February 2006
Look for these titles in the new book section at the
front of the library!
In The
Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig, Eloise
Kelly leaves Harvard for England in order to complete her dissertation
on the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Purple Gentian. Here she discovers
information about the most elusive spy of all time, the Pink
Carnation, a figure who single-handedly saved England from Napoleon's
invasion. One reviewer said this book is a dash of chick lit with a
historical twist. Sounds good to me!
Can't get enough Star Wars? Want to know what happened after
Obi-Wan Kenobi defeated Anakin Skywalker on the volcano planet
Mustafar? Then you want Dark
Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader by James Luceno. Here, the newly
'reconstructed' Darth Vader, the evil emperor's powerful enforcer,
sets out to eliminate all resistance to the Empire, a mission that
reveals his true strength and role as the Emperor's iron fist.
In A
Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick, Bob Arctor is a dealer of
the lethally addictive drug called Substance D. Fred is the police
agent assigned to tail and eventually bust him. To do so, he has taken
on the identity of a drug dealer named Bob Arctor. And since Substance
D--which Arctor takes in mammoth doses--gradually splits the user's
brain into two distinct, combative entities, Fred doesn't realize that
he is narcing on himself.
If
You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern, is the story of
Elizabeth Egan, a young woman who relies on order and precision to
keep life under control and keep her heart safe from the pain and
hurt. She is also a reluctant mother to her six-year-old nephew while
trying to keep her design business on track, all of which leaves
little room for error--or fun, until the day Ivan, a carefree,
spontaneous and mysterious man, unexpectedly comes into her life.
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