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Feb 13

Book Notes 2/13/2023

Posted to Campbell Unclassified on February 13, 2023 at 11:00 AM by Genesis Gaule

Blog Book Notes

2/13/2023


Our February Book Club pick is Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner. Check it out and then join us on February 28th at 6 pm to discuss. More information...


The Wandering Mind by Jamie Kreiner

What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction // A revelatory account of how Christian monks identified distraction as a fundamental challenge, and how their efforts to defeat it can inform ours, more than a millennium later.

206.57 KREINER


Dark Testament by Crystal Simone Smith

Blackout Poems // With poems found within the texts by George Saunders, Crystal Simone Smith embarks on an uncompromising exploration of collective mourning and crafts a masterwork that resonates far beyond the page.

811.6 SMITH


Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica

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When her husband Jack vanishes without a trace, Nina Hayes will stop at nothing to uncover the truth, which, unbeknownst to her, is inextricably linked to their close friends, who may have been the last to see Jake before he went missing.

Mystery KUBICA // Also in e-book and CD audio


City of Nightmares by Rebecca Schaeffer

In order to prove herself in the maybe-a-cult Friends of the Restful Soul, 19-year-old Ness cons her way into what’s supposed to be a simple job for the organization—only for it to blow up in her face. Tangled up in the aftermath of an explosive assassination, she and a Nightmare boywho Ness suspects is planning to eat hermust find their way back to Newham and uncover the sinister truth behind the attack, even as the horrors of her past loom ominously near.

Young Adult SCHAEFFER City v.1


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Jan 09

Book Notes 1/9/2023

Posted to Campbell Unclassified on January 9, 2023 at 11:15 AM by Genesis Gaule

Blog Book Notes

1/9/2023


Join us Thursday, January 19 @ 4 pm for Tinkertown! This month we'll be doing Glow in the Dark Geometry! More information...


The Tao of the Side Hustle by Don Hyun Kiolbassa

A Buddhist Martial Arts Approach to Your New Business // Martial arts champion and serial side hustler Don Hyun Kiolbassa applies principles of Wushu Kung Fu--the Chinese War Art popularized by Sun Tzu in Art of War--to provide a detailed framework for starting and growing your own venture.

338.642 KIOLBASSA


The Parasite by Richard Paul Evans

A Michael Vey Thriller // Michael and his friends learn that returning to a normal life is not only more difficult than they imagined, but that normal doesn't last. Like the mythical Hydra, cutting off the head of the global Elgen only created more enemies.

Young Adult EVANS Michael v.8


Libertarians on the Prairie by Christine Woodside

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Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, and the Making of the Little House Books // Drawing on original manuscripts and letters, Woodside shows how Rose reshaped her mother's story into a series of heroic tales that rebutted the policies of the New Deal. Their secret collaboration would lead in time to their estrangement. This fascinating look at the relationship between two strong-willed women is also the deconstruction of an American myth.

813.52 WOODSIDE / Large Print


Blotto, Twinks and the Ex-King's Daughter by Simon Brett

A Blotto & Twinks Mystery // It's that glorious period between the two world wars, and the exiled king of Mitteleuropa is visiting the ancestral home of the Duke of Tawcester. When the ex-king's daughter is kidnapped, noblesse obliges the Duke's handsome, brave, and rather stupid son (known to all as Blotto) to drive off to the rescue. Luckily, he's aided by his brilliant sister, Twinks. Plus, he's got a really swell car.

Mystery BRETT Blotto v.1


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Jan 03

Book Notes 1/3/2023

Posted to Campbell Unclassified on January 3, 2023 at 10:03 AM by Genesis Gaule

Blog Book Notes

1/3/2023


Come learn how to borrow e-books and e-audiobooks for free from the library on the Libby app! Join us Sunday, January 8 @ 1pm. More information...


Platonic by Marisa G. Franco, PhD

How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends // This book provides a clear and actionable blueprint for forging strong, lasting connections with others--and for becoming our happiest, most fulfilled selves in the process.

302.34 FRANCO


Strange Gods by Annamaria Alfieri

A Vera & Tolliver mystery // In early 20th century British East Africa, there are rules for the British and different ones for the Africans. Vera McIntosh, the daughter of Scottish missionaries, doesn't feel she belongs to either group. More than anything she dreams of seeing again the handsome police officer she's danced with. But more grisly circumstances bring Justin Tolliver to her family's home. The body of Vera's uncle, Dr. Josiah Pennyman, is found with a tribesman's spear in his back.

Mystery ALFIERI Vera v.1


Souls Speak by John Wingate

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Missing children reveal their serial killer from beyond // Details the astonishing paranormal investigation into the fate of three boys believed lost in the vast caves beneath historic Hannibal, Missouri. A year-long investigation involving three evidential clairvoyants independently identified the boys as the earliest victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, many years before the madman's Chicago murder spree claimed the lives of thirty-three young men and boys.

977.8 WINGATE


The Spiritglass Charade by Colleen Gleason

a Stoker & Holmes novel // Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when you're the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood, so to speak. In 1889 Evaline, Mina, and their time traveler friend, Dylan are asked by the Princess of Wales Willa to find out what happened to Robby Ashton, who may have drowned--but the reappearance of vampires in the heart of London threatens to become a more urgent problem.

Young Adult GLEASON


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