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St. Gabriel Catholic Church

built 1772 - 1776 by Acadian exiles.

On August 17, 1767, about fifty Acadian families, more than two hundred people, landed at Fort St. Gabriel on Bayou Manchac and the Mississippi River. August 18, they began dividing the lands given them by Antonio de Ulloa, first Spanish Governor of Louisiana. Wandering for years after being exiled from their homes in Acadia, these families settled in, built homes, worked their land, and became our Acadian ancestors.

Hear about the deportation of the Acadians, the Acadian landing in St. Gabriel, the Spanish land grants, and the building and establishment of the old St. Gabriel Church as local historian, John A. Hebert, speaks about the Acadians of St Gabriel.

Join us Tuesday, August 4 at 6:30 PM. For more information or to register, call the library at 647-3955

John A. Hebert

CELEBRATING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY

OF THE ACADIANS’ ARRIVAL

IN LOUISIANA

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Thursday, August 6, 2015

Donaldsonville / 12 Noon

Bond Girl

by Erin Duffy

Dutchtown / 6:30 PM

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

Gonzales / 6:30 PM

The Monuments Men

by Robert M. Edsel

Galvez / 6:30 PM

Drowning Ruth

by Christina Schwarz

If you are interested in attending a book club meeting at any

location, please call to see if space is available.

Registration is required.

Girl in a Red Dress (1887) by Sir John Lavery (1856-1941)

Take advantage of Ask A Lawyer sessions, free and individual counseling sessions to be held at Ascension Parish Library in Gonzales.

Area attorneys will be available for one-on-one 15-minute sessions for legal advice on a first-come, first-served basis offered by the Pro Bono Project of the Baton Rouge Bar Association. For more information, call 647-3955.

The Baton Rouge Bar Foundation Pro Bono Project is dedicated to improving equal access to justice for all and has been making a meaningful change in people’s lives since 1986. The Pro Bono Project, Ask-A-Lawyer, provides walk-in legal clinics two or three times a month at several locations throughout the greater Baton Rouge area, including Ascension Parish Library, on a first-come, first-served basis.

NOTE: Attendance at l ibrary programs and events constitutes consent to be photographed for APL publicity purposes.

The Outer Solar System: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and the Dwarf Planets, 523.2 OUT

The Planets, 523 PLA Solar System, David W. Hughes, 523.2 HUG The New Solar System: Ice Worlds, Moons, and Planets

Redefined, Patricia Daniels, 523.2 DAN Is Pluto a Planet?: A Historical Journey Through the

Solar System, David A. Weintraub, 523.482 WEI

APL cardholders can now download thousands of eBooks for use on a variety of devices including eReaders, tablets, smartphones, and PCs, using our Freading service. Freading offers unlimited, simultaneous access to all titles, so there is no waiting for another user to return a title before you can borrow it. Access to books is controlled by tokens. Each user is given a weekly allotment of 6 tokens which appears in the upper right hand corner of the home page after login. These tokens are redeemed to borrow books. Visit www.myAPL.org, click on Digital Media, and try Freading today!

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DID YOU KNOW … we recently moved trees from our Galvez location to the Dutchtown library? Road construction on Hwy 42, as well as future expansion plans for the library in Galvez, made it necessary to either cut down or remove trees from that property. We chose to move them to the Dutchtown library. Beautiful Natchez White crepe myrtles, Southern magnolias, and oaks were all added to the nature area behind the library. These trees join Shumard oaks (seen in the foreground) planted in 2011 by Brownie Girl Scout Troop # 10114 and Junior Girl Scout Troop # 10251 as a service project.

This is not the first time we’ve moved trees to Dutchtown. The beautiful cypress trees in front of the building were moved there from our Gonzales location along with other plants and trees that would have been lost during the expansion and refurbishing of the library.

Turn the page to read the Explore Your World @ the Library article on page 4 — Study: More Trees Improve Health. Find out how planting trees can improve your health.

Pie Lanoux (L) and Doris Melancon, (R) Ascension Parish historians and local authors, were happy to see the addition of a copier in the Genealogy / Local History Section of the library.

Having logged in many hours of research, and making lots of copies, the ladies were happy to “save a few steps” and wasted no time in making use of the new copier. “This is wonderful,” said Lanoux, “just what we needed, and it’s so easy to use!”

Located in the APL - Gonzales location, the genealogy collection includes family histories, standard reference works, state and parish histories, and other genealogical materials. And now … a copier! Copies are 10¢.

Summer is heating up, and warmer temperatures mean it is important to handle foods safely. To learn more about food safety, join us at 12 noon on August 25 for a two-hour food safety seminar.

This seminar will be presented by Barbara Templet, a registered nurse and Louisiana child care health consultant, certified with the state Department of Health and Hospitals.

Attention Day Care Centers and Childcare Providers — at the end of the training, the CCHC will provide each attendee with the approved certificate of attendance for your records.

For more information or to register, call the library at 647-3955.

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says, “we as individuals can also take ownership.”

If you would like to learn more about trees:

The Tree: A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live, and Why They Matter, Colin Tudge, 582.16 TUD

Seeing Trees: Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees, Nancy Ross Hugo, 582.16 HUG

A Natural History of North American Trees, Donald Culross Peattie, 582.16 PEA

Tree: A Life Story, David Suzuki & Wayne Grady, 582.16 SUZ

Longleaf, Far as the Eye Can See: A New Vision of North America's Richest Forest, Bill Finch, Beth Maynor Young, Rhett Johnson, & John C. Hall 634.9751 LON

National Geographic Field Guide to the Trees of North America, Keith Rushforth and Charles Hollis, 582.16 RUS

Trees, Tony Russell, 635.97 RUS

American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation, Eric Rutkow, 577.3 RUT

A Pocket Guide to Louisiana Native Trees, Friends of Hilltop Arboretum, LA 582.1609 FRI

Trees and Shrubs: A Gardener's Encyclopedia, Geoff Bryant, 635.976 BRY

in Toronto work elsewhere? Berman says yes, it would, if you increase the number of trees on the street by ten.

While the study doesn’t identify which mechanism triggers those benefits, it finds that initiatives to plant more trees can improve air quality, relieve stress, and promote physical activity — all contributing factors to overall better health.

One possible explanation is that trees are known to improve urban air quality by pulling ozone, particulates, and other pollutants into their leaves and out of the air, and thus, partly protecting people from them. Other explanations, says Berman, include stress reduction that comes from being around nature — a mental effect that translates into physical benefits — or the possibility that being around trees somehow increases one’s propensity to exercise.

He also suggests that people may subjectively perceive their health to be better when they live around more trees, in addition to the improvements seen in other health measures, because of a possible psychological factor. “People have sort of neglected the psychological benefits of the environment,” said Berman. “When individuals are fatigued and need a break, we find that brief walks in nature can improve memory and attention by 20%,” Berman says, citing earlier studies. And beautifying our homes or neighborhoods by planting trees, shrubs or gardens might improve our physical health. “While the onus may lie on cities to make these improvements on a large scale,” Berman

STUDY: MORE TREES IMPROVE HEALTH Edited from Voice of America

Trees clean the air, provide shade, and reduce climate changing emissions. According to environmental neuroscientist Marc Berman, they also improve the health of people who live near them.

"I’m very interested in how the physical environment affects the brain and behavior,” says Berman, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Chicago.

His study of the effect of urban trees, published in the journal Nature, merged tree data and health surveys from 31,000 residents of Toronto, Canada. “We found that, controlling for income and age and education, neighborhoods that had more trees on the street ... that was related to improved health in those neighborhoods.”

Specifically, the study found that ten more street trees per city block was related to a one percent increase in people’s health, as self-reported in the surveys. Berman says people in those blocks suffered less from hypertension and obesity compared with other neighborhoods with fewer trees. Berman notes that self-perception of health is admittedly subjective, but adds that it “correlates pretty strongly with the objective health measures” the study considered.

“And that one percent increase in health perception seems pretty modest, but at least in our study to get that equivalent increase with money, you’d have to give every household in that city block $10,000 and have them move to a neighborhood that is $10,000 wealthier or make people seven years younger.”

Sounds pretty good, but could what works

This two-hour seminar is designed for individuals who want to learn what it takes to start and run a successful small business. The program will focus on helping participants learn how to determine the feasibility of their idea as well as how to obtain a small business loan.

Topics of discussion include the purpose of developing a feasibility/business plan, assessing business risks, marketing strategy development, management planning, financial planning, identifying sources of funds for business start-up, the do’s and don'ts of borrowing money, the loan application process, and the key resources available to get assistance. Registration is required by calling the library at 473-8052.

Sponsored by Ascension Parish Library & Louisiana Small Business Development Center

Thursday August 20 6:30 PM Donaldsonville

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Ascension Parish Library and SCORE – Baton Rouge offer free, on-site counseling in Ascension Parish for new business start-ups and mentoring for existing businesses. Counseling sessions are held in Gonzales and Dutchtown each month by appointment.

SCORE is a nonprofit association and a resource partner of the Small Business Administration dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth, and success of small business nationwide.

Counselors are active or retired business owners and executives with extensive experience, who follow the steps on How to Start and Manage a Successful Business. This includes help on the Business Plan, Financial Forecast, Marketing & Sales, Legal and Accounting Suggestions, Business Insurance Needs, and Bank Loan Package Preparation. SCORE counselors follow a strict code of ethics and confidentiality.

This year SCORE will begin expanding its education opportunities in the community for small businesses with a new Simple Steps program and a stronger Community Alliance program. These new programs will help SCORE become an even more valuable resource in our community. To learn more, visit the SCORE website at www.scorebr.org.

All counseling sessions are free.

SCORE counselors follow a strict code of ethics and confidentiality.

Counseling sessions are by appointment only.

To schedule an appointment, call (225) 381-7130 or toll-free, (877) 381-7130.

Please specify which library location you prefer: Gonzales or Dutchtown.

Counseling sessions last for one hour. Sessions start and end promptly on the hour.

SCORE counselors follow a strict code of ethics

and confidentiality.

Tuesday August 4 9 - 10 AM 10 - 11 AM 11 AM - Noon

Thursday August 20 1 - 2 PM 2 - 3 PM 3 - 4 PM

Resources available include: Free Small Business Counseling & Mentoring * Free Small Business Seminars * Free Small Business Guide to Licenses and Permits * Local and National Website Links *

The Louisiana Small Business Development Center at Southern University and A & M College in Baton Rouge offers free small business consulting by telephone designed to provide professional help in areas of financing, marketing, and accounting to those wanting to start or improve a small business.

For your free, confidential telephone consultation, call (225) 774-9213.

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Are You Ready For

BACK TO SCHOOL?

As summer vaca on comes to an end, ready or not, school is just around the corner. Ascension Parish Schools begin classes on Monday, August 10. It’s okay if you’re not quite ready; we’re here to help you be the best you can be in the classroom with a wide variety of teacher and student services.

The library offers a wide variety of popular databases that cover curriculum subjects including English, history, geography, math, science, health, language lessons, and test taking skills. We even have a site that offers live homework help! All you need is an Ascension Parish Library card.

In addi on to research databases, Ascension Parish Library’s Youth Services department offers classroom visits, including book talks, database instruc on, and how to use the internet for effec ve research. We can also show students how to do a science fair project, for those doing one for the first me.

Ascension Parish Library would be happy to a end your open house, literacy night, or other event to promote families and literacy. While there, we can sign up parents and children for library cards.

With our Assignment Alert form, teachers can alert the library of upcoming assignments, and the library will make sure the materials your students need are ready when they need them. You can fill one out at the library or online at www.myAPL.org.

For more informa on about our library’s services for parish teachers and students, call our APL Youth Services Librarian, Shelly Miller, at 647‐3955.

AUGUST

If you happened to think there were a lot more kids than usual at Ascension Parish Library this summer, you were right. Children between the ages of birth to 8th grade poured into all four loca ons to par cipate in our Summer Reading Program, Every Hero Has a Story, and won prizes just for reading! Laughter rang throughout, and the smiles on their faces let us know that we are s ll making a difference in our community.

We are proud to serve you and glad that you made Ascension Parish Library the place to be this summer.

Check out some highlights from this year’s Youth Summer Reading Program events on the following page!

SUMMER READING

ROGRAM 2015

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for more information on

library programs

Gonzales 708 S. Irma Blvd Gonzales, LA 70737 (225) 647-3955 Galvez 40300 Hwy. 42 Prairieville, LA 70769 (225) 622-3339 Donaldsonville 500 Mississippi St. Donaldsonville, LA 70346 (225) 473-8052 Dutchtown 13278 Hwy 73 Geismar, LA 70734 (225) 673-8699

Online: www.myAPL.org

8/1: ACT Practice Test registration begins! 8/5: Kokusaika 4 PM Gonzales 8/20: Teen Book Club 5:30 PM Galvez 8/25: Open Mic Night 6:30 PM Dutchtown

* Check out some highlights from this year’s Teen Summer Reading Program, Unmask, on the following page!

Calling talented teens - it’s time for another great round of entertainment at the public library. Bring your talent and 10 minutes of material, or two songs, to perform in front of a crowd at Ascension Parish Library in Dutchtown on Tuesday, August 25 from 6:30 to 7:30 PM. Come listen and play in a supportive setting and have fun all at once.

For more information about this program, call 673-8699.

Anyone who has ever observed a lotus flower emerging from a murky pond cannot fail to see its beauty. Because the flower always looks so clean and pure against the background of the dirty pond, the lotus flower has come to be associated with purity and enlightenment. On Wednesday, August 5 at 4 PM in

Gonzales, craft your own floating paper lotus candleholder in honor of the tradition of Obon.

Kokusaika is Japanese for “internationalization,” and that’s what this club is all about! If you’re interested in Japanese culture, cosplaying, playing Gomoku or Wii, folding origami, or discussing anime and manga, this club is for you!

For more information about this program, call 647-3955.

Don’t miss your opportunity to prepare for the ACT test at Ascension Parish Library! The library will administer a free practice ACT test on Saturday, September 19 at the Gonzales location, courtesy of Princeton Review of Baton Rouge. This written practice test begins at 9 AM and will last approximately 4 hours. Space is limited, so registration is required and begins on August 1. Remember to bring your calculators to the test!

A Scores Back Session is scheduled for Monday, September 28 at 6 PM in Gonzales. This seminar, featuring a representative from the Princeton Review, will help parents and students navigate the important road through testing and college admissions. Topics included are an in-depth look at the practice test, an overview of the ACT and SAT, and students’ high school timelines. Students who attended the practice test, and their parents, are encouraged to attend!

For more information about this program, call 647-3955.

ACT Practice Test & Scores Back Session

Teen Book Club is held on the third Thursday of every month. Our next monthly meeting is on Thursday, August 20 at 5:30 PM in Galvez. For further information, call 622-3339.

Whether you’re a fan of Lauren Oliver, Scott Westerfeld, Suzanne Collins, James Patterson, or one of the other zillion authors in the world … if you like to read, and if you like to talk about the books that you’ve read, then you should check out Ascension Parish Library’s Teen Book Club. You’re not required to read a specific title; just come and discuss the book that’s sitting on the floor by your bed. There’s a good chance that someone else in the club has read it and wants to talk about it too.

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Introduction to Windows 8 No Class in August Coming soon Windows 10 This workshop is intended for people with little or no computing experience. With hands-on practice, participants will become familiar with how to use the basic components of a computer, as well as how to open files and programs in Windows 8, the world's most popular operating system. Recommended for beginners.

Internet Basics August 13 - 6 PM - Gonzales Internet Basics is intended for people with little or no experience with the Internet or the World Wide Web. Participants will be introduced to the Internet, learn how the World Wide Web works, and learn how to explore the World Wide Web using Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Discovering E-Mail August 3 - 6 PM - Gonzales Write letters and instantly send them anywhere in the world with the touch of a key? It is possible! Welcome to the world of e-mail! The workshop will cover a brief history of e-mail, discuss its uses, cover the various types of e-mail (such as online service, web-based e-mail, pop-mail, etc.), discuss the features found in e-mail, and feature hands-on e-mail practice. Already having some internet and computer experience will be helpful to participants.

Introduction to Blogger August 19 - 6 PM - Gonzales Introduction to Blogger is for anyone who is interested in creating a Blog using Blogger. According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary a Blog is “A Web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer.” In the class we will discuss creating a Blogger account, the basics of navigating the blogger interface, and address blogging privacy concerns.

Introduction to Microsoft Word 2013 August 10 - 10 AM - Gonzales Participants will become familiar with and practice using the basic tools of Microsoft Word 2013, such as the basic elements of the Word screen, ruler and toolbar; how to select and modify text; how to cut, copy and paste text selections; how to alter typeface, font size, line spacing, and margins; how to use the spell check and grammar check functions; how to save and print documents; and how to make use of "Help.”

Online Learning @ the Library August 18 - 1PM - Donaldsonville Online Learning at the Library will teach individuals about two of the library’s online learning databases, Universal Class and Atomic Training. Universal Class offers online classes

on topics ranging from accounting to web development. Atomic Training offers software training workshops and video tutorials. These are non-credit courses available 24/7 via the internet and are provided for your personal enrichment. These courses are not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.

Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2013 August 31 - 10 AM - Gonzales Participants will become familiar with the uses of a spreadsheet and practice using the basic features of Microsoft Excel 2013, including the Menu Bar, Tool Bar and Formula Bar; selecting single cells and groups of cells; entering text and data; calculating sums; and formatting the spreadsheet.

Introduction to Microsoft Publisher 2013 August 4 - 10 AM - Gonzales Participants will become familiar with and practice using the basic tools of Microsoft Publisher 2013. Learn how to easily create, customize, and publish materials such as newsletters, brochures, flyers, etc.

Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 August 20 - 10 AM - Gonzales This program is designed for individuals who want to learn how to enhance presentations by using one of the most popular presentation software programs available. Attendees will create a presentation, make formatting changes, insert clip art, and apply designs, transitions and effects to a presentation. Basic computer and word processing skills are needed.

Job Searching on the Internet August 5 - 10 AM - Gonzales Learn how to use the Internet as a vital tool in your job search. Post resumes on the Internet, send them in your e-mail, find listings of job openings, research companies and careers, and communicate and network with others in your job field. These are a few of the advantages of using the Internet in your job search. In this workshop, we will show you how to make the Internet one of your most valued tools in searching for a job. We will cover how to send your resume over the Internet via the Web, Usenet, or E-mail, and demonstrate how to find a mailing list or access newsgroups via the Web.

A Guide to Writing Resumés August 26 - 10 AM - Gonzales This workshop is designed for first-timers and for those looking to breathe new life into their current resumés. Resumé writing is an essential skill for job seekers. Learn how to write and format a resume that will stand out and create your own resumé using the library’s Career Cruising Database.

Computer Training

Online resources are available in the library or from your home computer using your library card to log in. Some online resources may require your full library card number and PIN to access. To access our databases, visit www.myAPL.org, click on the Research Databases button or on the navigation menu, scroll down and click on the desired database. For additional information, please contact the library or ask any staff member.

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 ACT Practice Test Registration Begins TODAY!

2 3 Discovering Email 6 PM Gonzales

4 SCORE Free Small Business Counseling & Mentoring— AM Gonzales For appointment call 381-7130

Introduction to Microsoft Publisher 2013 10 AM Gonzales The Acadians of St Gabriel 6:30 PM Gonzales Registration required

5 Job Searching on the Internet 10 AM Gonzales Kokusaika—Japanese Cultural Club for Teens 4 PM Gonzales

6 Library Book Clubs 12 Noon Donaldsonville 6:30 PM Gonzales, Dutchtown & Galvez Registration required

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9 10 Ask a Lawyer 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Gonzales Introduction to Microsoft Word 2013 10 AM Gonzales

11 12 13 Internet Basics 6 PM Gonzales

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16 17 Registration for the RELIC Reading Program begins TODAY!

18 Online Learning @the Library 1 PM Donaldsonville

19 Introduction to Blogger 6 PM Gonzales

20 SCORE Free Small Business Counseling & Mentoring— PM Dutchtown For appointment call 381-7130

Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 10 AM Gonzales

Teen Book Club 5:30 PM Galvez Starting & Financing a Small Business 6:30 PM Donaldsonville Registration required

21 LIBRARY CLOSED 8:30AM - 1:30PM for Staff Meeting

Regular evening hours apply

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23 24 25 Be Food Safe 12 Noon Gonzales Registration required

Open Mic Night 6:30 PM Dutchtown

26 A Guide to Writing Resumés 10 AM Gonzales

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30 31 Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2013 10 AM Gonzales

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Programs in BLUE denote a TEEN program for teens in 6th grade and above.

Phone ... Gonzales … 647-3955 Donaldsonville … 473-8052 Galvez … 622-3339 Dutchtown … 673-8699

Atención patrocinadores de habla Hispana: Si usted tiene preguntas con respecto a los programas o servicios de la biblioteca, por favor llame a la biblioteca al 647-3955 y hable con Lloyd or Maria.

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YA Fiction: Making Pretty by Haydu, Corey Ann YA HAY

Montana and her sister, Arizona, are named after the mountainous states their mother left them for. But Montana is a New York City girl through and through, and as the city heats up, she's stepping into the most intense summer of her life. Her father is distracted by yet another divorce, and she's growing apart from her sister. Then she meets wild, bold Karissa, who encourages Montana to live in Technicolor and chase new experiences. But the more of her own secrets Karissa reveals, the more Montana has to wonder if Karissa's someone she can really trust. In the midst of her uncertainty, Montana finds a beautiful distraction in Bernardo. He's serious but spontaneous, and he looks at Montana in the way she wants to be seen. For the first time, Montana understands how you can become both lost and found in somebody else. But when that love becomes everything, where does it leave the rest of her imperfect life?

clogged with horse-drawn carts. When the great blizzard of 1888 brought New York City to a halt, a solution had to be found. Two brothers—Henry Melville Whitney of Boston and William Collins Whitney of New York City—pursued the dream of his city being the first American metropolis to have a subway, and the great race was on. The competition between Boston and New York was played out in an era not unlike our own, one of economic upheaval, job losses, bitter political tensions, and the question of America's place in the world.

The Race Underground is peopled with the famous, like Boss Tweed, and Thomas Edison, and the not-so-famous, like the countless "sandhogs" who dug and blasted into the earth's crust, sometimes losing their lives in the process of building the subway's tunnels. Doug Most chronicles the science of the subway, looks at fears people had about travelling underground and tells a story as exciting as any ever ripped from the pages of U.S. history. The Race Underground is a great American saga of two rival American cities, the powerful interests within, and an invention that changed the lives of millions.

FICTION: Finders Keepers by King, Stephen KIN

Finders Keepers begins in the year 1978 with the murder of a novelist at his New Hampshire cabin by a die-hard admirer. The cloistered eighty-year-old novelist John Rothstein found himself awake when the privacy of his cabin was invaded by an obsessed fan Morris Bellamy and two accomplices. Not content with the cash available, Bellamy wants to make sure if the rumored sell-out of his favorite character Jimmy Gold in the next Rothstein novel is true, and the ensuing melee proved disastrous. Finders Keepers is an ambitious and well-crafted hard-boiled thriller which can be read as a stand-alone though it is the middle book of a trilogy. Its masterful pacing and riveting plotting makes it a heart thumping read, intensely thrilling and absolutely gripping

NON FICTION: The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry that Built America's First Subway by Most, Doug 388.4 MOS

In the late nineteenth century, as cities like Boston and New York grew larger, the streets became increasingly

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