by envisionmg | Aug 21, 2017 | Michelle Recommends, Non-fiction
“To the River is the story of the Ouse, the Sussex river in which Virginia Woolf drowned in 1941. One midsummer week over sixty years later, Olivia Laing walked Woolf’s river from source to sea. The result is a passionate investigation into how history...
by envisionmg | Aug 16, 2017 | Reading Lists
The Armchair Scientist: A quarterly roundup of the latest updates to our science collection with a spotlight on: The Science of Self-Care. Are You Getting Enough Sleep? The mystery of sleep: why a good night’s rest is vital to a better, healthier life Written by...
by envisionmg | Aug 14, 2017 | Fiction, Sarah Reviews
In many respects the world that my generation grew up in has changed for the better. Gone are the days of enforced segregation, slavery, and Jim Crow laws. And while the society we have created is not nearly close to perfect, it is a far cry from the social injustices...
by envisionmg | Aug 9, 2017 | Coming Soon
Everyone loves new books! Here are some new titles in history that will be showing up in the library’s New Books Room over the next couple of months. Bettencourt Affair: The World’s Richest Woman and the Scandal that Rocked Paris by Tom Sancton Liliane...
by envisionmg | Aug 7, 2017 | Non-fiction, Reading Lists
It’s August and the Sun is Shining. C’mon Get Happy! From Ivy League towers to your local public library, books on the elusive science of happiness have been hitting the shelves. It looks like most people could use a little boost in the happiness department… but why...
