Nov / Dec 2005 Vol. 6 / Issue 6

Policy on Unattended Children in the Library Mystery Writer Sue Grafton Pens “S”

The Preble County District tended in the library. They “S” is for Silence: Thirty-four years Library’s Board of Trustees must be accompanied by a ago, Violet Sullivan put on her party adopted a new policy during parent or other responsi- finery and left for the annual Fourth of its September 26th Board ble person, age 15 or July fireworks display. She was never Meeting. The policy deals with older, at all times. Parents seen again. unattended children in the and/or responsible pa- In the small California town of Serena library. During his address to trons are accountable for Station, tongues wagged. Some said the Board, Interim Director, their children’s behavior she'd run off with a lover. Some said John Wallach made the follow- and safety while in the she was murdered by her husband. ing statement: “The public has library. a perception that the library is But for the not -quite-seven-year-old a safe place. Unfortunately, in Children shall be consid- daughter Daisy she left behind, Violet's today’s society, that is not the ered ‘attended’ as long as absence has never been explained or case. Library staff members they are within sight of forgotten. cannot supervise children or the parent or responsible function as substitute child- person. An exception Now, thirty-four years later, she wants the solace of closure. care. Parents and responsible would be children attend- In S is for Silence, Kinsey Millhone's nineteenth excursion into patrons need to be as careful ing a story time or other the world of suspense and misadventure, S is for surprises as of their children’s safety in the library program without a Sue Grafton takes a whole new approach to telling the tale. And library as they would be in a parent/responsible person S is for superb: Kinsey and Grafton at their best. shopping mall or any other in the room. However, the Publication date: 12/6/05 public building. Children can parent responsible person easily wander out the door, must remain in the library Request it today! into the street or parking lot. building and immediately They can be injured by swing- join the child at the end of ing doors or by falls from fur- the program.” niture.” Adopted by the Board 9-26-05 The Policy on Unattended Children reads as follows:

“Children age 8 and under may not be left unat- Inside this issue: Don’t miss these exciting features!

New in DVD Youth Department News 2 · Bewitched · World at War (Left Behind series) The Misadventures of a Bobble-Headed, Bifocal- 3 · Herbie Fully Loaded Wearing MATURE Woman · The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants · The Muppets Wizard of Oz Simple Joys / Senior Spotlight 4-5 · Last Stand at Saber River (Tom Selleck) It’s a Mystery / Dying to Know 6-7 · Pulse (Madeleine Stowe) Hearts Afire for Romance 8-9 Harvest Pastimes / Winter Pastimes 10-11 Inspirational fiction / Heart of the Home 12-13

Picture Books / Chapter Book Reads 14-15

Book Shelf News 16 2 Special points of interest: Eaton Branch ? Monday Movies at 3:15 for 6th graders & up. There will be no movies shown on the What Gloria Wants / Sarah Withrow: following dates: Oct. 3rd & Oct. 10th. Whenever best friends Gloria and Shawna fan- tasized about high school, it was always bossy, · Children’s Book Week Nov 13 - 19th: doll-faced Shawna who got a popular boyfriend first. Then Shawna would get her boyfriend to There will be a drawing for the book, introduce one of his cute friends to Gloria so Nursery Classics, by Paul Galdone. that they could double date. Together they would rule the school. Even in real-life when the ? Daddy’s Night Out Dec. 6th at 6:30. Reg- two girls played with their Barbies, Shawna al- istration is required and begins Nov. 21st - ways got the prettiest doll with long blond hair Dec. 2nd (or until there are 35 children while Gloria wound up with the second best doll that also had long blond hair but also had an signed up.) There will be entertainment & unsightly wire poking out of her foot. But when school begins it is gifts for everyone! Gloria who catches the eye of Marc, the hottest boy in the ninth grade. She soon discovers how difficult it is to juggle a jealous best ? Winter StoryTime registration begins friend and a romance with a fast boy like Marc, especially with com- Dec. 1st. The program will begin the sec- plicating factors like Marc's annoying best friend, Hamish. Has Glo- ond week of Jan., 2006. ria's dream turned into a living nightmare?

Special points of interest: West Elkton All Rivers Flow to the Sea / Alison Branch McGhee: When a car accident leaves a teenage girl in a coma, her surviving sister struggles with · School Year StoryTime is being held grief and guilt as she faces the inevitability of moving on — and letting go. on the first Monday of each month. It To seventeen-year-old Rose, it seems it keeps starts at 5 pm. Children will be read a happening - that car crash on a mountain road, story, make a craft, and have a yummy her older sister, Ivy, behind the wheel, the snack! same Ivy who is now in a coma with only the WISHHH of a respirator keeping her alive. Mom refuses to believe that Ivy is gone and won't Halloween Party at the Eaton Library even visit, spending her days at the brewing factory and her nights in the mindless weaving of potholders or fold- The Eaton Library held a Halloween Party ing of paper cranes. It's up to Rose and family friend William T. to on Oct. 18th for children in grades 1 and up. make the daily vigil to Ivy's bedside, where Rose reads aloud from a book on the sudden destruction of ancient Pompeii. More and more, We read scary stories and poems, and she has the frightening sense that there are rivers inside her threat- acted out a play. The children decorated ening to overflow their banks. In an effort to feel something - any- thing - else, she takes to meeting a series of boys at the gorge while cookies, made a spider craft, and played her mind drifts away like a hovering bird, watching her actions below. “Toss the Spider in the Pumpkin” game. Prizes were awarded to those who par- ticipated in the costume contest. Everyone had a really spooooooky time!

Party guests enjoyed watching the Halloween play!

Youth Asst., Karole Moore gets Teresa Deaton, Youth Coor- into the “spirit” of things as a dinator, makes a mighty fine spooky ghost. witch, don’t you think?! 3

The Misadventures of a Bobble-Headed, Bifocal-Wearing MATURE Woman

I turned 45 this year (sigh…) and suddenly realized that the sole myself with that information. Once I got my new glasses I closer I brought a thing to my face the less likely it was that I was able to adjust fairly quickly, although I do have a more diffi- could see it. I believe they call this condition presbyopia. What cult time seeing the print in paperback books -- not good if you happens is that , as we age, the lenses of our eyes lose some enjoy reading mysteries and romances! I also had to get a elasticity which affects their ability to change focus for different brighter light bulb for my reading lamp. distances. The loss is gradual. I guess the long and the short of it is that no matter how much I noticed a problem with my vision one day as I tried to read the we rail against the aging process there really isn’t a thing we directions on a pain reliever bottle. Never having had a problem can do about some aspects of it. They have yet to invent a with this in the past, I brought the bottle confidently to my face “cure” for farsightedness or presbyopia. I’ve decided that I’m and...saw nothing but blurred print! Oh, oh, I thought. It’s fi- just going to accept my bobble-headed fate with grace and nally happened -- I’ve officially become a member of the bob- move on. After all, it’s the MATURE thing to do. ble-head society. (I call it the bobble-head society because ~Cheryl Richter~ someone who wears bi-focals bobs their head in an up and If you are one of the many sufferers of presbyopia (or any other down motion as they read because they are trying to find “the vision problems) and find that it has affected your enjoyment of spot” in their lenses where they can see. I’ve been bobbing my reading, the library offers several alternatives that could have head for several weeks now and consider myself a pro -- I’ve you reading comfortably in no time! even added a tilt to my bob just to change things up a little!) · The library owns over six thousand titles in large print Anyway, when I realized that I probably needed bifocals it format. Wheeler Publishing, a company that produces freaked me out a little (oh, all right, it freaked me out a lot!), so large print titles, has even come out with paperbacks in I put off going to the eye doctor. I made excuses, I procrasti- large print format! These books are easier to hold than their nated, I dithered, until one day I realized that I was just plain heavier hardback cousins. tired of not being able to see very well. The headaches sort of · Audio books offer those who don’t have time to sit down convinced too! I made an appointment, girded my loins (can to read the opportunity to listen to books while driving or girls do that?) and went to the eye doctor. during other activities. Audio books, which come in cassette My worst fears were realized. I did need bifocals. But do you and CD format, top out our collection at over seven thou- want to know the worst of it? My eye doctor looked me in the sand titles combined. eye and told me the ugly truth: · The library offers over 86 titles in Descriptive Video for- mat. These videos describe what is going on visually in a “You are no longer the young woman you were film using unobtrusive voiceovers. in your twenties. You have now become a · The library’s Outreach services offers the Talking Book MATURE woman.” Program to those who qualify. This program offers FREE

Well, I thought to myself, it’s official. I’m talking book machines, tapes, and Braille materials. old. I just went from a young, · The Eaton Library also offers a video magnifier for those hot babe to a pie-toting granny who need fine print visually enlarged. It can magnify items in a nanosecond. Worst of 4X to 25X larger.

all, I can no longer deny Don’t let a change in your eyesight keep you from enjoying a the inevitable. I grunt when I bend over. I get good book or feature film. The library offers so many services stiff knees if I sit too long, I gain ten pounds if and reading format choices that surely one will be right for you! I eat a candy bar, I suddenly have to carry a BIG purse, and I don’t even want to think about the gray hairs, wrinkles, and the sudden joint -aching ESP I’ve acquired that tells me when it’s going to rain! Needing bifocals is just the last nail in the coffin. Boo hoo.

On the upside, I did learn that my eyes are healthy -- I don’t have cataracts or any signs of glaucoma -- so I was able to con- Large Print Books Audio Books Talking Book Machine 4 Don’t let the hustle and bustle of the holiday season rob you of the simple joys the season has to offer. A visit to the library, in person or online from home, can make all the difference when planning your celebrations! · Quilted Projects for a Country Christmas / Connie Duran: Whether warming up the hearth or tucked into a cozy corner, these 31 charming quilted projects help turn Christmas into a country-style celebration. Use them to adorn the home, to make something special for family or friends, or just to bask in the old-fashioned feeling of holi- days past. Each project, photographed in a Christmas set- ting that will inspire decorating ideas, also includes addi- tional quilt block patterns for making sets or multiple pre- sents. Stitch up some Santa Stockings to hang by the chim- ney with care; Star Ornaments to enhance the tree; a sweet Snow Angel or Bless this House Pillow; Peace, Love, and Joy gift tags; plus journals, keepsake boxes, pictures, and frames. · Vintage Christmas Crafts / Sara Toliver: Go back in time and add charm to the holidays with these four unique decorative crafting styles: Victorian Vintage, Shabby Chic, Country, and Personal Vintage. For each, you'll find direc- tions for projects, ideas for decorating, and enticing pictures to inspire and evoke nostalgia. Craft cardboard villages just like Grandma used to. Make new ornaments look antique and aged, as if they were passed down through the genera- tions. From a gathering of lighted tapes glowing on the Suffering from Cookie Exchange Fatigue? floor, to red ribbons tied around the banister, to wreaths, Try this Time-saving Suggestion! Santa Claus figurines, and food heaped everywhere, each design is glorious. Cake-Mix Cookies / Camilla V. · 300 Ways to Make the Best Christmas Ever! / Mimi Saulsbury: Imagine a kitchen warm Tribble: Stories to inspire, crafts to decorate the home, with the smells of sweet vanilla, fra- gingerbread houses of all sorts to bake, and drinks to bring grant cinnamon, and fresh butter. On cheer to all who come by: these are just some of the ways the kitchen counter is a cooling rack to make Christmas very, very merry, and more than 500 of piled high with fresh-from-the-oven them are beautifully collected right here. How will you cele- delights filled with chocolate chips brate? Perhaps the traditional American style seems most and crunchy pecans. Ah, the age-old appealing: then make a Tole Painted Nativity, whip up some comfort of cookies. Next imagine that delicious Hot Buttered Rum, and read “The Night Before each of the yummy treats began with Christmas” aloud. For a classic Victorian holiday, sing “Deck a convenient box of cake mix. That's the Halls,” place a charming Violin and Cherub wreath on right, a standard 18.25-ounce box of the door, and sip some mulled wine. Or choose the Country, cake mix is the secret to some of the tastiest, simplest, and Southwestern (a little salsa verde, anyone?), International, most irresistible cookies imaginable. With a few extra ingredi- or fun-filled Not -Quite-Grown-Up style. ents, turns of a spoon, and whirrs of a mixer, cake mix can · Christmas with Southern Living, 2005 / Rebecca make anyone a prize cookie baker...Cake-Mix Cookies is filled Brennan: From the most treasured authority on gracious with an array of more than 175 drop, shaped, filled, and bar holiday entertaining comes a special 25th anniversary edi- cookie options for every occasion. Numerous all-American fa- tion of Christmas with Southern Living. As always, CWSL vorites are used as starting points: chocolate chip, oatmeal takes readers on a photographic tour of the South’s most raisin, jam thumbprints, and dark chocolate brownies. There spectacular residences, decorated to the hilt in a variety of are also new takes on classic European cookies; for example, Christmas styles. This commemorative volume also features crunchy Italian biscotti, tender French madeleines, and rich 25 all-time favorite Christmas recipes; 25 years of top deco- Viennese teacakes. Finally, a healthy dose of new cookies has rating and gift ideas; and a lavish Christmas dinner menu been created for the book: blackberry-lemon buttermilk bars, with a step-by-step photographic "Countdown-to-Christmas" triple chocolate chess squares, and calendar and style guide. New "5 Ingredient, 15 Minute Holi- chocolate blackout. Cake-Mix Cook- day Recipes" help preserve your sanity during the hectic ies contains the broadest range of Christmas season. new recipes for cookies and bars · Leisure Arts Presents The Spirit of Christmas (Bk. 19) that is unavailable elsewhere. And · Christmas From the Heart: Better Homes and Gardens while it capitalizes on the popular- · Easy Christmas Crafts / Susan Cousineau ity of baking with cake mixes, it has its own unique niche on the home cook's shelf. On order

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Politics: The Personal Side Religious Controversy

First Families: The impact of the The Da Vinci Fraud: Why truth is White House on their lives / Bon- stranger than fiction / Robert M. Price: nie Angelo / What is it like to be Was Leonardo Da Vinci a member of the "Priory America's First Family? This wonder- of Sion," a secret society reaching all the way fully engaging and anecdotal back to the Crusades? Does his famous painting, "The Last Supper," contain a hidden code about book...tells the story of the wives, this society’s most precious secret? Did Jesus children, extended families, and pets father children by Mary Magdalene? What was as well as the presidents who have the Holy Grail? The best -selling novel The Da lived in the White House. This unique Vinci Code by Dan Brown has stirred the popular book provides a lively look at how imagination by cleverly interweaving theories about such questions presidential families learned to cope with a fast-paced fictional narrative...New Testament scholar with the demands and grandeur im- Robert M. Price, a member of the Jesus Seminar, examines the creative uses of history in Brown’s novel, showing posed on them and worked to create a home in a beloved that, however intriguing Brown’s fictional specula- but often stifling national monument. tions may be, the real facts behind the novel are even more fascinating… Herding Cats: A life in politics / Trent Lott: For more than thirty Read The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown years, Trent Lott of Mississippi has been one of the dominant figures in American political life. From the mo- ment he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1972, he has been a leader in the conservative move- ment that has changed the course of the nation. From his years in Con- New Westerns in Large Print gress to his ascent to majority leader of the Senate -- and his decision to leave that post in the heat of controversy -- Herding Cats ¶The Last Chance Kid / Nelson Nye is the frank and revealing chronicle of a unique political life. ¶Outlaw Brand / Todhunter Ballard (AKA Parker Bonner) For the “Foodie” in You!

Indiana Cooks! Great restaurant ¶Vengeance Rider / Lewis Patch recipes for the home kitchen / Diana Christine Barbour: Indiana ¶The Jenner Guns / Ray Hogan Cooks! is much more than a cook- book. It is a tantalizing feast for the ¶On To Cheyenne / Tom Curry eyes as well as the taste buds as it celebrates top restaurants and great Trouble in Tombstone / Richard S. Wheeler Indiana chefs and their philosophies ¶ of contemporary cuisine...Christine Barbour, who writes a food column ¶Dead Man’s Canyon / Ralph Cotton for Bloomington's Herald Times, chose 15 restaurants throughout ¶Blood and Gold / Joseph A. West Writing as Ralph Compton Indiana, interviewed the chefs, and procured four recipes from each chef that have been adapted for the home kitchen. Scott Feickert home-tested the recipes. The beau- tiful color photographs by Tom Stio will make you want to run to the store to obtain the ingredients and start cook- ing. Contact information for each restaurant and a con- venient map are included. Indiana Cooks! is a must-have volume for the gourmet, the talented cook, and the cook- book collector. 6

Includes recipes & wine pairings 1st Wine Lover’s Mystery Holiday Mysteries Barnes & Noble’s October Book of the Month Selection! ¨ Christmas Guest / Anne Perry On order Murder Uncorked / Michele Scott: Nikki Sands was like every other aspiring actress—waiting tables ¨ The Christmas Thief / Mary Higgins Clark & Carol between jobs. But Nikki had taken serving wines to Higgins Clark: Alvirah Meehan, the lottery winner turned heart. She knew enough to impress Napa Valley’s amateur sleuth, teams up with private investigator Regan golden boy, Derek Maleveaux, who offered her a Reilly to solve another Christmas mystery. In Deck the job at his vineyard. And though Nikki may have left Halls, they rescued Regan's kidnapped father. This time her dreams of stardom behind, the work of wine is they get in the middle of a case involving a beautiful ripe with intrigue—and the seeds of sleuthing are eighty-foot blue spruce that has been chosen to spend the planted. holidays as Rockefeller Center's famous Christmas tree. Nikki has just set foot on Napa Valley’s rich soil ¨ New Years Eve Murder / Leslie Meier On order when she realizes her new job may not be as safe ¨ A Catered Christmas / Isis Crawford as she thought. First off, Derek Maleveaux is dis- ¨ Crewel Yule / Monica Ferris concertingly sexy. Second, his top winemaker is dead in the bushes out- side Nikki’s cottage. It doesn’t take a connoisseur of foul play to know something’s taken a terrible turn...On order

Check out the authors website to read an excerpt! www.michelescott.com

The second book in the series, Murder by the Glass, is due out in June, 2006!

New Mystery Series’ Coming in 2006! Although these new mystery series won’t be available for request until Jane Wheel, antiques picker, Mystery Series! 2006, it doesn’t hurt to know in advance the wonderful mysteries we’ll Publication date -- April, 2006 Highly Recommended! be reading during the new year! Available Doll Collectibles Mysteries by Deb Baker: Hollywood Stuff / Sharon Fiffer from publishers in April, 2006! On order Features doll restorer Gretchen Birch ¨ The French Doll Murder Series backlist (in reading order): Soon to Come: The Barbie Doll Murders and The Kewpie Doll Murder ¨ Killer Stuff ¨ Dead Guy’s Stuff

Teddy Bear Series by John Lamb ¨ The Wrong Stuff Features Inspector Lyon and his wife, Ashleigh, a teddy bear collector ¨ Buried Stuff, and artisan teddy bear hobbyist. ¨ The Mournful Teddy May 2006 ¨ Hollywood Stuff From the book description: ...Sharon Fiffer continues to Cooking Contest Mystery Series by Livia Reasoner chronicle the events in the life of her charming, human, slightly Features retired schoolteacher Phyllis Newsom and her eccentric group obsessive main character, Jane Wheel; intriguing, suspenseful of housemates in Weatherford, Texas. and lively, like the best of mystery writing today, reading Fif- ¨ A Peach of a Murder fer's latest novel is like coming across one of Jane's estate sale discoveries and finding it full of delights and surprises. Quarter Horse Mystery Series by Michele Scott Features quarter horse trainer & divorcee Michaela Bancroft Visit Sharon’s website at: www.sharonfiffer.com ¨ Saddle with Trouble

Supper Club Mystery Series by J.B. Stanley

¨ Carbs and Cadavers

Gray Whale Inn Mystery Series by Karen MacInerney Features thirty-eight -year-old Natalie Barnes, bed-and-breakfast owner.

¨ Murder on the Rocks ¨ Dead and Buried

Collectible Mystery Series by J.B. Stanley Features southerner Mollie Appleby, antique & collectibles reporter.

¨ A Killer Collection Jan 2006 These mysteries will be available from publishers in November & December. If you see a title that interests you, please request it at the library! 7 November 2005 Mystery Spotlight Author Title Sleuth Bk#

Donna Andrews Delete All Suspects Turing Hopper, Artificial Intelligence Per- 4 sonality (AIP)

Sarah Andrews Dead Dry Em Hansen, Geologist 10

Andrew Greeley The Bishop in the Old Neighborhood Blackie Ryan, Catholic Priest 15

Maddy Hunter Hula Done It? Passport of Peril Mystery Emily Andrew, Tour Coordinator 4

Lee Charles Kelley ‘Twas the Bite Before Christmas Jack Field, Maine kennel owner 3

Joyce Krieg Riding Gain Talk-Radio Mystery Shauna Bogart, Talk-radio host 3

James Patterson Mary, Mary Alex Cross, Psychologist / Police 11 Jocobia Tiptree is back in the 9th installment of Saraha Cathy Pickens Done Gone Wrong Southern Mystery Avery Andrews, Lawyer 2 Graves cozy mystery series, Home Repair is Homicide. Nail Patricia Ryan Murder on Black Friday Gilded Age Mystery Nell Sweeney, Boston Governess 3 Biter opens with a group of self-styled "witches" that has Patricia Smiley Cover Your Assets Tucker Sinclair, L.A. business consultant 2 taken over an Eastport, Maine Leann Sweeney Dead Giveaway Yellow Rose Mystery Abby Rose, Adoption P.I. 3 waterfront resort for Halloween. Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree is called Cecelia Tishy All In One Piece Regina Cutter, Psychic 2 on to answer his new tenants' multiple demands-many dealing December 2005 with supernatural moaning-but A Cold Case Thriller she would rather be excavating Lynn Abercrombie Body Box Police Procedural 1 an unusual discovery she made Eleanor Taylor Bland A Dark and Deadly Deception MacAlister - Jessenovik, Police Detectives 12 in the foundation of her 1823 Federal-style home. Instead, Nancy J. Cohen Dead Roots Bad Hair Day Mystery Marla Shore, Salon owner / stylist 7 when a fundamentalist preacher turns up dead and all eyes turn Yasmine Galenorn A Harvest of Bones Chintz ‘n China Mystery Emerald O’Brien , teashop owner / psychic 4 to the witches, Jake's soon up to her eyeballs in trouble. Ashley Gardner Body in Berkeley Square Mystery of Re- Captain Gabriel Lacey 3 gency England

Home Repair is Homicide Mystery Forecast Sarah Graves Nail Biter Jacobia Tiptree, amateur sleuth 9 Janis Harrison Bindweed A Gardening Mystery Bretta Soloman, Florist 6

J anet Evanovich offers up, Jane Isenberg Hot Wired Bel Barrett, Community College Prof. 7 Motor Mouth, in which Alexan- Victoria Laurie A Vision of Murder Psychic-Eye Mystery Abby Cooper, Psychic 3 dra "Barney" Barnaby, first introduced in the #1 New York Kasey Michaels High Heels and Homicide Maggie Kelly, Mystery Writer 4 Times bestseller Metro Girl, returns in another wild and Shirley Rousseau Cat Breaking Free Joe Grey Mystery Joe Grey and Dulcie, Cat sleuths 11 crazy ride. It has a publishing Murphy date of February, 2006. Maggie Sefton Needled to Death A Knitting Mystery Kelly Flynn, CPA / Amateur sleuth 2

T he sequel to Mary Kay Andrews book, Savannah Blues, is due out in April, 2006. The title of the book is going to be, Savannah Breeze. It’s too soon to find out who exactly the main character is going to be, but here’s hoping it chroni- cles the further adventures of Eloise “Weezy” Foley, the an- tiques picker and amateur sleuth who enthralled fans in the first book.

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Holiday Faire from Debbie Macomber Further Adventures of Betsy Taylor Undead and Unreturnable / MaryJanice There’s Something About Christ- Davidson: Though she's the vampire queen, Betsy mas: Emma Collins has always be- Taylor is much more like a princess. In MaryJanice lieved that the world is divided into Davidson's novels, this high-maintenance monarch two kinds of people: those who love is finally coming to terms with her new status. They fruitcake and those who don't. She's say Christmas is a time for friends and family. But firmly in the second category, so it's with a half-sister who's the devil's daughter, an evil ironic that her major assignment for stepmother, a fiend living in her basement, as- the Puyallup, Washington, Examiner sorted spirits and killers running amok, and a spring is a series of articles about . . . fruit- wedding to plan with the former bane of her exis- cake. At least it's a step up from tence, Eric Sinclair, Betsy is not sure she'll survive the holidays. Oh, right. She's already dead… On order writing obituaries. Her task is to interview the finalists in a fruitcake recipe The Latest Contemporary from Jude Deveraux contest, and that means traveling around the state. Ac- tually . . . flying around the state. Local pilot Oliver Ham- First Impressions: Eden Palmer knows how to ilton, who's starting an airfreight business, has agreed to make it on her own. The forty-something single take her wherever she needs to go, in exchange for free mother has worked hard to raise her beloved advertising. Unfortunately Emma hates small planes -- daughter -- now twenty-seven and recently married. almost as much as she hates fruitcake. But in the weeks The offspring of a terrible event, Eden's daughter, leading up to Christmas, Emma falls for Oliver (who's Melissa, has long been the jewel of Eden's life, the not quite the Scrooge he sometimes seems) and his one for whom she would sacrifice anything and eve- mutt, Oscar (who's allergic to her perfume, which makes rything. But sooner or later a woman must come him sneeze repeatedly). And she meets three wise into her own, and that's what Eden tries to do when women who know a lot about fruitcake -- and even she moves to Arundel, North Carolina, to take own- more about life. ership of Farrington Manor, a beautiful old house filled with charm and memories that was willed to Eden by the per- son who cared for her when she needed it most. Torn between the desire to stay with her daughter and the need to build a separate life A Christmas Novella from on her own, Eden opts for some distance and some much-needed Kristin Hannah perspective. But it's not long before she realizes that sometimes you have to go back before you can start over. Comfort and Joy: Newly divorced Arriving in Arundel -- the South's prettiest small town -- Eden quickly and without family, Joy Candellaro learns that looks can be deceiving when her move is met with delight is presented with a serendipitous in some quarters and jealousy in others. Pursued by two eligible opportunity to leave her past be- bachelors -- the rugged Jared McBride and Braddon Granville, local hind. And arriving in the small town lawyer and town catch -- Eden is flattered, and more than a little of Rain Valley, Joy glimpses the suspicious. Juggling the attentions of two men is hard enough, but possibility of a wonderful new life soon Eden's bid to start over plunges her in the middle of a mystery in the faces of widower Daniel that threatens not just her plans and reputation, but her very life. Can she use one man to save her from the other? O'Shea and his son, Bobby. But a dramatic turn of events on Christ- mas Eve forces Joy to make a pain- Historical Romance ful choice: In a world of impossible This book received DIK status (Desert Isle Keeper) from All About dreams and unexpected chances, can she summon Romance (AAR), the BEST site offered on the Web for lovers of ro- enough faith to hold on to her newfound happiness? mantic fiction. Give it a try @ www.likesbooks.com (From the publisher) On order Four young ladies enter London society with one necessary goal: they must use their feminine wit and wiles to find a hus- Visit Kristin Hannah’s website at: band. So they band together, and a daring husband-hunting www.kristinhannah.com scheme is born. It Happened One Autumn / Lisa Kleypas: Mar- cus was a man in charge of his own emotions, a bed- rock of stability. But with Lillian, every touch was ex- quisite torture, every kiss an enticement for more. Yet how could he consider taking a woman so blatantly unsuitable…as his bride? #2 in the Wallflower series.

Other titles in the Wallflower series: #1 Secrets of a Summer Night Note: Books 3 & 4 will be published in 2006 -- Devil in Winter (3/06); Scandal in Spring (10/06) The following titles will be published in November and December, 2005! If you see a title that interests you, please request it at the library. We’ll be happy to get it for you! Romance9 Forecast

January 2006 November 2005

Just Rewards / Barbara Taylor Author Title Publisher/ Sub-genre/FYI Bradford Imprint

Blame it On Chocolate / Jen- Victoria Alexander Let It Be Love Avon Historical / Victorian nifer Greene Elizabeth Boyle This Rake of Mine Avon Bachelor Chronicles All Night Long / Jayne Ann Krentz Gemma Bruce Who Loves Ya, Baby? Brava Contemporary / Erotica One Last Look / Linda Lael Miller Stella Cameron A Grave Mistake Mira Romantic Suspense

February 2006 Dianne Castell Til There Was U Brava Contemporary / Erotica Carolina Isle / Jude Deveraux MaryJanice Davidson The Royal Pain Brava Contemporary / Erotica The Barefoot Princess / Chris- tina Dodd Claire Delacroix The Snow White Bride Warner Historical Crazy in Love / Luanne Rice Kristin Hannah Comfort and Joy Ballantine Books Women’s Fiction Small Town Girl / Patricia Rice

Bump in the Night / J.D. Robb Maureen Lee The September Girls Orion Pub. Grp. Women’s Fiction

April 2006 Kathleen Long Cherry On Top Zebra Books Romantic Comedy

Dead and Loving It / Mary- Kasey Michaels Stuck in Shangri-la HQN Contemporary Janice Davidson

Hey, Good Looking / Fern Julie Ortolon Too Perfect Signet Perfect Trilogy Michaels Christina Skye Code Name: Baby HQN Romantic Suspense Angels All Over Town / Luanne Rice Barbara Dawson Smith The Duchess Diaries St. Martin’s Press Historical May 2006 December 2005 Immediate Family / Eileen Goudge Cassie Edwards Swift Horse Signet Historical / American West

The Marcelli Bride / Susan Mallery Hannah Howell Highland Champion Zebra Books Historical

Go online to the following Iris Johansen On the Run Bantam Romantic Suspense website to see more exten- sive lists of new release Ro- Judith McNaught Every Breath You Take Ballantine Books Romantic Suspense mances! www.fictiondb.com Rosemary Rogers Sapphire Mira Historical

Elizabeth Sinclair Miracle in the Mist Medallion Pr. Fantasy Romance

Kelley St. John Good Girls Don’t Warner Forever Contemporary

Sherryl Woods Flirting with Disaster Mira Women’s Fiction

10 Decorate for the Harvest Season! Online Info on Gourds & Pumpkins Here are several good sources for learning · The Complete Book of Gourd Craft : 22 projects, 55 decorative tech- more about gourds! http://ohiogourdsociety.org/ niques, 300 inspirational designs / Ginger Summit, Jim Widess

www.pumpkinnook.com/ · Gourd Craft: growing, designing, and decorating ornamental and hard- shelled gourds / Carolyn Mordecai

Pumpkin Carving isn’t just for Halloween! Autumn Cookery

· The Pumpkin Carving Book / Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell: This perfect American Harvest: Regional recipes for the companion to pumpkin carving provides all the necessary instructions and vegetarian kitchen / Nava Atlas: When arriving step-by-step projects for producing original pumpkin lanterns for Halloween in North America, Europeans found a cornucopia of and other celebrations throughout the year. The 20 projects take advantage "new" vegetables: corn, potatoes, wild rice, of the many colors, shapes and sizes of this versatile vegetable and offer a squash, pumpkin and many other species that in- wide range of decorating ideas. Includes over 100 color photos. ventive cooks incorporated into the daily diet. Atlas has compiled 100 such dishes in a book that com- · Pumpkin Carving / Ed Palmer: You don't have to be a fairy godmother to bines the witty sayings and historical tidbits of her transform ordinary pumpkins into magical, seasonal decorations. Choose earlier Vegetariana with solid examples of regional from among 37 frightful, fanciful and friendly designs complete with exact cooking. They include myriad muffins and a Shaker patterns, then pick a pumpkin and get to work! Full-color illustrations. herb bread, Pennsylvania Dutch corn and cabbage soup, Harvard beets and several succotash dishes. · Extreme Pumpkin Carving / Vic Hood: Halloween has become one of the Desserts are especially mouthwatering, with a Bos- most popular holidays in the U.S., and carving the family pumpkin is a life- ton cranberry pie that vies with Southern sweet- long tradition for many. In this book you will learn how to create the most potato pie and a New Orleans bread pudding with amazing, never-before -seen designs to astound your Halloween guests. whiskey sauce. The book is rounded out by 27 menu suggestions.

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In Celebration of Autumn: A book of seasonal indulgences / Helen Thompson

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What better way to pass the Forget the Cards -- It’s all about the Food! coming winter nights than with a game of cards en- What’s a card party without all of that delicious finger food! joyed with family and friends! Don’t know the rules The Encyclopedia of Homemade Dips: The Complete Guide of the game or just need ä to Creating 100 Spreads, Fondues, and Dips / Dawn Stock help planning the evening? Never fear, the Library is ä Creative Appetizers / Anne Willan: Simple salads. Sophisti- here to offer you all kinds of cated soufflés. Flavors from Europe, Mexico, and Asia. Recipes assistance, whether you include Italian toasts with Arugula and Ricotta, Chicken Liver need card game rules, card Pate with Orange, and everything in between. game suggestions, or party planning ideas! Visit the li- ä Hors d’oeuvre brary or use our online cata- ä Easy Appetizers Cookbook / Naomi Arbit log to find just the thing that will make your evening of ä Pillsbury Appetizers: Pillsbury makes it easy to entertain with fun a glowing success! more than 300 recipes for cold and hot appetizers, along with creative theme menus to jump-start the party. So go ahead and Official Rules of Card Games / Albert H. More- make some fun! head: With complete rules on more than 300 popular card games, including the new international laws of ä Chili Nation: The Ultimate Chili Cookbook with Recipes from contract bridge, this comprehensive book also in- Every State in the Nation / Jane Stern cludes special sections on: choosing games for par- ticular occasions, teaching card games to children, the etiquette of card games, technical terms used in card games, and more.

Card Games / David Parlett: Includes classic games from the past, such as piquet and bezique; national games from abroad, such as skat and prefer- ence; timeless favorites like rummy; and modern inventions and discoveries, such as ninety-nine and barbu. It’s been specially compiled for three types of players: beginners, who have never touched a card before but are willing to find out what fun they have been missing; regulars, who play one or two favorites regularly and need a reference to resolve disputed points; and explorers, who enjoy experimenting with Poker Night: Rules, strategies and tips for card games from different times and places. the Home Player / Scott Tharler: This informal The Complete Win at Euchre / Joseph Andrews collection of lore and advice on a wide range of poker games places emphasis on strategy. The Shuffle Up and Deal / Mike Sexton author assumes that the reader has knowledge of Poker: The real deal / Phil Gordon basic poker rules and card values, but focuses on poker as it’s played in a friendly home atmosphere, rather than high-stakes casino-style games. His book’s overall purpose is to encourage players to temper the thrill of gambling with the spirit of so- cial bonding that typifies the best “Thursday night poker evenings.” Over the years, poker has evolved dozens of variations on the original five-card draw or seven-card stud. Readers will find the rules here for many of them, including Acey-Deucy, Auction, Chicago, Omaha, and Spit in the Ocean, to cite just a few. The book’s eye -catching sidebar features include tips on: ¨ Bluffing fish and sandbagging friends ¨ Dealing with the math ¨ Deciding on house rules ¨ The biz of show . . . and more Also offered is advice on what to learn first, rules and games to avoid, pot builders, and several other aspects of the game. Here’s the authoritative poker reference, ideal for use among poker friends looking for fun and variety as they improve their game. 50 illustrations. 12

Deadly Décor Mystery Series Forecasting… Design on a Crime / Ginny Aiken: Book 2 in the Deadly Décor Mystery Series Haley Farrell is taking a chance on her- self. After earning her interior design Decorating Schemes certificate, she quits her job and opens a decorating business. But starting her Due out in March, 2006! own company may be tougher than Request it today! she first thought. Just as Haley’s first assignment gets underway, she suddenly finds herself as the prime Ginny Aiken suspect in a murder investigation. Author of twenty books, including eleven What’s worse, the victim is Haley’s best friend Inspirational titles and four non- and mentor, Marge Norwalk. Inspirational romance titles. Ginny lives in York, Pennsylvania with her husband and Reeling from Marge’s death, Haley soon realizes that the only way to prove her four sons. innocence is to find the real murderer. Before long, Haley is collecting clues and suspects like other designers collect paint ships and fabric samples. But will con- Inspirational Series Titles tractor Dutch Merrill and Detective Lila Tsu be swayed by her investigative tal- ents? Or will she be the one punished for this perfectly designed crime? Bellamy’s Blossoms:

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Taste of Home Annual Recipes, 2006: The Comfort Diner Cookbook/ Ira Freehof: Because it’s al- This 2006, 320-page edition of Taste of ways time to eat good food, The Comfort Diner Cookbook has Home Annual Recipes offers delicious irresistible recipes to fuel you from morning to midnight: substan- recipes such as Rosemary Pork Chops, tial breakfasts (from Breakfast Burritos to Berry-Stuffed French Sweet Potato Biscuits, and Almond-Fudge Toast); sandwiches—traditional and with a twist (featuring the Custard Pie. It features an easy-to-use Cobb Salad Sandwich and the Thanksgiving-on-a-Roll Turkey, index (ordered by food category or by Cheddar, and Cranberry Melt); an entire delectable chapter de- recipe title), has special-diet recipes voted to grilled cheese —and another to thick milkshakes; a marked with a bold red check, and much healthy helping of scrumptious salads; anytime small plates (such more. as Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread and Shrimp with Bloody Mary Cocktail Sauce); satisfying big plates (including the ultimate Com- Feather Your Nest / Cerentha Harris: forting Chicken Potpie); and divine desserts (with a heavenly Ba- Keeping house is an art that many of us nana Cream Pie). Accompanying these surefire recipes is a wealth have lost. With more of us working long of lore about America’s favorite home -style dishes and foodstuffs, hours outside the home and spending less along with a side of diner trivia and nostalgia, making this book as time within it—mainly chasing after kids or fun to read as it is rewarding to use. crashing out on the couch—we don't have time to make the bed, let alone polish the Betty Crocker Come Home to Dinner: 350 Delicious Recipes silver. And yet we love our homes and want For The Slow Cooker, Bread Machine, And Oven

them to be comfortable, clean, and safe— Complete Idiot’s Guide to Household Disasters / Paul we just need someone to tell us how. Cer- Hayman: Whether it’s a basement flood, a backed-up septic entha Harris, herself a harried working mom, offers practical, tank, a fire due to faulty wiring, termites, dry rot, mold, or even stylish strategies for cleaning and caring for the home. She tree limbs crashing into the garage during a windstorm, this is the understands the concerns of today’s readers. Her tips are book to help homeowners cope with, repair, and prevent house- time saving and easy to follow, and whenever possible hold damage. In clear and concise language, it gives everyone they’re environmentally sound: Instead of relying on expen- from the novice to the veteran homeowner invaluable advice on sive, and perhaps harmful, chemicals, Harris shows us how to limiting the damage and fixing the problem, and much more. tackle the toughest of home tasks with earth-friendly cleans- ers and a bit of ingenuity and elbow grease. For anyone who Garage Sale Gourmet: Streetwise Shopping for Fun, has ever wondered how to decorate on a budget; wash a Profit, and Home Improvement / Anita Chagaris: Garage feather-filled duvet; baby-proof, pet-proof, or burglarproof; sales can be a fun, creative, and often a less expensive way for sanitize the kitchen and deter pests; clean textured wallpaper people to redecorate a home while developing a sense of personal (bread works best); or otherwise make their home stylish, style and a feeling of accomplishment from their creations. This cozy, and truly their own, Feather Your Nest is an indispensa- handy guide takes readers step by step through the process of ble, delightful companion. creating a nice, stylish dwelling on a garage sale budget. The first section of the guide shows how it's done, covering topics such as Organizing for your Brain Type / taking a home inventory, finding the best sales, planning time- Lanna Nakone: Let your natural inclina- saving shopping days, and negotiating better deals. Describing tions guide you toward gaining control of what it takes to turn dust into gold, experienced garage salers your environment and learn to live life on show how to repair and refurbish slightly forlorn treasures and your own terms. Drawing on the science hold a more profitable garage sale themselves. For those inter- of brain function and her experience as a ested in the big score, specific tips are provided for finding and professional organizer, Lanna Nakone of- researching collectibles. An informative directory provides ad- fers tailored and specific advice that will dresses, URLs, phone numbers, book publishers, and other ga- actually work to help you tame your desk, rage sale resources. unclutter your closet, manage your time, and save your sanity.

Mom’s Best Meals: Over 250 Classic Home-Cooked Recipes--From Pot Roasts to Peach Pie: Family-Favorite recipes from Taste of Home readers.

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Coming Soon to the Library for the Holidays Holiday Crafting

Thanksgiving Thanksgiving

Turkey Surprise / Peggy Archer: Two pilgrim brothers set out to find a Thanksgiving Day Crafts / Arlene Erlbach turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. The big pilgrim is ready and raring to get All New Crafts for Thanksgiving / Kathy Ross one, but the little pilgrim is not so sure. He has other ideas about what Christmas makes a good Thanksgiving, but how can he convince his older brother? The Merry Christmas Activity Book / Jane Bull Meanwhile, the turkey, with the help of his animal friends, is doing his hi- Fun To Make Crafts for Christmas larious best to escape from becoming the main course!

An Old-fashioned Thanksgiving / Louisa May Alcott: Thanksgiving morning is here, and the Bassett family's cozy kitchen is filled with the hustle and bustle of the holiday. But this year something is different: Tilly, Prue, and their brothers and sisters have been left in charge of everything from the roasted turkey tothe apple slump. They tie on their aprons and step into the kitchen, but are they really up for the challenge of cooking a Thanksgiving feast?

Christmas

Jingle Bells / Iza Trapani: This book introduces children to Christ- mas customs from around the world.

Very Snowy Christmas / Diana Hendry: In search of the perfect holly with shiny berries to decorate his Christmas tree Little Mouse begins to make his way home. Suddenly soft white flakes begin falling all around him. "The sky is coming undone!" fears Little Mouse. As he hurries home to tell Big Mouse his imagination overwhelms him. First he sees a "strange creature" waving its arms at him as he passes the water. Then when he turns around he sees that an invisible monster is leaving footprints right behind him! Finally, after running in circles Little Mouse arrives home only to find a giant white monster in front of the door. When Big Mouse finds Little Mouse outside he reassures him that the sky is not coming undone, but that it is snowing; after ex- Online Holiday Fun plaining away Little Mouse’s fears, he shows Little Mouse that snow makes for a magical Christmas indeed. · www.apples4theteacher.com/coloring-pages/

Noel / Tony Johnston: On Christmas Eve, people bundle up in the fall/harvest.html cold and follow the sounds of the bell to gather in celebration. Crea- tures great and small stop to listen--children, dogs, cats, and birds--as · http://parentingteens.about.com/od/games/ a brass band marches through town. · www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/fall/cross.html

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New Books Extra! Extra! Read All About It! · Deception (The Lady Grace Mysteries) / Jan Burchett

· The Door Within: The Trilogy Begins / Wayne Thomas Bat- son: In the tradition of C.S. Lewis’ Narnia series.

· Arthur and the Forbidden City / Luc Besson

¶Lemony Snicket’s 12th book in his A Series of Un- · Beyond the Valley of Thorns (The Land of Elyon, Bk. 2) / Patrick Carmen fortunate Events came out October 18th. The title is, The Penultimate Peril. · The Onts (Secrets of Dripping Fang, Bk. 1) Dan Greenburg

· Summer School! What Genius Thought That Up? / Henry The 2005 film release of C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles Winkler & Lin Oliver: Further adventures of Hank Zipper. ¶ of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe · Martin Bridge on the Lookout! / Jessica Scott Kerrin hits theaters sometime during the Christmas season. In the meantime, read the book! · Ellen Fremedon, Journalist / Joan Givner

· Very Funny, Elizabeth! (American Girls) / Valerie Tripp

¶Great news for those who read and loved Christo- pher Paolinis’ fantasy epic tale, Eragon. Fox 2000 Pictures began production of a feature film based on the book August 1, 2005. Twentieth Century Fox plans to release the film on June 16, 2006! After a worldwide talent search, newcomer Ed Speleers won the title role. Paolini’s second book in the se- ries, Elder, was published in August, 2005. The offi- cial Website for the film can be accessed at:

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Girls Getting Grimm and Loving It! R.L. Stine Gets Rotten! The good, the bad and the very slimy (Rotten School #3) / R.L. Stine: Bernie The Fairy-tale Detectives (Sisters Grimm) / Bridges is good at being bad. In fact, Bernie is Michael Buckley: This book introduces us to two GREAT at it. Not a day goes by at Rotten School orphaned sisters, Sabrina and Daphne, who are sent that Bernie doesn't break a rule (or two . . . or to live with their mysterious grandmother, Relda ten!). What Bernie is NOT good at is being good - Grimm. Grandmother Grimm lives in a strange town - and that's exactly what Bernie needs to do! in New York State, known for it's extraordinary April-May June, the hottest girl in the fourth number of unexplained and unusual crimes. As soon grade, will go to the dance with Bernie if he can as the sisters arrive, they begin to unravel a mys- be good for one whole week. Can Bernie do it? tery that leads to their ancestors' magical begin- Can Bernie actually study and ace the history nings. Sabrina and Daphne learn they are descen- test? Can he find the library and read there -- dants of the Brothers Grimm, who were actually quietly? Can he pass up a detectives of the magical phenomenon perpetrated pool game against his arch- by the Everafters, a parallel race of magical beings. enemy, Sherman Oaks? And They soon discover it is the Grimm family's legacy to keep the Everafters in line most of all, can he turn and the two sisters are the sole heirs to this challenge! In this first book in the down the challenge to race series, the girls are pitted against giants, who have been rampaging through his champion slug, Sluggo, town in their search for an Englishman named Jack, currently working at the in the biggest slug race of all Big & Tall store. In a new breed of mystery that intermingles humor, excite- time? Is April-May June ment, adventure and imagination, The Sisters Grimm Book One: The Fairy Tale worth missing a super slime Detectives will inject the legends of fairytale with modern day sensibilities and time? suspense, creating an irresistible combination young readers will love! 16

The Autism Sourcebook: Everything You Need to Know About Diagnosis, Treatment, Coping, and Healing / Karen Siff Exkorn: When Karen Siff Weight Watchers Five Star Exkorn's son, Jake, was diagnosed with autism, Recipes: Indulge in all of the she struggled to pull together comprehensive in- foods you love with this collection formation about the disorder. Fortunately, she of the best recipes ever published was able to educate herself quickly, and her ex- by Weight Watchers! Using flavor- tensive at-home treatment of her son led to his ful ingredients and easy-to-follow amazing full recovery. But the journey wasn't recipes, you can create healthy, easy, and now, in The Autism Sourcebook, Siff delicious creations night after night. Exkorn offers parents the wisdom she wishes she'd had at the beginning. Recent studies show that there is a worldwide epidemic of autism. More than 1.5 million people are affected in the United States alone, with one Sara’s Secrets for Week- in every 166 children diagnosed. Early detection and early intervention night Meals / Sara Moulton: are two of the key factors in improving prognosis -- but too often, Heeding the pleas of modern writes Siff Exkorn, parents get bogged down in denial or confusion multitasking home cooks, Tele- about the still mysterious disorder, and are unable to take the neces- vision Food Network’s Sara sary steps. Providing accessible medical information gleaned from the Moulton returns with 200 deli- world's foremost experts, Siff Exkorn offers an inside look at families cious and quick main dishes, with children who have autism, and ties in her own firsthand experience sides, and desserts for busy as a parent. The author shares valuable knowledge about the following: workweek dinners. With recipes · What the diagnosis really means that will satisfy taste buds as · Understanding and accessing treatment options well as time constraints, [this · Knowing your child's rights in the school system book] covers the spectrum from entree salads, substantial sandwiches, hearty soups for supper, breakfast foods for · Coping with common marital and familial stress dinner, pasta, seafood, vegetable plates, meat dishes, · Making the stigma of autism a thing of the past double-duty dishes, weekend dishes to cook ahead, reci- With extensive appendices, including the Modified Checklist for Autism pes that either can be put together in no time with pre- in Toddlers, Diagnostic Criteria for the Five Pervasive Developmental pared supermarket ingredients, or from a well-stocked Disorders, and carefully selected lists of Internet resources, recom- pantry, to delectable desserts. mended readings, and top autism organizations worldwide, The Autism Sourcebook is the single most comprehensive, practical resource avail- able to parents and loved ones of children with autism. The Lost Work of Jack Kerouac An Original Play

The character in the weekly NBC series, Medium, is based The Beat Generation: is a play on the experiences of the real Medium, Allison DuBois. about tension, about friendship, and Ms. DuBois has penned a biography showcasing her real about karma—what it is and how life psychic adventures! you get it. It begins one fine morn-

Don’t Kiss Them Good-bye / Allison DuBois: In ing with a few friends, honest labor- this stunning book, Allison shares fascinating stories of ers some of them, some close to her encounters with people who have passed and her being down-and-out, passing around adventures as a profiler for various law enforcement a bottle of wine. It ends with a kind organizations. With wit and compassion, Allison shows of satori-like reaffirmation of the us what it is like to live with these special gifts and power of friendship, of doing good talents and also tells about her struggle to live a nor- through not doing, and the intrinsic mal life as a devoted wife and mother. She shows how worth of the throwaway little ex- learning to accept her own gifts has helped her accept changes that make up our lives. Written in 1957, the the unique gifts of others and how her compelling de- same year that On the Road was first published, and set sire to relieve the pain of others has helped define her own life, a life in 1953, Beat Generation portrays an authentic and alter- committed to the search for ultimate truth. nate 1950s America. Kerouac's characters are working- class men and women—a step away from vagrants, but You might also enjoy this book: not a big step. Their dialogue positively sings, suggesting

The Truth About Medium: Extraordinary Experi- jazz riffs in their rhythm and content, and Kerouac, like a ments with the real Allison DuBois of NBC's Medium master composer, arranges it to magical effect. Here is and other Remarkable Psychics / Gary E. Schwartz: the heart and soul of the beat mentality, the zeitgeist that blossomed over the decades and eventually culminated in the counter-culture of 1960s America. It's a spirit that still lives.

Publication created by Cheryl Richter, 2005 All book synopsis’ taken from the product description unless otherwise noted.