Odd Life of Timothy Green
"A time and a season for everything" is the backdrop for this delightful family movie. Tim comes to a couple that is unable to have a child in the form of the characteristics they chose. It has lessons for us that remind us we only have our loved ones for a short time. Acorn's copy is on the New DVD shelf and more copies are available through SWAN.
-Darlene, Circulation
Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
I
seen the movie Safe Haven last week, however it is a bit different than the
book for obvious reasons. Safe Haven is about a young woman named Katie who
mysteriously appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport. Katie
steals a deceased neighbor’s identity and decides to run away and start a new
life. Katie tries avoiding personal relationships, because she is running from
an abusive relationship with her detective husband. She lives in constant fear
that he will find her. She finds a small cottage to live in and becomes friends
with her neighbor Jo. While Katie is still nervous & terrified, she begins
to let down her guard and starts a relationship with Jo’s widowed husband Alex.
He is the father of two small children, which really become attached to Katie
very quickly. Katie struggles with her past and secrets as she begins to fall
in love and leave behind her former life. She realizes she has to risk
everything to find her Safe Haven, Love.
-Becky, Youth Services
The Day My Brain Exploded by Ashok
Rajamani
This surprisingly humorous memoir chronicles Rajamani's physical and mental recovery from a massive brain bleed at the age of twenty-five due to a malformation that was buried inside of him since birth. The book touches upon several subjects, among them his motley group therapy sessions, poignant family relationships, his not-so-glamorous career in PR before the incident, and what life was like growing up Indian American in a small, cookie cutter town in the Midwest. Though the sequence of events is at times erratic, with unfinished narratives begging to be resolved, the hurried pace, self-deprecating asides, and hilarious dialogues made this a book I quite literally did not put down from the moment I started reading. It is available through SWAN.
This surprisingly humorous memoir chronicles Rajamani's physical and mental recovery from a massive brain bleed at the age of twenty-five due to a malformation that was buried inside of him since birth. The book touches upon several subjects, among them his motley group therapy sessions, poignant family relationships, his not-so-glamorous career in PR before the incident, and what life was like growing up Indian American in a small, cookie cutter town in the Midwest. Though the sequence of events is at times erratic, with unfinished narratives begging to be resolved, the hurried pace, self-deprecating asides, and hilarious dialogues made this a book I quite literally did not put down from the moment I started reading. It is available through SWAN.
-Anna, Youth Services
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer
I started reading this book about a year ago when I started to embrace a vegetarian diet, and have read the rest in bits and pieces since then. This book dives into the belly of what vegetarianism is all about - the philosophy behind why some people embrace it. Foer carefully weaves facts about the meat industry with personal experiences that he’s had to bring together a beautiful exposition of vegetarianism - and then lets the reader come to his or her own conclusions. It’s a great book for anyone who wants to just know more about the subject and what really goes on in the meat/poultry/fish industries. The book is available on shelf at Acorn!
-Judy, Reference
Searching for Sugar Man
The Oscars are on Sunday, and Searching for Sugar Man is up for the Documentary Feature award. Two fans want to find out what happened to an enigmatic singer whose message of peace and love inspired South Africa during its darkest days of apartheid. Their hunt ends in Detroit, where the troubadour has carried on as a serene, soft-spoken construction worker. Though it could have dug a little deeper, Searching for Sugar Man is a rather sweet celebration of the power of music and the magic of life’s surprises. It's available from Acorn, and can be requested from SWAN.
-Megan, Reference
The Other Dream Team
The 1992 USA Men’s Basketball Team was known as the Dream Team because the lineup included Jordan, Bird, Magic, and Barkley. The Other Dream Team is the Lithuanian Men’s Basketball Team that included Sabonis, Kutinaitis, Chomičius , and Marčiulionis. The Lithuanians were formerly on the Soviet team that won the Gold at the 1988 Olympics. 1992 was there first National Olympics as a sovereign nation. The country did not have enough money to send the team to Barcelona so the Grateful Dead funded the team – and provided them awesome tie-dyed warm-ups. The documentary is an inspiring story of a post-Communist country told through the world of basketball. Acorn's copy is located on the New DVD shelf.
-Mike, Reference
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer
I started reading this book about a year ago when I started to embrace a vegetarian diet, and have read the rest in bits and pieces since then. This book dives into the belly of what vegetarianism is all about - the philosophy behind why some people embrace it. Foer carefully weaves facts about the meat industry with personal experiences that he’s had to bring together a beautiful exposition of vegetarianism - and then lets the reader come to his or her own conclusions. It’s a great book for anyone who wants to just know more about the subject and what really goes on in the meat/poultry/fish industries. The book is available on shelf at Acorn!
-Judy, Reference
Searching for Sugar Man
The Oscars are on Sunday, and Searching for Sugar Man is up for the Documentary Feature award. Two fans want to find out what happened to an enigmatic singer whose message of peace and love inspired South Africa during its darkest days of apartheid. Their hunt ends in Detroit, where the troubadour has carried on as a serene, soft-spoken construction worker. Though it could have dug a little deeper, Searching for Sugar Man is a rather sweet celebration of the power of music and the magic of life’s surprises. It's available from Acorn, and can be requested from SWAN.
-Megan, Reference
The Other Dream Team
The 1992 USA Men’s Basketball Team was known as the Dream Team because the lineup included Jordan, Bird, Magic, and Barkley. The Other Dream Team is the Lithuanian Men’s Basketball Team that included Sabonis, Kutinaitis, Chomičius , and Marčiulionis. The Lithuanians were formerly on the Soviet team that won the Gold at the 1988 Olympics. 1992 was there first National Olympics as a sovereign nation. The country did not have enough money to send the team to Barcelona so the Grateful Dead funded the team – and provided them awesome tie-dyed warm-ups. The documentary is an inspiring story of a post-Communist country told through the world of basketball. Acorn's copy is located on the New DVD shelf.
-Mike, Reference
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