Monday, June 25, 2007

News from Investigate a Good Book: Hackley Public Library's Summer Reading Club for Grownups Investigate a Good Book is pleased to announce that Laura Ecker and two shy people, who don't want their names mentioned, won prizes this morning. They will get a chance to pull a prize out of a hat when they next come into the library. The adult summer reading program runs through August, with weekly Monday morning drawings. To sign up for the program call (231-722-7276) or go into the Library and ask to sign up for the Adult Summer Reading Program. For each book you read, or listen to, you can put your name in the weekly drawing. What was Muskegon reading last week? Adams, C. T. and Cathy Clamp Hunter’s Moon Atkins, Miriam 30 Day Revitalization Plan Bangs, Nina A Taste of Darkness Bangs, Nina Night Bites Bird, Richard Beds and Borders Black, Millenia Great Betrayal Chamberlain, Diane Kiss River Clark, Mary Higgins I heard that song before Darcy, Lilian The Baby Band Deveraux, Jude Summerhouse Freedom Writers Freedom Writers Gaylin, Willard Talk is not enough Green, Grace Brannigan’s Baby Green, Jane Mr. Maybe Grisham, John The Last Juror Hillerman, Tony Shape Shifter Holmes, Shannon Dirty Game Homes, A. M. The Mistress’s Daughter Ihnatko, Andy Ipod fully loaded Jacobson, Steve Carrying Jackie’s Torch Jones, Linda Winstead The Star Witch Jones, Linda Winstead Moon Witch Jones, Linda Winstead Sun Witch Lamond, Patricia Pilates Lewis, Beverly Preacher’s Daughter Lewis, C. S. Four Loves Luttery, Kevin Stranger in my bed Mahoney, Stanley The Art of Helping people effectively Martin, Kat Dream Lover Matalin, Mary and James Carville All’s Fair: Love, war, and running for President McCourt, Frank Angela’s Ashes Mehran, Marsha Pomegranate Soup Miasha Mommy’s Girl Miller, Linda Lael McKettrick’s Luck Miller, Linda Lael McKettrick’s Pride Mundy, Chrissie Gallagher Stretch Plan Oke, Janette and T. Davis Bunn Another Home Coming Pagano, Joan Strength training for women Patterson, James Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment Perry, Tyler Don’t make a black woman take off her earrings Pickart, Joan Elliot Texas Baby Picoult, Jodi The 10th Circle Rice, Luanne Summer’s Child Roberts, Nora Blue Smoke Sansom, C. J. Sovereign Scott, Martin Isaac Jogues: Missioner and Martyr Severin, Sanford and Todd Trienergetics Spencer, Sally Sins of the fathers Stabenow, Dana A Deeper Sleep Stowe, Harriet Beecher Uncle Tom’s Cabin Tapply William Gray Ghost Tursten, Helene Glass Devil Wambaugh, Joseph Choir Boys Wambaugh, Joseph Lines and Shadows Wambaugh, Joseph Onion Field Weisberger, Lauren Devil Wears Prada Yalom, Irvin The Gift of Therapy 4:03:05 PM     Book Reviews from Summer Reading Participants The Onion Field by Joseph Wambaugh: Wambaugh's first nonfiction book, an account of a 1967 murder of an LAPD detective and the ensuing 7+ years of insanity of the California Judicial System and its eventual repeal of capital punishment in 1970. Lines and Shadows by Joseph Wambaugh: Wonderful, witty, true story of an experiment in covert border control to protect illegal aliens from robbers, thieves, murderers, and rapists as only a cop can tell it. Beds and Borders by Richard Bird: Great ideas for putting in flower beds in all light situations and styles. Lengthy list of plant nurseries in the back is given if you have trouble tracking down plants. They suggest using local sources. The Summerhouse by Jude Deveraux: Story of three women who met on their 21st birthdays, and 19 years later are meeting for a weekend to celebrate turning 40. None has the life she wished for, and they are all given the opportunity to go back in time to change things. The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger: I've heard so many great things about this book, so it surprises me that I am not impressed. There are some funny parts, but the writing goes on forever. Readers are kept waiting for the story. 3:28:58 PM     LibriVox Do you like to listen to audiobooks? If so, check out LibriVox. You can download eaudiobooks to listen to on your computer, or on your mp3 player. All the books at LibriVox are in the public domain, so you can burn them to cds as well. The readers are all volunteers. Some books are read by one reader, others by a variety of readers. It is a very cool service. If you like, you can volunteer to be a reader, too. 3:13:53 PM     New Links on our web for the week of June 23, 2007 Government and Law Louis "the Library Of Unified Information Sources, a project of the Sunlight Foundation, and an effort, to paraphrase Justice Louis Brandeis, to illuminate the workings of the federal government. Our ultimate goal is to create a comprehensive, completely indexed and cross-referenced depository of federal documents from the executive and legislative branches of government." Teacher Resources Gizmo: Developmental Math "Students may not always learn in the same way, so teachers can help them by drawing on a diverse set of educational materials and techniques. Math teachers will appreciate learning about this set of developmental math “gizmos” offered on this site. Visitors can select interactive features that cover fractions, linear equations, roots, and geometry. Clicking on each topic will bring up a list of additional “gizmos”, and visitors can look over each one to see which is most appropriate for their students. Each small interactive feature is easy to use, and with the help of the explanatory text, they are all accessible for both teachers and students alike." (SR) 2:56:11 PM

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