Seniors
- Fiction
- Books
- Historical Fiction
- Mystery
- Realistic Fiction
- May We Suggest
- antiquities
- assassins
- Boston
- corporate espionage
- criminal investigation
- hitman
- internal affairs
- Italy
- kidnapping
- Massachusetts
- New Jersey
- New York
- police investigation
- runaways
- Scotland
- Suspense
- theft
- war crimes
- Washington D. C.
Book Club Choices April 2013
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- Adults
- Seniors
- Fiction
- Non-fiction
- Books
- Biography
- Mystery
- Realistic Fiction
- May We Suggest
- child custody battles
- diss
- dogs
- Ernest Hemingway
- expatriates
- foster care
- grandparents' rights
- Hadley Richardson Hemingway
- John D. Rockefeller
- Lost Generation
- missing persons
- murder
- Paris
- racing
- Standard Oil Company
- World War I
What We're Reading: April 2013
A collection of fictional biographies, War of 1812, baseball and Jackie Robinson, the Stanley Cup, and satire...
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Roger Ebert Dies at age of 70
Life itself: a memoir by Roger Ebert
I hated, hated, hated this movie by Roger Ebert
The great movies III by Roger Ebert
The great movies II by Roger Ebert ; photo stills by Mary Corliss
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Time Was...Time Is... Riding the Rails
The great railroad revolution: the history of trains in America by Christian Wolmar
Railroads across North America: an illustrated history by Claude Wiatrowski
The robber barons: the great American capitalists, 1861- 1901 by Matthew Josephson
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Murder Will Out April 2013
Aloha, lady blue by Charley Memminger
Dante's wood: a Mark Angelotti novel by Lynne Raimondo
Good man Friday by Barbara Hambly
The guilty one by Lisa Ballantyne
What darkness brings: a Sebastian St. Cyr mystery by C. S. Harris
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