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New Reads!

Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter

"In Jess Walter's best yet, feckless financial reporter Matt Prior has lost his job, is six days away from losing his house, and suspects his wife is courting an affair. Walter's own obvious empathy for the human condition will have you pulling for Prior and his screwy, shady, last-chance scheme for solvency. A laugh-out-loud serio-comic masterpiece!"
--Reviewed by Ranae Burdette

Beloved on the Earth: 150 Poems of Grief and Gratitude
by Jim Perlman, Deborah Cooper, Mara Hart and Pamela Mittlefihldt
"Beloved on the Earth is the best book on the subject that I've come across. Beautiful pieces from May Sarton, Rilke, Mary Jo Bang, and Jane Kenyon are included, but you will make many other discoveries, too. Full of warming and wise poems, this is a collection that will help readers find comfort and solace." --Reviewed by Linda Grana

Going Bovine by Libba Bray
Enjoy the previous works of Libba Bray? A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels and The Sweet, Far Thing?
Going Bovine won't quite be what you're used to, but stick with it and you won't be disappointed!

All 16-year-old Cameron wants is to get through high school and life in general, with a minimum of effort. It's not a lot to ask. But that's before he's given some bad news: he's sick (with Mad Cow Disease!) and he's going to die. Which totally sucks. Hope arrives in the winged form of Dulcie, a loopy punk angel/possible hallucination with a bad sugar habit. She tells Cam there is a cure, if he's willing to go in search of it. With the help of a death-obsessed, video-gaming dwarf and a yard gnome, Cam sets off on the mother of all road trips through a twisted America into the heart of what matters most.

Fall Reads

Half Broke Horses

by Jeanette Walls

"The Glass Castle by Walls was an amazing book, and I loved this book written about her grandmother, Lily. She was a strong and independent woman who experienced so much (good and bad) in her life. Jeannette Walls writes in an engaging manner that sweeps the reader along, then she drops in a startling event that catches me off guard. I gained insight into the author's mother, Rosemary, and her quirky ways. I'll be recommending this one to friends."
- Reviewed by Gayle Wingerter

Wish you could hear about the book from the author herself? Click here to watch a short video interview of Jeannette; it's great!

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Creating Currents of Eletricity and Hope

by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer 1776

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is the immensely engaging and inspiring true account of an enterprising African teenager who constructed a windmill from scraps to create electricity for his entire community. William Kamkwamba shares the remarkable story of his youth in Malawi, Africa -- a nation crippled by intense poverty, famine, and the AIDS plague, and how, with tenacity and imagination, he built a better life for himself, his family, and his village.

Check out this video interview with Kamkwamba!

Stitches

by David Small

David Small's harrowing account of growing up under the watchless eyes of parents who gave him cancer (his radiologist father subjected him to unscrupulous x-rays for minor ailments) and let it develop untreated for years.His story is ultimately delightful in the midst of all the sadness. David Small reveals moments both real and imagined-some that are guileless and funny and sweet, many others that are dark and fearful-that unveil a very talented artist, stitches and all.

You're Invited!

Two of our local doctors, Matt and Linda Seaman, will be leading an informative meeting in conjunction with their books about caring for people at home with the H1N1 virus.

It will take place at Inklings Sunday, November 8th at 3 pm

The authors, Matthew and Linda Seaman, are both physicians who have spent two decades researching effective symptom management medications and other non pharmacologic interventions.

Treating the Symptoms of Pandemic Influenza, written by two 'front lines' physicians, can be used as a credible resource by patients, families, teachers, administrators, and clinicians alike. Patients can refer to numerous interventions that can treat the symptoms of influenza while trying to remain at home; this textbook can be considered one of the most advanced and thorough resources available today.

For more information:

INTELLICARD

P.O. Box 8255

Yakima WA 98908