Book of the week
Paganini’s Ghost Paul Adam 2010, 275 pages Setting: Present day in Cremona, Italy Gianni Castiglione lives in the town of Cremona in northern Italy and has been a violin maker and repairer for over half a century. He is a widower, and lives alone in a simple style. He has his work and good friends and enjoys his life. A young violinist, Yevgeny Ivanov, asks Gianni to repair a special violin. It was Paganini’s famous violin, il Cannone...
Book of the week: 'Secrets of Eden'
Chris Bohjalian 384 pages Setting: contemporary Vermont Chris Bohjalian seems drawn to exploring complex and sometimes controversial topics in his novels. “Secrets of Eden,” his newest work, looks at domestic abuse through the voices of four main characters. The day after she is baptized, Alice Hayward is found dead in her home, apparently by the hand of her abusive husband, who has committed suicide. Rev. Stephen Drew...
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Odd and the Frost Giants Neil Gaiman 2009, 117 pages Juvenile Fiction (grades 3-6) On a cold March morning in Norway, a long time ago, 12-year-old Odd (yes, that is his name) ran, or rather, hobbled away from home. The name “Odd” was supposed to be a lucky name. But fatherless at the age of ten, crippled in an accident that same year, now living with a cruel stepfather and even meaner step-brothers and sisters, the boy was anything...
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The Concord Public Library has a plethora of books just waiting for you to check them out. For more information about the library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. Science news-writer Jon Franklin holds the Philip Merrill Chair at the University of Maryland and is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism, but these accomplishments did not prepare him for the journey a photograph accompanying a seemingly everyday...
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Visit concordpubliclibrary.net to peruse the online card catalog. “Energy Every Day” Ron Woods and Chris Jordan 2010, 235 pages Nonfiction The authors of this well-researched book aim to help inpiduals of all ages increase their personal energy levels. The book consists of three distinct sections. The first section examines the importance of energy management, the roles of nutrition, hydration, sleep and movement and the...
