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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:

  • The Arts and Crafts Movement by Rosalind P. Blakesley.

  • Close-ups of History: Three Decades Through the Lens of an AP Photographer by Henry D. Burroughs.

  • The Summer Shack Cookbook; the Complete Guide to Shore Food by Jasper White.

  • Vermeer by Albert Blankert, John Michael Montias and Gilles Aillaud.

  • The Sleeping Doll by Jeffrey Deaver (Books on CD)

  • Innocent as Sin by Elizabeth Lowell (Books on CD)

  • James Bond Ultimate Collection (DVD)

  • Last of the Mohicans BBC edition (DVD)

  • December, Piano Solos (CD)

  • The Singles: 1992-2003 (CD)

  • Porco Rosso by Hiyao Miyazaki (DVD)