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Join us at the library on Tuesday, March 19 from 5:30- 6:30 PM, we invite the public to attend the first community discussion about the possible renovation of the library. We would like to hear your thoughts on a possible renovation, your concerns, questions and ideas. Yogi and author of God, Love & Yoga, Anne Lucero Korssjoen will be at the library on Friday, March 22 from 4:30-5:30 pm. Anne will share a sample of her book and guide meditation & gentle Yoga. Wear comfy clothes and have a blissful evening to start your weekend. This program is free, ages 8-80 plus are welcome! Aso, join us for this week's children's programs; Monday Chess Club at 4:30PM, Tuesday and Thursday Storytimes at the library at 10:30 AM, Wednesday for Lil' Bookworms at Howard College at 10 AM, Wednesday afternoon for Code Club at 4:30 PM and Thursday for Color Me Healthy at 4:30PM.
This week's reviews are mystery and biography titles.
Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter is at the Tara Foundation's annual Christmas party. The dog rescue organization has always been his true calling, and this is one holiday tradition he can get behind because every dog that's come through the rescue and their families are invited to celebrate. This year's party is no exception in ‘Twas the Bite Before ChristmasAndy Carpenter #28 (M ROS D) by David Rosenfelt. But before the stockings can be hung by the chimney with care, homicide detectives ruin the evening. Derek Moore, one of the foundation's best foster volunteers, is arrested for murder. Andy discovers Derek, whose real name is Bobby, is in the witness protection program after giving evidence against his former gang. The police believe Bobby murdered a member. But Bobby swears to Andy he didn't do this. He's built a new life, a new business, has two new dogs after being a double foster-failure. There aren't much Andy likes about this case, but he likes Bobby. If he's innocent, Andy wants to help. Before Andy can settle down for his long winter's nap, he has a client's name to clear, a murderer to catch, and two new dogs to look after: a golden and a Dalmatian. Andy's golden retriever, Tara, will have to adjust to not being the only golden at the house while Andy gets to the bottom of this one.
While filming on location in scenic Santa Barbara, California, Peter Barrington and Ben Bacchetti look to expand Centurion Picture's business by making a deal with a young Croatian billionaire in Obsessionteddy
Fay #6 (M WOO S) by Stuart Woods. But when the magnate's wife is kidnapped, Teddy Fay is brought in to assess the threat and recover the young woman as quickly as possible. As Teddy unravels the threads of her disappearance, he quickly comes to find that darker forces are at play and an old vendetta has been revived that puts them all at risk. Meanwhile, danger lurks even nearer to home as an obsessive fan with perilous intentions weasels his way onto the film set, and only Teddy can stop him from getting too close for comfort.
When Elon Musk was a kid in South Africa, he was regularly beaten by bullies in Elon Musk (B MUS E) BY Walter Isaacson. One day a group pushed him down some concrete steps and kicked him until his face was a swollen ball of flesh. He was in the hospital for a week. But the physical scars were minor compared to the emotional ones inflicted by his father, an engineer, rogue, and charismatic fantasist. His father's impact on his psyche would linger. He developed into a tough yet vulnerable man-child, prone to abrupt Jekyll-and-hyde mood swings, with an exceedingly high tolerance for risk, a craving for drama, an epic sense of mission, and a maniacal intensity that was callous and at times destructive. At the beginning of 2022 after a year marked by Spacex launching thirty-one rockets into orbit, Tesla selling a million cars, and him becoming the richest man on earth Musk spoke ruefully about his compulsion to stir up dramas. “I need to shift my mindset away from being in crisis mode, which it has been for about fourteen years now, or arguably most of my life,” he said. It was a wistful comment, not a New Year's resolution. Even as he said it, he was secretly buying up shares of Twitter, the world's ultimate playground. Over the years, whenever he was in a dark place, his mind went back to being bullied on the playground. Now he had the chance to own the playground. For two years, Isaacson shadowed Musk, attended his meetings, walked his factories with him, and spent hours interviewing him, his family, friends, coworkers, and adversaries. The result is the revealing inside story, filled with amazing tales of triumphs and turmoil, that addresses the are the demons that drive Musk also what it takes to drive innovation and progress?
The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart in Making It So: A Memoir (B STE P) by Patrick Stewart. From his acclaimed stage triumphs to his legendary onscreen work in the Star Trek and X-men franchises, Sir Patrick Stewart has captivated audiences around the world and across multiple generations with his indelible command of stage and screen. Now, he presents his long-awaited memoir, Making It so, a revealing portrait of an artist whose astonishing life from his humble beginnings in Yorkshire, England, to the heights of Hollywood and worldwide acclaim proves a story as exuberant, definitive, and enduring as the author himself.
“Books are the mirrors of the soul.” – Virginia Woolf