Come and check out these and some of the other new DVDs and materials (or at least new to us) added to our library collection…
FICTION:
Flight
War Horse
Midnight In Paris
The Ice Storm
Creature From The Black Lagoon
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Cloud Atlas
Sherlock, season 2
Howl’s Moving Castle
Pain & Gain
The Neverending Story
The Stepford Wives
Oblivion
Certified Copy
Now You See Me
The Squid And The Whale
Django Unchained
Ted
The Flowers Of War
The Shining
Tangled
The Black Hole
It
Take Shelter
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Side Effects
Rango
Downton Abbey, season 3
Godzilla
Hereafter
The Dark Knight Rises
The Rock
My Fair Lady
Tiny Furniture
Identity Thief
NON-FICTION:
Afraid Of The Dark
The Creation Of The Computer
Stories We Tell
Thomas Jefferson
Jesse James
Brain Games
Jesus Camp
Latino Americans
Houdini
Herod’s Lost Tomb
Bob Dylan: No Direction Home
Yoga For Beginners With Desi Bartlett
Yoga For Weight Loss
Dance Off The Inches: Hip Hop Party
10 Minute Solution: Fat Blasting Dance Mix
Secrets Of Body Language
The Science Of Sex Appeal
What Will The Future Be Like?
The Fabric Of The Cosmos
The Medal Of Honor: The Stories Of Our Nation’s Most Celebrated Heroes
Wyatt Earp
Wanted: Billy The Kid, Dead Or Alive
Guns: The Evolution Of Firearms
Art & Copy
Harlan Ellison: Dreams With Sharp Teeth
Bully
A Place At The Table
Mythbusters, Collection 2
American Teacher
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Please note that DVDs could be checked out between the time they end up on the blog and when you come to check them out. If you don’t see the items you’re looking for then please come up to the front desk and we’ll put your name on the reserve list for when the item returns.
Come and check out these and some of the other new books and materials (or at least new to us) added to our library collection…
FICTION:
Stake & Eggs by Laura Childs
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross by James Patterson
Wyoming Fierce by Diana Palmer
Silver: Return To Treasure Island by Andrew Motion
Alpha by Greg Rucka
The Jade Notebook by Laura Resau
The Wheel Of Time: The Eye Of The World, Vol. 1 by Robert Jordan, adapted by Chuck Dixon, and illustrated by Chase Conley
The Wheel Of Time: The Eye Of The World, Vol. 2 by Robert Jordan, adapted by Chuck Dixon, and illustrated by Andie Tong
Richard Castle’s Storm Season: A Derrick Storm Mystery by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Emanuela Lupacchino
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The Twelve Clues Of Christmas by Rhys Bowen
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Target Lancer by Max Allan Collins
A Season Of Angels by Thomas Kinkade and Katherine Spencer
Agenda 21 by Glenn Beck and Harriet Parke
Superman, vol. 1: What Price Tomorrow? by George Pérez and illustrated by Jesús Merino, Nicola Scott, and Trevor Scott
Fox Tracks by Rita Mae Brown
The Legend Of The Broken by Caleb Carr
NON-FICTION:
The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook by Deb Perelman
Obama On The Couch: Inside The Mind Of The President by Justin A. Frank
Obama And The Middle East: The End Of America’s Moment? by Fawaz A. Gerges
Twenty Something: Why Do Young Adults Seem Stuck? by Robin Marantz Henig and Samantha Henig
The Revenge Of Geography: What The Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts And The Battle Against Fate by Robert D. Kaplan
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Please note that books mentioned here could be checked out between the time they end up on the blog and when you come to check them out. If you don’t see the items you’re looking for then please come up to the front desk, OR call us, OR send us an email at robinsbaselibrary@gmail.com and we’ll put your name on the reserve list for when the item returns.
Come and check out these and some of the other new DVDs and materials (or at least new to us) added to our library collection…
FICTION:
Windtalkers
The Messenger
The Right Stuff
All The President’s Men
I Am Legend
Blow Out
The American
Outland
Army Of Darkness
The Bone Collector
Funny Games
Definitely, Maybe
Insidious
Apollo 13
Top Dog
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
State Of Play
The Bedroom Window
NON-FICTION:
Get Fit With Belly Dance!
The Pill
Beijing 2008 Highlights: The Games Of The XXIX Olympiad
Michael Phelps: The Inside Story Of The Beijing Games
Restrepo
In The Womb
Walt Whitman
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Please note that DVDs mentioned here could be checked out between the time they end up on the blog and when you come to check them out. If you don’t see the items you’re looking for then please come up to the front desk, OR call us, OR send us an email at robinsbaselibrary@gmail.com and we’ll put your name on the reserve list for when the item returns.
For more information about this and other deadlines, see here.
Most of the pictures in this post are of “Home,” a recent sculptural art installation by a very talented artist named Miler Lagos. You can find more information about this project here and here.
J.K. Rowling’s post-Potter book for adults has a title now: The Casual Vacancy.
Watch 10 celebrities reading famous poems aloud, including Bill Murray reading a poem called “Another Reason I Don’t Keep a Gun in the House” by Billy Collins to construction workers below…
Come and check out these and some of the other new books and materials (or at least new to us) for Young Adults added to our library collection…
FICTION:
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler and illustrated by Maira Kalman
Daniel Handler writes fun and interesting novels for all ages, including books for adults and young adults under his own name, and the popular A Series Of Unfortunate Events books he wrote for kids under the name Lemony Snicket, and so I’m expecting his new book to be a winner. And to help promote it, he’s started The Why We Broke Up Project, which allows users to log in and share and read their own stories of romantic woe.
Pretty Bad Things by C. J. Skuse
Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber
Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey
Virals by Kathy Reichs
Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol
Ultimate Spider-Man: Death Of Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Mark Bagley
Takio by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming
The Only Ones by Aaron Starmer
Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard
Two Truths And A Lie by Sarah Shepard
Pretty Little Secrets by Sara Shepard
New books in the Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game series.
Daughter Of Smoke And Bone by Laini Taylor
Jefferson’s Sons by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
The Statistical Probability Of Love At First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
Can I See Your I.D.?: True Stories Of False Identities by Chris Barton and illustrated by Paul Hoppe
Booklist has called this book “thoroughly researched and grippingly presented,” and author Chris Barton brings you ten vignettes that are insightful and exhilarating. The stories are true, and fascinating, and presented in a way that’s easy for the reader to get into the mindset of the historical person whose masquerade and adventure is being read about. One of the subjects included is Frank Abagnale, who was a confidence man, forger, skilled impostor, and escape artist who later reformed and went on to work as a security consultant after he reformed. His autobiography, Catch Me If You Can, was later turned into a film starring Leonardo Dicaprio and Tom Hanks and directed by Steven Spielberg. You can find author Chris Barton talking about his book below:
Money And Banking (Dollars And Sense: A Guide To Financial Literacy) by Jonah Wallach and Clare Tattersall
Savings And Investments (Dollars And Sense: A Guide To Financial Literacy) by David W. Berg and Meg Green
Sojourner Truth, A Self-Made Woman by Victoria Ortiz
Black Gold: The Story Of Oil In Our Lives by Albert Marrin
Beyond Bullets: A Photo Journal Of Afghanistan by Rafal Gerszak with Dawn Hunter
Author/photojournalist Rafal Gerszak first went to Afghanistan in 2008 and spent a year embedded with an American military unit, documenting the life of U.S. soldiers in the country, seeing what they saw and experiencing what they experienced. Later, Gerszak came back to Afghanistan, with no escort, completely on his own, with the goal of documenting the daily life of the people of Afghanistan, to see what their lives are like during this wartime. This book provides not just one fascinating perspective on a country mired in conflict, but two perspectives. It’s an amazing look at war, one that is humanized, but never romanticized.
Malcom X: A Graphic Biography by Andrew Helfer and illustrated by Randy DuBurke
Into The Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way By Land, Sea, and Air by Stewart Ross and illustrated by Stephen Biesty
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Please note that books could be checked out between the time they end up on the blog and when you come to check them out. If you don’t see the items you’re looking for then please come up to the front desk and we’ll put your name on the reserve list for when the item returns.
Come and check out these and some of the other new DVDs and materials (or at least new to us) added to our library collection…
FICTION:
The Other Guys
Takers
The Box
2009, directed by Richard Kelly. Based on a short story by the brilliant writer, Richard Matheson, who was responsible for a lot of great, classic episodes of The Twilight Zone, and in fact Matheson’s original story that this movie is based on, “Button, Button” was previously adapted into an episode of the newer version of The Twilight Zone in the 80s. The film stars Cameron Diaz, Frank Langhella, and James Marsden, and looks a little silly, but also fun. I really enjoyed Richard Kelly’s first film, Donnie Darko, but didn’t care much for his follow up film, Southland tales, so I’m really curious how this will turn out. Check out the trailer below:
The Kids Are All Right
Hopscotch
The Conspirator
Absolutely Fabulous: Complete Series 1
Videodrome
The King’s Speech
2010, directed by Tom Hooper. This movie was the big winner at last year’s Oscars, taking home the Best Picture prize, as well as Best Director for Hooper, Best Screenplay for David Seidler, and Best Actor for Colin Firth, who plays King George VI.
Broadcast News
1987, directed by James L. Brooks. Starring Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks, and William Hurt. This is one of the best and smartest romantic comedies that I’ve ever seen and I really wish that they still made movies like this.
2001: A Space Odyssey
Joe Versus The Volcano
In The Mood For Love
2000, directed by Wong Kar-wai and starring the ever glamorous Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung. I’ve got to warn you: This is one of my favorite movies of all time and I will hype it endlessly. Set in Hong Kong in 1962, it’s the story of a man and a woman who become neighbors and friends and not long after realize that they’re spouses are having an affair together. They develop a longing and an affection for each other but refuse to give in to the same temptation that their married partners succumbed to. The plot sounds horribly sad, but it’s also beautiful, and much credit is owed to cinematographer Christopher Doyle’s visuals. You could literally take any frame from this film and hang it on your wall as art.
NON-FICTION:
Guns, Germs, And Steel
March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed The World And More Stories About African American History
Grizzly Man
Soundtrack For A Revolution
The September Issue
Ken Burn’s Prohibition
This 2011 television documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick has been highly anticipated amongst several of our library patrons so I hope that everyone gets a chance to look at it. It apparently draws very heavily from a book by Daniel Okrent called Last Call: The Rise And Fall Of Prohibition, which we also have. Check out the trailer below:
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