Sep 1 2010
Ultimate Sailing

I have more than a passing interest in sailing since my husband sails a snipe and I often photograph the regattas in which he competes. Sharon Green fills the book with colorful photos of sailboat races. Green grew up sailing on Ontario's lakes. She combines her love of sailing with her love of photography to produce these stunning images. Green captured her images by r...
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Aug 31 2010
Zombieland

This is a funny, bizarre, goofy, absurd take on the standard "zombies taking over" type of film. It compares favorably with Shaun of the Dead (2004), in many ways. In a world in which the majority of the population has fallen victim to some sort of virus that has turned them into brain-eating zombies, you'd think that the few unaffected human survivors would gladly team up to effectively find a way to fight off the plague of zombies. Not so much. Jesse Eisenberg plays n...
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Aug 31 2010
2 Bodies for the Price of 1

This is a good series for readers waiting for the next Stephanie Plum book. The author has taken what is normally a heartbreaking story and turned it on its ear and made it a laugh out loud delight. We meet Carlotta Wren ten years after she and her brother were abandoned by their parents. Their father, Randolph, was accused of investment fraud. Randolph maintained that he was framed. Instead of staying and fighting the c...
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Bethany Books Talk
A Life of Crime

Friday, September 3, 2010
10:30 a.m.-Noon
Bethany Branch Library
1810 N. Cotner Blvd.

Great Books
Reading & Discussion Group
The Bible: "Ecclesiastes"

Thursday, September 9, 2010
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Gere Branch Library
2400 S. 56th St.

Gere Books Talk
Welcome Back!

Monday, September 13, 2010
2:30-4:00 p.m.
Gere Branch Library
2400 S. 56th St.

John H. Ames Reading Series
Rick Cypert

Sunday, September 19, 2010
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Bennett Martin Public Library
136 S. 14th St.

Just Desserts
Mystery Discussion Group
"The Spellman Files" by Lisa Lutz

Thursday, September 30, 2010
6:45-7:45 p.m.
South Branch Library
2675 South St.

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Three Rivers: Journeys and Junctures: A Collection of Essays about the Mississippi, Missouri, and the Platte Rivers
Lisa Knopp - Essayist

Wednesday, October 6, 2010
12:10-1:00 p.m.
Bennett Martin Public Library
136 S. 14th St.

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