11/22/63 by Stephen King-James
"King mixed elements of science and historical fiction with a storyline of slowly building tension and paranoia as Jake Epping, an English teacher from the present day travels into the past to prevent the Kennedy assassination. King taps into his vivid vision of "the good old days" with Epping's journey to the past that evokes both nostalgia and disgust at the dark social undercurrents of the times that reminds me of King's novel It, one of my favorites."

Below Stairs: the Classic Kitchen Maid's Memoir that Inspired "Upstairs, Downstairs" and "Downton Abbey" by Margaret Powell-Helen
"I am hooked on Downton Abbey on PBS and this book complements the show!" 

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline-Josh
"I enjoyed the geeky quests in the virtual reality of the 80s and nostalgic references to Monty Python and Ferris Beuller's Day Off!"

Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed by Carl Zimmer-Sharon
"I learned so much about science from reading the sections on why the people got the tattoos!"

  The Visible Man by Chuck Klosterman-Shane
"In this, his second novel, the pop culture critic and Fargo native gives the classic Invisible Man trope a postmodern update: the story is related through e-mails and transcripts of conversations between the so-called 'visible man' and his therapist. Klosterman's nameless main character is able to observe others undetected, and what he sees forces the reader to ask themselves how, in our increasingly isolated and compartmentalized world, we determine which of our 'selves' is real."

The Help by Kathryn Stockett-Kristen
"I love historical fiction and I'm half-way through this book and it's awesome! I'm waiting to see the movie. I'm sure the book is better!"

One Hundred Names for Love: a Stroke, a Marriage, and the Language of Healing by Diane Ackerman-Janet
"My mother had a stroke and my father is in a similar caregiving role. This is a very powerful read!"


Divergent by Veronica Roth-Janelle
"This book is much like the Hunger Games trilogy which were impossible for me to put down they were so good! I'm reading Hunger Games 'read-alikes' in anticipation of the premiere of the Hunger Games movie March 23!

   

 

 

 

The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen-Jeanne

"I really enjoy Scandinavian crime novels. This one was set in Denmark!"  

  

Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley-Deb

"These books are charming and humorous murder mysteries. Plus, the heroine is an 11-year-old aspiring chemist who works with poison!"  

  

Embassytown by China Mieville-Rachel

"This book was a propulsive, involving sci-fi about alien races, human colonizers, lingustics, and the woman who finds herself caught in the midst of approaching disaster!"  

  

How Would You Move Mount Fuji?

Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle--How the World's Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers

by William Poundstone-Phil (read on Kindle) 

"I learned about how Microsoft and other corporations use riddles and puzzles to make sure their workers are creative thinkers and problem solvers!" 

Top Three Circulated LARL Kindle eBooks 

(February 1 through February 22, 2012) 

1.Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich 

2.The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson 

3.The Help by Kathryn Stockett 

Top Three Circulated LARL MP3 Audiobooks 

 (February 1 through February 22, 2012)

1.The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

2.Across the Universe by Beth Revis 

 

3.Amethyst Dreams by Phyllis A. Whitney

Top Three Circulated LARL WMA Audiobooks 

(February 1 through February 22, 2012)

 

1.Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich

2.The Help by Kathryn Stockett

3.Nightwoods by Charles Frazier