Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. Baking Cakes in Kigali Gaile Parkin 2009, 308 pages Fiction; Setting: Modern-day Kigali, Rwanda Angel Tungaraza is an unusual woman. She is from Tanzania and has her own cake-making business in Kigali, Rwanda. Angel makes beautiful cakes in all sorts of shapes with vibrant colors and decorations. The cakes are delicious, and some are filled with...
Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. A Place of Execution Val McDermid 1999, 404 pages Setting: Derbyshire, England, 1963-64 and 1998 Having watched the latter part of the PBS Masterpiece Contemporary production of “A Place of Execution” on television this fall, I decided to read the book and get the full story. What a well-written psychological suspense story. Of course it does differ...
Book of the week
For more information about the the library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell and Know Alexandra Horowitz 2009, 353 pages Nonfiction Alexandra Horowitz has a PhD in cognitive science, teaches psychology at Barnard College of Columbia University and is a dog owner. Her book, “Inside of a Dog,” takes its title from the quip of Groucho Marx, “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a...
Book of the week
Check this book out at the Concord Public Library. Art not your thing? Don’t worry, the library has a plethora of books to suit your interests. For more information about the library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. When Art Worked: The New Deal, Art and Democracy Roger G. Kennedy 2009, 368 pages Nonfiction This illustrated documentary is more a book to be looked at than read, but the text is a wonderful history of the programs of the...
Book of the week
To check out this book or any other book your heart desires, head on down to the Concord Public Library. For more information, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. Once in a Lifetime Trips Chris Santella 2009, 224 pages Nonfiction Winter is officially here, a season when many of us spend a lot more time indoors. I’d like to suggest that it’s a great time to be an armchair traveler. The new book, “Once in a Lifetime Trips: The World’s 50...
