Buried in Treasures

Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding by David F. Tolin

Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."

DownCity in The New York Times

Providence Begins to See Its Future Around the Corner:

"PROVIDENCE, R.I. — This is a city of 25 diverse neighborhoods, many with distinctive New England character, but it is Downcity that is the urban core and the city’s historical heart."

Providence Athenaeum in the New York Times

Where Greek Ideals Meet New England Charm - New York Times:

"A GROUP of first-time visitors to the Providence Athenaeum climbed the steep stones steps to the imposing front door. One pried open the door tentatively, peered inside and exclaimed, “Oh, this is what a library is supposed to look like!”"

Free for all

Free For All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library by Don Borchert

NYT Op-Ed

Bibliophiles Not Baby Sitters

By DON BORCHERT

Published: April 8, 2007

A librarian’s guide to dealing with bored and unruly teenagers.

Second Nature

Second Nature: A Gardener's Education by Michael Pollan

Anne Bradstreet

Thoreau - Autumnal Tints How beautifully they go to their graves," "How gently they lay themselves down and turn to mold... They teach us how to die."

Whitman - "This Compost"

Ortho Rose Dust - "Madeleines are everywhere in the garden (and surely Proust is its guardian spirit)."

Storm World

http://www.tantor.com/BookDetail.asp?Product=0508_StormWorld

Leading environmental journalist Chris Mooney immerses readers in the world of those who study hurricanes. In particular, he explores one of the most politicized and hotly contested debates in American science: whether or not the recent hurricane disasters---culminating in Katrina---are connected to global warming.

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is Edgar Allan Poe's only complete novel, published in 1838.

The work relates the tale of the young Arthur Gordon Pym who stows away aboard a whaling ship called Grampus. Various adventures and misadventures befall Pym including shipwreck, mutiny and cannibalism. The story starts out as a fairly conventional adventure at sea, but it becomes increasingly strange and hard to classify in later chapters, involving religious symbolism and the Hollow Earth.

All Fishermen are Liars: True Tales from the Dry Dock Bar

http://www.lindagreenlawbooks.com/books/liars.asp

Just before Christmas, Linda meets up with her best friend and fellow fisherman Alden Leeman for lunch and a drink at the Dry Dock, a well-worn watering hole in Portland, Maine. Alden, the captain of Linda's first fishing expedition, has seen his share of mishaps and adventures at sea. When Linda shares memories of navigating her ship through one of the craziest storms she's ever seen, Alden quickly follows up with his own tales. Then other fishermen, who are sitting on the periphery attentively listening, decide to weigh in with yarns of their own.

All Fishermen Are Liars brims with true stories of the most eccentric crew member, the funniest episode, the biggest fish, and the wildest night at sea. Denizens of the Dry Dock drift in and out as the bar begins to swell with rounds of drinks and tales that increase in drama. Here are some of the greatest fishing stories ever -- all relayed by Linda Greenlaw in her inimitable style.

All Fishermen Are Liars will give readers what they have come to love and expect from Linda Greenlaw -- luminous descriptions and edge-of-the-seat thrills. It's the perfect book for anyone who loves fishing and the sea.