Wednesday, July 24, 2013

The Backyard Parables:Lessons on Gardening, and Life



In her latest book, The Backyard Parables: Lessons on Gardening, and Life, Margaret Roach has harvested thirty years of what she calls her "backyard parables." These parables are deceptively simple, instructive stories collected from a life spent digging deep in the ground around her upstate New York home. In this lyrical memoir of a gardening year, we find her hard-won wisdom laced with humor. She also includes in each chapter her best tips for garden making, discouraging all manner of animal and insect opponents, and
much, much more. Enjoy


                            
 

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Dementia and the family


As per the Alzheimer's Association of America, over 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease today.
Moving Miss Peggy, a beautifully written story by author Robert Benson should be read by anyone who has older parents and/ or relatives in their care.
He takes us along with him and his family as they deal with their mother's dementia and the pressing need to transition her to an assisted living facility. The love that he and his siblings have for their mother is evident in the care to which they go to help make this transition work for Miss Peggy and themselves.

Monday, June 3, 2013

Waiting for Mumford & Sons?

Are you waiting for Mumford & Sons' new CD Babel? No reason for the music to stop playing... here is a list of artists that are considered similar to Mumford & Sons.

Mumford & Sons suggestions

Monday, May 6, 2013

Love reading in the bathtub

Do you love reading in the bathtub but fear getting your book wet?

Then check out this 8yr olds invention to prevent a wet book.

Inspired? For more inspiration check out these titles:
Inventions

Monday, April 29, 2013

Think Romance Novels are too steamy?

If you think romance novels are too steamy than you have not heard about the new trend in romance lit (and it does not involve vampires or witches). The hottest trend is called, Bonnet Rippers and they are romance books set in the Amish country.

Authors include:
Beverly Lewis
Wanda E. Brunstetter
Jerry & Tina Eicher

Check the WCCLS catalog for a listing of Amish Fiction.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Another Diet Book?

No. This is not another diet book. This is a nutrition book that examines the relationship between diet and disease. According to the book jacket, "The China Study presents a clear and concise message of hope as it dispels the multitude of health myths and misinformation." Read it today and make your own decision.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Integrating Audio and Text on your Device

Do you like having text read to you? Many people have reasons for wanting words on a screen also play a recording. Some people who are learning to read or who have other learning curve needs do enjoy such features.

The audiobook and ebook craze has just begun, and there are hundreds of devices that are trying to provide access to audio and text.

Gale Virtual Reference Library which WCCLS provices, can be an app on your device, and it finds your location as long as GPS is on. If all your settings are a go, then you can click Listen in any of your search results and hear the text read along as you read.

Gale Virtual Reference Library is a huge reference shelf of books and encyclopedias.

You have to have other apps to make it work. You have to have Adobe Flash Player. By the way if you have a Galaxy 7, which is what I used to try this on, it might be set up so that it can't shop in any place other than Google Play. If that happens just change those settings -- Go to Settings. There are settings called Personal Settings, go under Security. then go under Device Administration. Then under that is Unknown Sources. Just put the check box into that setting and enable access to apps that are elsewhere on the web. Because Adobe Flash Player (on today 4-11-13) was not Google Play app store material.