My LINKcat AccountFor those of you who skip ahead and look at the titles of books at the bottom of this, you may have noted that the last book noted is called the “Twelve Days of Christmas”. Yes. It is true. We are fast approaching the holiday seasons. I used the word seasons with an “s” purposefully because soon, very soon, the holidays will just be rolling at us. From today’s date, October 20th, it is a mere eleven days until what has become a major holiday for kids of all ages, Halloween. After recovering from those festivities it is only 24 – yes, twenty-four—days until Thanksgiving. And as we all know, once you’ve past Thanksgiving it is only what seems like minutes but which is indeed a month (albeit a 31-day month this year) until Christmas. So while October has been rather balmy, we all need to pay attention to the passage of time and how quickly and sneakily the last holidays of the years are creeping up on us. In the meantime, there are a number of non-Christmas themed books to peruse. Although, I can pretty much guarantee that as we get closer to that holiday, more books will appear with that theme. Oh, and did I mention daylight savings time will soon be leaving us? Well it will. This will give you longer evenings in which to read. Enjoy!
New Non-Fiction
Sing for your life : a story of race, music, and family / by Daniel Bergner. A chronicle of a young black man's journey from violence to the world's elite opera circles describes Ryan Speedo Green's abuse-marked upbringing and struggles with racism and imprisonment before winning a New York Metropolitan Opera competition.
Competing against luck : the story of innovation and customer choice / by Clayton Christensen. Four leading innovation-strategy leaders outline a path-breaking guide designed to help companies develop products and services customers will buy for premium prices, outlining a revolutionary approach based on a theory that companies are actually "hired" by their customers to perform specific jobs.
Get what's yours for Medicare : maximize your coverage, minimize your costs / by Phillip Moeller. The co-author of the best-selling social security entry in the “Get What's Yours” series shares advice for saving money and maximizing health coverage through Medicare, explaining the essentials of signing up, understanding what it costs and selecting which plans are most appropriate
Being a dog : following the dog into a world of smell / by Alexandra Horowitz. The author of the New York Times best-selling ‘Inside of a Dog’ explains how dogs perceive the world through their acute sense of smell and how humans can reconnect with their own underused senses to further human-canine bonds and gain insights into dog cognition.
Emotional agility : get unstuck, embrace change, and thrive in work and life / by Susan David. A Harvard Medical School psychologist outlines a four-step, counterintuitive approach to achieving one's true potential, explaining how to adapt one's choices in accordance with feelings and values in order to promote a growth-based life.
The hidden life of trees : what they feel, how they communicate : discoveries from a secret world / by Peter Wohlleben. Draws on up-to-date research and engaging forester stories to reveal how trees nurture each other and communicate, outlining the life cycles of "tree families" that support mutual growth, share nutrients and contribute to a resilient ecosystem.
New Fiction
An Irish country love story / by Patrick Taylor. A romantic winter season in 1967 Ballybucklebo finds its citizens discovering young and mature love while flocking around their doctor, Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly, whose longtime practice is threatened by an unexpected turn of events. By a “USA Today”, “New York Times” and “Globe and Mail” best-selling author.
All the little liars / by Charlaine Harris. When four kids including her brother go missing from school and a dead body is found where they were last seen, a pregnant Aurora organizes a personal investigation that exposes the activities of a gang of bullies and her brother's gambling debts. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series.
Crepe factor / by Laura Childs. When a hated restaurant critic is murdered in the Winter Market, scrapbook-shop owner Carmela Bertrand must prove the innocence of prime suspect Quigg Brevard, a former flame, against the approval of her current beau, Detective Edgar Babcock. By the best-selling author of “Parchment and Old Lace”.
Echoes of Sherlock Holmes : stories inspired by the Holmes canon / by Laurie King & Leslie Klinger, editors. A follow-up to In the Company of Sherlock Holmes includes contributions by popular authors whose work inside and outside of the mystery genre has been influenced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Ghost times two / by Carolyn Hart. Assigned to guide the spirit of a deceased young man to the next life, Bailey Ruth Raeburn assists her charge in his efforts to prove the innocence of his girlfriend, who has been falsely accused of murdering a manipulative senior partner. By the Pulitzer Prize-nominated and “New York Times” best-selling author.
Murder, she wrote : hook, line, and murder / by Jessica Fletcher. When Darryl Jepson breaks out of prison, his lawyer and the sheriff's wife goes missing, Jessica Fletcher must wade through lies, deceit and ulterior motives to find her friend—and the truth.
The lost boy / by Camilla Lackberg. A latest psychological thriller by the internationally best-selling author of “The Hidden Child” finds detective Patrik Hedstrom delving into the private life of a murdered financial director before learning that the victim's high-school sweetheart hides a dangerous secret.
Twelve days of Christmas : a novel / by Debbie Macomber. A modern spin on the Charles Dickens classic follows the experiences of an aspiring journalist who starts a blog to seek revenge against a handsome but arrogant neighbor who she treats with exceeding kindness in the hopes of breaking through his cold exterior. By a #1 “New York Times” and “USA Today” best-selling author.