LIBRARY NEWS

New books on summer sports and outdoor activities

By Carole Howard and the Library Staff

There still is time to enjoy the last weeks of summer, and we hope these new books at your library will inspire you to more outdoor activities:

● “Hiking with Kids” by Robin Tawney is a guide to keeping young hikers safe and happy on the trail.

● “365 Outdoor Activities You Can Do With Your Child” by Steven and Ruth Bennett encourages you to turn off the TV and do fun things outdoors.

● “Bear Aware/third edition” by Bill Schneider is a handy guide showing preventive measures to reduce your chances of coming across a bear and techniques to minimize your risk of being injured if you do.

● “Deer Quest: In Search of a ‘Triple-Double’ on Deer by Lance Stapleton takes you on a 20,000 mile tour from Alaska to Mexico in pursuit of all the major species of deer.

● “Tales from Q School” by veteran sportswriter John Feinstein is the story of hope and disappointment at the PGA Tour’s qualifying school. This is a large-print book.

● “The Angler’s Fly Identifier: A Complete Guide to Insects and Artificials,” “Seasons of the Trout: Strategies for the Year-round Western Angler” and “Prospecting for Trout: Fly Fishing Secrets from a Streamside Observer” are all guides for people who love fishing.

Large-print books

“Critical” is a new book by Robin Cook, whose medical mysteries are always bestsellers. “Play Dirty” is a new mystery by Sandra Brown. “Up Close and Dangerous” is a new mystery by Linda Howard. Janet Evanovich’s “Lean Mean Thirteen” is now available in large print, as are Danielle Steel’s “Bungalow 2,” Daniel Silva’s “The Secret Servant” and Lisa See’s “Peony in Love.”

More novels from bestselling writers

“High Noon” is the latest by Nora Roberts, about a female hostage negotiator set in Savannah. We also have Roberts’ new publication “Summer Pleasures,” which contains two of her classic novels, “Second Nature” and “One Summer.” “The Quickie” is a steamy summer thriller by James Patterson with Michael Ledwedge. “Stalin’s Ghost” is an Arkady Renko detective novel by Martin Cruz Smith.

Books on tape

“The West” by Geoffrey C, Ward is the 4-cassette program read by the author that is the companion to the popular PBS television series. “The Last Full Measure” by Jeff Shaara is an author-approved abridged version of the closing book of his Civil War trilogy. “The Runner” by Christopher Reich is a thriller set in Europe during the International Military Tribunal to try Nazi war criminals.

Books on CD

The new Nora Roberts book “High Noon” is also available on CD, as are Janet Evanovich’s “Lean Mean Thirteen” and Catherine Coulter’s “Double Take.” For non-fiction on CD, try “Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking” by Malcolm Gladwell about the different way brains work and decisions are made, or “You on a Walk” by Doctors Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz, which presents two 30-minute walks with music and advice thrown in.

Biographies and autobiographies

“The Prince of Darkness: 30 Years Reporting in Washington” is a chronicle by Washington political reporter Robert Novak. “Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices and Priorities of a Winning Life” is a memoir by Coach of the Year Tony Dungy. “Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride” is a new revisionist biography by award-winning historian Michael Wallis.

“Heat” by Bill Buford describes itself as an amateur’s adventures as kitchen slave, line cook, past-maker and apprentice to a Dante-quoting butcher in Tuscany. “Ice Bound: A Doctor’s Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole” by Dr. Jerri Nielsen tells of her battle with breast cancer while stuck in the South Pole over the winter. “Time Not Measured by a Clock” is a book of cowboy poetry by Carole Jarvis, extolling the virtues of the lifestyle she chose when she married a cowboy more than 40 years ago.

Books About Our Bodies

“A Brief History of the Smile” by art historian Angus Trumble explains the history and evolution of the smile from Mona Lisa to Ozzy Osbourne. “The Wisdom of the Body” is the latest by Dr. Sherwin B. Nuland, author of “How We Die.” “Human Remains: Episodes in Human Dissection” is a true-to-life gothic tale of bone collecting, body snatching and trading in human remains by historian Helen MacDonald.

New encyclopedias

“The Folk Remedy Encyclopedia” by the editors of FC&A Medical Publishing describes olive oil, vinegar, honey and 1,001 other home remedies. “Encyclopedia of Urban Legends” by Jan Harold Brunvand gives the history and current status of modern urban legends, with particular attention to the role of the Internet in speeding up their dissemination.

Thanks to our donors

Our thanks to Jim and Margaret Wilson for their donation in memory of Bronco, beloved dog of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Curtis of Fredericksburg, Texas. For books and materials this week we thank Stephano Bottom, Lenore Bright, Nancy Green, Maggie Greenwood, Judy Lynch, Walt McFatridge, David Pearson, Martha Suarez, Barry Thomas and William Wetzel.

Quotable quote

“People read books for any number of reasons; finding out how the story ends is one among many and not even the most important. If it were otherwise, nobody would ever bother to read a book twice. Reading is about spending time with characters and entering a fictional world, playing with words and living through a story page by page.” – Time magazine essay

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