Concord Public Library Book of the Week

For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of CuteZac Bissonnette2015, 260 pagesNonfictionDo you remember Beanie Babies? If you grew up in the 1990s you probably had one or two at some point.  The cute beanbag toys, which came out in 1993, were originally for kids; and then, as buyers began to see the toys as collectibles, the...

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Concord Public Library Book of the Week

For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. We’re also on Tumblr (reading-rumblr.tumblr.com and concordteens.tumblr.com) and Facebook (facebook.com/ConcordPublicLibrary).The MartianAndy Weir2014, 387 pages(or 9 audio CDs)FictionListening to an audiobook versus reading the book (whether in e- or paper format) can be hard.  The reader’s accent, intonations, pacing and expression have to be just...

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Concord Public Library Book of the Week

For more information about the Concord Public Library, please visit our website, concordpubliclibrary.net, visit us on Tumblr at reading-rumblr.tumblr.com and concordteens.tumblr.com, and also visit us on Facebook at facebook.com/ConcordPublicLibrary.Sit Like a Buddha: A Pocket Guide to MeditationLodro Rinzler2014, 128 pagesNonfictionI’ve read a number of meditation and mindfulness books, many of which are long and go into a great...

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Concord Public Library Book of the Week

For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net, visit us on Tumblr at reading-rumblr.tumblr.com and concordteens.tumblr.com, and also visit us on Facebook at facebook.com/ConcordPublicLibrary.How to Be a Victorian: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Victorian LifeRuth Goodman2014, 458 pagesNonfictionIn 1850, William Thackery coined the term “the great unwashed,” which quickly came to describe the Victorian...

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Concord Public Library Book of the Week

For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net and visit us on Tumblr (reading-rumblr.tumblr.com and concordteens.tumblr.com) and Facebook (facebook.com/ConcordPublicLibrary).The Dark Heart of FlorenceMichele Giuttari2013, 371 pagesFictionChief Superintendent Michele Ferrara is back after being wounded during the capture of a notorious murderer who had terrorized Florence for months.  But it...

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