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July Staff Picks
The Garden Primer
by Barbara Damrosch – 635.22 Dam
Barbara Damrosch offers all kinds of helpful advice on all sorts of
gardening. This truly is a gardener’s bible. A Completely revised and
updated edition of her earlier book, this new volume is 100% organic
and a must read for the novice or experienced gardener.
Johnny One-Eye: a
Tale of the American Revolution by Jerome Charyn – Cha
Set on Manhattan
Island during the Revolutionary War, this comic and somewhat bawdy
novel follows Johnny One-Eye, an orphan reared in a brothel and a
clever double agent. The author skillfully breathes life into
historical icons like Arnold, Washington, and Alexander Hamilton, and
constructs a careful plot of shifting alliances, roving spies, and
double-dealing.
Newes from the Dead
by Mary Hooper – YA Hoo
Based on a true story, this tale follows the life and near death of a
young maid hanged for murder in 1650. Medical professionals get the
shock of their careers when they discover that their dissection
subject is not quite ready for them.
Unaccustomed Earth
by Jhumpa Lahiri – Lah
Jhumpa Lahiri has written her second book of short stories and the
rich prose is dazzling. Her stories take us from Cambridge and
Seattle to India and Thailand as they enter the lives of sisters and
brothers, fathers and mothers, daughters and sons, friends and
lovers. This is a collection to read and savor.
Voyage of Slaves
by Brian Jacques – J Jac
In this sequel to Angel’s Command, Ned and Ben have adventure
Why Does He Do That?
Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft –
362.82 Ban
If you’ve ever been frightened by your partner’s anger, this
book may be helpful to you.
A Wolf at the Table:
a Memoir of My Father
by Augusten Burroughs – B Bur
This memoir focuses on the author’s relationship with his father, an
alcoholic philosophy professor. By the author of Running with
Scissors.
A Gift for
the Library
You can support the Laconia Public Library
by giving a donation in honor or memory of a loved one. Your donation
includes a bookplate identifying the gift in honor/memory of the
individual and an acknowledgement.
The
following are a few items on the Laconia Public Library Wish List:
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The Arts and Crafts Movement by Rosalind P. Blakesley.
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Close-ups of History: Three Decades Through the Lens of an AP
Photographer by Henry D. Burroughs.
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The Summer Shack Cookbook; the Complete Guide to Shore Food by
Jasper White.
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Vermeer by Albert Blankert, John Michael Montias and Gilles
Aillaud.
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The Sleeping Doll by Jeffrey Deaver (Books on CD)
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Innocent as Sin by Elizabeth Lowell (Books on CD)
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James Bond Ultimate Collection (DVD)
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Last of the Mohicans BBC edition (DVD)
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December, Piano Solos (CD)
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The Singles: 1992-2003 (CD)
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Porco Rosso by Hiyao Miyazaki (DVD)
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