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All Booked Up
Windsor Library's Newsletter for Readers
June 2023
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Enjoy access to The New York Times, courtesy of the Windsor Public Library. Discover original, quality journalism that helps you make sense of this moment — and make everyday life better. Start exploring today at https://www.windsorlibrary.com/research/
If you have any questions, please call the Reference Desk at 860-285-1918.
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"“Sometimes I think my papa is an accordion. When he looks at me and smiles and breathes, I hear the notes.” —Markus Zusak, The Book Thief | |
Coming to a bookshelf near you!
(click on the cover to place your hold today)
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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin
The film Oppenheimer will premier in July, based on this book. During World War II, physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer led the team responsible for building the atomic bomb. He was brilliant. He was successful. Later, he was plagued by the moral murkiness and emotional fallout of his efforts. The authors detail his career throughout the 20th century, through World War II and the Cold War. It’s a riveting, thought-provoking biography.
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Be More Vegan by Niki Webster
The young person's guide to going a bit more plant-based. Contains over 50 quick and tasty recipes for teens.
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Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
This book takes place during the holiday season in a small Irish village in many ways dependent on a local convent. Local industries are closing, the dole lines are growing longer, and Bill Furlong's livelihood as a coal merchant and his family's well-being depend on his deliveries to that institution. It would be the easiest thing in the world to lose everything, Furlong knew. When he makes an unscheduled delivery to the convent one day and finds a group of young women locked into a chapel, he begins noticing that the surrounding walls are topped with broken glass and the women have no shoes, and sees other signs of neglect. One young woman pleads with him to take her only as far as the river. Keegan exquisitely unfolds Bill's gentle talks with wife and children and December's family rituals leading to Christmas, and juxtaposes them with Bill's inner thoughts about what he's seen at the convent and about his own fatherless childhood. Small Things Like These is a masterpiece of understatement, of unspoken but revealed truth.
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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garumus
Narrated by Miranda Raison
Length: 11 hours
Set in 1960s California, this blockbuster debut is the hilarious, idiosyncratic and uplifting story of a female scientist whose career is constantly derailed by the idea that a woman's place is in the home, only to find herself starring as the host of America's most beloved TV cooking show. Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it's the 1960s and despite the fact that she is a scientist, her peers are very unscientific when it comes to equality. Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist.
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I Dream of Dinner (so you don't have to) by Ali Slagle
With minimal ingredients and maximum joy in mind, Ali Slagle's no-nonsense, completely delicious recipes are ideal for dinner tonight—and every single night. Organized by main ingredients like eggs, noodles, beans, and chicken, chapters include quick tricks for riffable cooking methods and flavor combinations so that dinner bends to your life, not the other way around (no meal-planning required!). Whether in need of comfort and calm, fire and fun—directions to cling to, or the inspiration to wing it—I Dream of Dinner (so You Don't Have To) is the only phone-a-friend you need.
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Mi Cocina by Rick Martinez
Join Rick Martínez on a once-in-a-lifetime culinary journey throughout México that begins in Mexico City and continues through 32 states, in 156 cities, and across 20,000 incredibly delicious miles. In Mi Cocina, Rick shares deeply personal recipes as he re-creates the dishes and specialties he tasted throughout his journey. Inspired by his travels, the recipes are based on his taste memories and experiences. True to his spirit and reflective of his deep connections with people and places, these dishes will revitalize your pantry and transform your cooking repertoire.
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Watermelon & red birds: a cookbook for Juneteenth and black celebrations by Nicole A. Taylor
On June 19, 1865, more than two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, General Order No. 3 informed the people of Texas that all enslaved people were now free. In 1866, Juneteenth celebrations were celebrated with music, dance, and BBQs. Taylor bridges the traditional African American table and twenty-first century flavors with stories and recipes that will inspire parties to salute the holiday, or to help you create moments to savor joy all year round.
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