We have:
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Johnny One-Eye: a Tale of the American Revolution by Jerome Charyn
The Venetian Betrayal by Steve Berry
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
They are ready to check out!
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert
--posted on behalf of Rose Nixon
Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert describes a woman's spiritual quest for God, truth, romance, and inner peace, at the age of 33 after a heart wrenching divorce. This book made me laugh out loud, and it also made me weep. It taught me about ancient Indonesian religious belief systems, and about how loving and forgiving yourself is the most empowering gift of all. I hated to get to the last page!
Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert describes a woman's spiritual quest for God, truth, romance, and inner peace, at the age of 33 after a heart wrenching divorce. This book made me laugh out loud, and it also made me weep. It taught me about ancient Indonesian religious belief systems, and about how loving and forgiving yourself is the most empowering gift of all. I hated to get to the last page!
West of Jesus by Steven Kotler
--posted on behalf of Rose Nixon
West of Jesus by Steven Kotler chronicles Steven's battle with lyme disease and how he decides to take up surfing again to heal his body and his mind. He is a journalist by trade, and I loved his writing style. Evidently, he was quite an accomplished surfer and he is on a quest to find mystery of an old surfer's tale. As he travels the world looking for the answer to this mysterious surfer's story, and searching for the most rad waves, he finds God and himself in the waves. I learned to love and respect the ancient Polynesian religions and their absolute awe for the wonder of nature and waves. Unfortunately, Christian colonialism forbade and outlawed this intact and beautiful religion. If you love surfing, or are on a spiritual quest yourself, you will love this memorable book.
West of Jesus by Steven Kotler chronicles Steven's battle with lyme disease and how he decides to take up surfing again to heal his body and his mind. He is a journalist by trade, and I loved his writing style. Evidently, he was quite an accomplished surfer and he is on a quest to find mystery of an old surfer's tale. As he travels the world looking for the answer to this mysterious surfer's story, and searching for the most rad waves, he finds God and himself in the waves. I learned to love and respect the ancient Polynesian religions and their absolute awe for the wonder of nature and waves. Unfortunately, Christian colonialism forbade and outlawed this intact and beautiful religion. If you love surfing, or are on a spiritual quest yourself, you will love this memorable book.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
- posted on behalf of Kim Scarboro
Outstanding book. The Kite Runner captured my attention from the start and held it to the last page. Hosseini did an outstanding job of bringing his story and characters to life. Much of the book is set in Afghanistan and focuses on two young boys - Amir and Hassan - who grow up together, but are worlds apart because of their social status. The book explores the complexity of friendships and relationships, shows both a beautiful and tragic glimpse into the Afghanistan culture/circumstances, and tells a touching story of family, friendship, betrayal and the price of loyalty. This story will touch you deeply and make you take a good look at who you are and who you want to be. "The Kite Runner" movie will be in theaters Nov. 2.
Outstanding book. The Kite Runner captured my attention from the start and held it to the last page. Hosseini did an outstanding job of bringing his story and characters to life. Much of the book is set in Afghanistan and focuses on two young boys - Amir and Hassan - who grow up together, but are worlds apart because of their social status. The book explores the complexity of friendships and relationships, shows both a beautiful and tragic glimpse into the Afghanistan culture/circumstances, and tells a touching story of family, friendship, betrayal and the price of loyalty. This story will touch you deeply and make you take a good look at who you are and who you want to be. "The Kite Runner" movie will be in theaters Nov. 2.
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynn Truss
-posted on behalf of Kim Scarboro
As Truss says in the very beginning of Eats, Shoots & Leaves: you will either get this book or you won't. This is a book about commas, semicolons and the importance of using basic punctuation correctly, creatively and effectively. Truss throws in humor, history tid bits about punctuation and, of course, some rules on using punctuation. You may think a book on grammar would be extremely boring - as I was afraid it might be when I first opened the book - but Truss pulled off an interesting read for punctuation sticklers and, in my case, people who need a reminder about such things as when to use a semicolon instead of a comma.
As Truss says in the very beginning of Eats, Shoots & Leaves: you will either get this book or you won't. This is a book about commas, semicolons and the importance of using basic punctuation correctly, creatively and effectively. Truss throws in humor, history tid bits about punctuation and, of course, some rules on using punctuation. You may think a book on grammar would be extremely boring - as I was afraid it might be when I first opened the book - but Truss pulled off an interesting read for punctuation sticklers and, in my case, people who need a reminder about such things as when to use a semicolon instead of a comma.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
-posted on behalf of Erin Smith (NFCC student)
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
One of the best books I’ve read recently was the original Breakfast at Tiffany’s novella by Truman Capote. Of course, everyone is familiar with the movie starring Audrey Hepburn as the sophisticated waif, Holiday Golightly. I am a huge fan of the movie and adore Ms. Hepburn in the leading role and so I dived eagerly into the book Nearly all book are, of course, better than their Hollywood counterparts, but with Breakfast at Tiffany’s I was surprised and just how much better Capote’s novella was. The movie was very different from the novella; they contained many of the same storylines and scenes, but the overlying feel was very different. Many of the subplots from the book were eliminated for the movie and the ending was changed entirely. I was a little surprised to find that on the very first page of the novella the movie ending was thrown completely out of the window, but by the time I had finished the novella, I was far more satisfied with it’s ending than the movie’s ending. I highly recommend it.
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
One of the best books I’ve read recently was the original Breakfast at Tiffany’s novella by Truman Capote. Of course, everyone is familiar with the movie starring Audrey Hepburn as the sophisticated waif, Holiday Golightly. I am a huge fan of the movie and adore Ms. Hepburn in the leading role and so I dived eagerly into the book Nearly all book are, of course, better than their Hollywood counterparts, but with Breakfast at Tiffany’s I was surprised and just how much better Capote’s novella was. The movie was very different from the novella; they contained many of the same storylines and scenes, but the overlying feel was very different. Many of the subplots from the book were eliminated for the movie and the ending was changed entirely. I was a little surprised to find that on the very first page of the novella the movie ending was thrown completely out of the window, but by the time I had finished the novella, I was far more satisfied with it’s ending than the movie’s ending. I highly recommend it.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Bridge of San Luis Rey, by Thornton Wilder
In the aftermath of the I-35 bridge failure in Minnesota, Kathy Sale recommended The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder, a novel about a bridge collapse in 18th century Peru. I just finished it and highly recommend it. The book traces the story of the five persons killed, and asks why these five--were they better persons than others? Worse? Were they needed by society less than others? They each had weathered a crisis in their lives and had come to a resolution, but died before being able to begin anew. Wilder's prose is lyrical and imaginative. It's a great short novel that still speaks to our times.
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