by Rick Bass
Bass is skilled in the mythical use of earth, air, fire, and water in this diverse collection of short stories - ranging from traveling across a frozen lake under the ice to a family's visit to Monticello showing a critical eye towards
Jefferson's obsessions. Interesting stories that are far ranging and amazing.
Call #: F BASS | Category: Adult Fiction | Reviewed by: Pam K. | Review Date: September 2012
by Alyson Hagy
Will Testerman is a young Wyoming horse trainer determined to make something of himself. He sees his chance
with a beautiful young filly and spends his savings to buy her. He begins her training in the corrals of home, then on a ranch in the rugged Absaroka Mountains, and on to the treacherous polo fields of southern California.
I found this an engrossing story of perseverance, heartache, and redemption.
Call #: F HAGY | Category: Adult Fiction | Reviewed by: Pam K. | Review Date: September 2012
by Richard Harvell
This book pulled me in from the first page. It's narrator is a man leaving his legacy for his son, laying bare all the mysteries of his coming-of-age. Starting in the Swiss Alps and ending in Vienna, it tells a story of music, love, and tragedy.
Call #: F HARVELL | Category: Adult Fiction | Reviewed by: Valerie | Review Date: September 2012
by Mark Obmascik
A ‘Big Year’ is a competition where people try to see the most birds in the US in a single calendar year. Competitive birding?! I know it seems like an oxymoron, but as a budding birder I was intrigued. Environmental journalist Obmascik blends humor and obsession as he recounts the adventures of the 1998 Big Year’s three main competitors. Now a motion picture starring Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson; this quick read will appeal to birders and beyond.
Call #: 598.07 OBM | Category: Adult Non-Fiction | Reviewed by: Tegan | Review Date: September 2012
by Cecelia Ahern
Sandy Shortt of Leitrim, Ireland becomes obsessed with missing things as a child, when a girl from her class disappears and is never found. She becomes fixated on missing socks, toys and other items as a child and continues the obsession as an adult by starting a missing persons’ agency. The story moves from being a mystery to a fantasy when Sandy disappears and ends up in the place where all of the missing things and people have gone. The reader, Sile Nic Fheorais, has a clear and easy to understand voice with an Irish accent that brings the setting to life.
Call #: CD F AHERN | Category: Books On CD | Reviewed by: Linda T. | Review Date: September 2012
