Jan / Feb 2009 Vol. 10 / Issue 1 Helping You Connect to the World
The holidays are over current movie releases, TV shows and the New Year is (including Cable), A&E Biographies, History here, but the gloomy Channel documentaries, and much more. economic news of Books and magazines your thing? Did you Inside this 2008 has certainly know that you can borrow up to 99 items followed us into 2009. on your library card? When’s the last time Here in Preble county you left a bookstore with an armload like 2-3 local factories have laid off many from that? Best of all, when you borrow instead Library Bulletin their workforce, libraries and other local of buy, your library stores, sorts, dusts, agencies are operating under budget cuts and takes care of it all for you! and, in some cases (such as the Sheriff’s Entertainment 4-5 Department), there are proposed cuts in Need assistance with housing, jobs, insur- manpower. We’re also looking at a winter ance, and food? The Library, in conjunc- spent without the “luxury” of salt for some tion with Preble County non-profit and Mysteries 6-7 of the snow and ice covered roads. Yikes! governmental agencies, have put together a list of local resources (with phone num- The Library Director’s column (“Hard bers) that will help you connect to the 8-9 Times; Helping hands, pg. 2) addresses agencies and organizations that are there Romance the issue of how the usage of libraries to help in your time of need. The list is goes up in hard economic times — which available at the library’s website: makes sense since, as our incomes and www.pcdl.lib.oh.us./community/help.html It’s A Guy Thing 10-11 budgets decrease, we are forced to tighten our belts just to make it through. This Need to write a letter or other type of could mean many of the things we’ve document? Use our computer software — 55 & Better 12-13 taken for granted will become luxuries we printouts are only 10¢ a page! just can’t afford — cable and Internet ser- vices, magazine subscriptions and book/ Got a question? Your library has 14 DVD club memberships, cell phone ser- answers — or we help you find the Inspirational Fic- vices, trips to the mall, eating out, and person, place, or thing that does. traveling afar. Think your question is too dumb to ask? Don’t even go there! The library takes In the Kitchen 15 But all is not lost. Your library is there to all questions seriously. And we do our best help fill the void — and it’s FREE! Got a to find your answers no matter what. laptop? Come use our wireless access. Teen Scene 16 Don’t have a lap top? The Eaton Branch Your library is here for you. Together we has several and they are available for you will face 2009 and beyond with a strong to use in the library! Need the Internet? community spirit that will see us through Use ours! Tired of network TV? We offer to much brighter days. Don’t Miss a Thing! hundreds of DVDs — titles that include
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Answers Help Technology Needs Homework Help Entertainment 3 AAA nita Pennington was invited to teach a FREE dream catcher class at the West Alexandria Library in November. According to Librarian Michelle Laughlin, West Alexandria Library Patrons it was a great success de- Celebrated Native American spite the bad weather that Heritage Month by making decided to rear its ugly the dream catchers and beaded necklaces! day of the program. Instruction and supplies provided Michelle writes, “Anita courtesy of Anita Pennington. Pennington, aunt of Friends Member Jacob Booher, volun- teered to teach our patrons how to make dream catchers and beaded necklaces in celebration of Native American Heritage Month. Anita and her family provided all the supplies and instructions. It was held on what turned out to be one of the nastiest days of November, but we still had seven people brave the weather. Everyone made a dream catcher while at the library and was given supplies to make another dream catcher at home. Everyone really enjoyed themselves and asked if we would be doing it again.”
The library extends a huge Thank You! to Anita and her fam- ily for offering the program and supplies for free. During these trying economic times, it is generosity and creative thinking like this that will help the library continue to provide interesting programs to our patrons free of charge. 4 Your library has its finger on the pulse of entertainment!
Our latest DVDs -- Feature Films Journey to the Center of the Earth Meet Dave WALL- E Step Brothers Space Chimps Hancock Beer for My Horses Wanted Play Station 2 Star Wars Jedi Starfighter Need for Speed: Carbon TV to DVD Cars 24: Redemption: After sacrificing everything for his .Hack // G.U. : Reminisce country, Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) stands to Godzilla Unleashed lose the only thing he has left – his freedom. Wanted Burnout 3: Takedown by the U.S. government and working as a missionary Shark Tale in Africa, Bauer is called upon to stop a ruthless war- NFL Street 3 lord from drafting innocent children into his murder- Disney’s Chicken Little ous militia. But first, Bauer must confront his own Finding Nemo torturous past and face an impossible decision that Devil May Cry 3 (Rated M) will change his life forever. Destroy All Humans Sims: Bustin’ Out Book to Film ATV Offroad Fury 2 The Books: Over the Hedge Sisterhood series by Ann Brashares: Burnout Revenge: Battle Racing Ignited ♦ The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: During their first Fight Club (Rated M) summer apart, four teenage girls, best friends since earliest The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer childhood, stay in touch through a shared pair YU-Gi-Oh! GX: The Beginning of Destiny of secondhand jeans that magically adapts to each of their figures and affects their attitudes Game Cube to their different summer experiences. YU-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom ♦ The Second Summer of the Sisterhood ♦ Girls in Pants Wii ♦ Forever in Blue Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
The Film: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 In "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2," based on Ann Brashares' best-selling series of novels, four young women continue the journey toward adult- hood that began with "The Sisterhood of the Travel- ing Pants." Now three years later, these lifelong friends embark on separate paths for their first year of college and the summer beyond, but remain in touch by sharing their experiences with each other as they always have-with honesty and humor. Discovering their individual strengths, fears, talents and capacity for love through the choices they make, they come to value more than ever the bond they share and the immeasurable power of their friendship.
Music to your ears — Music CDs
High School Musical 2 High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Your library has its finger on the pulse of entertainment! We offer you the latest & hottest DVDs, CDs & Video Games! 5
The House at Sugar Beach: In Search Kung Fu Panda: Enthusiastic, big and a little of a Lost African Childhood / Helene Cooper clumsy, Po works in his family’s noodle shop while daydreaming about becoming a Kung Fu master. Narrator: Helen Cooper 9 CDs / 9.50 Hrs. His dreams soon become reality when he is unex- Lie Down with the Devil / Linda Barnes pectedly chosen to join the world of Kung Fu and Narrator: C.J. Critt 9 CDs / 10 Hrs. study alongside his idols-the legendary fighters Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey-under the Dead to the World / Charlaine Harris leadership of their guru, Master Shifu. But before Narrator: Johanna Parker 9 CDs / 10 Hrs. they know it, the vengeful and treacherous snow leopard Tai Lung is headed their way, and it’s up to The Demon of Dakar / Kjell Eriksson Po to defend everyone from the oncoming threat. Can he turn his Narrator: Henry Strozier 12 CDs / 13.75 Hrs. dreams of becoming a Kung Fu hero into reality?
The Snow Empress / Laura Joh Rowland Kung Fu Panda: The Warrior’s Guide / Narrator: James Yaegashi 9 CDs / 10.50 Hrs. Heather Scott: Meet all the characters and relive the movie’s unforgettable moments.
Kung Fu Panda Game (XBOX 360): Embark on an epic, action- packed adventure with the unlikely hero, his teacher Shifu, and the legendary Kung Fu masters, the Furious Five. Through 13 legendary levels from the movie and beyond, you must work your way to be- come the Dragon Warrior.
America’s Fight for Independence From Book to Film
The Revolution : From the roots of the rebellion & the signing of the Declaration of Watchmen / Alan Moore: It all begins Independence to victory on the battlefield with the paranoid delusions of a half- at Yorktown & the adoption of the U.S. Con- stitution this tells the remarkable story of insane hero called Rorschach. But is Ror- this pivotal era in American history. 4- schach really insane or has he in fact un- volume set, 13 part series from The History covered a plot to murder super-heroes Channel. and, even worse, millions of innocent ci-
vilians? On the run from the law, Ror- schach reunites with his former team- mates in a desperate attempt to save the
world and their lives, but what they un-
Volume 1 cover will shock them to their very core Boston, Bloody Boston ; Rebelling To Revolution ; Declaring Inde- and change the face of the planet! Following two generations of pendence ; American Crisis masked superheroes from the close of World War II to the icy
shadow of the Cold War comes this groundbreaking comic story Volume 2 Path To World War ; Forging An Army ; Treason & Betrayal -- the story of The Watchmen.
Volume 3 Warner Bros. & director Zack Snyder (of 300 The War Heads South ; A Hornet's Nest ; The End Game fame) is bringing The Watchmen to theaters in
Volume 4 the spring of 2009. The cast includes: Jeffrey Becoming A Nation ; Road To The Presidency ; A President And His Dean Morgan, Carla Gugino, Malin Akerman, Revolution and Jackie Earle Haley. 6
Cat Sitter on a Hot Blaize Clement is the Tin Roof: When author of the Dixie Dixie meets Laura Hemingway professional Halston, a newcomer pet sitter mystery series. to Siesta Key, she recognizes a kindred Living the Vida Lola: A Lola Cruz Mystery / spirit and believes Misa Ramirez: Dolores "Lola" Cruz loves shoes, she's found a new kung fu, and her job as an underling at Camacho Latest Title friend. Laura con- and Associates, a private investigation firm in fesses that she's in hiding from an Sacramento. After a year and a half on the job, abusive husband. Later, when Laura her sexy and mysterious boss, Manny Camacho, receives threatening phone calls, Dixie finally assigns Lola her first big case--a woman's is certain the husband is the culprit. disappearance. If Lola gets it right, it could mean But the more Dixie learns about Laura, a big bump up the career ladder. But this is no the less certain she is about anything… grocery store stakeout. The woman turns up and then matters turn deadly. As she dead and the same thing could hapen to Lola if she doesn't watch tries to understand Laura’s past, Dixie her back. Complicating matters are the reappearance of Jack Cal- is forced to acknowledge things about laghan, the gorgeous guy who first inspired Lola to surveil in high herself that she’s never faced before. school, and her loving but meddling family that she still lives with. ON ORDER Can Lola solve the murder, reconnect with her long-time crush, and • Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter help her cousin's quinceañera go off without a hitch? Misa Ramirez's • Duplicity Dogged the Dachshund debut novel is a delicious mix of mystery, romance, and all-out-fun. • Even Cat Sitters Get the Blues Filled with sizzling scenes and side-splitting humor, Living the Vida Jessica Fed Up: Part-time Lola is a thrilling ride. ON ORDER Conant-Park student Chloe Carter Meet the Author & Susan Conant is planning her best This mother / daughter friend’s wedding, Mira Ramirez writing team creates the working for her par- Misa Ramirez introduces fledgling P.I. Lola Cruz in Chloe Carter series — ents—and glued to her stylishly funny debut entitle, “Living the Vida Lola” from St. Martin’s Press Minotaur. Misa, a AKA Gourmet Girl mysteries . her chef boyfriend, former middle and high school teacher, says of Josh, as he competes herself that she is a “blonde-haired, green-eyed, Latest Title to star in a new TV proud to be Latina-by-Marriage girl who loves series. The premise: following Lola on her many adventures.” The second book in Lola Cruz series, Dead Girl Walk- Josh hijacks unsuspecting grocery shop- ing, will be in published in 2010. pers and prepares them gourmet din- http://misaramirez.com ners. Everything’s going great—until one shopper drops dead. With the cam- eras on him from the beginning, Josh is Readers’ Advice for Cozy Mystery Fans obviously innocent, but Chloe wonders: Was it one of Josh’s competitors? Or If you are a fan of the cozy mystery, you will be thrilled with the Web the deceased’s husband? Or someone site Cozy Mystery List: A Guide to Cozy Mysteries (& Other Favorite) Books and DVDs . Cozy Mystery List offers fans of the on the crew? Sifting through suspects, genre a place to find all things Cozy. The site offers the following Chloe deals with wedding chaos and readers’ advisory assistance: Josh’s erratic behavior. She’ll have to • balance her plate while trying to catch What’s New to the Cozy Mystery List • Cozies By Theme a food felon… ON ORDER • New Releases • Authors A - Z Previous Titles: • Holiday Mystery Book Lists • Steamed • Mystery Book Awards • Simmer Down • Turn Up the Heat Web Address: www.cozy-mystery.com/ You Choose! See a title you like? Request it at the library or from our website @ 7 www.pcdl.lib.oh.us! These mysteries will be available from publishers in January & February, 2009. Love Cozy mysteries? Try www.cozy-mystery.com/
Author Title Sleuth Bk Cover Art # January
Suzanne Arruda The Leopard’s Prey Based on real life woman Jade del Cameron, 1900’s American Adven- 4 turess Janet Evanovich Plum Spooky Between-the-Numbers Stephanie Plum, Bounty hunter N
Tami Hoag Deeper Than the Dead Single title mystery thriller N
G. A. McKevett A Body to Die for Savannah Reid, Plus-sized P.I. 14
Fairstein, Linda A. Lethal Legacy Alexandra Cooper, Assistant DA 11
Ralph McInerny The Wisdom of Father Dowling Father Dowling 28
Erica Spindler Breakneck Detectives M.C. Riggio and Kitt Lundgren N
Jill Gregory & Karen Tintori The Illumination Natalie Landau, museum curator N February
Nancy Atherton Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon Lori Shepherd, Amateur sleuth 14
Annette Blair A Veiled Deception A Vintage Magic Mystery Madeira Cutler, Fashion Designer / Witch 1
Kate Collins Evil in Carnation A Flower Shop Mystery Abby Knight, Flower shop owner 8
Margaret Grace Malice in Miniature A Miniature Mystery Geraldine Porter, Miniaturist 3
Rosemary Harris The Big Dirt Nap Dirty Business Mystery Paula Holliday, Professional Landscaper 2
Lee Martin The Lipstick Killers Debut Mary McGruder Katz, Criminal Defense Atty 1
Lorna Barrett Bookmarked for Death Booktown Mystery Tricia Miles, Haven’t Got a Clue bookstore 2 owner Shirley Rousseau Murphy Cat Playing Cupid Joe Grey, cat detective 14
Tamar Myers Batter Off Dead Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery Magdalena Yoder, Amish Innkeeper 16
T. Jefferson Parker The Renegades Deputy Sheriff Charlie Hood 2
Cathy Pickens Can’t Never Tell Southern Fried Mystery Avery Andrews, Southern Lawyer 5
Melinda Wells Death Takes the Cake Della Cooks Mystery Della Carmichael, Cooking show hostess 2
Mystery Partially Solved! For fans who’ve been wondering what on earth happened to Jerrilyn Farmer, author of the Madeline Bean culinary mystery series, here’s a clue -- Jerrilyn is listed as co-author of Joan River’s debut cozy mystery entitled: Murder at the Academy Awards : A Red Carpet Murder Mystery . When or if Jerrilyn will ever get back to her Maddie Bean mysteries is still, well, a mystery!
Murder at the Academy Awards / Joan Rivers & Jerrilyn Farmer: A just-back-from-rehab starlet drops dead while entering the Academy Awards, and the only ones who can solve the crime are Maxine (Max) Taylor and her daughter Drew, fun and thinly disguised versions of Joan Rivers and her daughter Melissa. Oscar night. The Kodak Theater. Hollywood. The red carpet is out and Max and Drew are on the job - mikes in hand. Hot young actress, Halsey Hamilton, is trying to reform her image after a bad year of too much partying. She's moved herself, semi- permanently, into rehab. Imagine Halsey's triumphant return to Hollywood as she marches up the red carpet, bypassing all the other camera crews, and heads straight for Max. What if she doesn't march so much as stagger? And then falls down at Max's feet, clutching the bottom of Max's divine Michael Kors gown? Is this a case of public overdose? Or is it murder? ON ORDER. 8 The Arcane Society series began as historical ro- mance penned under Amanda Quick. Now the series continues as contemporary romance under the author’s real name -- Jayne Ann Krentz.
It's not easy being famous when your life is falling Running Hot (Arcane Society, Bk 5) / Jayne apart... Georgie York has been dumped by her “What I Did Ann Krentz: Ex-cop Luther Malone, lifelong mem- movie star husband, her own film career is ber of the secretive paranormal organization For Love” tanking, and her public image as a spunky known as the Arcane Society, is waiting to meet romantic heroine is taking a serious by Grace Renquist. Hired as an aura-reading consult- beating. What should a down-on-her- ant in the quest for a murder suspect, she’s got luck actress do? NOT go to Ve- Susan Eliza- zero field experience. She’s from tiny Eclipse Bay, gas...NOT run into her detestable former Oregon. She’s a librarian, for heaven’s sake. beth co-star—dreamboat-from-hell Bramwell As for Grace, she’s not expecting much either from Malone, Shepard...and NOT get caught up in a ridiculous who walks with a cane and isn’t so good with a gun. Nice rés- Phillips incident that leads to a calamitous elopement. Be- umé for a bodyguard . . .But even before they reach their hotel fore she knows it, Georgie has a fake marriage, in Maui—where they’ll be posing as honeymooners—Grace and fake husband, and maybe (or not) a fake sex life. Luther feel the electric charge between them. Problem is, they It's a paparazzi free-for-all, and Georgie's non- need to remain vigilant day and night, because it soon becomes supporting cast doesn't help. There's Bram's punk- clear there’s more going on. Rogue sensitives are pouring into nightmare housekeeper; Georgie's pushy parent; a the luxury resort...Grace recognizes those dark spikes in their suck-up agent; an icy studio head; and her ex- auras. She saw the same pattern in someone else in another husband's new wife, an international do-gooder life—a life she hasn’t revealed to Luther or anyone else. And she who just might win the stupid Nobel Peace Prize! understands how dangerous these people can be . . . especially As for Georgie's leading man... Bram, with his angel with para-hunters at their sides. blue eyes and twisted black heart, has never cared
about anyone but himself. Still, he's giving the per- The Lost Recipe for Happiness / Barbara formance of his life as man in love—thanks to the O’Neal: It’s the opportunity Elena Alvarez has been half a million dollars she's paying him. It was official. She'd married the waiting for–the challenge of running her own devil. Or had she? Two enemies find themselves working without a script in kitchen in a world-class restaurant. Haunted by an a town where the spotlight shines bright...and where the strongest emotions accident of which she was the lone survivor, Elena can wear startling disguises. ON ORDER knows better than anyone how to survive the odds. With her faithful dog, Alvin, and her grandmother’s Stolen Fury: Oh, is he handsome. And charming. recipes, Elena arrives in Colorado to find a restaurant in as des- And sexy as all get out. Dr. Lisa Maxwell isn’t the perate need of a fresh start as she is–and a man whose passion- type to go home with a guy she barely knows. But, ate approach to food and life rivals her own. Owner Julian Lis- hey, this is Italy and the red-blooded Rafe Try Debut wood is a name many people know but a man few do. He’s Sullivan seems much more enticing than come to Aspen with a troubled teenage daughter and a dream of Author cataloging a bunch of dusty artifacts. the kind of stability and love only a family can provide. But for After being fully seduced, Lisa wakes to Elizabeth Elena, old ghosts don’t die quietly, yet a chance to find happi- an empty bed and, worse yet, an empty ness at last is worth the risk. ON ORDER safe. She’s staked her career as an archae- Naughton ologist on collecting the three Furies, a priceless set Would-Be Witch / Kimberly Frost- Debut! The of ancient Greek reliefs. Now the one she had is family magic seems to have skipped over Tammy gone. But Lisa won’t just get mad. She’ll get Jo Trask. All she gets are a few untimely visits even. from long-dead, smart-mouthed family ghost Edie.
But when her locket—an heirloom that happens to She tracks Rafe to Florida, and finds the sparks be- hold Edie’s soul—is stolen in the midst of a town- tween them blaze hotter than the Miami sun. He wide crime spree, it’s time for Tammy to find her may still have her relic, but he’ll never find all three inner witch. After a few experiences with her dysfunctional without her. And they’re not the only ones on the magic, Tammy turns to the only person in small-town Duval, hunt. To beat the other treasure seekers, they’ll Texas, who can help: the very rich and highly magical Bryn Ly- have to partner up—because suddenly Lisa and Rafe ons. He might have all the answers—and a 007 savoir faire to are in a race just to stay alive. ON ORDER boot—but the locket isn’t the only heirloom passed down in Action Adventure Romance! Tammy’s family. She also inherited a warning: stay away from Lyons. ON ORDER YOU CHOOSE! 9 Romance Novels available from publishers in Jan & Feb. See something you like? Request it at the library or online at www.pcdl.lib.oh.us
Author Title Subgenre Or FYI
January
Lara Adrian Veil of Midnight Midnight Breed, Bk 5 Vampire / Erotica
Jessica Andersen Dawnkeepers The Final Prophecy Fantasy / Apocalyptic
Gerry Bartlett Real Vampires Don’t Diet Series Comedy / Glory St. Claire, 4 Sadie Callahan Lone Star Woman Contemporary American West
Becky Cochrane A Coventry Wedding Contemporary
Victoria Dahl Talk Me Down Contemporary
Lisa Dale Simple Wishes Women’s Fiction
Susan Donovan The Girl Most Likely To... Contemporary
Cassie Edwards Her Forbidden Pirate Historical / Pirate
Christine Feehan Murder Game Ghostwalkers, 7 / Paranormal
Julie Garwood Fire and Ice Romantic Suspense
Gemma Halliday Mayhem in High Heels Romantic Mystery series, #4
Julie Harper For the Love of Pete Comedy / FBI
Cat Linder Kiss of a Traitor Historical / Amer Revolution
Kat Martin Heart of Courage Historical / Heart series, Bk 3
Fern Michaels Final Justice Rules of the Game The Sisterhood, Bk 5
February Elizabeth Aston Mr. Darcy’s Dream Pride and Prejudice Continuation
Annette Blair Never Been Witched Triple Witch Trilogy, Bk 3
Connie Brockway So Enchanting Historical
Candace Camp The Courtship Dance Historical
Liz Carlyle Tempted All Night Historical
Deborah Cooke Kiss of Fate Dragonfire, Bk 3 / Fantasy
Jana DeLeon Trouble in Mudbug Ghost-in-Law Mystery Romance
Kimberly Frost Would-Be Witch Southern Witch series, Bk1 Sherrilyn Kenyon Dream Warrior Dream-Hunter Novel
Jenna MacLaine Grave Sins Cin Craven Novel, Bk 2 Melissa Mayhue A Highlander of Her Own Daughters of the Glen, Bk 4
Cheyanne McCray The First Sin Erotica A Lexie Steele Novel Linda Lael Miller Logan Montana Creeds Kate Perry Marked By Passion Guardians of Destiny Luanne Rice The Geometry of Sisters Women’s Fiction JoAnn Ross Shattered A High Risk Novel Lynsay Sands Devil of the Highlands Historical Susan Wiggs Fireside The Lakeshore Chronicles 10
Adventure on Wheels Interestin’ Fellahs
Evel Knievel Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Life of Evel / Evel Knievel: He's in the Wrestling / Bret Hart: Written without collabo- Guinness Book of Records for the most rators and based on decades of tape recordings he broken bones in a single year. He made throughout his career, HITMAN is Bret Hart's claimed to have slept with more than brutally honest, perceptive and startling account of 2,000 women. He battled alcoholism and his life in and out of the ring that proves once and gambling addictions, was jailed for at- for all that great things come in pink tights. tacking a colleague with a baseball bat, 5-Star review rating on Amazon.com! and blew an estimated $60 million for- tune. And he became a superstar for God in the Foxhole: Inspiring True Stories of repeatedly staring death in the face with Miracles on the Battlefield / Charles W. his headline-grabbing stunts on his flying Sasser: From the battlefields of the American Civil motorbike. Evel Knievel was the last War through World Wars I and II, from Korea and great gladiator, an extraordinary thrill-seeker with an even more Vietnam to the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan, extraordinary life that endeared him to millions. soldiers of all faiths have struggled for understand- A searching and at times harrowing re-appraisal of the life of ing and called on a higher power when faced with Evel Knievel, Stuart Barker's definitive biography captures the the realities of combat. God in the Foxhole is a superstar status that Knievel held and also examines the origina- stunning collection of true personal accounts from tor of Xtreme sports--a man whose love of gambling, women generations of American soldiers whose faith, in and drinking, ensure his legend will live forever. Through meticu- the words of author Charles W. Sasser, "has been born, reborn, lous reporting and interviews, Barker penetrates the legends to tested, sustained, verified, or transformed under fire." A renowned divulge the complete story of one of the most compelling Ameri- master of combat journalism and a former Green Beret, Sasser has cans ever. gathered an immensely moving collection of war stories like no other - - stories of spirituality, conversion, and miracles from the battlefield. Top of the World: The inside story of the Boston Celtics' amazing one-year Dog Talk: Lessons Learned from a Life with Dogs / Harrison Forbes with Beth Adelman: turnaround to become NBA champions / DOG TALK chronicles Harrison Forbes's life with Peter May: “I’m on top of the world,” dogs, from the first bond he formed as a boy with shouted NBA Defensive Player of the Year a Belgian Tervuren named Sabina, to the story of Kevin Garnett after the Boston Celtics Lex, a police dog who attacked his owner’s wife, clinched their 17th NBA championship and was redeemed by Harrison’s intense love and respect for the breed. Forbes also offers practical over their arch rival, the Kobe Bryant-led aspects of understanding and dealing with what- Los Angeles Lakers. Indeed he was on top ever type of dog the reader may have. In DOG as were his teammates as the most illustrious franchise in NBA TALK, the pet owner will find fascinating insights into behavioral prob- history won their first championship in over twenty years. Peter lems, as each chapter addresses a different situation or issue. DOG May, who has covered the Boston Celtics for nearly 25 years for TALK is at times funny, irreverent, insightful, and touching, and it will deepen the reader's understanding of dog behavior and as a result the Boston Globe and the Hartford Courant chronicles the re- will enable him to approach his own dog in a fresh and motivated way markable 2008 championship run of the team in green. to begin, improve, mend, or strengthen a relationship that can last a lifetime. About the Author: Harrison Forbes has been a dog trainer and behaviorist for over 20 years and has trained over 600 police dogs for departments all over the country. For the past 14 years he has hosted the nationally syndicated radio show, Pet Talk. Tales From the Dad Side: 11 Misadventures in Father- hood / Steve Doocy: The author of the New York Times bestseller THE MR & Fantasy MRS HAPPY HANDBOOK Ender in Exile / Orson Scott Card: At the close of Ender's Game , Andrew Wig- Steve Doocy takes another gin – called Ender by everyone – is told that he can no longer live on Earth, and he stab at familial advice with realizes that this is the truth. He has become far more than just a his lively and illuminating boy who won a game: he is the Savior of Earth, a hero, a military account of fatherhood. Doocy, a father himself, genius whose allegiance is sought by every nation of the newly will give all fathers and sons answers to the shattered Earth Hegemony. He is offered the choice of living in iso- questions they've faced for millennia. Through a lation on Eros, at one of the Hegemony’s training facilities, humorous look at the pitfalls of parenthood, but instead the twelve-year-old chooses to leave his home world Doocy shows parents that even during moments and begin the long relativistic journey out to the colonies. With him of great frustration they are not alone. In Tales went his sister Valentine, and the core of the artificial intelligence from the Dad Side , Doocy regales parents with that would become Jane. The story of those years has never been told… until tales about his refreshing and marvelously hilari- now. ous experiences as a father. The Pirate King (Transitions, Bk. 2) / R.A. Salvatore: Drizzt Waking Giant: America returns to Luskan, and the Realms will never be the same! The in the Age of Jackson / Arcane Brotherhood has long held the city of Luskan in their power, David S. Reynolds: A fas- but when corruption eats away at their ranks, Captain Deudermont cinating and definitive his- comes to the rescue of a city that has become a safe haven for the tory of Jacksonian America Sword Coast's most dangerous pirates. But rescuing a city from by Bancroft Prize-winning itself may not be as easy as Deudermont thinks, and when Drizzt author David S. Reynolds can't talk him out of it, he'll be forced to help.
Action Thrillers After the Fire: A True Story of Friendship and The Dracula Dossier / James Reese: Stalled in his writing ca- Survival / Robin Gaby reer and feeling overwhelmed by his charismatic, successful boss Fisher: On January 19, Sir Henry Irving, Bram Stoker returns to London in the summer of 2000, a fire raged through 1888 determined to turn his life around. Moving from Manhattan to Seton Hall University’s London's West End and Whitechapel, from Dublin to a ritualistic freshman dormitory, killing denouement in Edinburgh, this sweeping, magnificent novel is a three students and injuring suspenseful trip into the heart of literature and history, as Stoker 58 others. Among the vic- sets out on the "true" adventure that will later inspire him to write Dracula. tims were Shawn Simons and Alvaro Llanos, roommates from poor A Most Wanted Man / John Le Carré: A half-starved young neighborhoods who made their families proud by Russian man in a long black overcoat is smuggled into Hamburg at getting into college. They managed to escape, dead of night. He has an improbable amount of cash secreted in a but both were burned terribly. AFTER THE FIRE purse around his neck. He is a devout Muslim. Or is he? He says his is the story of these young men and their coura- name is Issa. geous fight to recover from the worst damage Annabel, an idealistic young German civil rights lawyer, determines the burn unit at Saint Barnabas hospital had ever to save Issa from deportation. Soon her client's survival becomes seen. It is the story of the extraordinary doctors more important to her than her own career -- or safety. In pursuit and nurses who work with the burned. It is the of Issa's mysterious past, she confronts the incongruous Tommy Brue, the sixty- story of mothers and fathers, of faith and family year-old scion of ...a failing British bank based in Hamburg. and the invisible ties that bind us to each other. Annabel, Issa and Brue form an unlikely alliance...Meanwhile, scenting a sure kill in It is the story of the search for the arsonists--and the "War on Terror," the rival spies of Germany, England and America converge the elaborate cover-up that nearly obscured the upon the innocents. Thrilling, compassionate, peopled with characters the reader truth. And it is the story of the women who came never wants to let go, A Most Wanted Man is a work of deep humanity and uncom- to love these men, who knew that real beauty is mon relevance to our times. a thing not seen in mirrors. 12 Your library keeps your changing needs in mind
Reminders... ♦ The Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group meets the 2nd Friday of every month at 10 AM at the Senior Center in Eaton -- 800 East St. Clair St. If you or someone you know is in the position of raising their grandchildren, give An interactive program for this unique and supportive group at nursing home residents try. Contact Juanita Moore, PCCOA 937-456-4947 or Marlene Ressler, PCDL 937-456-4376. It might be cold and dreary outside, but Outreach Ser-
vices plans to keep things warm and sunny at the nursing ♦ We Care: A Caregiver’s Support Group meets the first Monday of every month at 2 PM at the Senior Center in homes by offering the following Beyond Books programs: Eaton. Why take time out of your busy day to attend? Be- cause We Care isn’t your run-of-the-mill support group. Their motto is, “Let us serve you” and that is exactly what Marlene writes: “In January they intend to do. Not only will they offer the information and we will be making Valentine’s emotional support caregivers need, but they will also provide the put-your-feet-up-and-relax opportunity caregivers crave. cards for the residents to give to The programs last approximately 1 – 1-½ hours. Volunteer their family or friends. In caregivers will provide on-site assistance with your loved one. The Senior Center will provide FREE handicapped accessible lieu of Presidents Day February will find transportation. Please call the Senior Center one week before us learning about the U.S. Presidents the meeting to schedule transportation (456-4947). We Care is sponsored by and their families. the Preble County In March, we will Council on Aging, Preble County Dis- celebrate Women’s History Month.” trict Library, Heartland, Van- crest, Greenbriar, and Pheasant Run Village. For more infor- mation contact Juanita Moore, PCCOA, at 456-4947 or Hot — err News Flash! Recommended Read! Marlene Ressler, PCDL, 456-4376.
American Thighs: The Sweet Potato ♦ The “We Care” Kickoff was held in November and was a Queens' guide to preserving your assets / great success! Twenty caregivers attended and were enter- Jill Conner Browne: "If I can save one tained with funny skits starring Juanita Moore and Rose Arm- strong. At one point in the show, they performed as Sonny woman from these thighs, I will not have (Rose) and Cher (Juanita) singing “I got You Babe”. It was a lived in vain," #1 New York Times best- hoot! selling humorist Jill Conner Browne writes in American Thighs, her handbook and ♦ Monday, January 5 -- We Care: A Caregivers Sup- memoir for the Hot and Flashy. Whether port Group meets for “An Afternoon Tea” at 2 PM. “Care- young enough to look "hot" or of the age givers are invited to a delicious pamper session!” Marlene to only feel that way (in flashes with Ressler explained. “You will be able to sit back, relax, and buckets of sweat), every woman has given, or will give, ample enjoy yourself.” thought to preserving her best "assets" (thighs included), so
♦ Monday, February 5 — We Care: A Caregivers that the dread transition from "cute girl" to "ma'am" won't be Support Group meets for “Hospice 101” at 2 PM. quite so unsettling. Learn what you need to know about hospice care. Here are stories of growing up and learning about life -- usually the hard way! From disastrous haircuts and color jobs to fash- ion or verbal faux pas committed, from the kiss wished for but
Informative Website to out: www.epa.gov/aging/ never gotten to the one that should have been skipped, these are the moments that mark each of our journeys from what we thought back then to what we now know. 13
A Member of the Family: Cesar Getting to Know You… Millan's guide to a lifetime of fulfillment with your dog / Cesar Millan, with Melissa Multiple Blessings / Jon and Kate Gosselin and Beth Jo Peltier: Brimming with practical tips Carson: Three years after giving birth to twin daughters, and techniques, the book addresses the Kate and Jon Gosselin became pregnant again—with sextu- most common issues and questions that plets. Kate’s candid and emotionally-charged book chronicles emerge over the course of a person's the exhausting challenges she and Jon faced from the time lifetime relationship with a dog, explain- the babies were conceived through the first two years of their ing what it takes to be a good dog owner. lives, and the faith it took to get through each day. The Smart Cookies’ Guide to Making My Word Is My Bond / Roger Moore with Gareth Owen: More Dough: how five young women got One of the most recognizable big-screen stars of the past half- smart, formed a money club, and took century, Sir Roger Moore played the role of James Bond longer control of their finances / The Smart than any other actor, bringing his finely honed wit and wry Cookies with Jennifer Barrett charm to one of Hollywood's most beloved and long-lasting characters. Still, Bond was only one in a lifetime of roles Bob Schieffer’s America / Bob Schieffer: stretching back to Hollywood's studio era, and encompassing Schieffer's "Final thoughts," with which he stardom in theater and television on both sides of the Atlantic. closed his broadcast on Face the Nation, ... Wise, rueful, candid, graceful commentaries In Spite of Myself: A Memoir / Christopher Plummer: A from one of journalism's most stylish and rollicking, rich portrait of a life. And what a life! By one of respected writers. today’s greatest living actors. Behind the Grand Ole Opry Curtain / He is...I Say: How I learned to stop worrying and love Robert K. Oermann: Renowned music Neil Diamond / David Wild: One fan’s witty, loving, and historian Robert K. Oermann reveals the deeply personal biographical portrait of the legendary singer- intimate stories of the Opry's greatest songwriter of such enduring anthems as Cherry, Cherry, stars, who share the most emotional mo- Sweet Caroline, and America. ments of their lives, including: Dolly Par- ton...,about her marriage to Carl Dean, Call Me Ted / Ted Turner with Bill Burke: The mystery surrounding the death of the The great American maverick of our time re- king of country music, Hank Williams...Trace Adkins's ex- leases his long-awaited memoir, revealing his periences in some of the roughest honky-tonks in the lonely childhood, the devastating loss of his father, intimate country, Garth Brooks's marriage to his "best friend" Trisha details of his marriage to Jane Fonda, and his unparalleled Yearwood, The shocking murder of beloved Hee Haw co- success as a businessman and philanthropist. median Stringbean. Based on over 150 firsthand interviews with the stars themselves, these are the private lives be- Don’t Mind if I Do / George Hamilton with William hind the public personas from which the most beloved Stadiem: An intimate behind-the-scenes assessment of Holly- country music songs are drawn. wood, presented from the perspective of a long-time film, tele- Staff Pick vision, and stage performer recounts his witness to such Library staff member Jim Corson rec- events as Richard Burton's proclamation of love to Elizabeth ommends Muse of Fire: Operation Taylor and one of Judy Garland's suicide attempts... Homecoming Writing the Wartime
Experience. Directed by Lawrence Born Country: How faith, family, and music brought me Bridges, the film explores the overall home / Randy Owen: member of the popular country music value of Operation Homecoming which group Alabama traces his youth on a small sharecropper farm is a project created by the National and the ways in which his faith enabled him to avoid the Endowment for the Arts to help troops temptations of his successful life, in an account that also and their families write about their traces the story of the band. wartime experiences. 14 Stories of Love and Faith
Readers are all abuzz about… New Audio CDs Too busy to sit down and read? Trapped in your car The Shack / William Paul Young: Mackenzie Allen Philips’ for long drives? Give Inspirational audio CDs a try! youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation, and evidence that she may have been brutally mur- dered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon A Lady of Secret Devotion / Tracie Peterson wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting The Edge of Recall / Kristen Heitzmann him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judg- From a Distance / Tamera Alexander ment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will Dark Horse: A Political Thriller/ Ralph Reed change Mack's world forever. Where Love Dwells / Delia Parr
♦ Rachel’s Secret (Riverhaven Years, Bk 1) / B.J. Hoff Looking for a Miracle / Wanda E. Brunstetter ♦ Plain Perfect (Daughter’s of Promise, Bk 1) / Beth Wiseman Until We Reach Home / Lynn Austin ♦ In the Shadow of the Sun King (Darkness to Light, Bk 1) / Golden Keyes Parsons The Pawn / Steven James ♦ A Time to Gather (Safe Harbor, Bk 2) / Sally John and Gary Smalley Whirlwind / Cathy Marie Hake ♦ Until We Reach Home / Lynn Austin The Longing / Beverly Lewis Road to Nowhere / Paul Robertson
Victoria Osteen releases her first adult book, Love Your Life: Living Happy, Healthy, and Whole: Do you ever feel like your life is moving at the speed of light? Are you constantly trying to keep Collections up with all of your commitments and Each book contains short stories written by one author responsibilities? In this day and age when modern communication and technology cause North Carolina Weddings by Yvonne Lehman focuses on our lives to move faster than ever, many people strug- three women, Sara, Ellen, and Tyler, who find romance at an gle to strike a balance between all the segments of awkward time in their lives. Can each trust God to lead them to a life purpose and partner? their lives--family, friends, career, social obligations, Oklahoma Brides by Vickie McDonough introduces us to and self...No matter where you are in your life, no “three impulsive young women who have only themselves to matter what responsibilities you may carry, you can rely on when trials wreck their dreams for tranquil futures. Re- find peace, balance, and enjoyment in every area of bekah finds herself racing westward, away from the stepfather who is willing to barter away her virtue. Kate is suddenly wid- your life; but it all starts with you. You have more owed and about to wed a man whose hiding a criminal life- power inside you than you realize; all you have to do style. Sasha leaves the city to find her only remaining relative is learn to tap into what you already have! As you be- in Indian Territory. Will these women slow down long gin to recognize your own abilities and influence, and enough to find faith and love waiting for them on the Okla- homa prairie?” use them in healthy ways, all the other areas of your life will fall into order. Heartsong Presents… Love Inspired... A New Joy / Susan Page Davis Family Treasures / Kathryn Springer Everlasting Promise / Ramona K. Cecil A Military Match / Patricia Davids Wild at Heart / Vickie McDonough Shield Refuge / Carol Steward The Preacher Wore A Gun / Joyce Livingston The Good Neighbor / Sharon Mignerey Butterfly Trees / Gail Gaymer Martin The Protector’s Promise / Shirlee McCoy A Treasure Regained / Pamela Griffin Carousel Dreams / Paign Winship Dooly Captive Dreams / Cara C. Putnam 15
Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives: An All- Keeping Recipes American Road Trip ...with Reci- pes / Guy Fieri: Food Network star Guy Cookbooking: The Delicious New Way Fieri takes us on a tour of America's to Scrapbook by Barbara Winkler is a most colorful diners, drive-ins, and new book that has been added to the dives-including a classic recipe from each library shelves. According to the synop- establishment-in this tie-in to the enor- sis, the book “...shows accomplished mously popular TV show. scrapbookers and newcomers alike how to combine organization and inspi- Join Guy Fieri, host of the hugely popular Food Network show ration…” to create a keepsake of fam- Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, as he takes you on a tour of 60 of ily history through recipes. This got me the best local restaurants across America, as featured in his very to thinking about my own recipe-keeping efforts begun several favorite episodes. Bursting with his iconic personality, the book years ago after a kitchen remodel. I had made sure that my new will follow his hot-rod trips around the country, mapping out the kitchen cabinetry included drawers and shelves where I could best places you've never heard of. Whether he's visiting the leg- organize and store all of my family recipes and cookbooks. endary Squeeze Inn in Sacramento, CA, delighting in clam chow- der from Evelyn's Drive-In in Tiverton, RI, or savoring mini-Mex I was never very neat or organized when it came to recipe keep- rolls at Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge in Minneapolis, MN, he's ing. I had recipes written on the backs of envelopes, lunch sacks, showcasing the amazing personalities, the fascinating stories, and scrap paper. Those recipes that had made it onto recipes and most important, the outrageously good food provided by cards were stained, dog-eared, and, in one case, written on by these American treasures. ON ORDER my 4-year old daughter who was practicing her brother’s first name. I spent hours rewriting all of these beloved recipes onto Easy Everyday Cooking: If you love to beautiful new recipe cards. I lovingly organized them by category cook but don't have the time, Easy Eve- and slipped each new card into its rightful place. I closed the ryday Cooking is your solution. Filled with drawer with a sigh of contentment for a project well done. more than 190 enticing and no-fuss reci- pes for everything from main dishes, side But do you know that the very first time I went to make one of dishes, appetizers, snacks, and desserts, these recipes, instead of pulling out one of the new cards, I this book makes cooking for your family reached instead for the old stained version that I had been too easier than ever ... and the tempting sentimental to throw away? Somehow the new cards, lovely as flavors of the meals you prepare will they were, didn’t feel right in my hand. There was no history have everyone asking for seconds. there. No familiarity from notes and directions written in my mother’s hand. No stains or creases or scribbles to remind me of Estefan Kitchen / Emilio & Gloria happy times spent making meals for family and friends. It dawned Estefan: International music superstars on me that recipes are more than the paper they are written on. Gloria and Emilio Estefan are making their They mark the history of your kitchen and need the battle scars to popular recipes public—offering readers a prove it. A well-loved recipe is messy and well worn. It shouts its peek through the kitchen doors of Bongos success from every stain, crease, and tear. Cuban Café, home of authentic Cuban cui- sine à la 1950s Havana. From savory tapas I’ve gotten better at using my new recipe and easy-to-make individual and family- cards -- I didn’t want all of my hard work style entrées, to scrumptious desserts and signature cocktails, to be in vain, afterall! But my precious Estefan Kitchen covers complete menus that will surely become originals are kept in a safe place. a staple of its readers’ households. They can recreate the savory Please keep in mind when reorganizing dishes of Bongos Cuban Café authentic Cuban cuisine—right in and recopying your recipes to safeguard their own kitchen— with this collection of tried-and-true recipes. your originals -- especially if they are handwrit- Filled with Gloria and Emilio’s personal accounts, culinary inspira- ten by family members. A recipe jotted down by your mother on tion, and Cuban cuisine’s historical context, Estefan Kitchen is a the back of an envelope will mean more to you than the prettiest timeless cookbook that brings readers into their lives, culture, recipe card ever could. ~ CLR~ and food. 16
If You Like... New Arrivals Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series try Seen the movie & loved the tunes? Check out the soundtrack! P.C. Cast’s House of Night Series
Twilight Motion Picture Soundtrack: Super- Mete Zoey Redbird, a 16-year-old gifted, but fledging vampire massive Blackhole (Muse), Decode (Paramore), who attends the House of Night school to learn the ropes of be- Full Moon (The Black Ghosts), Leave Out All the coming an adult vampire. The story takes place in an alternate Rest (Linkin Park), Spotlight [Twilight Mix] universe where vampires and humans coexist. ♦ (Mutemath), Go All the Way [Into the Twilight] Marked: It sucks to begin a new life, especially away from (Perry Ferrell), Tremble For My Beloved her friends, and on top of that, Zoey is no average fledg- (Collective soul), I Caught Myself (Paramore), ling. She has been chosen as special by the vampyre God- Eyes On Fire (Blue foundation), Never Think dess Nyx...To add to her stress, she is not the only fledgling (Rob Pattinson), Flightless Bird, American Mouth (Iron & Wine), Bella’s at the House of Night with special powers: When she dis- Lullaby (Carter Burwell) covers that the leader of the Dark Daughters, the school's most elite group, is misusing her Goddess-given gifts, Zoey must look deep within herself for the courage to embrace The Parliament of Blood / Justin Richards: her destiny--with a little help from her new vampyre friends. In Victorian London, after discovering that vam- ♦ Betrayed: Fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird has settled in at pires really do exist and that they are plotting to the House of Night. But when she needs her new friends the end the human race, friends George, Liz, and most, death strikes the House of Night, and Zoey must find Eddie join Sir William Protheroe in an increas- the courage to face a betrayal that could break her heart ingly desperate effort to find ways to stop them and jeopardize her world. from overthrowing Parliament and, eventually, ♦ Chosen: Dark forces are at work at the House of Night and taking over the world. fledging vampyre Zoey Redbird's adventures at the school
take a mysterious turn. Those who appear to be friends are
turning out to be enemies. And oddly enough, sworn ene-
mies are also turning into friends. So begins the gripping Stonehenge / Toney Allman: Explore the third installment of this "highly addictive series" in which incredible place called Stonehenge, and learn of Zoey's mettle will be tested like never before. some of the mysteries that still baffle us today. ♦ Untamed: Zoey's adventures at vampyre finishing school Includes the following topics: Mysterious Stone- take a wild and dangerous turn as loyalties are tested, henge -- The people of Stonehenge -- A culture shocking true intentions come to light, and an ancient evil is of circles and rings -- Celts and Stonehenge -- awakened Exploring the "why" of Stonehenge -- Stone- ♦ Hunted — Coming Soon! Publication date 3/03/09 henge's destiny.
The House Bunny (PG-13): When Playboy Bunny, Shelly, is tossed out of the Playboy Man- sion, she has nowhere to go. She quickly falls in with the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. The members of the sorority, all seven of whom are socially inadept, are about to lose their house. The girls need a dose of what only the eternally bubbly Shelley can provide. Eventually, the girls, and Shelly, learn to stop pretending to be what they think others want them to be and start being themselves.
Publication created by Cheryl Richter, 2009 All book synopsis’ taken from the product summary unless otherwise noted.