you know you want it

a free ARC, that is, of Stieg Larsson’s “The Girl Who Played with Fire,” the follow-up to the enormously successful “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.”  first Sno-Isle Libraries employee to comment will receive a delivery of said arc.

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April Adult Nonfiction – 000-399

Annotations from Baker& Taylor or Ingram

The Art of the Heist: Confessions of a Master Art Thief, Rock-and-Roller, and Prodigal Son

Connor, Myles J. / Siler, Jenny

Traces the exploits of a bank robber, con man, and art thief who once stole a Rembrandt from Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, describing his childhood as the son of a decorated police officer and his notorious heists that eventually resulted in his imprisonment.

 The Devil’s Tickets: A Night of Bridge, a Fatal Hand, and a New American Age

Pomerantz, Gary M.

Relates the true story of Myrtle Bennett, who murdered her philandering husband over a game of bridge in 1929, and the dramatic courtroom trial that made Ely Culbertson, who provided color commentary of the proceedings, a card game celebrity.

 The Kennedy Legacy: Jack, Bobby and Ted and a Family Dream Fulfilled

Bzdek, Vincent

A three-way family history of the Kennedys as viewed through the intertwined careers of John, Robert, and Ted evaluates how each passed the torch to his subsequent brother; traces Ted’s more than four-decade career; and explores the collective contributions that they are passing on to the next generation.

 Showing Up for Life: Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime

Gates, Bill, Sr. / Mackin, Mary Ann

The father of one of the most successful businessmen in history conveys the values and principles he has learned in life, has instilled in his children, and which he now practices on a world stage as the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

 Unfinished Business: What the Dead Can Teach Us About Life

Van Praagh, James

The best-selling author of Ghosts Among Us shares stories of regret, remorse, and advice as received from spirits during his long career as a world-famous medium, in a guide that counsels readers on such topics as being kind to others, letting go of emotional baggage, and self-forgiveness.

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Tweens are reading

Ypulse, a daily news and commentary website geared towards youth marketing to teens, tweens and Generation Y, surveyed tweens and the results were posted in Checking The Pulse: Tweens and Books.

Some of the findings:

Tweens are readers, 90% who responded to the survey responded that they “enjoy reading.”

When asked if they would read books on an eReader, 64% responded “what’s an eReader?”

64% said that they usually read a book before deciding to see the movie version.

(via EarlyWord)

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