Books High and Low

  I really loved this account by Dean Koontz about his and his wife Gerda's adoption of Trixie, a highly-trained, three-year-old golden ...

  In an exploration of my library's graphic narratives, I came across this 2001 account of a young man who falls for a young mother of a...

  I first learned about this book when my boss mentioned that he'd listened to a review of it (I believe on NPR, of which he was a big f...

  When I was growing up, I was determined to become a veterinarian. After reading All things great and small , by James Herriot, I read ever...

  This is a really fun collection of drawings by David Yow, otherwise known as the vocalist for the bands Scratch Acid and Jesus Lizard. Yow...

  I appreciated this account of the October 1991 storm that caused so much havoc and tragedy, later made into a film starring George Clooney...

  Edited by Jerome Stern, a former Florida State University professor of English and popular culture, this is a fun collection of very short...

  I really enjoyed this book, although it's a very sad account of Chris McCandless' trek into the Alaskan wilderness and ultimate de...

  I picked this book up a few years ago at a Book Expo or ALA conference, and just got around to reading it. Based on recordings made by Vic...

  I loved this graphic history of a time period that I don't know very much about: the French colonial period in Vietnam. The artwork is...

  Once in a while I dip into a little poetry. I recently read something that referenced Sharon Olds, so I decided to give her first book of ...

  I really enjoyed this book about the feelings and emotions of both wild and domesticated animals. Published in 1995, I expect that some of...

  As I was browsing the shelves in my library, I came across this collections of short essays, most running 3-4 pages, with only a few longe...

  While I was rooting around looking for a quick, fun read, I came across this book that I must have picked up at a Book Expo, maybe 15 year...

  I found this collection of short essays (2-3 pages) while perusing the shelves at work. The author was a faculty member at Florida State U...

  Because I do enjoy the occasional graphic novel, I thought I would take advantage of our Libraries' collection, starting with Hellboy ...

  I have mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, it demonstrates how difficult life can be for someone who doesn't have much of...

Le Carré's fourth book was meant to be a satire, and apparently it didn't go over well with his fans. It tells the story of a small,...

  I had read this book decades ago, but I'd forgotten most of the details. I really enjoyed reading it a second time. I love his writing...

  Entertaining imitation of a Sherlock Holmes mystery; a quick read with lots of twists and turns.

John Le Carré's second book is a murder mystery that features George Smiley. Ailsa Brimley is the editor of a magazine and friend of Smi...

  This YA novel tells the story of Justyce McAllister, a young black man in his senior year at a prep school, but bound for Yale. When he ex...

Amnesty is about a Sri Lankan man named Danny who has overstayed his student visa in Australia. He has a Vietnamese girlfriend, and works f...

  This is an interesting alien invasion story in which something strikes a lighthouse in the first moments of the film, then continuously ex...