THIS WEEK! Thursday, August 15 | 6:00 pm | Page to Stage: Private Lives ty Noel Coward | tickets free to members when registering
FEATURED EVENTS Thursday, August 22 | 6:00 pm | In Conversation: Jenny Odell with Cathy Park Hong | tickets free to members when registering Thursday, September 5 | 6:30 pm | In Conversation: Tommy Orange with Steve Wasserman
SEMINAR SERIES Tuesday, August 27 | Tuesday, September 3 | Tuesday, September 10 5:30pm - 7:00 pm: | First in a Series of Four Seminars on James Baldwin's Books
Chilly winter nights are good for cozying up with a hot mug of something decadent to drink and watching a really good movie. To get you geared up for the announcement of the 2013 Academy Award nominees in January, the Mechanics’ Institute Library staff selects some of our favorite films in the collection. Here are a few recommendations to whet your appetite:
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BOOKS
FICTION
Alessa Adamo Night flight
Roberto Bolaño Distant star
Victor LaValle Big machine
Historical Fiction
Barbara Mutch The housemaid's daughter
Mystery...
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Classic: adj. Serving as a standard of excellence: of recognized value <classic literary works> (Source: Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Accessed: Decemb...
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I’ve been burning to read this book since I first learned about James Marsh, a chemist employed by the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich (outside of London), and his discovery of a test for arsenic. The Inheritor’s Powder is a fascinating read!
The book traces the court case of John Bodle – the grandson of wealthy farmer George Bodle who suddenly fell desperately ill on the morning of November 2, 1833. Three days late...
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This month, the Library begins subscribing to this service which provides timely and unbiased investment information and analysis covering thousands of securities. Complete reports for approximately 2,400 mutual funds, 1,400 stocks, and 400 ETFs are available, with guidance on when to buy, sell or hold particular securities. Quicktake Reports, which include portfolio, risk, performance, and management information, covers 13,000 funds and 8,000 stocks. Members will have in-house and remo...
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BOOKS
FICTION
Greg Baxter The apartment
Roland Merullo Vatican waltz
Historical Fiction
Robert Morgan Gap Creek
Antonio Muñoz Molina In the night of time
Multi-...
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To Marry an English Lord, by Gail MacColl and Carol McD. Wallace; illustrated by David Cain 974.71 M129
Immediately after the Civil War, many industrialists and their families flocked to the American social capital, New York. There, the wealthy men found themselves welcomed; however, the women were blocked entrée into the ballrooms of Old New...
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As 2013 comes to a close, many of us are ruminating about the year just past and evaluating which parts of our lives could bear a little re-boot or renewal. If you are determined to begin a...
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BOOKS
FICTION
Fabio Bartolomei Alfa Romeo 1300 & other miracles
Joshilyn Jackson Someone else's love story
Patricio Pron My fathers' ghost is climbing in the rain
Adriana Trigiani The Supreme Macaroni...
BOOKS
FICTION
Daniel Alarcón At night we walk in circles
Mitch Albom The first phone call from heaven
Anne Raeff Clara Mondschein's melancholia
Robert Stone Death of the black-haired girl
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