New Bookshelf

We have some great new resources in the general sciences.  These are a few of my favorites.  

Who came up with Velcro?  What does its name mean?  What about the vaccum?  Post-It Notes?  Golf Tees?  Is it true that an angry undertaker led to the push button phone?  Rick Beyer's The Greatest Science Stories Never Told answers these questions and more.  The book contains illustrations from around the world.

 

100 Most Important Science Ideas by Mark Henderson, Joanne Baker and Tony Crilly, is an overview of essential topics in Genetics, Physics, & Mathematics.  The authors use diagrams and everyday examples to eaplain scientific principles, hypotheses, and laws. 

What On Earth Evolved by Christopher Lloyd explores life on earth before and after man.  It is a compilation of biographies of species that have influenced or changed the Earth in notable ways.  Fossils, plants, sheep, humans, bugs, potatoes, dinosaurs, and many others are discussed as part of the "big picture." 

 

National Geographic's Concise History of Science & Invention is full of color photography.  It is a chronological account of science and invention.  The following eras of science are examined:  Origins of Science, Classical & Early Medieval Science, Late Medievel & Renaissance Science, Scientific Revolution, Industrial Revolution, Age of Steam, Age of Electricity, Atomic Age, Space Age, Modern World. Did I mention the photography?  It's worth taking a look!  

 

Who knew that Physics would turn up at Nascar, or apply to the super powers of superheroes? What's the science behind Krypton's explosion? How tough is Aquaman's skin under the pressure of the deep sea?  Does my dog know that she is defying some laws of physics? What is happening on the track at NASCAR?  How fast can the cars safely take the curves?  What is Kinetic Energy?  What does E=MC2 really mean?  Check out these new Physics titles!

Physics of Nascar by Diandra Leslie-Pelecky                 How to Teach Physics to Your Dog by Chad Orzel

                                                                       

 

Physics of Superheroes by James Kakalios                     Instant Egghead Guide: Physics by Brian Clegg

                                                                                                 

These are two new books in the knitting collection that deserve mention.

 

Sock Innovation by Cookie A is a collection of patterns that revolutionize sock design. This unique designer has added lacy patterns and flair paired with painted and solid yarns to create footwear that is a work of art.  I tried out one of her designs.

 

 

Hat Heads by Trond Anfinssen features hats that were custom-designed and knit for the author's friends and family in Norway.  The book showcases artistic photography and simple patterned hats for solid yarns.    I liked one of his patterns so much that I knit it in two different colorways.

 

One of my favorite guilty pleasures is watching the Food Network.  I especially enjoy watching top cake decorators compete on Food Network Challenge & Ace of Cakes, a reality show centered around the doings of Charm City Cakes, a specialty cake shop in Baltimore, M.D. owned by Duff Goldberg.

So if you're a fan of Ace of Cakes or awed by cake in general, check out Duff's new book Ace of Cakes: Inside the World of Charm City Cakes.  The book explains how Charm City Cakes came to be what it is today: how the staff came together &  how the show came about.  It offers tips by various CCC staff members, answers frequently asked questions about the show, and highlights some pretty awesome cakes.

Coming soon to our New Non-Fiction Bookshelf:

• The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins
• American on Purpose by Craig Ferguson
• Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir by Kathy Griffin
• Where Men Win Glory by John Krakauer
• The Murder of King Tut by James Patterson
• End This Fed by Ron Paul 

Get ahead in the game by putting these upcoming titles on hold now!

Coming in September

• The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown 
• An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
• Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
• Rough Country by John Sandford
• The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
• Hothouse Orchid by Stuard Woods

Coming in October

• Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly
• Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell
• Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke
• A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris
• Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving
• Evidence by Jonathan Kellerman
• The Professional by Robert B. Parker

"Pulp Ficiton" describes the type of stories that were originally published in magazines and later in paperback format.  "Pulp" refers the cheap pulp paper that such stories were printed out.  Generally both the quality of the materials and often the publisher were considered cheap.  Classic pulp stories were often about adventurers, detectives, and even westerns.

Hunt at the Well of Eternity featuring the adventures of Gabriel Hunt is a modern day throwback to the old pulp ficiton novels.   An Indiana Jones type character Gabriel Hunt is a modern day traveler and adventurer.  When a museum benefit is crashed and a woman is kidnapped Gabriel Hunt knew that there was something the woman & her mysterious package that that the kidnappers were willing to kill for.   Check out the book to read more about this exciting adventure.

Plus coming soon:  Hunt Through the Cradle of Fear.   

Be sure to stop by the library to check out or put on hold the many new titles that are being released this summer.  Some of my favorite authors with new titles out include:

• Beth Harbison:  Hope in a Jar
• James Rollins:  The Doomsday Key
• Janet Evanovich: Finger Lickin Fifteen 
• Laurie Viera Rigler: Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addcit
• Mary Kay Andrews:  The Fixer Upper
• Rhys Bowen: Royal Flush
  
• Sophie Kinsella: Twenties Girl  (out in July)
• Philippa Gregory: The White Queen (out in August)

If you're a fan of Charlaine Harris's Southern Vampire Mystery series starring telepath Sookie Stackhouse, check out the newest addition to our DVD collection, True Blood the HBO tv series based on the books.  True Blood stars Anna Paquin as Sookie.  Click here to put it on hold.   Sookie's latest adventure Dead and Gone has also recently hit the shelves and can be reserved

If you're a fan of Sophie Kinsella you may like the new book The Glamorous (Double) Life of Isabel Bookbinder by Holly McQueen.  Frustrated with her real life, Isabel fantasizes about being a world famous novelist.  After inadvertantly creating a scandal at work, Isabel encounters one misadventure after another while attempting to write (& sell) her book. Will she write her own happy ending?  Check out the book and find out!!