This year's summer reading program has something for everyone - kids, teens, and adults (why should kids have all the fun?). Log your reads at the library or at readsinma.org. Relax with a good book, challenge others to read as many pages as possible, and be eligible to win prizes just for participating.
Want to share your opinions on what you've read? Add your reviews at readsinma.org or in the comments here. Have a great summer!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Monday, June 08, 2009
Recommended Reads
When I was in college, a few friends had a lovely tradition of emailing everyone they knew at the end of spring semester to solicit reading recommendations for the summer, then sending out a compiled list. They're restarting that tradition this year; here's what I sent them - not an all-time favorites list, but a few titles I've liked recently. Share your suggestions for the summer in the comments! -Martha
The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell - I have a feeling a lot of people have read this already, but I didn't think it looked like my kind of thing until my book group decided to read it, and it turned out to be totally my thing. A Jesuit-organized mission makes first contact with an alien society; this was marketed as science fiction for people who don't read science fiction, but definitely very much science fiction (think Ursula K. le Guin). A heavy read; I loved the tone.
The Spellman Files and sequels, by Lisa Lutz - if my family decided to jointly write a detective series, it would look like this. A family of private eyes has wacky shenanigans, narrated by the slacker 27-year-old daughter, with footnotes and pop culture references!
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz - a nerdy Dominican, a family curse - people I've talked to either loved or hated this one; the voices and the plotline completely grabbed me, but the language and cultural references are definitely not for everyone.
What the Dead Know, by Laura Lippman - a woman claims to be one of two sisters who disappeared from a shopping mall 30 years earlier. Switches between the investigation of her story, and earlier flashbacks. More psychological suspense and exploration of character, rather than an action-packed page-turner, but compelling enough to read in a couple of sittings.
The Inn at Lake Devine, by Elinor Lipman - opens with 12-year-old Natalie Marx's family receiving a letter from an inn in Vermont, in response to an inquiry about summer openings, stating that Gentile guests feel most comfortable there; the inn goes on to play a large part in Natalie's life over the years. A funny, sweet family novel, with romance and cooking.
The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell - I have a feeling a lot of people have read this already, but I didn't think it looked like my kind of thing until my book group decided to read it, and it turned out to be totally my thing. A Jesuit-organized mission makes first contact with an alien society; this was marketed as science fiction for people who don't read science fiction, but definitely very much science fiction (think Ursula K. le Guin). A heavy read; I loved the tone.
The Spellman Files and sequels, by Lisa Lutz - if my family decided to jointly write a detective series, it would look like this. A family of private eyes has wacky shenanigans, narrated by the slacker 27-year-old daughter, with footnotes and pop culture references!
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz - a nerdy Dominican, a family curse - people I've talked to either loved or hated this one; the voices and the plotline completely grabbed me, but the language and cultural references are definitely not for everyone.
What the Dead Know, by Laura Lippman - a woman claims to be one of two sisters who disappeared from a shopping mall 30 years earlier. Switches between the investigation of her story, and earlier flashbacks. More psychological suspense and exploration of character, rather than an action-packed page-turner, but compelling enough to read in a couple of sittings.
The Inn at Lake Devine, by Elinor Lipman - opens with 12-year-old Natalie Marx's family receiving a letter from an inn in Vermont, in response to an inquiry about summer openings, stating that Gentile guests feel most comfortable there; the inn goes on to play a large part in Natalie's life over the years. A funny, sweet family novel, with romance and cooking.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Consumer Reports online
Now available for Gleason Library cardholders: consumerreports.org! Log in here or through the Gleason Library website (click on the Consumer Reports logo at the bottom of the page). Enter your library card number and choose ConsumerReports.org for full access to the Consumer Reports website and reviews. This is an EbscoHost product. Questions? Ask a librarian.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
New at the Library
Here are a few of our most recent additions, along with some related older titles - what have you been reading lately?
New Books:
Joe Torre's look at The Yankee Years was released today - or read about the Red Sox in Red Sox Rule: Terry Francona and Boston's Rise to Dominance or Faithful to Fenway : believing in Boston, baseball, and America's most beloved ballpark
The Last Dickens, the latest by Matthew Pearl, author of The Dante Club
Audiobooks:
Try Laura Lippman's latest, Another Thing to Fall, or the winner of the Printz Award for young adult literature, Jellicoe Road
New on DVD:
Australia, or Baz Luhrmann's earlier movies, like Strictly Ballroom or Moulin Rouge
High School Musical 3: Senior Year, or check out the original High School Musical or the first sequel
Music on CD:
The Meanest of Times, by the Dropkick Murphys, in time for St. Patrick's Day, or check out some more traditional Irish music like Boys of the Lough
New Books:
Joe Torre's look at The Yankee Years was released today - or read about the Red Sox in Red Sox Rule: Terry Francona and Boston's Rise to Dominance or Faithful to Fenway : believing in Boston, baseball, and America's most beloved ballpark
The Last Dickens, the latest by Matthew Pearl, author of The Dante Club
Audiobooks:
Try Laura Lippman's latest, Another Thing to Fall, or the winner of the Printz Award for young adult literature, Jellicoe Road
New on DVD:
Australia, or Baz Luhrmann's earlier movies, like Strictly Ballroom or Moulin Rouge
High School Musical 3: Senior Year, or check out the original High School Musical or the first sequel
Music on CD:
The Meanest of Times, by the Dropkick Murphys, in time for St. Patrick's Day, or check out some more traditional Irish music like Boys of the Lough
Monday, January 05, 2009
Fareed Zakaria online
Check out these interviews, reviews, and more information on Fareed Zakaria, author of The Post-American World:
www.fareedzakaria.com, his official website, has an archive of Zakaria's articles published in Newsweek, the New York Times, and more; links to interviews and reviews, and information on other publications and appearances.
Fareed Zakaria's GPS on CNN: Zakaria hosts this weekly foreign affairs program on CNN; the website includes video from the show and downloadable podcasts.
Interviews
"A conversation with Fareed Zakaria", Charlie Rose (online video)
Zakaria on The Daily Show on Comedy Central (video):
May 6, 2008 and January 14, 2008
and on The Colbert Report on Comedy Central (video):
October 19, 2005 and October 20, 2008
"Thomas Friedman and Fareed Zakaria: Author One-to-One"
The Village Voice, "The Interpreter"
Playboy interview: Fareed Zakaria
Links to more reviews and interviews
www.fareedzakaria.com, his official website, has an archive of Zakaria's articles published in Newsweek, the New York Times, and more; links to interviews and reviews, and information on other publications and appearances.
Fareed Zakaria's GPS on CNN: Zakaria hosts this weekly foreign affairs program on CNN; the website includes video from the show and downloadable podcasts.
Interviews
"A conversation with Fareed Zakaria", Charlie Rose (online video)
Zakaria on The Daily Show on Comedy Central (video):
May 6, 2008 and January 14, 2008
and on The Colbert Report on Comedy Central (video):
October 19, 2005 and October 20, 2008
"Thomas Friedman and Fareed Zakaria: Author One-to-One"
The Village Voice, "The Interpreter"
Playboy interview: Fareed Zakaria
Links to more reviews and interviews
More by Fareed Zakaria
Read The Post-American World and interested in more? Here are more books by the author, available in Carlisle or through other MVLC libraries:
The future of freedom : illiberal democracy at home and abroad, Fareed Zakaria (2003) – available in regular and large print. Newsweek International's editor exposes the down side of democracy, i.e., the assumption that what's popular is right.
From wealth to power : the unusual origins of America's world role, by Fareed Zakaria (1998) - Fareed Zakaria, the managing editor of Foreign Affairs, tries to understand why the United States decided in 1898 that it was time to start acting like a world power.
Democracy : opposing viewpoints, Mike Wilson, book editor (2006) – chapter on "Spread of democracy does not always result in more freedom" by Zakaria.
The right war? : the conservative debate on Iraq, edited by Gary Rosen (2005) – chapter on "Like it's 1999: how we could have done it right" by Zakaria.
The road to 9/11 (DVD, 2005) - "...this dramatic documentary chronicles the deep historical roots of Al-Qáida, examining the years of political oppression, economic stagnation, religious fanaticism, and violence that gave rise to the attacks of September 11, 2002. It features rare footage, and insightful commentary by leading scholars and journalists including Bernard Lewis, Fareed Zakaria, Thomas Friedman, Irshad Manji, Azar Nafisis, Kanan Makiya, Fawaz Gerges, and David Fromkin."
Inside Islam : the faith, the people, and the conflicts of the world's fastest-growing religion, edited by John Miller & Aaron Kenedi ; introduction by Akbar S. Ahmed. – chapter on "Why they hate us" by Zakaria (2002)
Globalization [sound recording] : what's in it for you? - Lecture delivered 08-09-2001 at the Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York by Fareed Zakaria.
The American encounter : the United States and the making of the modern world : essays from 75 years of Foreign affairs, edited by James F. Hoge, Jr., and Fareed Zakaria (1997)
The future of freedom : illiberal democracy at home and abroad, Fareed Zakaria (2003) – available in regular and large print. Newsweek International's editor exposes the down side of democracy, i.e., the assumption that what's popular is right.
From wealth to power : the unusual origins of America's world role, by Fareed Zakaria (1998) - Fareed Zakaria, the managing editor of Foreign Affairs, tries to understand why the United States decided in 1898 that it was time to start acting like a world power.
Democracy : opposing viewpoints, Mike Wilson, book editor (2006) – chapter on "Spread of democracy does not always result in more freedom" by Zakaria.
The right war? : the conservative debate on Iraq, edited by Gary Rosen (2005) – chapter on "Like it's 1999: how we could have done it right" by Zakaria.
The road to 9/11 (DVD, 2005) - "...this dramatic documentary chronicles the deep historical roots of Al-Qáida, examining the years of political oppression, economic stagnation, religious fanaticism, and violence that gave rise to the attacks of September 11, 2002. It features rare footage, and insightful commentary by leading scholars and journalists including Bernard Lewis, Fareed Zakaria, Thomas Friedman, Irshad Manji, Azar Nafisis, Kanan Makiya, Fawaz Gerges, and David Fromkin."
Inside Islam : the faith, the people, and the conflicts of the world's fastest-growing religion, edited by John Miller & Aaron Kenedi ; introduction by Akbar S. Ahmed. – chapter on "Why they hate us" by Zakaria (2002)
Globalization [sound recording] : what's in it for you? - Lecture delivered 08-09-2001 at the Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York by Fareed Zakaria.
The American encounter : the United States and the making of the modern world : essays from 75 years of Foreign affairs, edited by James F. Hoge, Jr., and Fareed Zakaria (1997)
Monday, December 08, 2008
Cover to Cover: Community Read
Throughout the month of January, readers in Carlisle will buzz about a single book. The first community read in Carlisle, Cover to Cover, begins January 2009. The book selected by Carlisleans is The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria. All you need to do to participate is pick up a copy of the book, thumb through it, devour it, skim it, or listen to it, whatever it takes to form an opinion about the book and the subjects within. Then consider what your vision of the future is for Carlisle and the global community and talk about it with friends, neighbors, at the library or transfer station, or online at www.gleasonlibrary.org. Click here to request The Post-American World now.
For more information on Fareed Zakaria online, including articles, online interviews, and downloadable audio, click here. For more books by Fareed Zakaria available from the Gleason Library, click here.
The Gleason Public Library is holding some special events, focusing on the global themes of the book, including:
All of the events are sponsored by the Friends of the Gleason Public Library. Unless otherwise noted, they will be held at the Gleason Public Library. Check back soon for more information. Questions or suggestions? Let us know here in the comments here, email Ann Rosas at anngrosas@hotmail.com, or stop by the library!
For more information on Fareed Zakaria online, including articles, online interviews, and downloadable audio, click here. For more books by Fareed Zakaria available from the Gleason Library, click here.
The Gleason Public Library is holding some special events, focusing on the global themes of the book, including:
- Tuesday Jan. 6, 7p.m. - Middle Eastern Cuisine: Demonstration with Ahmad Yasin
- Wednesday, January 14th from 1:30- 3:00 - Southeast Asian Cuisine: Demonstration with E. Sok Woodward
- Wednesday Jan 14, 7 p.m. - Open Book Group: Join guest leader Ann Rosas for an informal gathering and discussion of Post American World.
- Friday Jan 16, 10:30 a.m. - Open Book Group: Join guest leader Marilyn Harte for an informal gathering and discussion of Post American World.
- Thursday Jan 22, 7 p.m. - Community Panel Conversation, facilitated by Glen Urban
- Friday Jan 23, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Music in the Library: Folk instrumentals with Michael Kerry.
- Fri Jan 30, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Music in the Library: Indian instrumentals with Girija Ramapriya.
- Sat Jan 31- Community Potluck: Friends of the Gleason Public Library Annual Potluck.
All of the events are sponsored by the Friends of the Gleason Public Library. Unless otherwise noted, they will be held at the Gleason Public Library. Check back soon for more information. Questions or suggestions? Let us know here in the comments here, email Ann Rosas at anngrosas@hotmail.com, or stop by the library!
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