Concord Public Library Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net or visit us on Tumblr at reading-rumblr.tumblr.com and Facebook at facebook.com/ConcordPublicLibrary.A Fighting ChanceElizabeth Warren2014, 9 CDs, 660 minutesNonfictionElizabeth Warren is the senior senator for the state of Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. In this book, she tells the story of her life from childhood to her time in...
Concord Public Library book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS JeannetteHampton Sides2014, 454 pagesNonfictionBest-selling author Hampton Sides, author of 2001’s Ghost Soldiers, returns to the realm of non-fiction with a gripping tale of arctic exploration. In the Kingdom of Ice presents the story of Captain George De Long, an earnest and...
Concord Public Library Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Dancing Fish and AmonitesPenelope Lively2014, 234 pagesNonfictionNovelist Penelope Lively reflects on “old age,” “life and times,” “memory,” “reading and writing,” and “six things” – objects around her house that hold special meaning for her – in this vivid and unique memoir. The book reads like a conversation with a wise older friend, and Lively’s...
Concord Public Library Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st Century BestiaryCaspar Henderson2012, 427 pagesNonfictionModeled after medieval bestiaries – stunning and richly illustrated compendiums of animals and beasts, both mythical and factual – Caspar Henderson’s The Book of Barely Imagined Beings is a bestiary for the modern world. It contains profiles of some of...
Concord Public Library Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Who Invented the Bicycle Kick: Soccer’s Greatest Legends and LorePaul Simpson and Uli Hesse2014, 291 pagesNonfictionIf you are one of the growing legion of soccer-mad Americans who follows the sport passionately, Who Invented the Bicycle Kick will fill in any gaps in your soccer history. Simpson, who launched the magazine Four Four Two and currently...
