Reference Department Guides to a Rich Source Library
Gertrude Stein’s question hints at the vast reference resources offered. Dictionaries in English and 30 languages, abbreviations guides, repair manuals from 1940 to 1975, encyclopedias across arts sciences and technology, biographical and quotation collections, Who Was Who volumes, investment reports, directories and telephone books, Ohio Revised Code, maps and atlases, plus genealogical rooms, all help patrons find answers through a librarian led process.
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Shadow Box by George Plimpton review highlights boxing and wit
John review notes Plimpton’s Shadow Box combines boxing memoir with excursions into letters and encounters with writers like Ernest Hemingway and Norman Mailer. Highlights include his bout with Archie Moore and anecdotes about Muhammad Ali, framed by Plimpton’s self-deprecating humor and curiosity.
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New library titles featured this week
The Middletown Public Library adds 300 to 400 new books monthly and The Journal highlights selections weekly. Staff recommendations include The Black Marble by Wambaugh, Paradise Alley by Stallone, The Ilearth War by Donaldson, The Foxes Union by Kilpatrick, and more across fiction, history, science, and culture.
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Hardcover best sellers list shows top titles and shifts
The week’s top selling hardcover list features The Silmarillion by Tolkien at number one last Sunday, with The Thorn Birds by McCullough at two and The Honourable Schoolboy by Le Carré at three. Other notable titles include Daniel Martin by Fowles, The Book of Merlyn by White, All Things Wise and Wonderful by Herriot, The Book of Lists by Wallechinsky, Gnomes by Huygen, and The Complete Book of Running by Fixx.
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