BOOKS
Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
William F. Buckley, Jr. The story of Henri Tod
Jean-Francois Parot The baker's blood
V.L. Towler Severed
Anne Zouroudi The lady of sorrows
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[read more]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
BOOKS
Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
William F. Buckley, Jr. The story of Henri Tod
Jean-Francois Parot The baker's blood
V.L. Towler Severed
Anne Zouroudi The lady of sorrows
...
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Does the price of Hamilton tickets give you sticker shock? Mechanics’ holds a collection of film adaptations of plays and musicals that members can check out for free. Stop by the DVD and Blu-ray display on the 2nd Floor, and enjoy these titles from the comfort of your home.
Heather says:
It seems like a natural progression when plays are translated into films, allowing everyone to enjoy the biggest hits on Broadway with a ten dollar ti...
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BOOKS
FICTION
Barbara Browning The gift
Halle Butler Jillian
Alexandre Dumas The man in the iron mask
Alexandre Dumas Twenty years after
Val Emmich...
Notwithstanding Trollope's focus on the "librarianess" and her dual qualities of "pretty" and "learned" as explicated in the Oxford English Dictionary (my favorite go-to for information, word history, and idle browsing), a librarian is "a keeper or custodian of the library," i.e., one "concerned with or employed about books" (vol. VII, p889). These days, a keeper of the library is employed about much more than...
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As vacation season approaches, I'm dreaming of taking a trip, hitting the road, and seeing the world. In my case, I'll be heading up to Ashland, Oregon for a week in July to see my family and breathe in the smell of pine trees. Until July, I'll be seeing the world via books. Staying in San Francisco and want to take a little mini-break? We've created a reading list for you that will take you around the world, book by book. Stop by th...
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BOOKS
FICTION
Janet Benton Lilli de Jong
Tracy Chevalier New boy
René Depestre Hadriana in all my dreams
Rodrigo Fresan The invented part
Barbara Gowdy...
BOOKS
FICTION
Hala Alyan Salt houses
Bryn Chancellor Sycamore
Charmaine Craig Miss Burma
Alexandre Dumas Louise de la Vallière
Shekhar Paleja...
Do you love to cook or do you get your cooking fix by just “reading” cookbooks? I am a sucker for a beautifully thought out and photographed cookbook regardless of whether or not I actually prepare one of the recipes! In this day and age when most cooks search for individual recipes on the Internet, I am mildly surprised at how popular the Mechanics’ Institute’s collection of cookbooks continues to be, circulating on par with our popular Chess collection.
Over the past 18...
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BOOKS
FICTION
Fredrik Backman Britt-Marie was here
Fredrik Backman My grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry
Paula Cocozza How to be human
Mary Gordon There your heart lies
Lisa Ko...
In celebration of Asian Pacific Heritage Month, this May’s audio book selections feature works by authors with roots from countries all over Asia.
Mr. Muo's Travelling Couch by Dai Sijie (CD Fic Dai)
Dai Sijie, a Chinese-French author, tells the tale of inept psychology scholar Mr. Muo who returns to China after studying in France for 11 years to search for his lost sweetheart. O...
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