Friday, January 29, 2010

January New Books.

Over 70 new books were added to the IMC collection in January. Besides a number of new nonfiction books about the 1960s, I recommend Rap Music, by Jennifer Keeley which gives not only the history of rap music but some of the issues that have developed over its lyrics. Also new is Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, by Michael Woods. Here you get a tour of the ancient world of the Mediterranean Sea and visit such wonders as the Colossus of Rhodes, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and the Great Pyramid at Giza.

For those of you who prefer fiction there is my favorite book of 2009 - The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. She combines gladitorial combat and survival with reality TV in a future time when North America is made up of 12 districts. For sports fans we have added Beanball, by Gene Fehler, Football Hero, by Tim Green, and Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl, by John Feinstein. We have finally replaced the missing book 2 of the Percy Jackson series, The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan, just in time for the movie opening of the first book, The Lightning Thief on February 12th. And, yes, we have the first three books in the Twilight series - Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse. Be sure to take a look at the new book section in the wall book shelves for these and other new titles in the IMC.

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