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From Publishers Weekly
These short meditations on the world in 50 years are overwhelmingly devoted to developments in human health, climate change and technology, with a disappointing scarcity of speculation about any social or spiritual transformations. Scientists, who make up more than half of the contributors, predict that genetic engineering will be commonplace and AIDS obsolete, although infectious diseases will adapt and prosper. Marriages will be arranged by compatible genotype; the oceans will rise; cats will no longer be kept as pets—they will have been identified (along with hamsters and birds) as transmitters of everything from Parkinson's to schizophrenia. China and India will be the new superpowers, and the U.S. will finally adopt the metric system. Although many writers note that certain species of plants and animals will be extinct in 50 years, only one laments that several languages will also be dead. This privileging of the scientific viewpoint makes the contributions from immunologist Peter Doherty and writer Michael Shermer all the more welcome as they attempt to focus on humanity rather than technology, imagination more than data. Perhaps it is easier to chart the course of climate change than social change—still the inhabitants of the planet and the future of their governments, beliefs and values deserve as much attention as the planet itself.

NEW ADULT FICTION

Plague Ship  by Clive Cussler
In The Dismal Swamp  by Patrick Balester
Vodka Neat  by Anna Blundy
The Hollow by Nora Roberts
Sunday at Tiffany's by James Patterson
Bulls Island  by Dorothea Benton Frank
The Whole Truth by David Baldacci
Careless in Red by Elizabeth George
Twenty Wishes by Debbie Macomber

NEW LARGE PRINT FICTION

Creation in Death by J. D. Robb
74 Seaside Avenue by Debbie Macomber
The Archivist's Story by Travis Holland
Bleeding Kansas by Sara Paretsky
Stranger in Paradise by Robert B. Parker
The Miracle of Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith
Miss Julia Paints the Town by Ann B. Ross

NEW MYSTERY

Death Walked In by Carolyn Hart
Next Door To The Murder by Anthea Fraser
Cold Plague by Daniel Kalla
The Body In The Gallery by Katherine Hill Page

NEW ADULT NON-FICTION

The Soloist  by Steve Lopez
The Importance of Music to Girls  by Lavinia Greenlaw
The Making of Second Life by Wagner James Au
Eat This, Not That! by David Zinczenko
 

CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT SECTION

Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
Snow Day by Lester Laminack
Wild Ride by Liam O'Donnell
The Coming of Dragon by A. J. Lakep

and more...

NEW AUDIO & VIDEO

What's new to see and hear in July

Indiana Jones
Deadliest Catch - Episodes 1 - 10
Shrek the third
Cheaper By The Dozen 2
Herbie - Fully Loaded
On A Clear Day
Vietnam War
with Walter Cronkite

Eric Clapton Masterpieces - Inside Cream & Music in Review

CLC DVD'S FOR JULY

The Family Stone
A Prairie Home Companion
with Garrison Keillor
Twin Towers
Lighthouses of North America
The Stone Merchant

and many more!

 

We have a selection of "PlayAways"...The self-playing digital audio book
All that you need is your own headphones in order to listen to them anywhere!

The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Nerve Damage by Peter Abrahams
A Briefer History of Time by Stephen Hawking

and more!

 

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Why Courage Matters by John McCain
The Hit List by Chris Ryan
A Falcon Flies by Wilbur Smith

and many more!

Don't forget that we have a large selection of weekly and monthly magazines that 
can be checked out for two weeks at a time!  These include:

Sports Illustrated (New)
Business Week
Newsweek
Connecticut Magazine
Organic Gardening
Consumer Reports
Photography
Gourmet
Smithsonian
This Old House
Martha Stewart Living
National Geographic
Mother Earth News
Yankee

and many more!

 

 

 

 

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