The next installment of “Short Books for Busy Readers” is here! Bin Laden’s Bald Spot & Other Stories by Brian Doyle 146 pages In this collection of short stories, Brian Doyle pulls together fun snippets of fiction on a variety …
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Bats have gotten a bad rap. For several centuries, folklore and fiction have linked them to vampires and sinister deeds, and these days myths circulate that bats are blind (they’re not), that bats get tangled in our hair (they don’t because their echolocation prevents it) …
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The next installment of “Short Books for Busy Readers” is here! The Pianist in the Dark by Michéle Halberstadt 140 pages Maria Theresia, the only child of the Austrian Imperial Secretary Joseph von Paradis, is a beautiful, intelligent and talented …
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As fuel prices rise again, many of us are considering how we can save money by using less gas. Some lifestyle changes we can make are relatively simple: buy groceries once a week instead of several times; carpool and combine trips when possible; …
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The next installment of “Short Books for Busy Readers” is here! Chike and the River by Chinua Achebe 88 pages Chike, an 11-year-old boy, leaves his family’s home in a rural “bush village” to live with his uncle in the city of Onitsha (Nigeria) …
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Women’s History Month is a time for celebrating the achievements of women in all fields—the sciences, the arts, business, government, athletics, the community, etc. According to the National Women’s History Project (NWHP), the primary purpose of Women’s History Month is …
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