Showing posts with label booklists. Show all posts
Showing posts with label booklists. Show all posts

Friday, December 26, 2014

Books That Mattered in 2014 and Year in Review

2014 was a good year for reading. Here are the books, music, and movies I liked best in the year. As in previous years, it is an eclectic collection of titles, so there are choices for many tastes in reading, listening, and viewing.


Recent Nonfiction


Splitting an Order by Ted Kooser

Eye to Eye: Photographs by Vivian Maier


Recent Fiction


The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry: A Novel by Gabrielle Zevin

Bark: Stories by Lorrie Moore

Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher


Great Older Books 

Songbird Journeys: Four Seasons in the Lives of Migratory Birds by Miyoko Chu


Children's Books  

Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas by Lynne Cox

Look Up! Bird-Watching in Your Own Back Yard by Annette LeBlanc Cate

On the Wing by David Elliot

Yoko Finds Her Way by Rosemary Wells

Gus and Me: The Story of My Granddad and My First Guitar by Keith Richards


Audiobooks 

Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink

This Land That I Love: Irving Berlin, Woody Guthrie, and the Story of Two American Anthems by John Shaw

My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead

The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story by Lily Koppel


Films

Tim's Vermeer

The Waiting Room


Music 

Mark Dvorak at Friday at the Ford

Jim Green in Concert at the Library 

American Hornpipe by Dana and Susan Robinson

Why Do Ducks Have Webby Toes? by Mim Eichman and Doug Lofstrom


Library Matters 

The Public Library: A Photographic Essay by Robert Dawson

The Shape of the Reference Desk, A Panel Discussion

Libraries in the Ancient World by Lionel Casson

Public Library in the Marketplace: The Business of Digital Content

Filtering Out Internet Censorship: Advocacy, Professional Ethics, and the Law


Monday, April 08, 2013

Read On … Speculative Fiction for Teens: Reading Lists for Every Taste by Jamie Kallio

One of my pleasures during the last year has been seeing my latest book promoted with Jamie Kallio's Read On … Speculative Fiction for Teens: Reading Lists for Every Taste, first on a poster at the Public Library Association Conference in Philadelphia when Jamie's book was a forthcoming title and recently in Libraries Unlimited catalogs that list it for sale. Both are titles in the Read On Series edited by Barry Trott. I am pleased because Jamie was working with us at the Thomas Ford Memorial Library when she started her book, and I like to think that by virtue of our working at a medium-small library and getting published nationally we have made a positive statement to the profession about the work at every size of libraries. She now works for the larger Orland Park Public Library.

Books written for teen readers are hot, especially in the science fiction, fantasy, and paranormal genres, which Jamie addresses in her readers' advisory book. Teens are not the only people reading these books, however. Many adults will recognize some of authors included in her book - Neil Gaiman, Isabel Allende, Terry Pratchett, Orson Scott Card, Ursala K. LeGuin, and J. K. Rowling. The great service of her book is that she goes beyond the familiar to introduce us to other talented authors, their memorable characters, and worlds we can hardly imagine.

Like all Read On Series books, Read On … Speculative Fiction for Teens is divided into five chapters, each of which contains between 11 and 20 lists of books related by reading appeal factors. Chapters focus on story, character, setting, mood, and language. Lists have clever titles which indicate their themes, such as "Look, Ma, I Can Fly! … and Other Experiments," "Falling for You: Immortal Beings," "You're Such a Witch," and "Stranger with My Face: Possession." If you want books with zombies, dragons, robots, vampires, or strong women, you can find them in Jamie's book. You can also find audiobooks, graphic novels, and award winning titles among the entries.

I especially like that Jamie dedicates the book to two of our library's former teen employees, readers with whom Jamie discussed books. How fitting.

Kallio, Jamie. Read On … Speculative Fiction for Teens: Reading Lists for Every Taste. Libraries Unlimited, 2012. 126p.ISBN 9781598846539.

Monday, December 24, 2012

Books That Mattered in 2012 and Year in Review


Merry Christmas. Maybe you will use the time between now and New Years Day thinking about reading, listening, and viewing for 2013. Here are books, music, and movies I liked best in 2012 and recommend to you. Because I mostly read nonfiction and hardly any fiction, there is little in the fiction category this year, but what there is is very good.

I look forward to more reading, viewing, and listening in 2013. I have a new wish list attached to my library's library catalog as well as one for audiobooks on our downloadables catalog. I also have an old wish list database at Zoho. How will I ever find enough time?

Have a Happy New Year.



Recent Nonfiction 

Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo

The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds by Julie Zickefoose

Burying the Typewriter: A Memoir by Carmen Bugan

Life Itself: A Memoir by Roger Ebert

Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story by Dame Daphne Sheldrick

The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster by Tim Crothers

The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt

A Wedding in Haiti: The Story of a Friendship by Julia Alvarez

The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Rolls' Best-Kept Secret by Kent Hartman


Recent Fiction 

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson


Train Dreams by Denis Johnson

You Know When the Men Are Gone by Siobhan Fallon


Great Older Books 

Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy

An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken

A Noble Radiance by Donna Leon


Children's Books 

The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: Fourteen Amazing Authors Tell the Tales

Grandfather's Journey [and] Tree of Cranes by Allan Say

The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity by Elizabeth Rusch

Minette's Feast: The Delicious Story of Julia Child and Her Cat  by Susanna Reich


Audiobooks 

The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach

Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend by Susan Orlean

Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey


Films and Television 

Bill Cunningham New York, a film by Richard Press

Karen Cries on the Bus, a film by Gabriel Rojas Vera

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Season One

Skin, a film directed by Anthony Fabian

Terry Jones' Barbarians


 Music 

Ac•Rock at the Library

Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons) by Joseph Haydn

Eaglebone Whistle

Million Dollar Quartet

Summer Side of Life by Gordon Lightfoot


Readers' Advisory 

On Writing Book Reviews for Booklist

Read On ... Audiobooks by Joyce Saricks

Wednesday, July 04, 2012

Promised Land: Thirteen Books That Changed America by Jay Parini


For the holiday, here is a book about the evolution of our national character.

If you are like me, and you probably are, you have not read all of the historically important books. You may find lists of such books interesting and resolve to read them all. If so, you will appreciate Promised Land: Thirteen Books That Changed America by Jay Parini. Thirteen books is such a reasonable number to contemplate reading. Also, Parini's reports on the books may tell you all you want to know and relieve you from the self-imposed obligation to read them.

I found that I had read five of Parini's thirteen:


  • The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
  • Walden
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin
  • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
  • On the Road


It has been years since I read any of these, except Twain's book about Huck Finn. I enjoyed rediscovering the stories and learning what impact they have had on literature, politics, and society.

Of the other eight, I did not even know of The Promised Land by Mary Antin. According to Parini, this 1912 memoir was widely read at a time when many immigrants from Eastern Europe were struggling to fit into an American society that was not so accommodating as they had been led to believe it would be. Reading Parini's summary is enough for now. I learned much about the willpower that made many immigrants succeed.

I also will not plan to read How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care by Dr. Benjamin Spock, or The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan, for I think I have read plenty of the titles they spawned.

I have read portions of Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford, The Federalist Papers, and The Journals of Lewis and Clark. Reading only selections is recommended for all of these.

That leaves The Souls of Black Folk: Essays and Sketches by W.E.B. Du Bois. It sounds like it might be a very interesting read.

If you want more than thirteen books, Parini does add a list of 100 more in the appendix. Happy reading.

Parini, Jay. Promised Land: Thirteen Books That Changed America. Doubleday, 2008. 385p. ISBN 9780385522762.

Sunday, June 03, 2007

"Hot Reads for the Summer": An Aid to Book Selectors from the Chicago Tribune

When I saw that the Saturday Books section in the June 2, 2007 issue of the Chicago Tribune included a list "Hot Reads for Summer," I expected a list of light reading in paperback to take to the beach. Wow, I was really wrong! Kristin Kloberdanz lists 150 new and soon to be published books that voracious readers will enjoy. Readers are already asking libraries for some of these books (a look at my library system's catalog verifies), and as more are published in the next three months, they will return to the request desk.

The list includes 150 titles, fiction and nonfiction, and takes four pages. The fiction appears to include literary novels, short stories, first novels, and a few sure bet best sellers. I know that I want to read The Maytrees by Annie Dillard and The Entitled: A Tale of Modern Baseball by Frank Deford. About one third of the list is nonfiction, and I see many titles to add to my reading list, including Chasing Kangaroos by Tim Flannery, Deluxe: How Luxury Lost It's Luster by Dana Thomas, At Large and at Small by Anne Fadiman, and Fanatic: 10 Things All Sports Fans Should Do Before They Die by Jim Gorant.

The reviews in this week's Books again feature new works by authors attending this year's Printers Row Book Fair. If you are not in the Chicago area, you can watch C-Span2's live coverage of the book fair on June 9 and 10.

I think you will be able to see the Books section as a pdf at the Chicago Tribune online without registering. It is worth a look. I ordered 18 books after I did.

Monday, March 26, 2007

Baseball Books for Display

Baseball season is fast approaching. It is time to put out some book displays in libraries. I have long been a fan, though I now read the books more than follow the daily scores. Here are some of the titles that I have enjoyed and recommend.

Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville by Stephen Jay Gould - Gould was a lifelong fan. This book collected essays he wrote over many years. Many of them weigh in on controversies, such as does a curve ball really curve and who were the best center fielders.

Baseball Lives: Men and Women of the Game Talk about Their Jobs, Their Lives, and the National Pastime by Mike Bryan - This is a Studs Terkel-like book about concessionaires, groundskeepers, ticket sellers, and everyone else who makes a living from major league baseball.

Home is Everything by Marcos Breton - Latin American players have had a huge impact on the game. Coming up from third world poverty, they have great desire to succeed. Many do not make it.

Glove Affairs: The Romance, History, and Tradition of the Baseball by Noah Liberman - This is a beautifully illustrated little book. You will hardly believe what the old players used to wear.

Lost Ballparks by Lawrence S. Ritter - There was a time when there were no flashing Jumbotrons.

Why is the Foul Pole Fair? by Vince Staten - Staten explains baseball rules and traditions with interesting stories.

I Was Right on Time by Buck O'Neil - O'Neil was a centerpiece of Ken Burns' documentary series on baseball. In his book he tells about the Negro leagues and integration of major league baseball.

Joe Morgan: A Life in Baseball by Joe Morgan - Now a broadcaster, Morgan articulately tells the story of a black player in the second wave still meeting discrimination. The Astros made a bad trade with the Reds.

The American Game by Ira Rosen - Minor League baseball is more fun.

Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Cleveland Public Library Places Content Outside Its Website

I have forgotten where I first heard the challenge to put library-generated content on
nonlibrary websites. Whatever, I have not actually seen a rush to meet this challenge, and I am personally guilty for not finding ways to partner with nonlibrary organization other than our local historical society, which was a good joint project, which needs follow up.

Yesterday, preparing for a trip to Nashville, I was looking for country music booklists. I did not find what I sought with the Librarian's Booklist Search and found only one guide list with other search engines. I will try again. Surely something more is out there. (By the way, I am still looking for libraries to add to the LBS.)

Whatever, I did find Hank Williams: Still Cookin': booklist from the Cleveland Public Library on a popular country music radio station website. It recommends books on Williams, histories of country music, songbooks, reference books, and music CDs, all at the Cleveland Public Library.

Well, partner, that's mighty good marketing!

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Presidential Candidates 2008 as Authors: A Booklist

It occured to me that many of the announced or possible candidates to become our next president have written books. Until I started making this list, however, I had no idea how many there were, candidates and books. I used the candidates list at Politics1 to decide who to include.

In making the list that follows, I tried to add only books for which the candidate was the principle or second author. I also found that some of the candidates have very common names. I did not add titles unless I was very sure that the candidates and the authors were the same.

I noticed that many Republican Party and third party candidates publish books in Nashville.

Not all the candidates are writing about politics or world affairs. Some write about the American Civil War or statistical mechanics. Most write about terrorism.

Here are 61 titles. There are probably more that I missed.

Benjamin, Medea. No Free Lunch: Food & Revolution in Cuba Today. San Francisco, CA : Institute for Food and Development Policy, 1985. ISBN 0935028188

Benjamin, Medea. The Peace Corps and More: 114 Ways to Work, Study, and Travel in the Third World. San Francisco, CA : Global Exchange, Seven Locks Press, c1991. ISBN 0929765044

Benjamin, Medea, ed. Stop the Next War Now: Effective Responces to Violence and Terrorism. Maui, Hawaii : Inner Ocean Pub., c2005. ISBN 1930722494

Brownback, Sam. Building a Healthy Culture: Strategies for an American Renaissance. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001. ISBN 0802849180

Brownback, Sam. From Power to Purpose. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, July 2007. ISBN 084990398X

Clinton, Hillary Rodham, comp. Dears Socks, Dear Buddy: Kids' Letters to the First Pets. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998. ISBN 0684857782

Clinton, Hillary Rodham. An Invitation to the White House: At Home with History. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. ISBN 0684857995

Clinton, Hillary Rodham. It Takes a Village and Other Lessons Children Teach Us. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. ISBN 0684818434, 0684825457 (pbk.)

Clinton, Hillary Rodham. Living History. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003. ISBN 0743222245, 0743222253 (pbk.)

Clark, Wesley K. Waging Modern War: Bosnia, Kosovo, and The Future of Combat. New York, Public Affairs, 2001. ISBN 158648043X

Clark, Wesley K. Winning Modern War: Iraq, Terrorism, and the American Empire. New York: Public Affairs, 2003. ISBN 1586482181

Corsi. Jim. Atomic Iran: How the Terrorist Regime Bought the Bomb and American Politicians. Nashville, Tenn. : Cumberland House, 2005. ISBN 1581824580

Corsi. Jim. Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth of Scarcity and the Politics of Oil. Nashville, Tenn. : WND Books, c2005. ISBN 1581824890

Corsi. Jim. Minutemen: The Battle to Secure America's Borders. Los Angeles, CA : World Ahead Pub., c2006. ISBN 0977898415

Corsi. Jim. Shoot-out in Cleveland: Black Miltants and the Police, July 23, 1968. New York, Praeger, 1969. ISBN 0275026140

Corsi. Jim. Showdown with Nuclear Iran: Radical Islam's Messanic Message to Destroy Israel and Cripple the United States. Nashville, Tenn. : Nelson Current, c2006. ISBN 1595550755

Edwards, John. Ending Poverty in America: How to Restore the American Dream. New York: Norton, April 2007. ISBN 1595581766

Edwards, John. Four Trials. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. ISBN 0743244974, 0743272048 (pbk)

Gilchrist, Jim. Minutemen: The Battle to Secure America's Borders. Los Angeles, CA : World Ahead Pub., c2006. ISBN 0977898415

Gingrich, Newt. 1945. Riverdale, NY : Baen Publishing Enterprises, 1995. ISBN 0671876767

Gingrich, Newt. Gettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2003. ISBN 031230935X, 0312987250 (pbk.)

Gingrich, Newt. Grant Comes East: A Novel of the Civil War. New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2004. ISBN 0312309376, 0312987269 (pbk.)

Gingrich, Newt. How to Win: A Battle Plan for Victory in the War on Terror. New York: Regan Books, 2002. ISBN 006009902x

Gingrich, Newt. Lessons Learned the Hard Way: A Personal Report. New York : HarperCollins, c1998. ISBN 0060191066

Gingrich, Newt. Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant, The Final Victory. New York : Thomas Dune Books, 2005. ISBN 0312342985

Gingrich, Newt. Pearl Harbor: A Novel of the World War II Pacific Theater. New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2007. ISBN 0312363508

Gingrich, Newt. Rediscovering God in America: Reflections on the Role of Faith in Our Nation's History and Future. Nashville, Tenn. : Integrity Publishers, 2006. ISBN 1591454824

Gingrich, Newt. To Renew America. New York : HarperCollins, 1995. ISBN 006017336X

Gingrich, Newt. Window of Opportunity: Blueprint for the Future. New York, N.Y. : T. Doherty Associates in association with Baen Enterprises, c1984. ISBN 0312939221

Gingrich, Newt. Winning the Future: A 21st Century Contract with America. Washington, DC : Regnery Pub., c2005. ISBN 0895260425

Giuliani, Rudolph W. Leadership. New York : Hyperion, c2002. ISBN 0786868414

Giuliani, Rudolph. untitled memoir. New York: Hyperion Books, September 2007. ISBN 0786868422

Gravel, Mike. Citizen Power: A People's Platform. New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972. ISBN 0030914655

Huckabee, Mike. Character is the Issue: How People with Integrity Can Revolutionize America. Nashville, TN : Broadman & Holman Publishers, c1997. ISBN 0805463674

Huckabee, Mike. From Hope to Higher Ground: 12 Stops to Restoring America's Greatness. New York: Warner Books, 2007. ISBN 1599957043

Huckabee, Mike. Kids Who Kill: Confronting Our Culture of Violence. Nashville, Tenn : Broadman & Holman, c1998. ISBN 080541794X

Huckabee, Mike. Living Beyond Your Lifetime: How to Be Intentional About the Legacy You Leave. New York: Broadman and Holman, 2000. ISBN 0805423362

Huckabee, Mike. Quit Digging Your Grave with a Knife and Fork: A 12-Stop Program to End Bad Habits and Begin a Healthy Lifestyle. New York : Center Street, 2005. ISBN 0446578061

Hunter, Duncan L. Terror! The Inside Story of the Terrorists Conspiracy in America. New York: SPI Books, 1994. ISBN 1561713015 (pbk.)

Keyes. Alan L. Master of the Dream: The Strength and Betrayal of Black America. New York : Morrow, 1995. ISBN 0688095992

Keyes. Alan L. Our Character, Our Future: Reclaiming America's Moral Destiny. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, c1996. ISBN 0310208165 (pbk.)

Kubby, Steve. Why Marijuana Should Be Legal. New York : Thunders Mouth Press, 2003. ISBN 1560254815 (pbk.)

Kucinich, Dennis J. A Prayer for America. New York : Thunder's Mouth Press, c2003. ISBN 1560255102 (pbk.)

McCain, John S. Character is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know And Every Adult Should Remember. New York : Random House, 2005. ISBN 1400064120

McCain, John S. Faith of My Fathers. New York : Random House, c1999. ISBN 0375501916, 0060957867 (pbk.)

McCain, John S. Hard Call. New York: Warner Books, August 2007. ISBN 0446580406

McCain, John S. Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life. New York : Random House, c2004. ISBN 1400060303

McCain, John S. Worth Fighting For: A Memoir. New York : Random House, c2002. ISBN 0375505423

Obama, Barack. Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream. New York: Crown Publishers, 2006. ISBN 0307237699

Obama, Barack. Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance. New York: Times Books, 1995. ISBN 081292343X, 1400082773 (pbk.)

Pataki, George E. Pataki: An Autobiography. New York : Viking, 1998. ISBN 067087339X

Phillies, George. Elementary Lectures in Statistical Mechanics. New York: Springer, 2000. ISBN 0387989188

Richardson, Bill. Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life. New York : Putnam, c2005. ISBN 0399153241

Romney, Mitt. Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, and the Olympic Games. Washington, D.C.: Regnery, 2004. ISBN 0895260840

Root, Wayne Allyn. Joy of Failure: How to Turn Failure, Rejection, and Pain into Extraordinary Success. Arlington, Tex. : Summit Pub. Group, c1996. ISBN 1565302060

Root, Wayne Allyn. Millionaire Republican: Why Rich Republicans Get Rich - And How You Can, Too! New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, c2005. ISBN 1585424307

Root, Wayne Allyn. Zen of Gambling: The Ultimate Guide to Risking It All and Winning at Life. New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, c2004. ISBN 1585424021 (pbk.)

Ruwart, Mary J. Healing Our World in an Age of Aggression. Kalamazoo: Sunstar Press, 2003. ISBN 0963233661 (pbk.)

Sharpton, Al. Al on America. New York : Kensington Pub. Co., 2002. ISBN 0758203500, 0758203519 (pbk.)

Sharpton, Al. Go and Tell Pharoah: The Autobiography of the Reverenc Al Sharpton. New York : Doubleday, 1996. ISBN 0385475837

Tancredo, Thomas. In Mortal Danger: The Battle for America's Border and Security. Nashville, Tenn. : WND Books, c2006. ISBN 1581825277

Friday, January 05, 2007

Librarian's Booklist Search

As promised, I have used the Google Coop website to create another customized search. It called Librarian's Booklist Search. The intent of this tool is to find online booklists from libraries.











Librarian's Booklist Search






How can it be used? For reader's advisory, you may type in an author, book title, or keywords, and receive links to booklists on library websites. Many of these lists will recommend similar titles or authors.

I also think this list will help my library get ideas for creating our own booklists.

So far, the engine searches the following:

BookBytes
Christchurch City Libraries If You Like
Downers Grove Public Library Good Reads
Fiction_L Booklists
Hennepin County Library Find A Good Book
Pickering Public Library Book Picks for Book Lovers
Sachem Public Library The Readers Advisor
Waterboro Public Library Booklists

As you can guess, there is potential for growth. There must be many more library booklists to add. If you know some, let me know. I will gladly add more library websites.

So far the search resides right here in the sidebar. I tried to put it onto a Google Page today, but it is not sticking for some reason. I think that Google Pages is having a problem, because I created Librarian's Book Revoogle on a Google Page weeks ago with no problem. It is also now in the sidebar of this blog.

Want to put either of these customized searches on your own pages? Send an email to ricklibrarian at hotmail.com and I will send the code to you. Specify javascript or non-javascript versions. (I did try to post it right here but it kept creating search boxes instead of showing the code.)

Sunday, November 12, 2006

Books for National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

This week is National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. Unplanned as far as I know, the book discussion group at my church is reading Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. In the Nazi concentration camps, the hunger was planned; it was a deliberate part of the prison experience; it was a tool of the governing power. As in Frankl's case, hunger is often not just a natural consequence of living. Wars, poor use of resources, and greed bring about hunger. Hunger is not an isolated condition but a part of societies that have gone bad politically, economically, and environmentally.

In addition to doing something concrete, like donating to hunger relief or working at a shelter, this would be a good week to read a book in which hunger, homelessness, and their root causes are discussed. Here are some of my suggestions:

The Working Poor: Invisible in America by David K. Shipler

Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic by John de Graaf

Material World: A Global Family Portrait by Peter Menzel

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond

White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good by William Easterly


I have a new book to seek out. At church today, we heard about Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger by Ronald J. Sider. There seem to be very few copies of this book in my area.

There are many books in our libraries. Book displays can be put together quickly.