by envisionmg | Dec 30, 2021 | Ari Reviews
I highly recommend this nonfiction book and it was an interesting read to learn about the life of Empress Maria Theresa and her three daughters that includes Marie Antoinette, queen of France. Nancy Goldstone did an amazing job in how she wrote the book and laid out...
by envisionmg | Dec 27, 2021 | Staff Reading
I came across this book in the Children’s room and had seen it is really popular among patrons so I thought I would read it. The story follows a girl Emily, her brother, and mother as they process the sudden loss of their father and must move into their...
by envisionmg | Dec 23, 2021 | Staff Reading
Fran’s comment: This eerily prescient novel about a global virus is a well written but troubling read. The saving grace is the relationship and input of the doctor friends that give it a much needed human perspective. The healing power of their friendship is a...
by envisionmg | Dec 20, 2021 | Angelina Recommends
“Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned...
by envisionmg | Dec 20, 2021 | Non-fiction, Staff Picks
“Henri Lefebvre has considerable claims to be the greatest living philosopher. His work spans some sixty years and includes original work on a diverse range of subjects, from dialectical materialism to architecture, urbanism and the experience of everyday life....
