Entertaining Your Cat

 

 

If you're looking for new and creative ways to entertain your cat. Look no further than this book recommended by our clerk, Meg. Having a cat myself, I am interested in finding out more about the "Hypnotic Belly Tickle".

The Color of Water by James McBride

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Singin'in the Rain

After all of the rain yesterday, I started to think about this film. As far as I am concerned it was the best musical film ever made. I also think that Donald O'Connor's performance was a bit overlooked, but fabulous in its own right. Make them laugh, Donald!

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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts.  His grandfather was a judge in the Salem witchcraft trials of l692.  The Scarlet Letter was a success.  Familiar themes included guilt and anxiety. 

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All The King's Men

Robert Penn Warren's All The King's Men is said to be a fictionalized account of the life of Lousiana Governor Huey Long. The main character of Willie Stark begins as a reform-minded candidate, but uses bribery and other underhanded tactics to get his legislation passed. By the end, he is thoroughly corrupted by the political process. 

Robert Penn Warren won the Pulitzer Prize in 1947 for this novel and is the only person to have won a Pulitzer Prize for both fiction and poetry. He won the prize for poetry in 1958. 

All The King's Men was made into a film on two different occasions.  In 1949, the lead was played by Broderick Crawford and in 2006, Sean Penn reprised the role of Willie Stark.

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Duel in the Sun by John Brant

Duel in the Sun

John Brant is a freelance sportswriter whose work about the 1982 Boston Marathon originally appeared in an issue of Runner's World magazine. Although a work of nonfiction, the Duel in the Sun reads more like a work of fiction, as it details two outstanding runners lives during and after the race.

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To Cut A Long Story Short

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Jeffrey Archer was educated at Oxford University.  He has served in Britain's House of Commons, The House of Lords and two years in prison.  Archer lives in London and Cambridge.  

Archer writes 14 short stories with a twist.  Nine are based on true stories.

Breadfruit

 René came across this book while perusing the numerous bargain bins at the local Borders. Right away, she was struck by the colorful cover and the Caribbean theme. She picked out this book in January, thinking it would be a great read for the cold Syracuse winter.

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Celestine Hitiura Vaite is a Tahitian author, born in 1966.  She is the daughter of a Tahitian mother and a French father, growing up on the island of Tahiti.  She became interested in French authors.  Although a native French speaker, Vaite writes in English.  Vaite lives in New South Wales, Australia and has 4 children.

Wheel of Fortune by Susan Howatch

If you love English history and historical novels, Susan Howatch is the author for you.  An interesting item is that time is a circle.  We can hear echoes of the past and the future across the circle of time.  Wheel of Fortune follows the drama of the Godwin family and their home, Oxmoon.

Susan Howatch was born in England in 1940.  She received a law degree from the University of London.  She spent eleven years in America and had a daughter.  She returned to England in 1980.  She now lives near Westminster Abbey.

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Library Staff Picks

Our new display of staff picks!

Hi, everyone. Here is the latest from DeWitt Community Library. On the shelf at the end of the new biographies are Library Staff Picks. We have asked all of our employees to share with the public items that they have read or listened to and really liked. This is the result. We hope you will find something you like. Please feel free to comment and rate the item after you have read it.