January Book Club Selection - The Pillars of the Earth
We had our February book club meeting on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at the Library.
In January we started reading The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. As this is a very large book, we have decided to read this book over two months (January and February).
At our meeting everyone said they are enjoying the book. We all felt that the characters and story are very interesting.
At our March meeting on March 10, 2010 we will discuss this book some more.
Up coming selections:
- March 2010 - The Bishop Man by Linden MacIntyre
- April 2010 - 2nd Chance by James Patterson
- May 2010 - World without End by Ken Follett
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Just for Valentine’s Day - All for Love by Tudor
Today I listed “All for Love” by Tasha Tudor.
The theme of this book of poetry, letters, songs, stories, folklore and customs is Love. Also their is a section on the Tudor’s family Valentine’s Day customs and traditions. Color illustrations by Tasha Tudor.
The author has also included Love Songs, including: Annie Laurie, My Love is Like a Red Red Rose, Early One Monring and more, with notes and lyrics (for piano).
The last chapter of this book has gifts and celebrations of the author and her family, including: How to Make Cake Sale Booths, How to Make a Flower Pot Valentine Card, How to Make Valentine Bouquets; Recipe for a Festive Punch and Valentine’s Cake Recipe.
A lovely book about love which would make a great gift for that special person in your life this Valentine’s Day.
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Author J. D. Salinger dies today at age 91
J. D. Salinger died today at the age of 91, of natural causes at his home in New Hampshire. He is best know for his book The Catcher in the Rye which was published in 1951.
This is the news article that I read today.
To learn more about J. D. Salinger, visit Wikipedia.
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December Book Club Selection - This Year It Will be Different
We had our January book club meeting on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at the Library.
Our December selection was This Year It Will Be Different by Maeve Binchy. A collection of 15 Christmas tales about love and family snarls in the season of comfort and joy, set in England, Ireland, and Australia.
We discussed this book a bit and the consensus was that it was not what we expected for Christmas stories and most of us did not enjoy this selection.
If you would like to read other books by Maeve Binchy, you can find more books by her on www.amazon.ca.
Our January book club selection is The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. As this is a very large book, we will be reading the first half of this book in January and the second half in February.
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New Hompage - Winter Sports
With the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics starting in February, we are currently featuring books about Winter Sports and past Winter Olympics.
Canada on Ice
by Benedict, Michael and D’Arcy Jenish (eds)
Subject: Sports, Recreation, Games
Ken Watson on Curling
by Watson, Ken
Orser A Skater’s Life
by Orser, Brian with Steve Milton
Subject: Biography
The Official Commemorative Book XV Olympic Winter Games
by Robertson, Lloyd and Brian D. Johnson
Subject: Sports, Recreation, Games
Twenty-seven Days in September/Vingt-sept Jours En Septembre
by Macfarlane, John
Subject: Sports, Recreation, Games
The Official Book of The XVII Olympic Winter Games Lillehammer 1994
by Bjornsen, Knut (ed)
Subject: Sports, Recreation, Games
And Howe: An Authorized Autobiography
by Howe, Gordie and Colleen Howe with Tom DeLisle
and more!!
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Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year!!
We would like to thank all of our customers for their continued business in 2009.
Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year.
Debra & Phil Trylinski
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November Book Club Selection - Where the Heart Is!
We had our December book club meeting on December 8th, 2009 at Kathy’s Place. We had a Christmas Supper (turkey and all the trimmings).
After we had supper, we discussed our November book club selection, Where the Heart is by Billie Letts. Everyone enjoyed this book and we all thought it was an easy read and a great story.
This is the story of Novalee Nation, who at age 17, and 7 months pregnant was dropped off at the Wal-mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma with only $7.77 in change, by her boyfriend, Willy Jack Pickens.
Novalee meets 3 people her first day at the Wal-mart store, who later are there for her when she is in need and become her best friends. At the town library she meets the town librarian, Forney Hull, who introduces Novalee to the world of books and becomes a very important person in her and her child’s live.
In December we will be reading This Year Will be Different by Maeve Binchy.
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Accident at November Book Club Meeting!
At the November 11th book club meeting I had an accident. While unplugging the kettle, it tipped and boiling water spilled and burned my left leg and both ankles. Turned out to be 2nd degree burns.
My burns are healing slowly, everyone says it takes a long time for burns to heal.
Be very careful when unplugging a stand up kettle, as they tip easily. You do not want to have this happen to you, as it is very very painful.
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October Book Club Selection - 1st to Die!
At our Novemer 11th book club meeting we discussed our October selection, 1st to Die by James Patterson. This is the 1st book in James Patterson’s Women’s Murder Club Series.
A serial killer is stalking and murdering newlyweds on their honeymoon and San Francisco Homicide inspector Lindsay Boxer takes the case. While on the case Lindsay Boxer meets three other women–a lawyer, a reporter, and the city medical examiner. These women join forces to solve this gruesome crime and the Women’s Murder Club is born.
This book kept me in suspense until the very end, and I was very surprised at who the serial killer was.
The ladies enjoyed this book and next year we will be reading the 2nd book in this series.
In November our book club selection is Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts.
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Recently Listed - Modern Europe and More!!
We have been busy listing books lately, which you may find interesting.
Canadian School Plays Series One by Jones, Emrys Maldwyn (ed)
Subject: Texts
The Kestrels Plot Adventure by Mason, Stanley Weston
Subject: Children - 1985 and earlier
Men Who Knew God: Samuel, Amos, Haggai by Wee, M. O.
Subject: Religion
The Brilliant and Tragic Life of W. M. W. Haffkine by Waksman, Selman A.
Subject: Biography
Home Made Banners by Allen, Ralph
Subject: Fiction
Modern Europe by Thomas, Harrison C. and William A. Hamm
Subject: Texts
High School English Composition: Western Canada Series by Stevenson, O. J. and H. W. Irwin
Subject: Texts
Charting The Counselor’s Course by Northway, Mary L.
Subject: Texts
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