Concord Public Library Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.The Sociopath Next Door: The Ruthless Versus The Rest Of UsMartha Stout2005, 241 pagesFictionHave you ever met someone who was congenial and charming one minute and then cold, callous, or even cruel the next? Unfortunately, you may have run across a sociopath – a person who is unable to feel emotions like guilt, shame, or remorse. These...
Concord Public Library Book of the Week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.The Islands of ChaldeaDiana Wynne Jones (completed by Ursula Jones)1986, 356 pagesFictionThe last book written by Diana Wynne Jones, The Islands of Chaldea, holds the same sparkle and wonder that defined her entire writing career. Left unfinished at the time of her death, this winning novel was posthumously completed by her sister, Ursula Jones.The...
Concord Public Library Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Howl’s Moving CastleDiana Wynne Jones1986, 212 pagesFictionWhen summer rolls around, it’s always good to remember our favorites – those perennial stories we keep coming back to year after year. Howl’s Moving Castle is one such story. Written by the masterful and prolific Diana Wynne Jones, this book is the kind you just don’t want to put down, no...
Concord Public Library Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.One Summer: America, 1927Bill Bryson2013, 509 pagesNonfictionBeloved author Bill Bryson returns to the forefront with an admirable narrative and a compelling concept. In One Summer: America, 1927, Bryson expertly explores the various events and personalities that conspired to make history in four unforgettable months. Among his subjects: Babe Ruth,...
Concord Public Library Book of the Week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.The Daring Ladies of LowellKate Alcott2014, 286 pagesFictionTwenty-year-old Alice Barrow flees her strict, straight-laced, widowed father who is a tenant farmer in New Hampshire to escape to the mills of Lowell, Mass. As a factory girl, she plans to earn enough money to help her father with his bills and save so she never has to work on a farm again....
