Polorica, a popular history of the fads, mavericks, inventions, and lore that shaped modern America by Martin J. Smith & Patrick J. Kiger; 2004; HarperResource, New York; 284 pages; 306.0973 S655p/0-06-053531-8; 8/29-8/31 Poplorica 1. Strange and amusing stories of the unlikely people, inventions, and events that shaped modern American life. 2. Rational explanations for frequently [...]

Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going; 2003; G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York; 182 pages; y Going/0-399-23990-1; 8/27-8/29 Troy Billings, 6’1″, 296 pounds, 15 years old is standing on a subway platform contemplating what would happen if he jumped in front of the train. Then he meets Curt McRae, guitar playing, high school dropout [...]

American Gunfight, The Plot to Kill Harry Truman and the Shoot Out that Stopped it by Stephen Hunter and John Bainbridge, Jr.; 2005; Simon & Schuster, New York; 368 pages; 364.1524 H947a/978-0-7432-6068-8; 8/22-8/27 November 1, 1950 could have really changed the country and did in some ways. On that date two Puerto Rican men who [...]

Making Waves by Cassandra King; 2004; Hyperion Books, New York; 285 pages; Fiction King/0-7868-8793-1; 8/19-8/22 I picked this up because Cassandra King is the husband of Pat Conroy. In reading this I realized that she is quiet a good author in her own right. I will be reading more of her books in the future. [...]

Brothers in Arms, The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII’s Forgotten Heroes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anthony Walton; 2004; Broadway Books, New York; 301 pages; 940.5412 A136b/0-385-50388-5; 8/19-8/19 A history of an African American Tank Battalion that performed heroically in the waning days of WWII. Originally intended to be a unit that would [...]