Tech & Book Talk at SSCL

Hi everyone, welcome to our Suggested Listening posting for this week!

Suggested Listening postings are published on Fridays; and our next Suggested Listening posting will be out on Friday,

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And here are the 10 recommended songs of the week!

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Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive by Johnny Mercer (Genre: Vocal, Jazz)

From The Album: Accentuate The Positive! (1957)

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After Hours by Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra (Genre: Jazz, Swing)

From The Album: Presenting After Hours (1957)

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Baby, Please Don’t Go by Them (with Van Morrison on vocals) (Genre: Classic Rock)

From The Album: The Complete Them (1964-1967)

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Black Night by Charles Brown (Genre: Vocal, R&B)

From The Album: Blues Masters, Vol. 1: Urban Blues (1992; Rhino Records)

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Couldn’t Stand The Weather by Stevie Ray Vaughan (Genre: Guitar, Rock, Blues)

From The Album: Couldn’t Stand The Weather (1984)

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Fiona by Fantastic Cat (Genre: Folk, Singer-Songwriter)

From The Album: The Very Best of Fantastic Cat (2022)

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It’s Only A Paper Moon by James Taylor (Genre: Singer-Songwriter)

From The Album: American Standards (2020)

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Saturday Night Fish Fry by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five (Genre: Vocal, Swing, Jazz, R&B)

The Best Of Louis Jordan (1975)

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Sweet Rhythm by Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra (Genre: Swing, Jazz)

From The Album: It’s The Way That You Swing It – The Hits Of Jimmie Lunceford (2007)

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Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance of the Reed-Pipes) by Duke Ellington (Genre: Jazz)

From The Album: Duke Ellington: Three Suites (1960)

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Hoopla Recommend Album of the Week

The First Day of Spring by Noah and the Whale

And from the album the song

Instrumental I

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Have a great weekend,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Online Catalog Links:

StarCat

The catalog of physical materials, i.e. print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD, etc.

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The Digital Catalog, web version of Libby

The catalog of e-books, downloadable audiobooks and a handful of streaming videos.

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The Libby App

Libby is the companion app to the Digital Catalog and may be found in the Apple & Google app.

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Hoopla

A catalog of instant check out items, including eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, comic books, TV shows and movies for patrons of the Southeast Steuben County Library.

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Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

Hi everyone, here are our recommended reads for the week!

*More information on the three catalogs and available formats is found at the end of the list of recommended reads*

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Weekly Suggested Reading postings are published on Tuesdays, except on occasion when it is super busy in Library Land, and then they are published on Wednesdays, as is the case today!

And the next Suggested Reading posting will be published on Tuesday, August 23, 2022.

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The Accidental Pinup by Danielle Jackson

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

Jackson’s debut drops readers into a loving found family on the verge of extraordinary success in the world of inclusive lingerie. Cassie Harris’s pinup photography business, Buxom Boudoir, is booming with the help of her best friend, Dana, a plus-size model and influencer. Now they’ve turned their combined passion for body inclusive fashion into a line with Luscious Lingerie. Art directing the line’s photography could catapult Cassie’s career, and both she and Dana are sure no one else can translate their vision. Enter Reid Montgomery, the man who consistently scoops Cassie’s dream gigs with similarly styled photography that always focuses on industry standard models—and who now steals the art director gig out from under Cassie. Then Dana’s pregnancy lands her on bed rest just before the launch, leaving the shoot short a model, and Cassie sees a chance to wrest back some creative control by filling in. Cassie and Reid’s ensuing enemies-to-lovers romance charms, but the heart of the story lies in Cassie’s determination to build a career in a world where fat women are often overlooked. A glamorous cast of bold, driven women—and the men who learn to love them—makes this romance a treat. – Publishers Weekly Review

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All This Could Be Different: A Novel by Sarah Thankam Mathews

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

Sneha, narrator of Mathews’ polished debut, just graduated college and landed in Milwaukee, “”a rusted city where I had nobody, parents two oceans away.”” Between long days working her consulting job in change management (“”I should have majored in Microsoft Excel.””), Sneha amasses fine furniture for her paid-for apartment (negotiated into her contract), surfs the apps, and finds herself in a family of friends, who are a band of warm secondary characters, especially the inimitable Tig. As to her family of origin and the oceans now separating them, there was American-Dream success before there was a complete undoing, before Sneha’s parents did not refuse the money she wired home to India. The distance does nothing to diminish the pressure only-child Sneha feels to make something of herself, nor her constant low-grade fear that they would never accept that she’s queer–a fear she extinguishes with brutal force after her plan to sleep around fails and she falls for Marina. Recounting this heady time a decade or so later, Sneha is a magnetic teller of her tale of finding love, growing up, and summoning the power to change–and choose–her life. Kindred to Brandon Taylor’s stellar Real Life (2020), this novel burrows deep. – Starred Booklist Review

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Babysitter by Joyce Carol Oates

(Available Formats: Print Book)

In the late 1970s, in the suburbs of Detroit, someone was abducting and murdering young children. Although there were a few suspects at the time, the killer, who was sometimes called the Babysitter, has never been identified. It is against this backdrop of fear and uncertainty that Oates sets her latest novel, which is based on a short story she published in 2005. Hannah Jarrett, a married mother, is tormented by her decision to follow up on a flirtation with a man she barely knows (even his name is a mystery to her). As she becomes increasingly obsessed with the man, and as her family falls apart around her, Hannah wonders if it’s possible he could be the killer. The novel eludes easy classification. It most resembles a psychological thriller, but with dark, torturous, bloody undercurrents running through it. Oates risks losing squeamish readers here, but that’s hardly a surprise from an author who has long embraced edgy subject matter. Also unsurprising is the quality of the writing: carefully constructed sentences, pitch-perfect dialogue, and a central character who is simultaneously sympathetic and repellent. An outstanding novel from a true modern master who jumps across genres with unrivaled dexterity. – Booklist Review

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Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live by Becca Levy, PhD

(Available Formats: Print Book)

Yale professor and leading expert on the psychology of successful aging, Dr. Becca Levy, draws on her ground-breaking research to show how age beliefs can be improved so they benefit all aspects of the aging process, including the way genes operate and the extension of life expectancy by 7.5 years.

The often-surprising results of Levy’s science offer stunning revelations about the mind-body connection. She demonstrates that many health problems formerly considered to be entirely due to the aging process, such as memory loss, hearing decline, and cardiovascular events, are instead influenced by the negative age beliefs that dominate in the US and other ageist countries. It’s time for all of us to rethink aging and Breaking the Age Code shows us how to do just that.

Based on her innovative research, stories that range from pop culture to the corporate boardroom, and her own life, Levy shows how age beliefs shape all aspects of our lives. She also presents a variety of fascinating people who have benefited from positive age beliefs as well as an entire town that has flourished with these beliefs.

Breaking the Age Code is a landmark work, presenting not only easy-to-follow techniques for improving age beliefs so they can contribute to successful aging, but also a blueprint to reduce structural ageism for lasting change and an age-just society.

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Fox Creek by William Kent Krueger

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & audiobook)

In Edgar winner Krueger’s outstanding 19th mystery featuring PI Cork O’Connor of Minnesota’s Tamarack County (after 2021’s Lightning Strike), Cork is tending the grill at his burger joint when he’s approached by a stranger who introduces himself as Louis Morriseau. Louis wants the PI to find his wife, Dolores, who he believes is having an affair with Henry Meloux. Cork immediately knows something is wrong, because his friend Henry, an Ojibwe healer, is more than 100 years old. Henry is indeed with Dolores, who’s having a cleansing sweat under the guidance of Cork’s wife, Rainy, who’s also Henry’s great-niece. Dolores later confirms that the stranger is not her husband, Louis, who has been missing. Henry uses his highly developed sense of mysticism to lead Dolores and Rainy deep into the Boundary Waters wilderness to escape two killers pursuing the women. Meanwhile, Cork and Dolores’s brother-in-law, Anton, a tribal cop, follows the killers. Krueger skillfully blends an evocative look at nature’s beauty and peril with Native American lore. Not just regional mystery fans will be enthralled. – Starred Publishers Weekly Review

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Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter

(Available Formats: Print Book & CD audiobook)

In Slaughter’s latest thriller, Deputy U.S. Marshall Andrea (“Andy”) Oliver, a rookie on the force, takes an assignment in Baltimore to protect a judge who’s been receiving death threats. For Andy, the assignment has a personal element: the judge is the mother of Emily Vaughn, who was murdered decades earlier, and it is possible that Andy’s biological father, the incarcerated cult leader Nick Harp, was Emily’s killer. Slaughter’s Pieces of Her (2018) introduced Andy, but it focused on her mother, Laura; here the attention turns to Andy, who has grown into a strong woman (much like Laura) and is determined to dig deeper into her complex family history. But can she find her way through 40 years of cover-up and conspiracy to uncover the truth about Emily, who was killed just as she was about to graduate from high school? It’s a terrific premise, and Slaughter really goes to town with it. Layer upon layer of mystery, a great cast of characters, and some genuinely startling twists. This is Slaughter at her best. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Slaughter’s thrillers always draw a crowd, but this one will benefit from the popularity of the Netflix series based on Pieces of Her, which stars Bella Heathcoate as Andy. – Starred Booklist Review

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Haven by Emma Donoghue

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

Skellig Michael, a steep, rocky island off the southwestern Irish coast, is the setting for this atmospheric work, an imagined story about its early human inhabitants. In the seventh century, Artt, a scholar-priest guided by a dream, asks two monks to join him on a pilgrimage to an empty isle “less tainted by the world’s breath.” Excited at achieving a greater life purpose, the elderly Cormac, a talented storyteller and mason, agrees to go, as does Trian, a lanky, adventurous younger man. From the days-long boat journey through their mission to establish an island settlement and worship God appropriately, their work is arduous. Donoghue’s (The Pull of the Stars, 2020) prose glimmers with images of the pristine natural world, including many varieties of sea birds, but as Artt’s sanctimonious piety increasingly challenges common sense, Cormac and Trian wonder if their vows of obedience will doom them. As always, Donoghue extracts realistic emotions from characters interacting within close quarters and delicately explores the demands of faith. This evocative historical novel also works as a cautionary tale about the dangers of religious control. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Donoghue’s readers and all lovers of thought-provoking literary fiction will be looking for this quietly dramatic tale. Booklist

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Heartbreaker: A Hell’s Belles Novel by Sarah MacLean

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

A brilliant cutpurse and a crusading duke star in this Victorian-set romp. Adelaide Frampton is the daughter of London’s most dreaded criminal. No surprise then that she’s developed keen skills, a repertoire highly useful to those devoted to punishing the untouchable men of London’s elite. The Duke of Clayborn has been watching Addie in ballrooms for years, wondering why he seems to be only one to notice her quick fingers, among other attributes. When they cross paths far outside the social scene, Addie wonders why she has not paid more attention to the duke. Warriors both, they are pulled into the same case, crossing swords and England as they race to save the day. MacLean gathered accolades for the first in her “Hell’s Belles” series (LJ star-earner Bombshell), and this book continues on that high note with a great deal of wit, heart, and heat. Smart writing, deep characterizations, and a zippy pace will keep readers immersed while MacLean’s deft hand at a number of romance tropes simply delights. VERDICT An essential title from a key author, buy in droves and share with fans of Erica Ridley. Starred Library Journal Review

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The Housekeeper by Joy Fielding

(Available Formats: Print Book)

Fielding follows up the excellent Cul-de-Sac (2021) with this story of a woman who does the wrong thing for the right reasons. Jodi’s mother is in the advanced stages of Parkinson’s, and her father, while still fairly mobile, is in his late seventies. So Jodi convinces her parents to hire a housekeeper, a woman in her sixties who seems like she’ll be a perfect fit. Appearances can be deceiving. Distracted by a difficult home life–Jody and her novelist husband keep clashing, and he might be having an affair–Jodi misses the early signs of trouble. By the time she figures out that the housekeeper isn’t the person she appeared to be, it could be too late. This is exactly the sort of story Fielding tells superbly. It’s a character-driven thriller, and she excels at creating people who exude the breath of real life. It’s a subtle story, too, relying heavily on subtext and the reader’s ability to put the clues together–again, very much in the author’s wheelhouse. Fielding’s many followers will definitely want to add The Housekeeprer to their TBR lists, and any psychological-thriller readers who aren’t already familiar with Fielding’s work will start backtracking after reading this one. – Booklist Review

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Overkill by Sandra Brown

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & CD audiobook)

#1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown delivers a riveting thriller in which a conflict of conscience for a former football star and an ambitious state prosecutor swiftly intensifies into a fight for their lives.
Former Super Bowl MVP quarterback Zach Bridger hasn’t seen his ex-wife, Rebecca Pratt, for some time—not since their volatile marriage imploded—so he’s shocked to receive a life-altering call about her. Rebecca has been placed on life support after a violent assault, and he—despite their divorce—has medical power-of-attorney. Zach is asked to make an impossible choice: keep her on life support or take her off of it. Buckling under the weight of the responsibility and the glare of public scrutiny, Zach ultimately walks away, letting Rebecca’s parents have the final say.

Four years later, Rebecca’s attacker, Eban—the scion of a wealthy family in Atlanta—gets an early release from prison. The ludicrous miscarriage of justice reeks of favoritism, and Kate Lennon, a brilliant state prosecutor, is determined to put him back behind bars. Rebecca’s parents have kept her alive all these years, but if her condition were to change—if she were to die—Eban could be retried on a new charge: murder.

It isn’t lost on Zach that in order for Eban to be charged with Rebecca’s murder, Zach must actually be the one to kill her. He rejects Kate’s legal standpoint but can’t resist their ill-timed attraction to each other. Eban, having realized the jeopardy he’s in, plots to make certain that neither Zach nor Kate lives to see the death of Rebecca—and the end of his freedom.

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Have a great week!

Linda Reimer

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*Information on the Three Catalogs*

Digital Catalog: https://stls.overdrive.com/

The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, digital magazines and a handful of streaming videos. The catalog, which allows one to download content to a PC, also has a companion app, Libby, which you can download to your mobile device; so you can enjoy eBooks and downloadable audiobooks on the go!

All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog.

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Hoopla Catalog: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

The Hoopla Catalog features instant checkouts of eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV series. Patron check out limit is 6 items per month.

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.

The Hoopla App is available for Android or Apple devices and most smart TVs & media streaming players.

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StarCat: The catalog of physical/traditional library materials: https://starcat.stls.org

Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System.

The StarCat app is called Bookmyne and is available for Apple and Android devices.

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Format Note: Under each book title you’ll find a list of all the different formats that specific title is available in; including: Print Books, Large Print Books, CD Audiobooks, eBooks & Downloadable Audiobooks from the Digital Catalog (Libby app) and Hoopla eBooks & Hoopla Downloadable Audiobooks (Hoopla app).

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Note: Book summaries are from the respective publishers unless otherwise specified.

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Have questions or want to request a book?

Feel free to call the library! Our telephone number is 607-936-3713.

Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

Hi everyone, here is the latest edition of Library Connections, our weekly readers’ and listeners’ advisory videocast.

The next Library Connections video will be posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2022.

Library Connections videos may also be accessed via the Southeast Steuben County Library’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SESTEUBENCOLIBRARY

Have a great week!
Linda Reimer, SSCL

Hi everyone, here is the weekly list of New York Times Bestsellers.

Each title is followed by a listing of which formats it is available in for check out within the three catalogs: StarCat (Print, Large Print & CD Audiobook), The Digital Catalog (eBook & Downloadable Audiobook) and the Hoopla Catalog (Hoopla instant checkout eBook & Hoopla Audiobook).

For more information on the three catalogs skip to the section below the bestselling titles*

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New York Times Bestseller blog posts are published on Sundays. The next New York Times Bestseller list will be published to this blog on Sunday, August 21, 2022.

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FICTION

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6:20 MAN by David Baldacci

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audibook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

When his ex-girlfriend turns up dead in his office building, an entry-level investment analyst delves into the halls of economic power.

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ALL YOUR PERFECTS by Colleen Hoover

(Available Formats: Print Book & downloadable audiobook)

Quinn and Graham’s marriage depends on past promises.

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BLACK DOG by Stuart Woods

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The 62nd book in the Stone Barrington series. Stone meets a socialite with ties to a nefarious enemy.

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BOOK LOVERS by Emily Henry

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & downloadable audiobook)

While on vacation in North Carolina, a literary agent keeps running into an editor.

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CONFESS by Colleen Hoover

(Available Formats: Print Book)

A young woman finds herself attracted to an artist with a secret.

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EVERY SUMMER AFTER by Carley Fortune

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

The love story of Percy and Sam is told over the course of six summers and one weekend.

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HOTEL NANTUCKET by Elin Hilderbrand

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook & eBook)

The new general manager of a hotel far from its Gilded Age heyday deals with the complicated pasts of her guests and staff.

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IT ENDS WITH US by Colleen Hoover

(Available Formats: Print Book & downloadable audiobook)

A battered wife raised in a violent home attempts to halt the cycle of abuse.

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IT GIRL by Ruth Ware

(Available Format: Print Book, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

A decade after her first year at Oxford, an expectant mother looks into the mystery of her former best friend’s death.

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LAST THING HE TOLD ME by Laura Dave

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

Hannah Hall discovers truths about her missing husband and bonds with his daughter from a previous relationship.

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LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show.

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THE MANY DAUGHTERS OF AFONG MOY by Jamie Ford

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

A former poet laureate grapples with inherited trauma and connects with past generations of women in her family.

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MERCURY PICTURES PRESENTS by Anthony Marra

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & eBook)

As America enters World War II, an Italian woman who became an associate producer in Hollywood navigates personal and professional calamities.

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THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY by Matt Haig

(Available Formats: Print Book, Libby eBook & audiobook)

Nora Seed finds a library beyond the edge of the universe that contains books with multiple possibilities of the lives one could have lived.

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NOVEMBER 9 by Colleen Hoover

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

Is Ben using his relationship with Fallon as fodder for his novel?

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PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN WOMAN by Daniel Silva

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & eBook)

The 22nd book in the Gabriel Allon series. Allon becomes an art forger to uncover a multibillion-dollar fraud.

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RECKONING by Catherine Coulter

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

The 26th book in the F.B.I. thriller series. Savich and Sherlock are enlisted to protect women with traumatic pasts.

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THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO by Taylor Jenkins Reid

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & Libby eBook & audiobook)

A movie icon recounts stories of her loves and career to a struggling magazine writer.

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SHATTERED by James Patterson and James O. Born

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & CD audibook)

he 14th book in the Michael Bennett series. When an F.B.I. abduction specialist disappears, Bennett goes outside his jurisdiction.

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SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

Theo Faber looks into the mystery of a famous painter who stops speaking after shooting her husband.

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SPARRING PARTNERS by John Grisham 

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

Three novellas “Homecoming,” “Strawberry Moon” and “Sparring Partners.”

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TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW by Gabrielle Zevin

(Available Formats: Print Book)

Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design.

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UGLY LOVE by Colleen Hoover

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

Tate Collins and Miles Archer, an airline pilot, think they can handle a no strings attached arrangement. But they can’t.

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VERITY by Colleen Hoover

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

Lowen Ashleigh is hired by the husband of an injured writer to complete her popular series and uncovers a horrifying truth.

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WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.

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WRONG PLACE WRONG TIME by Gillian McAllister

(Available Formats: Print Book)

A mother who witnesses her son murder a stranger finds her days are going in reverse and seeks to use that to alter events.

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NON-FICTION:

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ALL ABOUT LOVE by bell hooks

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Hoopla instant checkout eBook)

The late feminist icon explores the causes of a polarized society and the meaning of love.

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AN IMMENSE WORLD by Ed Yong

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook

The Pulitzer Prize–winning science writer explains the sensory perceptions and ways of communication used by a variety of animals.

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BATTLE FOR THE AMERICAN MIND by Pete Hegseth with David Goodwin

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

The “Fox & Friends Weekend” host makes his case for what he calls classical Christian education.

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THE BIG LIE by Jonathan Lemire

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

The MSNBC host and White House bureau chief at Politico examines Donald Trump’s continuing influence over the Republican Party.

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THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.

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BORN A CRIME by Trevor Noah

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook & eBook)

A memoir about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa by the host of “The Daily Show.”

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BRAIDING SWEETGRASS by Robin Wall Kimmerer

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook, downloadable audiobook and Hoopla instant checkout eBook & audiobook)

A botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation espouses having an understanding and appreciation of plants and animals.

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CRYING IN H MART by Michelle Zauner

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

The daughter of a Korean mother and Jewish-American father, and leader of the indie rock project Japanese Breakfast, describes creating her own identity after losing her mother to cancer.

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DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY by Erik Larson

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

How an architect and a serial killer were linked by the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893.

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EDUCATED by Tara Westover

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.

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FINDING ME by Viola Davis

(Available Formats: Print Book & downloadable audiobook)

The multiple award-winning actress describes the difficulties she encountered before claiming her sense of self and achieving professional success.

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FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH by Arthur C. Brooks

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

A columnist for The Atlantic espouses ways to shift priorities and habits to overcome waning abilities in later life.

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GREENLIGHTS by Matthew McConaughey

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years.

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HAPPY-GO-LUCKY by David Sedaris

(Available Formats: Print Book & CD audiobook)

The humorist portrays personal and public upheavals of his life in its seventh decade and the world in the time of a pandemic.

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KILLING THE KILLERS by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard

(Available Formats: Print Book & CD audiobook)

The 11th book in the conservative commentator’s Killing series gives an account of the global war against terrorists.

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Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy by Henry Kissinger

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

The former secretary of state profiles the statecraft strategies of Richard Nixon, Margaret Thatcher and others.

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RIVER OF THE GODS by Candice Millard

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & CD audiobook)

The story of the hardships encountered during 19th-century expeditions in Africa, and the complicated partnerships behind them.

 

STORYTELLER by Dave Grohl

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

A memoir by the musician known for his work with Foo Fighters and Nirvana.

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THINK AGAIN by Adam Grant

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & downloadable audiobook)

An examination of the cognitive skills of rethinking and unlearning that could be used to adapt to a rapidly changing world.

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THIS IS YOUR MIND ON PLANTS by Michael Pollan

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook & downloadable audiobook)

A look at arbitrary beliefs surrounding opium, caffeine and mescaline, which are derived from plants.

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UNTAMED by Glennon Doyle

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.

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WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobooks)

An approach to dealing with trauma that shifts an essential question used to investigate it.

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Happy reading!

Linda Reimer, SSL

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*Information on the Three Catalogs*

Digital Catalog: https://stls.overdrive.com/

The Digital Catalog has two companion apps, Libby & OverDrive. Libby is the app for newer devices and the OverDrive app should be used for older devices and Amazon tablets.

All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog.

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Hoopla Catalog: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

The Hoopla Catalog features instant check outs of eBooks, downloadable audiobook, comic books, albums and streaming videos. Patron check out limit is 4 items per month.

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.

The Hoopla App is available for Android or Apple devices and most smart TVs & media streaming players.

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StarCat: The catalog of physical/traditional library materials: https://starcat.stls.org

Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System.

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Also of Note: If a New York Times Bestseller isn’t yet available in any of the three catalogs; you can contact the library and request to be notified when it becomes available.

Southeast Steuben County Library Tel: 607-936-3713

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Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

Hi everyone, welcome to our Suggested Listening posting for this week!

Suggested Listening postings are published on Fridays; and our next Suggested Listening posting will be out on Friday, August 19, 2022.

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And here are the 10 recommended songs of the week!

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The Best Is Yet To Come by Nancy Wilson (Genre: Jazz)

From The Album: Yesterday’s Love Songs, Today’s Blues (1963)

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Blues March by Art Blakey (Genre: Jazz)

From The Album: Moanin’ (1958)

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Dancing in the Dark by Cannonball Adderley (Genre: Jazz)

From The Album: Something Else (1958)

And as a bonus, just because it is a great song with the same title

Dancing In The Dark by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (Genre: Rock, Singer-Songwriter)

From The Album: Born In The U.S.A. (1984)

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How High The Moon by Ella Fitzgerald (Genre: Jazz)

From The Album: Live At Zardi’s (1956)

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In The Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett (Genre: R&B)

From The Album: In The Midnight Hour (1965)

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Moanin’ At Midnight by Howlin’ Wolf (Genre: Blues)

From The Album: Moanin’ In The Moonlight (1959)

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A New Era (Theme from the 2022 Downton Abbey movie) by John Lunn & The Chamber Orchestra Of London (Genre: Soundtrack, Instrumental)

From The Album: Downton Abbey: A New Era Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2022)

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Pink Panther Theme composed by Henry Mancini & performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Genre: Soundtrack, Instrumental)

From The Album: 100 Greatest Film Themes (2007)

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Summer Nights by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (Genre: Soundtrack, Pop/Rock)

From The Original Motion Picture SoundtracK: Grease (1978)

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Wrap Your Troubles In Dream by Frank Sinatra (Genre: Vocal)

From The Album: Swing Easy (1954)

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Hoopla Recommend Album of the Week

Grease Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1978)

And from the album the song

We Go Together by John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John & cast

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Have a great weekend,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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REFERENCES:

Online References

AFI’s 100 YEARS OF FILM SCORES

99 Songs for a Classic Cocktail Hour Mood

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/mar/18/readers-recommend-midnight-songs

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Print References

The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits by Joel Whitburn

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Online Catalog Links:

StarCat

The catalog of physical materials, i.e. print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD, etc.

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The Digital Catalog, web version of Libby

The catalog of e-books, downloadable audiobooks and a handful of streaming videos.

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The Libby App

Libby is the companion app to the Digital Catalog and may be found in the Apple & Google app.

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Hoopla

A catalog of instant check out items, including eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, comic books, TV shows and movies for patrons of the Southeast Steuben County Library.

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Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

Hi everyone, here are our recommended reads for the week; a few days later than usual as it has been a busy week – and just in time for the weekend!

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*More information on the three catalogs and available formats is found at the end of the list of recommended reads*

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Weekly Suggested Reading postings are usually published on Tuesdays.

And the next Suggested Reading posting will be published on Tuesday, 19, 2022.

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And Now She’s Gone by Rachel Hall

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

Newbie L.A. PI Gray Sykes, the 39-year-old heroine of this smart, razor-sharp novel from Thriller Award finalist Hall (They All Fall Down), reluctantly accepts her first independent assignment from her boss, Nick Rader, a friend of hers since she was 15 and on whom she now has a crush: to locate physician Ian O’Donnell’s missing girlfriend, Isabel Lincoln, who may not want to be found. As Gray searches for Isabel, she discovers that self-professed nice guy Ian abused Isabel, and that Isabel even attempted suicide, revelations that resonate with Gray, who was abused as a child growing up in the foster care system. Then Isabel herself starts to text Gray, who eight years earlier went under another name, to tell her to stop investigating, and it becomes clear that Isabel’s own strange history mirrors Gray’s in the way Isabel has shifted identities. A final plot twist puts Gray’s life in peril just as she’s getting closer to Nick. Full of wry, dark humor, this nuanced tale of two extraordinary women is un-put-downable. Starred Publishers Weekly Review

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Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions by Batja Mesquita

(Available Formats: Print Book)

“Many of the answers about emotions are not to be found in our insides, but importantly, in our social contexts,” contends Mesquita, a psychology professor at the University of Leuven, Belgium, in her dazzling debut. Arguing that “we primarily have emotions in order to adjust to changes in our relationship with the (social) world,” the author uses social psychology and eye-opening case studies to examine the cultural, political, and economic factors that influence what people feel. Mesquita lays out two ways of thinking about emotions: MINE (“Mental, INside the person, and Essentialist”) and OURS (“OUtside the person, Relational, and Situated”). She suggests that Western cultures tend to take the MINE approach while OURS predominates everywhere else, and she cites a study that found Japanese Olympic athletes emphasized the relational aspect of emotions more than their American counterparts in interviews. Exploring how parents instruct children in emotional norms, Mesquita describes how Minangkabau people in West Sumatra shame kids when they break a norm and how Bara people in Madagascar teach the young to fear displeasing ancestral spirits so that the children comply with authority. The bounty of case studies captivates and makes a strong argument that social conditions have the power to dictate how one expresses and experiences emotions. The result is a bracing and bold appraisal of how feelings develop. – Starred Publishers Weekly Review

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Boundary Waters by William Kent Krueger

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

Krueger follows up his sure-handed debut novel, Iron Lake (1998), with an equally effective second thriller featuring former Chicago cop, now former local sheriff Cork O’Connor and his adventures in the warm-spirited little town of Aurora, Minn., and the harsh wilderness that surrounds it. The durable O’Connor, who used to watch over the territory as sheriff until he was voted out of office in a personal and professional meltdown, now tends a burger stand but still has a reputation as a go-to guy when trouble arises. It does so in the form of William Raye, an aging country singer who’s looking for his daughter, Shiloh, a famous rock musician who disappeared several months earlier into the Boundary Waters, the thickly forested, lake-dotted area to the north. O’Connor isn’t looking for work, but he takes the case because Shiloh is an Aurora native, and O’Connor hopes someone would do the same for him if any of his three kids were lost. Before he can even head into the woods, FBI agents show up, as well as an old casino gangster from Las Vegas. They, too, all want Shiloh found, but none will say exactly why. O’Connor, accompanied by two agents plus Raye, and a father and son from the local Anishinaabe tribe, packs up and heads out by canoe in what becomes a gritty, bloody adventure of considerable emotional depth. The action is deftly interspersed with glimpses of the terror Shiloh is enduring in the wilderness–at the hands of those who would bury an old crime–and with tense scenes back in Aurora, where O’Connor’s family and other townsfolk worry about the operation’s success. Krueger’s writing, strong and bold yet with the mature mark of restraint, pulls this exciting search-and-rescue mission through with a hard yank.

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Dirt Creek: A Novel by Hayley Scrivenor

(Available Formats: Print Book)

Australian author Scrivenor’s stunning debut blends a taut psychological thriller with a suspenseful police procedural. During Christmas week 2001, amid a summer so hot that the “edges of the road crumbled,” Det. Sgt. Sarah Michaels and her partner, Det. Constable Wayne Smith, investigate the disappearance of 12-year-old Esther Bianchi in the gritty town of Durton. Esther’s BFF, Veronica Thompson, may have been the last one to see her after she left school but didn’t return home. Or maybe it was their 11-year-old friend, Lewis Kennard, who was bullied at school and telling lies to protect secrets. Progress is stymied with media attention and police support drawn to a high-profile case of missing twins “elsewhere in the state.” The cases may be linked and connected to a drug ring. Betrayals, domestic violence, festering family secrets, and fractured friendships delineate clashes among spouses, parents, children, and extended relatives. Scrivenor does a superb job laying out Sarah and Wayne’s backgrounds and their working relationship as the well-crafted plot builds to a powerful conclusion. Fans of Liane Moriarty and Jane Harper won’t want to miss this page-turner. Publishers Weekly

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Into the Narrowdark by Tad Williams

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The New York Times bestselling world of Osten Ard returns in the third Last King of Osten Ard novel, as threats to the kingdom loom…

The High Throne of Erkynland is tottering, its royal family divided and diminished. Queen Miriamele has been caught up in a brutal rebellion in the south and thought to have died in a fiery attack. Her grandson Morgan, heir to the throne, has been captured by one of Utuk’ku’s soldiers in the ruins of an abandoned city. Miriamele’s husband, King Simon, is overwhelmed by grief and hopelessness, unaware that many of these terrible things have been caused by Pasevalles, a murderous traitor inside Simon’s own court at the Hayholt.

Meanwhile, a deadly army of Norns led by the ageless, vengeful Queen Utuk’ku, has swept into Erkynland and thrown down the fortress of Naglimund, slaughtering the inhabitants and digging up the ancient grave of Ruyan the Navigator. Utuk’ku plans to use the Navigator’s fabled armor to call up the spirit of Hakatri, the evil Storm King’s brother.

Even the Sithi, fairy-kin to the Norns, are helpless to stop Utuk’ku’s triumph as her armies simultaneously march on the Hayholt and force their way into the forbidden, ogre-guarded valley of Tanakirú—the Narrowdark—where a secret waits that might bring Simon’s people and their Sithi allies salvation—or doom.

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The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread by Cailin O’Connor

(Available Formats: Print Book, Hoopla instant checkout eBook & audiobook)

“We live in an age of misinformation–an age of spin, marketing, and downright lies.” So write two professors of logic and the philosophy of science in this sober study of the “important mechanisms by which false beliefs spread.”Today, with the broad reach of the internet and social media, both individuals and institutions are vulnerable to fake news and manipulation, with far-reaching consequences. As O’Connor and Weatherall (The Physics of Wall Street, 2013), who teach at the University of California, Irvine, contend, if “you make decisions on the basis of [false] beliefs, then those decisions are unlikely to yield the outcomes you expect and desire.” In this fresh addition to the groaning shelf of recent books about fake news, the authors thoroughly examine nearly every facet of this phenomenon, which may seem new but is not. Fleshing out examples running from the 1898 explosion of the USS Maine through the Pizzagate nonsense in 2016, the authors comb through the historic peaks of fake news and propaganda, demonstrating its potential to not only swing elections, but also inspire killing sprees and even ignite wars. Giving ample space to the ongoing problem of misleading scientific reportage, the book explores big tobacco’s cancer links in the 1950s through today’s purposefully ignorant discussion of climate change. While social media often blames algorithms for the viral spread of false information, the authors write, “organizations like Facebook, Twitter, and Google are responsible for the rampant spread of fake news on their platforms for the past several years–and, ultimately, for the political, economic, and human costs that resulted.” The most significant question? “Can democracy survive in an age of fake news?” For starters, the authors demand more editorial discretion, fact checking, and investment. “The challenge,” they write, “is to find new mechanisms for aggregating values that capture the ideals of democracy, without holding us all hostage to ignorance and manipulation. “Empowering and thoroughly researched, this book offers useful contemporary analysis and possible solutions to one of the greatest threats to democracy. Kirkus Review

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Out of This Furnace by Thomas Bell

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The novel begins in the mid-1880s with the naive blundering career of Djuro Kracha. It tracks his arrival from the old country as he walked from New York to White Haven, his later migration to the steel mills of Braddock, Pennsylvania, and his eventual downfall through foolish financial speculations and an extramarital affair. The second generation is represented by Kracha’s daughter, Mary, who married Mike Dobrejcak, a steel worker. Their decent lives, made desperate by the inhuman working conditions of the mills, were held together by the warm bonds of their family life, and Mike’s political idealism set an example for the children. Dobie Dobrejcak, the third generation, came of age in the 1920s determined not to be sacrificed to the mills. His involvement in the successful unionization of the steel industry climaxed a half-century struggle to establish economic justice for the workers.

Out of This Furnace is a document of ethnic heritage and of a violent and cruel period in our history, but it is also a superb story. The writing is strong and forthright, and the novel builds constantly to its triumphantly human conclusion.

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Spook Street by Mick Herron

(Available Formats: Print Book & Hoopla instant checkout eBook)

In Herron’s terrific, and terrifically funny, fourth Slough House novel (after 2016’s Real Tigers), London’s intelligence teams are on full alert after a suicide bomber kills dozens in a mall. But at Slough House, the home of British spies put out to pasture, the immediate need is to investigate the possible murder of one of its own, River Cartwright, apparently shot while seeing to his grandfather David Cartwright, a former powerful member of the Service, now a paranoid old man. Those in charge quickly figure out the people responsible for the bombing but don’t understand the motive. Meanwhile, the Slough House team, led by the despicable Jackson Lamb, tries to figure out who would go after River. The search leads to France and a recently torched commune, an odd ménage of Americans, Russians, and children. The two plot lines slowly converge amid a heady mixture of deadpan humor, deft characterizations, and acute insight (“A loose bullet rips a hole in normality”). The title refers to a suspicious state of mind: “When you lived on Spook Street you wrapped up tight: watched every word, guarded every secret.” – Starred Publishers Weekly Review

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Two Trees Make a Forest: In Search of My Family’s Past Among Taiwan’s Mountains and Coasts by Jessica Lee

(Available Formats: Print Book coming & audiobook)

In this latest work, Lee (Turning) offers a touching memoir-cum-travelog that connects the physical environment and history of Taiwan to the story of her family. As a child growing up in Canada, Lee was not very familiar with the maternal Chinese/Taiwanese side of her family. Her window into that world was visits to her grandparents’ home where she communicated with them in limited Mandarin. The death of her grandfather sparked an interest to learn about their lives, and to gain a better understanding of her identity. Her grandfather’s letters, discussions with her grandmother and mother, as well as a sojourn to Taiwan helped her put together some of the pieces. This book alternates between various time lines, telling the story of her grandparents’ lives from China to Taiwan to Canada, while also describing the author’s exploration of the flora and fauna of Taiwan’s mountains and coasts. VERDICT A poignant and beautifully written account of family, time, and place. Readers of Rowan Hisayo Buchanan’s Go Home!, which discusses home and belonging from the perspective of the Asian diaspora, or Anna Sherman’s The Bells of Old Tokyo, which explores a place alternately in the present and the past, will also enjoy. – Library Journal Review

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The Unkept Woman: A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The friendship of Gwen Bainbridge and Iris Sparks, the “intelligent and resourceful” owners of the Right Sort Marriage Bureau, is tested in Montclair’s exemplary fourth mystery set in post-WWII London (after 2021’s A Rogue’s Company). When someone is shot to death in Iris’s flat, where an ex-boyfriend of hers has been living as a renter, Iris’s ability to be fully frank with Scotland Yard is limited by the connection of the victim to her previous life as a British intelligence operative. Iris decides to investigate on her own and asks Gwen to help search for the killer. The case comes at a fraught time for Gwen, who attempted suicide in 1944 after learning her husband was killed in battle; she was subsequently institutionalized in an asylum. Gwen is in the process of petitioning to end the guardianship controlling her life, which could be jeopardized if she once again probes a murder. The solution to the crime is both surprising and fair to the careful reader. Montclair’s capable, funny, and fully developed leads set a gold standard for the amateur sleuth subgenre. Dorothy Sayers’s fans will hope this series has a long run. – Starred Publishers Weekly Review

Readers’ Note: If you’d like to start reading the Sparks & Bainbridge series from the beginning, check out book 1 The Right Sort of Man.

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Have a great weeknd!

Linda Reimer

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*Information on the Three Catalogs*

Digital Catalog: https://stls.overdrive.com/

The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, digital magazines and a handful of streaming videos. The catalog, which allows one to download content to a PC, also has a companion app, Libby, which you can download to your mobile device; so you can enjoy eBooks and downloadable audiobooks on the go!

All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog.

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Hoopla Catalog: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

The Hoopla Catalog features instant checkouts of eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV series. Patron check out limit is 6 items per month.

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.

The Hoopla App is available for Android or Apple devices and most smart TVs & media streaming players.

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StarCat: The catalog of physical/traditional library materials: https://starcat.stls.org

Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System.

The StarCat app is called Bookmyne and is available for Apple and Android devices.

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Format Note: Under each book title you’ll find a list of all the different formats that specific title is available in; including: Print Books, Large Print Books, CD Audiobooks, eBooks & Downloadable Audiobooks from the Digital Catalog (Libby app) and Hoopla eBooks & Hoopla Downloadable Audiobooks (Hoopla app).

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Note: Book summaries are from the respective publishers unless otherwise specified.

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Have questions or want to request a book?

Feel free to call the library! Our telephone number is 607-936-3713.

Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

Hi everyone, here is the latest edition of Library Connections, our weekly readers’, viewers’ and listeners’ advisory videocast.

The next Library Connections video will be posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2022.

Library Connections videos may also be accessed via the Southeast Steuben County Library’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SESTEUBENCOLIBRARY

Have a great week!
Linda Reimer, SSCL

Hi everyone, here is the weekly list of New York Times Bestsellers.

Each title is followed by a listing of which formats it is available in for check out within the three catalogs: StarCat (Print, Large Print & CD Audiobook), The Digital Catalog (eBook & Downloadable Audiobook) and the Hoopla Catalog (Hoopla instant checkout eBook & Hoopla Audiobook).

For more information on the three catalogs skip to the section below the bestselling titles*

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New York Times Bestseller blog posts are published on Sundays. The next New York Times Bestseller list will be published to this blog on Sunday, August 15, 2022.

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FICTION

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6:20 MAN by David Baldacci

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audibook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

When his ex-girlfriend turns up dead in his office building, an entry-level investment analyst delves into the halls of economic power.

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ALL YOUR PERFECTS by Colleen Hoover

(Available Formats: Print Book & downloadable audiobook)

Quinn and Graham’s marriage depends on past promises.

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BOOK LOVERS by Emily Henry

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & downloadable audiobook)

While on vacation in North Carolina, a literary agent keeps running into an editor.

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EVERY SUMMER AFTER by Carley Fortune

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

The love story of Percy and Sam is told over the course of six summers and one weekend.

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HOTEL NANTUCKET by Elin Hilderbrand

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook & eBook)

The new general manager of a hotel far from its Gilded Age heyday deals with the complicated pasts of her guests and staff.

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IT ENDS WITH US by Colleen Hoover

(Available Formats: Print Book & downloadable audiobook)

A battered wife raised in a violent home attempts to halt the cycle of abuse.

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IT GIRL by Ruth Ware

(Available Format: Print Book, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

A decade after her first year at Oxford, an expectant mother looks into the mystery of her former best friend’s death.

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LAST THING HE TOLD ME by Laura Dave

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

Hannah Hall discovers truths about her missing husband and bonds with his daughter from a previous relationship.

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THE LAST TO VANISH by Megan Miranda

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The manager of a resort in the mountains of North Carolina looks into unsolved disappearances.

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THE MEASURE by Nikki Erlick

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

People around the world receive a small wooden box telling them the exact number of years they will live.

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THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY by Matt Haig

(Available Formats: Print Book, Libby eBook & audiobook)

Nora Seed finds a library beyond the edge of the universe that contains books with multiple possibilities of the lives one could have lived.

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NOVEMBER 9 by Colleen Hoover

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

Is Ben using his relationship with Fallon as fodder for his novel?

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PARIS APARTMENT by Lucy Foley

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

Jess has suspicions about her half-brother’s neighbors when he goes missing.

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PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION by Emily Henry

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

Opposites Poppy and Alex meet to vacation together one more time in hopes of saving their relationship.

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PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN WOMAN by Daniel Silva

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & eBook)

The 22nd book in the Gabriel Allon series. Allon becomes an art forger to uncover a multibillion-dollar fraud.

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RISING TIGER by Brad Thor

(Available Formats: eBook & CD audiobook)

The 21st book in the Scot Harvath series. The American spy faces dangers on a mission in an unfamiliar culture.

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SEA OF TRANQUILITY by Emily St. John Mandel

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

A detective investigating in the wilderness discovers that his actions might affect the timeline of the universe.

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THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO by Taylor Jenkins Reid

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & Libby eBook & audiobook)

A movie icon recounts stories of her loves and career to a struggling magazine writer.

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SHATTERED by James Patterson and James O. Born

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & CD audibook)

he 14th book in the Michael Bennett series. When an F.B.I. abduction specialist disappears, Bennett goes outside his jurisdiction.

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SPARRING PARTNERS by John Grisham 

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

Three novellas “Homecoming,” “Strawberry Moon” and “Sparring Partners.”

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TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW by Gabrielle Zevin

(Available Formats: Print Book)

Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design.

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UGLY LOVE by Colleen Hoover

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

Tate Collins and Miles Archer, an airline pilot, think they can handle a no strings attached arrangement. But they can’t.

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VERITY by Colleen Hoover

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

Lowen Ashleigh is hired by the husband of an injured writer to complete her popular series and uncovers a horrifying truth.

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WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.

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NON-FICTION:

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ALL ABOUT LOVE by bell hooks

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Hoopla instant checkout eBook)

The late feminist icon explores the causes of a polarized society and the meaning of love.

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AN IMMENSE WORLD by Ed Yong

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook

The Pulitzer Prize–winning science writer explains the sensory perceptions and ways of communication used by a variety of animals.

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BATTLE FOR THE AMERICAN MIND by Pete Hegseth with David Goodwin

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

The “Fox & Friends Weekend” host makes his case for what he calls classical Christian education.

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THE BIG LIE by Jonathan Lemire

(Available Formats: Print Book & eBook)

The MSNBC host and White House bureau chief at Politico examines Donald Trump’s continuing influence over the Republican Party.

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THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.

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BORN A CRIME by Trevor Noah

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook & eBook)

A memoir about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa by the host of “The Daily Show.”

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BRAIDING SWEETGRASS by Robin Wall Kimmerer

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook, downloadable audiobook and Hoopla instant checkout eBook & audiobook)

A botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation espouses having an understanding and appreciation of plants and animals.

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CRYING IN H MART by Michelle Zauner

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

The daughter of a Korean mother and Jewish-American father, and leader of the indie rock project Japanese Breakfast, describes creating her own identity after losing her mother to cancer.

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EDUCATED by Tara Westover

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.

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FINDING ME by Viola Davis

(Available Formats: Print Book & downloadable audiobook)

The multiple award-winning actress describes the difficulties she encountered before claiming her sense of self and achieving professional success.

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GREENLIGHTS by Matthew McConaughey

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years.

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HAPPY-GO-LUCKY by David Sedaris

(Available Formats: Print Book & CD audiobook)

The humorist portrays personal and public upheavals of his life in its seventh decade and the world in the time of a pandemic.

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I’D LIKE TO PLAY ALONE, PLEASE by Tom Segura

(Available Formats: Print Book & CD audiobook)

The stand-up comedian and podcaster shares stories of parenting and strange encounters

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KILLING THE KILLERS by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard

(Available Formats: Print Book & CD audiobook)

The 11th book in the conservative commentator’s Killing series gives an account of the global war against terrorists.

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Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy by Henry Kissinger

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

The former secretary of state profiles the statecraft strategies of Richard Nixon, Margaret Thatcher and others.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVITUDE by Mark Leibovich

(Available Formats: Print Book)

A staff writer at The Atlantic details how some Republicans shifted their loyalty to Donald Trump.

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THEY WANT TO KILL AMERICANS by Malcolm Nance

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

The author of “The Plot to Hack America” examines radicalization and terror threats within the United States.

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THINK AGAIN by Adam Grant

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & downloadable audiobook)

An examination of the cognitive skills of rethinking and unlearning that could be used to adapt to a rapidly changing world.

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THIS IS YOUR MIND ON PLANTS by Michael Pollan

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook & downloadable audiobook)

A look at arbitrary beliefs surrounding opium, caffeine and mescaline, which are derived from plants.

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UNTAMED by Glennon Doyle

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobook)

The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.

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WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook, eBook & downloadable audiobooks)

An approach to dealing with trauma that shifts an essential question used to investigate it.

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Happy reading!

Linda Reimer, SSL

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*Information on the Three Catalogs*

Digital Catalog: https://stls.overdrive.com/

The Digital Catalog has two companion apps, Libby & OverDrive. Libby is the app for newer devices and the OverDrive app should be used for older devices and Amazon tablets.

All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog.

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Hoopla Catalog: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

The Hoopla Catalog features instant check outs of eBooks, downloadable audiobook, comic books, albums and streaming videos. Patron check out limit is 4 items per month.

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.

The Hoopla App is available for Android or Apple devices and most smart TVs & media streaming players.

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StarCat: The catalog of physical/traditional library materials: https://starcat.stls.org

Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System.

The StarCat app is called Bookmyne and is available for Apple and Android devices.

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Also of Note: If a New York Times Bestseller isn’t yet available in any of the three catalogs; you can contact the library and request to be notified when it becomes available.

Southeast Steuben County Library Tel: 607-936-3713

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Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

Hi everyone, here are our streaming recommendations for August.

The next streaming recommendation post will be out the first Saturday, September 3 – the first Saturday in September.

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Darby and Joan, Season 1 (Available August 8, Acorn TV)

“The new series, which stars Bryan Brown and Greta Scacchi, is an Australian road trip drama that follows a retired Australian homicide detective Jack Darby, played by Brown, and a recently widowed English nurse Joan Kirkhope, played by Scacchi, as they trek across the Australian landscape in Darby’s RV. The duo, brought together by chance, are certainly an odd pair.” Collider Overview

Darby and Joan, Season 1 Trailer

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The End Is Nye (Available August 25, Peacock)

“Bill Nye (the science guy) is just as concerned about the state of the planet as you are. That’s why he’s unrolling this new six-part series dedicated to covering all of the potential natural disasters that could possibly wipe us out. Think viruses, volcanos, asteroids and chemical warfare, among other catastrophic topics to explore.” – Spy Overview

The End Is Nye Trailer

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Home Before Dark, Season 3 (August 12, Apple TV+ )

“Young investigative journalist Hilde Lisko moves with her family to the small town her father left behind, only to unearth shocking secrets in her pursuit of the truth.”  -Rotten Tomatoes

Apple does not have tailor for Season 3, however, if you haven’t seen this fun series, the first two seasons of which are available through Apple TV+ now, here is the trailer for season 1 which gives you an idea of what the series is about!

Home Before Dark Series Trailer

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House of the Dragon, Season 1 (August 21, HBO)

Based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, this series takes the “historical” book and goes deeper to showcase what really happened nearly 300 years before Daenerys Targaryen hatched her way into the hearts of Game of Thrones lovers. Matt Smith, Paddy Considine, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint and Eve Best star.” Spy Overview

House of The Dragon, Season 1 Trailer

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The Lost City (Amazon Prime, already available)

“ Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum and Daniel Radcliffe star in this comedy adventure about a successful romance novelist who, after being kidnapped by a villainous treasure hunter, is forced to team up with her cover model to survive.” – CNN overview

The Lost City Trailer

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Samaritan (August 26, Amazon Prime)

“Sylvester Stallone may be 76, but Sly is still in top form as an aging superhero in Prime Video’s latest action thriller. Here he plays the mythical character Samaritan, who was thought to have disappeared more than two decades ago after an epic battle. But when a boy discovers the legend is still around and kicking, Samaritan’s cover is blown. Martin Starr, Javon Walton, Dascha Polanco and Pilou Asbæk also star.” – CNN Overview

Samaritan Trailer

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The Sandman (August 5, Netflix)

“Neil Gaiman’s epic, best-selling graphic novel, The Sandman, has long been considered unfilmable. Huge names have taken a stab at it, but none have succeeded, until now. “They were trying to make a 3,000-page story happen in two hours of film time,” Gaiman told BBC News. “And nobody ever cracked that because it was uncrackable.” It’s a complicated story, but essentially Tom Sturridge (On the Road) leads as the titular Sandman, also known as Dream or Morpheus, who must journey across multiple worlds and timelines to make amends for previous mistakes, after being held captive for a century. Featuring a bumper star-studded cast, including Gwendoline Christie, Jenna Coleman, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Fry, Patton Oswalt, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, David Thewlis and Vivienne Acheampong, Netflix will be banking on this grown-up fantasy wooing subscribers. ” BBC Overview

The Sandman Trailer

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Star Trek Movies 2- 6 (Amazon Prime)

Follow the adventures of the original cast, in the films Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Start Trek V: The Final Frontier and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn Trailer

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Trailer

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Trailer

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Tiny World, Seasons 1 & 2 (Apple TV+)

“A nature show, focused on small creatures, narrated by Ant-Man himself, Paul Rudd. Absolute genius.

Like seemingly every single one of these modern nature documentaries, Tiny World is gorgeously shot and brilliantly compelling.” – CNET Overview

Tiny World Series Trailer

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Hoopla Five

Avanti! (1972)

In this hilarious romantic comedy from writer/director Billy Wilder and screenwriter I.A.L. Diamond, wealthy American Wendell Armbruster, Jr. (Jack Lemmon) discovers true love when he is summoned to Italy after a car accident claims the lives of his father and his father’s secret mistress. As the mistress’ daughter (Juliet Mills) also arrives in town, the bodies of both of their parents disappear, and the two instant foes are brought together in a baffling mystery… and an affair of the heart!

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Magic In The Mountains (2022)

Magic in the Mountains tells the remarkable underdog story of how Squaw Valley, a little-known ski area in California, won the bid for the 1960 Winter Olympics and, with the help of Walt Disney, changed the Olympics forever.

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Maigret, Season 1 (1992)

Part of the Maigret series (French dialog with English subtitles)

Sporting his pipe that seems a nod to Sherlock Holmes, the pragmatic Maigret investigates murders in his unurried manner and inevitably discovers the truth. Against a backdrop of 1950s Paris and the surrounding French countryside, these original feature-length films pay homage to one of the most brilliant detective minds of the twentieth century.

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The New Zealanders, Season 1 (2022)

The New Zealanders is a beautifully shot travelogue series introducing us to some of the quirkiest locations and heart-warming characters throughout New Zealand. Meet New Zealand’s most remote family who lives 100km from the nearest shop, and at 68 years old, the Taranaki grandmother who is a 4th Dan black belt in Taekwondo. Former oil field worker Mike is a collector of classic Mustang cars, yet wheelchair-bound Shirley prefers her collection of more than 2,000 horse ornaments. Local celebrities, The Patea Maori Club, also appear and talk about “Poi E,” the song that put them on the map. The series also covers conservation in New Zealand, with a couple who built their own house, complete with a grass roof in central Otago. Self-confessed tree-hugger Bob created his own forest while another family built their own power station. And finally, take a tour with a smaller island’s sole policeman, and meet the Air Chathams’ chief pilot who owns a 1950s flight simulator the size of a house. On the even more remote Pitt Island, visit the country’s most isolated school and a 7th generation farming family, the Gregory-Hunts, who raised eleven children there.

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Have a great, and hopefully cool, weekend!

Linda

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References

Carson, E. (2022, August 3). Apple TV Plus: Every New TV Show Arriving in August. CNET. Retrieved August 3, 2022, from https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/apple-tv-plus-all-new-tv-shows-arriving-this-august/

Charles, A. (n.d.). 10 of the best TV shows to watch in August. BBC Culture. Retrieved August 3, 2022, from https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220729-11-of-the-best-tv-shows-to-watch-in-august

Dowling, A. (2022, July 29). What to Watch in August: The 19 Best New Streaming Releases on HBO Max, Paramount+, Disney+ and Netflix. Spy. Retrieved August 3, 2022, from https://spy.com/feature/new-streaming-releases-1202830372/

Egan, T., & Volk, P. (2022, August 4). The 15 best movies new to Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu: August 2022. Polygon. Retrieved August 3, 2022, from https://www.polygon.com/what-to-watch/23283825/best-movies-watch-new-on-netflix-hbo-hulu-august-2022

Home Before Dark. (n.d.). Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 3, 2022, from https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/home_before_dark

Remley, H. (2022, July 17). Retirees Hit the Outback and Solve Crime in “Darby and Joan” Trailer. Collider. Retrieved August 3, 2022, from https://collider.com/darby-and-joan-series-trailer-bryan-brown-greta-scacchi/ See What’s Streaming in August. (2022, July 29). CNN. Retrieved August 3, 2022, from

Hi everyone, welcome to our Suggested Listening posting for this week!

Suggested Listening postings are published on Fridays; and our next Suggested Listening posting will be out on Friday,

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And here are the 10 recommended songs of the week!

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Break On Through by The Doors (Genre: Classic Rock)

From The Album: The Doors (1967)

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The Er-i-e Canal by The Weavers (Genre: Folk)

From The Album: Classics (1990)

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Hello Susan Brown by The Chad Mitchell Trio (Genre: Folk)

From The Album: The Chad Mitchell Collection (2007)

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I Put A Spell On You by Nina Simone (Genre: Vocal, Jazz)

From The Album: I Put A Spell On You (1965)

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Dear Prudence by The Beatles (Genre: Rock)

From The Album: The Beatles (AKA The White Album, 1968)

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Little Honda by The Beach Boys (Genre: Classic Rock, Surf Rock)

From The Album: U.S. Singles Collection: The Capitol Years 1962 – 1965 (1990)

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Pictures of Lily by The Who (Genre: Classic Rock)

From The Album: The Who Sell Out (1967)

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Snowman, Master 1 by Tintern Abby (Genre: Classic Rock)

From The Album: Beeside: The Complete Recordings (2021)

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Surf Beat by Dick Dale & His Del-Tones (Genre: Classic Rock, Surf Rock)

From The Album: Surfer’s Choice (1962)

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Take Five by Dave Brubeck (Genre: Jazz)

From The Album: Time Out (1959)

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Hoopla Recommend Album of the Week

Rumors (Super Deluxe) (2013) by Fleetwood Mac (Genre: Rock)

And from the album the song

Don’t Stop

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Have a great weekend,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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