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"You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians."--Monty Python


Friday, December 21, 2012

PATRON PICKS: Batman: The Dark Knight Rises (DVD)

Jason's pick is Batman:  The Dark Knight Rises (DVD)

 
Eight years on, a new terrorist leader, Bane, overwhelms Gotham's finest, and the Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.
 
Check out the movie trailer:
 
Jason says:  I like it because I think Batman is a cool super hero!  Christian Bale did a good job in the role for Batman.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

PATRON PICKS -- A Daughter's Tale: The Memoir of Winston and Clementine Churchill's Youngest Child

Mary's pick is A Daughter's Tale:   The Memoir of Winston and Clementine Churchill's Youngest Child, by Mary Soames

About the book:
In this charming and intimate memoir, Winston Churchill's youngest daughter shares stories from her remarkable life--and tells of the unbreakable bond she forged with her father through some of the most tumultuous years in British history. 

Now approaching her ninetieth birthday, Mary Soames is the only surviving child of Winston and Clementine Churchill. Through a combination of personal reminiscences and never-before-published diary entries, she describes what it was like growing up as the scion of one of the lions of twentieth-century statecraft. Warm memories of a childhood spent roaming the grounds of the family's country estate, tending to a small menagerie of pets, evoke the idyllic mood of England between the wars. As she matures into one of her father's most trusted companions, we are given rare glimpses inside the glittering social milieu through which the Churchills moved--as well as the rough-and-tumble world of British politics...

Mary says:  Excellent story, fast-paced!