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Battle of Gettysburg 150th Anniversary

July 1, 2013 | SuzyQ

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg which was fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863 in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Approximately 51,000 soldiers from both sides were killed, wounded, or captured during the battle considered a turning point of the war. At the end of the third day, General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate army was forced to retreat back to Virginia. Four months later, on November 19, President Lincoln dedicated the Soldiers National Cemetery at the site with the historic speech that came to be known as the Gettysburg Address.

Sleuth It: Dead & Done III

July 1, 2013 | madame librarian

Historical mysteries let the reader be picked up and be transported to different times and places. A good story is a painless way to get into the period, and, if it features a unsolved crime or two, give a look at history’s darker underside.

Thirteenth night: a medieval mystery by Alan Gordon

The Bughouse affair: a Carpenter and Quincannon mystery by Marcia Muller, Bill Pronzini

What angels fear by C.S. Harris

The inspector and Mrs. Jeffries by Emily Brightwell

Venus in copper by Lindsey Davis

Great Reads for the Fourth of July

July 1, 2013 | SuzyQ

1775: a good year for revolution by Kevin Phillips

Bunker Hill: a city, a siege, a revolution by Nathaniel Philbrick

Our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor: the forging of American independence, 1774-1776 by Richard R. Beeman

Desperate sons: Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and the secret band of radicals who led the colonies to war by Les Standiford

Washington's spies: the story of America's first spy ring by Alexander Rose

Sleuth It: Dead & Done II

June 24, 2013 | madame librarian

Historical mysteries let the reader be picked up and be transported to different times and places. A good story is a painless way to get into the period, and, if it features a unsolved crime or two, give a look at history’s darker underside.

A free man of color by Barbara Hambly

A test of wills by Charles Todd

Crocodile on the sandbank by Elizabeth Peters

Hawkwood: a Regency crime thriller by James McGee

Murphy's law: a Molly Murphy mystery by Rhys Bowen

Read the Book and Watch the Movie

June 20, 2013 | obrienbc

Eight men out: the Black Sox and the 1919 World Series by Eliot Asinof

Shoeless Joe [sound recording] by W.P. Kinsella

Friday night lights: a town, a team, and a dream by H.G. Bissinger

The greatest game ever played: Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the birth of modern golf by Mark Frost

Hoop dreams: a true story of hardship & triumph by Ben Joravsky; introduction by Charles Barkley

Books that made us laugh

June 19, 2013 | Ellen

If you are looking for a book that will make you laugh out loud, try some of these suggestions:

Stuff white people like: the definitive guide to the unique taste of millions by Christian Lander

A walk in the woods: rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson

All I know about animal behavior I learned in Loehmann's dressing room by Erma Bombeck

Eat less cottage cheese and more ice cream: thoughts on life by from Erma Bombeck ; illustrations by Lynn Chang

10 Off-beat Films About Food

June 19, 2013 | gladdenk

Check out one of these food-related films and earn a Chow Down badge:

1. Big night [videodisc] by Rysher Entertainment presents a Timpano production:
Determined to drum up business and foil his Little Italy rival, Secondo concocts a rumor that bandleader Louis Prima will dine at his restaurant that very night, sending chef Primo into a frenzy. Will it be the finest night of his career, or will it be a financial disaster? Will Louis Prima actually come to dine? With wonderful performances by Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub, it's worth viewing this film just to see the dinner's masterpiece timpano.

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