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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.
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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
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.
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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
Fax # (509) 965-5447
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