Tag: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Catching Up On New York Times Bestsellers

Linda Reimer

Hi everyone, this list contains a selection of titles that have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller lists in the past month.

And our Catching Up On New York Times Bestsellers posting — will come out on the first of each month.

To find out more about a book, or to request it, click on the photo of the book you’re interested in which will re-direct you to the StarCat request page*

Fiction:

A Column of Fire by Ken Follett:

A Cuban Affair by Nelson DeMille:

Enemy Of The State by Vince Flynn

(A Mitch Rapp Series Novel):

The Girl Who Takes An Eye For An Eye by David Lagercrantz

(A Lisbeth Salander Novel):

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood:

Haunted by James Patterson and James O. Born

(A Detective Michael Bennett Thriller):

A Legacy of Spies by John Le Carre:

Secrets In Death by J. D. Robb

(Lt. Eve Dallas Series):

To Be Where You Are by Jan Karon 

(Mitford Series) :

Wicked Deeds by Heather Graham 

(Krewe of Hunters Series):

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware:

Non-Fiction:

Astrophysics For People In A Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson:

Being Mortal: Medicine And What Matters In the End by Atul Gawande:

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls:

Giant of the Senate by Al Franken:

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance:

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann:

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder:

Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History by Katy Tur:

The Vietnam War: An Intimate History by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns:

What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton:

Have a great day,

Linda, SSCL

*If you don’t have a library card you can get one at the library. Just bring a form of ID with your name and current address to the library, fill out a short form and presto — you’ll have a library card in less than five minutes!

Daily Digital & Print Suggested Reads: Monday, June 5, 2017

Linda Reimer

Hi everyone, here are our suggested daily recommended titles for today.

Our digital suggestion for today is the e-book:

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson:

The #1 New York Times Bestseller: The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.

What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.

But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in tasty chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day.

While you wait for your morning coffee to brew, for the bus, the train, or a plane to arrive, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry will reveal just what you need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe.

Here’s a link to the checkout/request page in the Digital Catalog:

https://stls.overdrive.com/media/3009955

And our print book suggested read for the day is:

The Last Days of Café Leila: A Novel by Donia Bijan:

Set against the backdrop of Iran’s rich, turbulent history, this exquisite debut novel is a powerful story of food, family, and a bittersweet homecoming. When we first meet Noor, she is living in San Francisco, missing her beloved father, Zod, in Iran. Now, dragging her stubborn teenage daughter, Lily, with her, she returns to Tehran and to Café Leila, the restaurant her family has been running for three generations. Iran may have changed, but Café Leila, still run by Zod, has stayed blessedly the same—it is a refuge of laughter and solace for its makeshift family of staff and regulars.

As Noor revisits her Persian childhood, she must rethink who she is—a mother, a daughter, a woman estranged from her marriage and from her life in California. And together, she and Lily get swept up in the beauty and brutality of Tehran.

Bijan’s vivid, layered story, at once tender and elegant, funny and sad, weaves together the complexities of history, domesticity, and loyalty and, best of all, transports readers to another culture, another time, and another emotional landscape.

Here’s a link to request the book in StarCat:

https://goo.gl/7lUiUb

Or by calling the library at: 607-936-3713 x 502.

Have a great day!
Linda, SSCL

Online Catalog Links:

StarCat: The catalog of physical materials, i.e. print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD etc. http://starcat.stls.org/

The Digital Catalog: The catalog of e-books, downloadable audiobooks and a handful of streaming videos: https://stls.overdrive.com/

Freegal Music Service: This music service is free to library card holders and offers the option to download, and keep, three free songs per week and to stream three hours of commercial free music each day: http://stlsny.freegalmusic.com/

Zinio: Digital magazines on demand and for free! Back issues are available and you can even choose to be notified by email when the new issue of your favorite magazine is available: https://www.rbdigital.com/stlschemungcony

About Library Apps:

You can access digital library content on PCs, Macs and mobile devices. For mobile devices simply download the OverDrive, Freegal or Zinio app from your app store to get started. If you have questions call the library at: 607-936-3713 and one of our Digital Literacy Specialists will be happy to assist you.