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Older Adults: March 2012

No matter where you are in your life span, you need a life plan. The American Psychological Association Committee on Aging put together a useful brochure to assist in developing an effective plan to secure a healthy, happy, and financially sound old age. Their brochure, Life Plan For The Life Span, begins by checking your attitude and understanding about your aging process by asking important questions.

Mar 13, 2012

Look What's In Large Print: March 2012

10th anniversary by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

Afraid of the dark [large print] by James Grippando

Heartwood [Large print]: a novel by Belva Plain

Love me if you dare [Large print] by Carly Phillips

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Mar 06, 2012

Book Club Choices: March 2012

A good man is hard to find and other stories by Flannery O'Connor

The house of the seven gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne; edited with an introduction by Milton R. Stern

A prayer for Owen Meany: a novel by John Irving

To the lighthouse by Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941

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Mar 04, 2012

What We're Reading: March 2012

The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Heaven awaits the bride by Anna Rountree

A monster calls: a novel by Patrick Ness ; inspired from an idea by Siobhan Dowd ; illustrations by Jim Kay

Destiny of the republic [sound recording]: a tale of madness, medicine and the murder of a president by Candice Millard

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Mar 03, 2012

Time was, Time is… March 2012

The complete history of American film criticism by Jerry Roberts

A natural history of the piano: the instrument, the music, the musicians—from Mozart to modern jazz, and everything in between by Stuart Isacoff

The rise and fall of the Bible: the unexpected history of an accidental book by Timothy Beal

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Mar 02, 2012

Murder Will Out: March 2012

Are you looking for something new? Short Story collections are the perfect way for Mystery fans to try new authors.

A study in Sherlock: stories inspired by the Holmes Canon edited by Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger

The best American mystery stories 2011 edited and with an introduction by Harlan Coben

Hook, line & sinister edited by T. Jefferson Parker

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Mar 01, 2012

TechTown and You

Craving guidance to grow your startup? Check out TechTown's upcoming educational workshops designed for entrepreneurs who are hungry to learn:

2/28 Intro to Market Research
3/14 & 3/21 Invention Development
3/20 Sales Essentials
3/27 Lunch & Learn with Lawyers
4/14-6/16 Operation JumpStart: First Step (Fee based)

Feb 23, 2012

Older Adults

Good news for Michigan Seniors! Governor Snyder’s commitment to older adults was demonstrated by his support for increased funding for aging programs in his Executive Budget, as announced on February 9. The Office of Services to the Aging (OSA) is slated to receive an additional $1.1M for programs and services.

Feb 21, 2012

Older Adults: February 7, 2012

Five books to help make life a little easier as you age:

I feel great about my hands: and other unexpected joys of aging by edited by Shari Graydon

AARP guide to revitalizing your home: beautiful living for the second half of life: reimagine, redesign, remodel by Rosemary Bakker

The social animal: the hidden sources of love, character, and achievement by David Brooks

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Feb 07, 2012

What We're Reading: April 2012

Daredevil by Mark Waid. Vol. 1

Electric barracuda [sound recording] by Tim Dorsey

The fault in our stars by John Green

The marriage plot [sound recording]: a novel by Jeffrey Eugenides

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Feb 06, 2012

Look What's In Large Print: February 2012

Murder on the Orient Express [Large print] by Agatha Christie

The big sleep: [Large print] by Raymond Chandler

The vault [Large print] by Ruth Rendell

A stranger in Mayfair [Large Print] by Charles Finch

Fadeaway girl [Large print] by Martha Grimes

Feb 06, 2012

Book Club Choices: February 2012

When was the last time your book group read a classic? These five titles were made into films. All received Oscar nominations in one category or other.

Arrowsmith; Elmer Gantry; Dodsworth by Sinclair Lewis