Are you looking for something worthwhile to read this summer? I have the perfect book just for you. “Murphy’s Law” is the first in a series of 17 mystery novels written by Rhys Bowen, the author of the Anthony Award- and Agatha Award-winning Molly Murphy Mysteries. We meet Molly Murphy, a no-nonsense, feisty, redhead Irishwoman from Ballykillin, County Mayo. Today, […]
The novel titled, The Search For God At Harvard by Ari L. Goldman is not only inspirational but also educational. The following is Dallas Librarian Catherine Ritchie’s take on this book: In 1985, New York Times religion reporter Goldman – currently a Professor of Journalism at Columbia University – was granted leave to take a year of classes at Harvard […]
Brian Malloy’s acclaimed debut novel titled, The Year Of The Ice has its setting in Minneapolis in the late 70s. This book is a story of a painfully revealing year, threatening to shatter the tenuous bonds between a father and his teenage son. Teenager Kevin, our narrator, is coping with the recent death of his mother in a car accident […]
Oh, how I wish to hold you in my arms And protect you from all fears and harms Although you are far away I pray to be with you night and day I love you my dear And there’s a lot I’d like to share Red roses, wine, and candlelight dinner too And to look you in the eye […]
Former U.S. President Barack Obama is again sharing his annual lists of favorites. “This has become a fun little tradition for me, and I hope it is for you, too,” Obama noted. “This year’s list includes everything from explorations of class dynamics and relationships, to an inspired reboot of a classic graphic novel, to a portal back to one of […]
I dreamed, I slept Or maybe I dreamt that I slept. Is life such a chore That even guiltless pleasures are hampered by innocuous thoughts? After all, isn’t that what dreams are, Innocent thoughts that we remember or wished were true, Like the love that got away. Or the one that didn’t. But then again Either could be a nightmare. […]
I’m so sorry, the younger intern began… The prognosis was simple, and, once delivered, these young medical genii delivered the news with the prerequisite feigned humility, faces down, eyes withdrawn, voices low. It seems to be a brain injury, the older intern stated. Possibly an occlusion of the right interior carotid that’s causing a stroke, the younger intern chimed in. […]
The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries — Rene Descartes. Summer is almost over but it’s never too late to reach for that favorite book and while away those leisure hours in reading. Former U.S. President Barak Obama has also made it easy by providing his summer reading list that […]
“Statistics show that there are roughly 15 million people in the US with autoimmune thyroid disease. Approximately 12.5 million of these have been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s and 2.5 million of these with Grave’s disease,” remarked author, Michelle Corey. The thyroid gland is located at the front of the neck. It secretes thyroid hormones that control metabolism, including growth and energy […]
Looking for mystery and suspense? Here is a review by Humanities Specialist from the Dallas Library that ought to stimulate your interest in the book titled, The Outsider by Stephen King. Terry Maitland is a respectable member of his community. He coaches little league, teaches English, and is an all-around family man. But when the desecrated body of an 11-year-old […]
