Which author would you like to have dinner with?

Agatha Christie: http://www.agathachristie.com/




Dailylit offers the question, Which author - living or dead - would you like to have dinner with?
http://www.dailylit.com/forums/other/qotw/2009/01/20/question-of-the-week-10-dinner-with-dickens

What fictional characters would you like to have dinner with?

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson would make good dinner companions.
Who would you choose?

The Goodreads Website asked the question: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/755450-what-characters-would-you-like-to-have-dinner-with

Farewell, Dorothy Parker by Ellen Meister

"What would you do if your literary idol came to life — came into your life — and then you couldn't get rid of her? Violet Epps, heroine of the new novel Farewell, Dorothy Parker discovers being a fan isn't the same as being a roommate when Dorothy Parker's spirit rematerializes from an ancient Algonquin Hotel guestbook — and then follows her home."

Read author Ellen Meister's interview with NPR: http://www.npr.org/2013/02/24/172510303/literary-idol-comes-to-life-in-farewell-dorothy-parker

Our Digital Catalog has a New Look

The digital media catalog for downloadable eBooks and audio books has a new look!  Overdrive has updated their interface and made it easier to use.

Check out their new HELP SCREEN if you want an overview of the changes.

Here is a quick overview of the process:

1. Visit the digital collection at http://arrowhead.lib.overdrive.com
2. Sign in with your library card
3. Browse and search for eBooks and audiobooks
4. When you find a book you want to read, click on the title and select 'Borrow'
5. Start reading immediately by clicking the 'Read' button or visit your 'Bookshelf' to download

Remember that titles will automatically expire at the end of the lending period.

Proof of Guilt by Charles Todd

Inspector Ian Rutledge from Scotland Yard is back on another case involving missing persons and murder.
Fifteenth book in the series takes place in England, 1920; start with the first book, A Test of Wills.


http://charlestodd.com/

The Hour of Peril: The secret plot to murder Lincoln before the Civil War by Daniel Stashower

Alan Pinkerton, detective and Kate Warne, America's first female private eye band together to detect and thwart an assassination plot just days before Abraham Lincoln assumes the presidency.
Reads like a thriller but a true story. Find in 973.7092 STASH

A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

The fourteenth and final volume in the Wheel of Time series.
After more than 20 years and the death of Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson finished the series with notes, scenes and an outline left by Robert Jordan as well as consulting with Jordan's widow who edited her husband's books.
Find in the new book section under Fiction JORDAN

Operation Napoleon by Arnaldur Indridason

Follow the path of a mysterious Nazi war plane that crash landed on a glacier in Iceland towards the end of the war. Over the years, periodic searches for the plane have been conducted by the Americans with no explanation as to what was on the plane. Now, after many decades the plane has emerged from the glacier and the race is on to remove the contents of the plane by the Americans before the Icelanders find out what the plane contains. This standalone thriller can be requested through interlibrary loan.

Calling All Area Authors

The library will be celebrating 60 years of service in the current building and all of the wonderful building improvements on Tuesday, April 16th during National Library Week. We would like to have a number of authors present to do book signings. Any author that is interested in participating should contact the library at 362-5959 or email us at hibbingpl@arrowhead.lib.mn.us.

The Music and Culture of Latin America

Join Nixon Bustos, Bass and Melanie Sever, Flute as they explore the culture and history of Latin America.  They will take you on a tour through Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador, Cuba, and Venezuela in an interactive program.  Audience members will learn tradition Latin rhythms, play various folk percussion instruments, and even get the chance to try out their dancing feet with styles like the Argentinian Tango, Colombian Cumbia, and Brazilian Samba.

This program is a part of the Music to You Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra series.  It is being sponsored by the Arrowhead Library System and Hibbing Public Library.  The project was funded by a grant from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Join Us!

Hibbing Public Library

Tuesday, March 12th

2:30  - 3:15 p.m.

Free Admission!

New Large Print Books

Another Dirk Pitt adventure novel with Pitt's children, Dirk and Summer tracking the prototype for an American attack submarine.




Maggie O'Dell on her first murder/arson case after being shot in the head.





Territorial marshals, Cole and Hitch are escorting Mexican prisoners to the border when the Texas governor, his family and a pile of money also board the train.

Free Library Events

Put these great events on your calendar:

James Wedgewood
Comic ventriloquist
Tuesday, February 26th at 10:30 a.m.

Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra
Music and Culture of Latin America
Nixon Bustos, Bass and Melanie Sever, Flute will take you on a tour through Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador, Cuba and Venezuela.
Tuesday, March 12th at 2:30 p.m.

Casey Aro
Songs and stories that will make you smile.
Tuesday, March 19th at 10:30 a.m.

Friends Book Club
Discussion will be on "Snow Falling on Cedars" by David Guterson
(check out a copy at the front desk)
Thursday, March 21st at 5:30 p.m.

These programs were funded by a grant from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.  We look forward to seeing you!

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

On the morning of their 5^th anniversary, Nick’s wife, Amy, disappears into thin air.  Then the story begins; Amy’s story – Nick’s story.  Both are very adept at lying.  The novel has many layers and plot twists and the characters are very well developed.  If you enjoy mystery and intrigue then this novel should not be missed.

The book has had rave reviews:

Flynn cements her place among that elite group of mystery/thriller writers who unfailingly deliver the goods…Once again Flynn has written an intelligent, gripping tour de force, mixing a riveting plot and psychological intrigue with a compelling prose style that unobtrusively yet forcefully carries the reader from page to page.  Library Journal (Starred review)

Gone Girl is one of the best—and most frightening—portraits of psychopathy I've ever read. Nick and Amy manipulate each other—with savage, merciless and often darkly witty dexterity. This is a wonderful and terrifying book about how the happy surface normality and the underlying darkness can become too closely interwoven to separate.  Tana French, New York Times bestselling author of Faithful Place and Into the Woods

The plot has it all. I have no doubt that in a year’s time I’m going to be saying that this is my favorite novel of 2012. Brilliant.  Kate Atkinson, New York Times bestselling author of Started Early, Took My Dog and Case Histories

Gone Girl manages to be so many stellar things all at once—suspenseful, inventive, chilling, funny, unsettling—as well as beautifully plotted and fiercely well-written. Gillian Flynn is a thrilling writer.  Kate Christensen, PEN/FAULKNER award-winning author of The Great Man

Place your reserve for Gone Girl today.

New Movies

Daniel Craig is back as James Bond 007, in the 23rd installment of the longest running film franchise in history.



Denzel Washington as Whip Whitacker miraculously lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe. But even as he's being hailed a hero, questions arise as to who or what was really at fault.



Tyler Perry as Dr. Alex Cross meets his match in a serial killer (Matthew Fox) who quickly makes the killings personal.

The Fifth Assassin by Brad Meltzer

From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, there have been more than two dozen assassination attempts on the President of the United States.
Four have been successful.
But now, Beecher White, the hero of The Inner Circle, discovers a killer in Washington, D. C., who's meticulously re-creating the crimes of  these four men. Historians have branded them as four lone wolves. But what if they were wrong? (from the back cover)
We have the book in hardcover and audiobook.
Brad Meltzer has a website: http://bradmeltzer.com/

Special Legacy Program

“The Most Fun You Can Have

Without Moving Your Lips”

The Hibbing Public Library and the Arrowhead Library System announce a fun, free show for all ages being offered at the Hibbing Public Library:

 Hibbing Public Library, Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 10:30 a.m.

Come see James Wedgwood and his amazing comic ventriloquism. Like a one-man variety show, James makes virtually everything talk, from wooden “associates”, to purses, bottles, and even audience members - yes, they open their mouths and James provides the surprising words! A game show, singing (without moving his lips) and much more are all part of the fun.

James Wedgwood, who resides in western Minnesota, majored in Theater and graduated with a BA degree from Indiana. He picked up the art of ventriloquism at a young age when one of his aunts sent him a plastic dummy and an audio course on how to be a ventriloquist. From then on he studied acting, improv, and stand-up comedy before becoming a full-time ventriloquist in 1988.

With outrageous characters and hilarious audience participation, this is a performance unlike any other and one you will not want to miss!  The show is appropriate for all ages so feel free to bring the whole family.

This event is sponsored by the Arrowhead Library System and funded by money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Ten by Gretchen McNeil

It was supposed to be the weekend of their lives—an exclusive house party on Henry Island. Best friends Meg and Minnie each have their reasons for being there (which involve T.J., the school’s most eligible bachelor) and look forward to three glorious days of boys, booze and fun-filled luxury.

But what they expect is definitely not what they get, and what starts out as fun turns dark and twisted after the discovery of a DVD with a sinister message: Vengeance is mine.

Suddenly people are dying, and with a storm raging, the teens are cut off from the outside world. No electricity, no phones, no internet, and a ferry that isn’t scheduled to return for two days. As the deaths become more violent and the teens turn on each other, can Meg find the killer before more people die? Or is the killer closer to her than she could ever imagine? (from the cover)
Find in the Young Adult section under McNeil.

Free Tickets at the Library!

The Mesaba Concert Association presents Intersection for your listening pleasure.  Violinist Laura Frautschi, cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper, and pianist John Novacek have forged a powerful connection with audiences worldwide.  With its versatility, its engaging stage manner, and its unique mixing of trio, duo, and solo formats, Intersection has won a large and avid international fan base.

Free tickets for this event are now available at the Hibbing Public Library.  Just ask at the front desk.  This project was funded by a grant from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and Arrowhead Library System.

Detective Inspector Rebus, assigned to the cold case squad in Edinburgh, Scotland, is visited by a mother who is still looking for answers about her daughter's disappearance decades ago. Nina Hazlitt, mother, believes her daughter was the first victim of a serial killer who hunts along the A9, a stretch of road in Scotland. As Rebus uncovers details about past disappearances of young women along the A9, another young woman vanishes.
Maverick Detective Inspector Rebus has been solving cases for twenty five years, starting with Knots and Crosses.
Ian Rankin website: http://www.ianrankin.net/

Little Wolves by Thoms Maltman

First Line: "She heard him from the mountain, a voice high and thin, breaking the night's quiet."

"Set on the Minnesota prairie in the late 1980s during a drought season that’s pushing family farms to the brink, Little Wolves features the intertwining stories of a father searching for answers after his son commits a heinous murder, and a pastor’s wife (and washed-out scholar of early Anglo-Saxon literature) who has returned to the town for mysterious reasons of her own. A penetrating look at small-town America from the award-winning author of The Night Birds, Little Wolves weaves together elements of folklore and Norse mythology while being driven by a powerful murder mystery; a page-turning literary triumph." From the cover.

Thomas Maltman has a website: http://thomasmaltman.com/

Computers for Seniors-A Beginners Class

Hibbing Community Education will be offering a basic beginner computer class that is geared towards senior citizens.  Learn how to operate a computer (turn on and off), identify the parts of a computer, learn some of the basic computer language, email, and learn to search the internet.

Thursdays, Feb. 21, 28, and March 7
4:00-5:30 p.m.
$10 per person
HIBBING HIGH SCHOOL COMPUTER LAB

Call Hibbing Community Education at 262-0417 to register.  Registration deadline is Feb. 15 and there are limited spots available.

Black Irish by Stephan Talty

Detective Absalom Kearney, along with her partner, Zangara, investigate the murder of Jimmy Ryan who was kidnapped, tied to a chair and killed in the unheated basement of an old abandoned Irish Catholic church in Buffalo, New York. Why someone would want to carve up a gas meter reader with a knife somehow makes the killing personal. Abby Kearney, comes home to take care of her father, John, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Retired from the Buffalo Police Department, John Kearney, adopted Abby as a toddler and provided her with an education and now a career in the same police department that made him a legend. When the next body is found, murdered and carved with a knife, Abby and her partner are able to tie the murders to the Clan, an old secret organization rumored to have connections with the IRA in Ireland.
Deeply immersed in the Clan culture growing up, Abby understands the wall of silence she faces when she goes to the victims’ families for information. Not sure if the killer is in the Clan or killing off the Clan, Abby and her partner have very few leads to follow when the killer makes it personal and comes after Abby and her father. Many twists and turns in the plot keep the suspense taut and the reader guessing who the killer is until the end. Another book about Absalom Kearney and the Irish community she came back to protect and serve would be a pleasure to read.

Yum for Kids

Check out one of the library's newest magazine subscriptions.

The current issue which is now available features:

• 40+ quick, healthy recipes your kids will love

• dietician's picks: healthiest kids' eat-out meals

• healthy ideas for Spring Celebrations including Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter and more.
  

Find "Yum for kids" in the children's area at the library.

Hibbing Public Library 2013 Children's Winter Reading Program~Winter Escape~

 

 

2013 Children's Winter Reading Program

"Winter Escape"

Sign-up begins Monday, February 4, 2013 @ The Hibbing Public Library 

 

~ Rules of participation~

1. An activity booklet, bookmark, and a coloring contest sheet will be given out to each child after they sign up for the reading program. Also included: a free book from the Literacy Action Center!

 

2. Book logs will be displayed at the library, in glass entryway.

First name plus initial letter of last name only on book logs please!

3. Keep track of the time that you spend reading for your timed book log at home, and for every 100 minutes you spend reading you receive a sticker to put on your reading chart, and you get to pick a prize out of our PRIZE BINS!

4. Each week we will have Weekly Prize Drawings! Just check out library books, enter to win, one entry per day!

5. Awards given out during the 4^th week, prizes maybe picked up thru March 8, 2013!

6. Ages 0-12 may participate. 

Winter Escape with a good book @ The Hibbing Public Library!    

 For more event informatiom please visit the Library's webiste @ www.hibbing.mn.us!

The Outpost: An untold story of American valor by Jake Tapper

Afghanistan.
Summer 2006.
"But sir...that is a really awful place for a base."
This new camp in the Kamdesh District would, like the dangerous Korangal outpost that their pilots knew too well, be surrounded by higher ground. But whereas the base in the Korangal was situated about halfway up a mountainside, in a former lumberyard, the one in Kamdesh would sit in a cup within the valley's deepest cleft, ringed by three steep mountains that formed part of the five-hundred-mile-long Hindu Kush mountain range.
"So it's located at the base of a mountain peak?" Whittaker asked. It didn't take a Powell or Schwarzkopf to know that as a matter of basic military strategy, it was better to be at the top of a hill than at the bottom of a valley. From the prologue

October 2009.
Hundreds of insurgents attacked Outpost Keating. The 50 Americans fighting off the Taliban insurgents called for air support, but the Apache helicopters wouldn't get there for another hour.
The Americans fought.
Found in the new book section under 958.104742 TAPPE

Hibbing Public Library 2013 Teen Winter Reading Program ~Slide Into A Good Book~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEEN WINTER READING PROGRAM

~Slide Into a Good Book~

February 4-March 1, 2013

Stop in at the Hibbing Public Library on Monday, February 4th and sign up for the Teen Winter Reading Program! Ages 13-19 may participate in this program! This program offers great prizes, fun activities, and of course the enjoyment of READING! We have hundreds of new titles available for check out in our Young Adult "Teen Area" section of the library! Come in the Library and check us out! You can also watch for more events on our website www.hibbing.mn.us!
 ~April Larson~ Children's Specialist

The Death Relic by Chris Kuzneski

Dr. Maria Pelato, Italian Archaeologist, flies to Cancun, Mexico for a mysterious job offer from an American scholar and anthropologist, Terrance Hamilton. Hamilton, who wants Maria’s expertise with Christian artifacts, he has been working at a hidden Mayan archaeological site. Maria, puzzled that she would be called to consult on the Mayans when her knowledge is clearly with Christianity, is first angry and then fearful when Hamilton disappears. Maria’s room in trashed and her passport is stolen. Unsure whether Hamilton has been kidnapped or she is the victim of a hoax, she turns to the two people she can trust implicitly for they have saved her life once before. David Jones and Jonathon Payne, retired from Special Forces and adrenaline junkies, are happy to leave winter in Pittsburgh where they test equipment for Payne Industries, and fly to Mexico to help Maria.

On the trail of Hamilton, Maria and her friends encounter CIA agents and drug cartels while trying to figure out how the destruction of the Mayan empire by the Conquistadores centuries ago has drawn in them into a fight for their lives today.

Entertaining banter by Payne and Jones as well as past relationships with Maria and other persons of interest in the Sign of the Cross, makes this a must read. Seventh in the Payne and Jones series, The Death Relic, offers solid action and adventure.

Upcoming Library Events for Adults

The Adult Winter Reading Program begins on Monday, February 4, 2013.  Check out books, sign up for the weekly drawings, and win great prizes!

Friends of the Library Book Club will have their first 2013 meeting on Thursday, February 21st at at 5:30 in the Library's Dylan Room.  Come ready to discuss "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil".  Copies of this title are available for check out at the front desk.

New Movies

When Marmaduke moves to a new neighborhood with his family, the super-sized teenage dog soon discovers he just doesn't fit in - literally! But, with the help of his best pal Carlos the Cat and some new found four-legged friends, Marmaduke may just get out of the doghouse, fall in love, and surf off into the sunset.



All the animals at the Franklin Park Zoo love their kindhearted caretaker, Griffin Keys. Finding himself more comfortable with a lion than a lady, Griffin decides the only way to get the girl of his dreams is to leave the zoo and find a more glamorous job to win her over. The animals, in a panic, decide to break their time-honored code of silence and reveal their biggest secret: they can talk!

The Twilight Saga - for those who never get enough of the Twilight story!

For the Twilight fans: "The complete Film Archive with memories, mementos, and other treasures from the creative team behind the Beloved Motion Pictures!"
Shelved in the new book section: 791.4375 ABELE

Friends of the Library Book Club

The Friends of the Library will be sponsoring a book club again in 2013. This year the moderator will be Donna Stuntebeck. They will meet from 5:30 to 7:00 in the Library's Dylan Room on the following dates:

Thursday, February 21, 2013 (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt)
Thursday, March 21, 2013 (Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson)
Thursday, April 18, 2013 (Slaughter House Five by Kurt Vonnegut)
Thursday, May 16, 2013 (The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot)

The books that are being read are available for check out at the library.

Attend This Free Program!

Do you have photos you always intended to organize when you got around to it?

Do you have basic computer skills?

Would you like to find a way to enjoy your photos and share them with friends and family in a meaningful way?

If your answer to these questions is “yes”, we have the class for you! Mark McCarty will lead you through the process of importing, viewing, fixing, tagging and organizing your photos into a slide show, then adding music. Once you have the basics down, Mark will also give you tips on editing your slides in a variety of ways. This is not a hands-on class, but rather a demonstration – you do not need to bring anything. A discussion of software choices will be included.

Eveleth native and retired accountant Mark McCarty has combined his computer knowledge with his hobbies of music and photography to develop this class. Mark tells us, “The first efforts were with a song my son had written titled, ‘Welcome Back’. John’s song sounds like a sentimental visit to your hometown. I created a DVD with photos from Eveleth and John’s song playing in the background. Many other local cities now have their own slide shows based on this idea.”

Plan to spend an informative hour at the Hibbing library and leave with a new skill.

This event is sponsored by the Arrowhead Library System and the Hibbing Public Library and funded by money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Turning Photos into Slideshows using your Computer

Organize your photos and set them to music

Hibbing Public Library

Thursday, January 24, 2013

6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Nook Ereaders for Dummies by Corey Sandler

Did you get a Nook for Christmas? Then this book is for you.
New Books: 070.573 SANDL

The Husband List by Janet Evanovich and Dorien Kelly

New York, 1894
"Caroline Maxwell would like nothing more than to join her brother, Eddie, and his friend Jack Culhane on their adventures. While Jack and Eddie are off seeing the world, buying up businesses and building wildly successful careers, Caroline’s stuck at home, frightening off the the list of men her mother hopes will ask for her hand in marriage." from the website: http://www.evanovich.com/novels/romance-novels/co-authored-romance-novels/dorien-kelly/the-husband-list/

Passes to Area Sites Available

The library has free passes available for the following locations:

Boise Forte Heritage Center, Tower
Carlton County Historical Society, Cloquet
Duluth Depot & Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Duluth
Ely-Winton Historical Society, Ely
Forest History Center, Grand Rapids
Great Lakes Aquarium, Duluth
Judy Garland & Children's Museum, Grand Rapids
Minnesota Discovery Center, Chisholm
North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum, Tofte
Split Rock Lighthouse Historic Site, Two Harbors

The tickets can be picked up a the Hibbing Public Library and are valid through March 31, 2013.

This project was funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.

Kinsey and Me by Sue Grafton

Sue Grafton writes: "Kinsey Millhone entered my life, like an apparition, sometime in 1977. I was living in Columbus, Ohio, at the time, writing movies for television while my husband attended Ohio State, working on his Ph.D. She arrived by degrees, insinuating herself with all the cunning of a stray cat who knew long before I did that she was here to stay."

The first nine stories are little gems of Kinsey Millhone detection followed by thirteen stories featuring Kit Blue, a younger version of Sue herself.
Find in the new book section. Start with A is for Alibi if Grafton is a new author for you.

The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier

From the author of Girl with a Pearl Earring, comes the story of Honor Bright, who settles in Ohio in 1850. Drawn into helping slaves escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad, the world is very different for a young English Quaker in uncivilized America. Find the book in the new book section under Fiction CHEVALIER

Minnesota Byways

Tuesday, January 22, 2013 

Noon until 1:00

Hibbing Public Library

Bring your lunch and travel with Doug Ohman to his favorite locations in Minnesota.

Doug Ohman is a freelance photographer and popular public speaker. He has traveled throughout the upper Midwest photographing historic architecture. During this program he will share many historic sites and structures that are quickly being lost to history.  Stories and interesting historical information about some of Minnesota’s most treasured buildings will be presented. Many of the buildings and sites have been featured in his book series “Minnesota Byways”. 

Doug will also tell his own story on how he took his passion for history and love of photography and combined them into a successful career.

Doug’s work is available in art prints, matted and framed. His work can be found throughout the Midwest at fine shops and boutiques. He also is involved in many community art and craft fairs. Enjoy his photography, www.pioneerphotography.com 

Doug has degrees in both Geography and History from the University of Minnesota. His interest in these subjects has translated well to his work as a photographer. His photography talent is self-taught. Before becoming a full time photographer, Doug was the Operations Manager at the Mall of America.    

AAUW Book Sale

The American Association of University Women will be holding their annual book sale on February 1, 2, and 3, 2013.  There will be over 50,000 books and all proceeds go to local scholarships.

Friday, February 1st from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.  ($1.00 per book)

Saturday, February 2nd from 9:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. (.50 per book)

Sunday, February 3rd from 11 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. ($1.50 per bag of books)

Please note that this year the sale will be in the Hibbing Armory at 2310 Brooklyn Drive.

The Science of Good Cooking

America's Test Kitchen: "We start the process of testing a recipe with a complete lack of conviction, which means that we accept no claim, no theory, no technique, and no recipe at face value. We simply assemble as many variations as possible, test a half-dozen of the most promising, and taste the results blind. We then construct our own hybrid recipe and continue to test it varying ingredients, techiques, and cooking times until we reach a consensus. The result, we hope, is the best version of a particular recipe, but we realize that only you can be the final judge of our success (or failure)."
Find in the new book section under 641.3 SCIEN

Private London by James Patterson and Mark Pearson

From Recorded books:
"For Hannah Shapiro, a young American student, the nightmare began in Los Angeles, when the owner of Private-the world's most exclusive detective agency-saved her from a horrific death. Now, after eight years, the terror follows her to London. The only man who can help is former Royal Military Police Sergeant Dan Carter, head of Private London."

Find in the new audiobook section under Compact Disc PATTERSON.
Website: http://www.jamespatterson.com/

Young House Love by Sherry and John Petersik

Sherry and John Petersik are the married couple who first started the blog: Young House Love.
The book lists 243 of their best ideas for painting crafting, updating and showing your home some love. Find in 747 PETER in the new book section.
See the blog here: http://www.younghouselove.com/

What do you like to watch during the Holidays?

The Muppet Christmas Carol



A Charlie Brown Christmas



A Christmas Story

from the Lauren Conrad website.

Enjoy your holidays with these selections!

Go to GoodReads for your best Christmas themed stories: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3743.Best_Christmas_Themed_Books_Stories

12 Online Tools for Savvy Consumers

Bob Rankin has researched and shared 12 online tools that will help you save money on financial services and consumer products in one of his latest newsletters.  If you want to compare credit cards, car insurance rates, or look up product reviews and ratings then check out Bob's post.

Ask Bob Rankin

The Devil's Causeway by Matthew Westfall

Watch the videos of Matthew Westfall talking about his book: http://www.goodreads.com/videos/list_author/5813494.Matthew_Westfall

1899, Phillippines.
From the prologue: "This moment was one to be captured for posterity. Twenty-three gaunt, starving men approached a gray boulder that punctuated the rock-strewn bank of the river. Wracked by disease and riddled with sores, the haggard souls mustered their last reserves of energy to hoist each other up and jostle into position. A small American flag was handed to the dazed senior naval officer of the party, Lieutenant James C. Gillmore, Jr., who weakly held it aloft."
This is the true story of America's first prisoners of war in the Philippines, and the heroic U. S. Army Expedition to rescue them.
Find in 959.9031 WESTF

The Black Box by Michael Connelly

Harry Bosch is back working the twenty-year-old murder of Anneke Jespersen, a Danish photo-journalist shot and killed while working a story during the Los Angeles 1992 riots. Bosch, specifically asked for the Jespersen murder case since the case started with him at the crime scene. He felt the case had been neglected and remained unsolved because of the riots and not he wanted another chance at solving the murder.

Read more about Michael Connelly at his website: http://www.michaelconnelly.com/