Looking for book recommendations for holiday giving? Need news about the latest bestsellers or book reviews? Whether it is adult, young adult or children’s selections you are interested in, check out the buzz at the New York Times Book Section online. They have browsing sections for chidren’s books, crime books, books of style, podcasts about books, etc. Visit the site here: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/.
The most popular book titles at the library over the past 90 days are:
“The Associate” by John Grisham; “Corsair” by Clive Cussler; “Cross Country” by James Patterson; “Just Take My Heart” by Mary Higgins Clark; “Lavender Morning” by Jude Deveraux; “No Choice But Seduction” by Johanna Lindsey; “Paths Of Glory” by Jeffrey Archer; “Plum Spooky” by Janet Evanovich; “Vision In White” by Nora Roberts.
New Large Print Mysteries include: “The Scarpetta Factor” by Patricia Cornwell; “Plum Pudding Murder” and “Carrot Cake Murder” by Joanne Fluke; “Blood Game” by Iris Johansen; “Hardball” by Sara Paretsky; “The Professional” by Robert B Parker; “The Spire” by Richard North Patterson; “Acts Of Mercy” by Mariah Stewart; “Hothouse Orchid” by Stuart Woods.
New Large Print Non-Fiction includes: “Have a Little Faith” by Mitch Albom; “Packing The Court: The Rise Of Judicial Power And The Coming Crisis Of The Supreme Court” by James MacGregor Burns; “Your Body's Red Light Warning Signals: Medical Tips That May Save Your Life” by Neil Shulman; “True Compass: A Memoir” by Edward M. Kennedy; “The Time Of My Life” by Patrick Swayze.
New audio books include: “Daddy’s Girl” by Lisa Scottoline; “Hothouse Orchid” by Stuart Woods,; “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown; “Someday” by Karen Kingbury.
New DVDs include: “The Mothman Prophecies”, “Breach”, “Kathy Smith: Step Workout”, “Wierd Al Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection”, “Kathy Smith: Time Saver Workout, Cardio Fat Burner”, “House Of Wax”, “Jillian Michaels: 30 Day Shred”, and “Jillian Michaels: Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism”.
For more information about our programs, renewals, reserves, or to submit memorials, please contact the Public Library at 613 Quitman Street, Pittsburg, Texas 75686, 903-856-3302 or email us at pccpl@sbcglobal.net. Subscribe to our twitter feed at http://www.twitter.com/pccpl.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
HOME SCHOOL INFORMATION FOR NORTHEAST TEXANS!
“Home School Information for Northeast Texans” is a six page booklet prepared by Tracy Hollinshead for home educators. Homeschooling Resources are found HERE.
New Fiction includes:
“Traveling With Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story” by Sue Monk Kidd; “The Whereabouts Of Eneas McNulty” by Sebastian Barry: “Say When” by Elizabeth Berg; “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown; “Jane Austen In Scarsdale: Or Love, Death, And The SATs” by Paula Marantz Cohen; “South of Broad” by Pat Conroy; “Intervention” by Robin Cook; “Get a Life” by Nadine Gordimer; “92 Pacific Boulevard” by Debbie Macomber; “The Shortest Distance Between Two Women” by Kris Radish; “Love Walked In” by Marisa De los Santos; “Best Friends Forever” by Jennifer Weiner; “The Winds Of Dune” by Brian Herbert; “Wish I'd Known You Tears Ago” by Stephen Bly; “Mustang Breaker” by Stephen Bly.
New Non-fiction includes:
“The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding Of Facebook, A Tale Of Sex, Money, Genius And Betrayal” by Ben Mezrich; “The Complete Idiot's Guide To Giving Back” by Elizabeth Ziemba; “In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke's War On The Great Panic” by David Wessel; “Divorce Without Court: A Guide To Mediation And Collaborative Divorce” by Katherine E. Stoner; “eBay For Dummies” by Marsha Collier; “Cheap: The High Cost Of Discount Culture” by Ellen Ruppel Shell; “Christmas With Southern Living, 2009” by Oxmoor House; “What The Drug Companies Won't Tell You And Your Doctor Doesn't Know: The Alternative Treatments That May Change Your Life-- And The Prescriptions That Could Harm You” by Michael T. Murray; “America's Most Wanted Recipes: Delicious Recipes From Your Family's Favorite Restaurants” by Ron Douglas; “The Job Search Solution: The Ultimate System For Finding A Great Job Now” by Tony Beshara; “Paperie For Inspired Living: Stationery And Decorations For Weddings, Parties, And Other Special Occasions” by Karon Bartolomei; “We Who Are Alive And Remain: Untold Stories From The Band Of Brothers” by Marcus Brotherton; “Guardian Of Lies” by Steve Martini; “Dark Victory: The Life Of Bette Davis” by Ed Sikov; “Hughes: The Private Diaries, Memos And Letters: The Definitive Biography Of The First American Billionaire” by Richard Hack.
New Fiction includes:
“Traveling With Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story” by Sue Monk Kidd; “The Whereabouts Of Eneas McNulty” by Sebastian Barry: “Say When” by Elizabeth Berg; “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown; “Jane Austen In Scarsdale: Or Love, Death, And The SATs” by Paula Marantz Cohen; “South of Broad” by Pat Conroy; “Intervention” by Robin Cook; “Get a Life” by Nadine Gordimer; “92 Pacific Boulevard” by Debbie Macomber; “The Shortest Distance Between Two Women” by Kris Radish; “Love Walked In” by Marisa De los Santos; “Best Friends Forever” by Jennifer Weiner; “The Winds Of Dune” by Brian Herbert; “Wish I'd Known You Tears Ago” by Stephen Bly; “Mustang Breaker” by Stephen Bly.
New Non-fiction includes:
“The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding Of Facebook, A Tale Of Sex, Money, Genius And Betrayal” by Ben Mezrich; “The Complete Idiot's Guide To Giving Back” by Elizabeth Ziemba; “In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke's War On The Great Panic” by David Wessel; “Divorce Without Court: A Guide To Mediation And Collaborative Divorce” by Katherine E. Stoner; “eBay For Dummies” by Marsha Collier; “Cheap: The High Cost Of Discount Culture” by Ellen Ruppel Shell; “Christmas With Southern Living, 2009” by Oxmoor House; “What The Drug Companies Won't Tell You And Your Doctor Doesn't Know: The Alternative Treatments That May Change Your Life-- And The Prescriptions That Could Harm You” by Michael T. Murray; “America's Most Wanted Recipes: Delicious Recipes From Your Family's Favorite Restaurants” by Ron Douglas; “The Job Search Solution: The Ultimate System For Finding A Great Job Now” by Tony Beshara; “Paperie For Inspired Living: Stationery And Decorations For Weddings, Parties, And Other Special Occasions” by Karon Bartolomei; “We Who Are Alive And Remain: Untold Stories From The Band Of Brothers” by Marcus Brotherton; “Guardian Of Lies” by Steve Martini; “Dark Victory: The Life Of Bette Davis” by Ed Sikov; “Hughes: The Private Diaries, Memos And Letters: The Definitive Biography Of The First American Billionaire” by Richard Hack.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Twitter 50 page PDF Manual - Oct. 27, 2009
If you’ve felt like tweeting for a time now, but didn’t know where to start, this post is for you. Even though half the universe is on Twitter these days, beginning out of nothing isn’t always that evident. If you really want your Twitter to fly high, it doesn’t end with just creating an account. Especially with this many people on Twitter, it’s important to know the tools you’re working with, and the dazzling reach of this innovating technology. It’s for this purpose that MakeUseOf has been working on The Complete Guide to Twitter – a 50 page PDF manual, filled to bursting with Twitter-knowhow. Read it online, download a copy for reference, or print it out. You will find it at http://www.makeuseof.com/short/manuals/twitter
New Mystery Books include:
“The Eleventh Victim” by Nancy Grace; “The Traffickers” by W.E.B. Griffin; “Dead To The World”, “From Dead To Worse”, “Dead Until Dark.” “Definitely Dead”, “Club Dead”, “Dead As A Doornail”, and “Living Dead In Dallas” by Charlaine Harris; “The Devil's Punch Bowl” by Greg Iles; “Fire And Ice” by Judith A. Jance; “The Girl Who Played With Fire” by Stieg Larsson; “Promise Not To Tell” by Jennifer McMahon; “Alex Cross's Trial” by James Patterson.
New Large Print Mystery Books include:
“Smash Cut” by Sandra Brown; “Bangkok 8” by John Burdett; “Even Money” by Dick Francis; “Gentlemen And Players” by Joanne Harris; “Chosen To Die” by Lisa Jackson; “Guardian Of Lies” by Steve Martini; “Shell Game” by Carol O'Connell; “206 Bones” by Kathy Reichs; and “Epitaph” by James Siegel.
For more information about our programs, renewals, reserves, or to submit memorials, please contact the Public Library at 613 Quitman Street, Pittsburg, Texas 75686, 903-856-3302 or email us at pccpl@sbcglobal.net. Visit the library’s blog at http://pccpl.blogspot.com and subscribe to our twitter feed at http://www.twitter.com/pccpl.
New Mystery Books include:
“The Eleventh Victim” by Nancy Grace; “The Traffickers” by W.E.B. Griffin; “Dead To The World”, “From Dead To Worse”, “Dead Until Dark.” “Definitely Dead”, “Club Dead”, “Dead As A Doornail”, and “Living Dead In Dallas” by Charlaine Harris; “The Devil's Punch Bowl” by Greg Iles; “Fire And Ice” by Judith A. Jance; “The Girl Who Played With Fire” by Stieg Larsson; “Promise Not To Tell” by Jennifer McMahon; “Alex Cross's Trial” by James Patterson.
New Large Print Mystery Books include:
“Smash Cut” by Sandra Brown; “Bangkok 8” by John Burdett; “Even Money” by Dick Francis; “Gentlemen And Players” by Joanne Harris; “Chosen To Die” by Lisa Jackson; “Guardian Of Lies” by Steve Martini; “Shell Game” by Carol O'Connell; “206 Bones” by Kathy Reichs; and “Epitaph” by James Siegel.
For more information about our programs, renewals, reserves, or to submit memorials, please contact the Public Library at 613 Quitman Street, Pittsburg, Texas 75686, 903-856-3302 or email us at pccpl@sbcglobal.net. Visit the library’s blog at http://pccpl.blogspot.com and subscribe to our twitter feed at http://www.twitter.com/pccpl.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Shmoop.com Online Resource
If you haven't checked out Shmoop yet, you should.
Shmoop will make you a better lover (of literature, history, life). See many sides to the argument. Find your writing groove. Understand how lit and history are relevant today. We want to show your brain a good time.
Shmoop's mission: To make learning and writing more fun and relevant for students in the digital age.
This is What Happens When Shmoop Eats Miracle-Gro
* 34 new learning guides today on Shmoop
* More than 850 Shmoop guides and counting
* More than two times the Literature and nearly three times the Poetry since our Nov. 2008 launch
* What's next? Keep your dial tuned.
Shmoop Met iPhone and iPod touch: We're Smitten
>> More than 200 Shmoop Study Apps now available.
Shmoop Met Amazon Kindle: We're Study Partners for Life
>> More than 250 Shmoop eBooks on Amazon.com.
The Fall Haul: A Bumper Crop of New Learning Guides
21 New in Shmoop Literature:
* The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain
* Agamemnon, by Aeschylus
* The Bacchae, by Euripides
* Breakfast at Tiffany's, by Truman Capote
* The Canterbury Tales: The Second Nun's Tale, by Geoffrey Chaucer
* The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Tale, by Geoffrey Chaucer
* "Cathedral," by Raymond Carver
* "De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period," by J.D. Salinger
* Dracula, by Bram Stoker
* "Dry September," by William Faulkner
* An Enemy of the People, by Henrik Ibsen
* Henry IV, Part 2, by William Shakespeare
* The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros
* The Joys of Motherhood, by Buchi Emecheta
* Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen
* The Metamorphoses, by Ovid
* "The Scarlet Ibis," by James Hurst
* Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen
* The Trial, by Franz Kafka
* The Woman Warrior, by Maxine Hong Kingston
* A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle
2 New in Shmoop US History:
* The 1950s
* Native American History
11 New in Shmoop Biography:
* Dante Alighieri
* Samuel Taylor Coleridge
* Emily Dickinson
* Ralph Ellison
* Robert Frost
* Nathaniel Hawthorne
* Langston Hughes
* Herman Melville
* Edgar Allan Poe
* William Shakespeare
* William Wordsworth
Shmoop will make you a better lover (of literature, history, life). See many sides to the argument. Find your writing groove. Understand how lit and history are relevant today. We want to show your brain a good time.
Shmoop's mission: To make learning and writing more fun and relevant for students in the digital age.
This is What Happens When Shmoop Eats Miracle-Gro
* 34 new learning guides today on Shmoop
* More than 850 Shmoop guides and counting
* More than two times the Literature and nearly three times the Poetry since our Nov. 2008 launch
* What's next? Keep your dial tuned.
Shmoop Met iPhone and iPod touch: We're Smitten
>> More than 200 Shmoop Study Apps now available.
Shmoop Met Amazon Kindle: We're Study Partners for Life
>> More than 250 Shmoop eBooks on Amazon.com.
The Fall Haul: A Bumper Crop of New Learning Guides
21 New in Shmoop Literature:
* The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain
* Agamemnon, by Aeschylus
* The Bacchae, by Euripides
* Breakfast at Tiffany's, by Truman Capote
* The Canterbury Tales: The Second Nun's Tale, by Geoffrey Chaucer
* The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Tale, by Geoffrey Chaucer
* "Cathedral," by Raymond Carver
* "De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period," by J.D. Salinger
* Dracula, by Bram Stoker
* "Dry September," by William Faulkner
* An Enemy of the People, by Henrik Ibsen
* Henry IV, Part 2, by William Shakespeare
* The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros
* The Joys of Motherhood, by Buchi Emecheta
* Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen
* The Metamorphoses, by Ovid
* "The Scarlet Ibis," by James Hurst
* Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen
* The Trial, by Franz Kafka
* The Woman Warrior, by Maxine Hong Kingston
* A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle
2 New in Shmoop US History:
* The 1950s
* Native American History
11 New in Shmoop Biography:
* Dante Alighieri
* Samuel Taylor Coleridge
* Emily Dickinson
* Ralph Ellison
* Robert Frost
* Nathaniel Hawthorne
* Langston Hughes
* Herman Melville
* Edgar Allan Poe
* William Shakespeare
* William Wordsworth
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