On August 20, 1910, a roaring wind galvanized the small fires already affecting the dry, kindling-like national forests of the states of Washington, Idaho and Montana into a virtually unstoppable inferno. Scrambling to avert disaster, forest rangers recruited all available men, from college boys to immigrants in the mining camps, to help battle the flames.
Written ten years after his impressive debut The Virgin Suicides, Middlesex is Eugenides’ equally ambitious novel about Cal Stephanides, born Calliope Helen Stephanides. At age thirteen, it becomes apparent that Callie is not like other girls her age. When she is taken by her parents to a genetic specialist, the truth about her hermaphroditism sets Callie off on a quest to find out about her family and why she is the way she is.
Join us for an evening of fun with The Knight at Dawn book trivia, parchment paper making, and coat of arms design.
February 16, at 6:30 pm
Check the catalog for availability and reserve a copy of the book today!
I know it’s a little late to be posting this, but I couldn’t resist. Every year, one of my favorite BBC Radio 4 programs broadcasts a Christmas travel quiz in front of a live audience.
Both presenters and participants have a lot of fun, and it’s amazing how much you learn about our planet and the myriad cultures that populate it.
So go on, have a listen, and remember to keep track of your own score to see how you measure up!
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements: That’s the full title of the book folks, and yes, it’s time to get in touch with your inner geek.
This film was the winner of numerous international awards, including nine Clarín Entertainment Awards (Argentina) and the 2010 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
1999. Recently-retired Argentinean federal justice agent Benjamín Espósito decides to write a book about a cold case that occurred 25 years earlier. The brutal rape and murder of Liliana Coloto, her husband Ricardo Morales’s reaction, and the unresolved question of whether or not the crime was perpetrated by a childhood friend of the murder victim named Isidoro Gómez have haunted Benjamín for years.
Visit the Mt. Pleasant Library with your friends and have fun making your own crafty and creative gelt bag. Materials provided by the Friends of the Mt. Pleasant Library.
Ages: 8-12
Date: Wednesday December 8
Time: 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Meet Balram Halwai: servant, philosopher, entrepreneur, murderer. During the course of seven nights, this shameless, wily man will reveal to us through a series of letters everything there is to know about who he is and everything he did to reach his present station in life—leaving very little to the imagination when it comes to his opinions on just about all aspects of life.
Narrated in a brisk, searing manner, The White Tiger pulls no punches in its portrayal of a modern, vibrant India, a developing nation chomping at the bit, eager to make the jump from much-touted up-and-comer, to established global powerhouse.
In 1925 British explorer Percy Fawcett traveled to the Amazon jungle to find an ancient civilization believed to have lived there in the city of Z, a fabled El Dorado long-rumored to be located deep in the South American wilderness. Undaunted by the numerous failed expeditions that preceded his, he embarked on this dangerous journey with his son. Neither he nor any of his company ever returned.
