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Check these out: July 14, 2016

By Dorathy Bobzin

For several hours a week, I work at the Huntley Library re-shelving items. During this process, opportunity presents itself for me to peruse materials I’d not see while looking on my own. Very often I say to myself, oh, that looks interesting … and then I keep it or jot down the info. I’ll share some with you that pique my interest.

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The Civil War in 500 Photographs
Rod Gragg
973.702 GRA

On the NEW bookshelves is a non-fiction item that appeals to me because it has (as you can tell from the title) many pictures and not too much text. I used to tell my high school students that an easy way to keep up with current events, so as not to appear totally ignorant, was to browse through a weekly news magazine and look at the pictures, and read the captions. That is what I intend to do with this fine collection of war coverage published by the TIME-LIFE people.

Cooking with Trader Joe’s Cookbook
Celine Cossou-Bordes
641.53 COS

As mentioned previously, the Huntley Library has an enormous collection of cookbooks; they must be popular because there are always some to shelve. This one specializes in lunch fare and has excellent pictures. Prep time for most of the ones I examined was 15 minutes. Yes! I’m always looking for an easy, tasty way to fix vegetables. This book has 32 pages just for that. Check out page 151 for asparagus & spinach frittata.

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The Playful Brain: the surprising science of how puzzles improve your mind
Richard Restak M.D. (puzzles by Scott Kim)
612.82 RES

I like puzzles: jigsaw, crossword, Sudoku, minute mysteries, Lumosity. So when I saw a book cover with a crossword puzzle superimposed on a drawing of a brain, I had to read the jacket flaps. This 2010 book, written by a neuroscientist, combines actual puzzles with an explanation of how they can change and strengthen our brains in the areas of memory, perception, and cognition. Yes, I saw some pages with answers.

Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women Catherine Thimmesh
JUV 609.2 THI

The title and sub-title make clear the subject matter of this book. Although the reading level is about 5th grade, the content is interesting and helpful for all ages. Example: Margaret Knight is not a household name, but flat-bottomed paper bags are! Margaret worked in a factory in the late 1860s making flat-bottomed paper bags by hand. She wondered why it had to be done that way which made the bags expensive. There’s a story to how she obtained the patent in 1870 which involved a court battle (16 days of testimony) in front of the commissioner of patents. Do you love your drip coffee maker? A woman! How about your hot water heater? A woman. And the retractable safety needle? Yep, another woman. Each anecdote is 2-3 pages with plenty of drawings.





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