Monthly Spotlight
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!
