Guide To Good Reading In Ouachita Parish Library
Ouachita Parish Librarian Frances Flanders reviews summer reading for all ages. New titles include Castle Keep by William Eastlake, The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread by Don Robertson, Mrs Arris Goes to Parliament by Paul Gallico, and The Penetrators by Anthony Gray. Other notable picks cover The Month of the Pearl, Thicker Than Water, Pattern and Growth in Personality, Something to Live By, The Soviet Economy Since Stalin, Gambler's Money, The Teacher of the Mentally Retarded, Birds of Arizona, The Jack La Lanne Way to Vibrant Good Health, The Radio Amateur's Handbook, The Rockwell's Complete Guide to Successful Gardening, You Can Be An Executive Secretary, The Computer Age and Its Potential for Management, Seven Treasure Cities of Latin America, The Globe Playhouse, Long Ride to Granada, Battle of Dien Bien Phu, Battle for a Continent, The Roosevelts, and Writer's Market '65. Library hours and July-August access notes are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Flanders
Don Robertson
Thomas Bird
Arris
Parliament
Paul Gallico
London
Anthony Gray
Pentagon
Philip Jones
Madeleine Polland
Ireland
Gordon W. Allport
Dorothea S. Kopplin
American Congress
Congress
America
American Assembly
Harry Schwartz
Russia
Stalin
Wallace Turner
Leon Charney
Pearl S. Buck
American Radio Relay League
Rockwell
Grayson
Lucy Graves Mayo
Gilbert Burke
Latin America
Bertha K. Whyte
Globe Playhouse
John Crawford Adams
Spain
Granada
James Bodrero
Dienhienphu
Jules Roy
Harrison Bird Roth
Allen Churchill
Roosevelts
Roosevelt
Kirk Poling
Novel Of Fear By The Author Of Strangelove
Peter George’s Delacorte novel charts a nuclear war scenario beginning with New York’s disappearance and the Pentagon unleashing megatons. A submerged submarine captain then sends six test subjects to a tropical island while flashbacks reveal Chinese manipulation. The tale ends with a tiny remnant society under a fascist commander, offering a chilling but flawed panorama of nuclear terror.
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Peter George
Delacorte
George
Dr. Strangelove
New York City
Pentagon
United States
Russia
Tnder Polar
Tropics
Top Ten Songs List Sparks Nostalgia Hit Parade
A readout of popular 1960s songs features varied artists like the Beach Boys the Four Tops the Supremes the Byrds the Beatles and Elvis among others. The list includes enduring titles such as Help Me Rhonda Wooly Bully and Ticket to Ride reflecting a broad era mix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhonda
Beach Boys
Four Tops
Sam the Sham
Pharaohs
Supremes
Byrds
Documentary Of Placing Of Job Misfits
A Holt title by Joanne Greenberg follows Ralph Oakland in the state rehabilitation department as he seeks jobs for people deemed unfit due to physical or mental troubles. The fictional tale portrays Kittenger a fragile 20 year old and Devereaux with a criminal past as examples of the challenges in placing difficult cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Oakland
State Department of Rehabilitation
Barriers of Prejudice and Controversial Remarks
A fragment cites barriers of prejudice and references a person described with loaded, objectifying terms. The tone hints at provocative commentary on gender and appearance, mentioning Colvin in a celebrity-like context. The text is incomplete and lacks clear factual events or dates.
Best Sellers Fiction Up the Down Stair Case
A list of top selling books includes fiction titles such as Up the Down Stair Case by Kaufman and The Ambassador by West, along with Hotel by Hailey and Don't Stop the Car Carnival by Work. Nonfiction highlights include Markings by Hammarskijold and The Oxford History of the American People by Morison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hailey
Work
Michener
Hammarskjold
Morison
Pope John XXII
Longford
The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones by Jesse Hill Ford
A Tennessee town novel contrasts L B Jones a wealthy Black undertaker and Emma his wife with lawyer Oman Hedgepath a staunch segregationist. Jones seeks divorce triggering white backlash while Hedgepath maneuvers to protect Emma and faces a brutal police figure amid civil rights tensions.
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Lord Byron Jones
Jesse Hill Ford
Atlantic- Little, Brown
L. B. Jones
Jones
Emma
Oman Hedgepath
Steve Undine
Oman
Sim
Summertime Sin Worse In Certain Month August Is A Wicked Month
Edna O'Brien's lightweight satire portrays a Summer Resort vibe turned arty with the Ennui League. Eligible young figures pose in cars and beaches hoping for recognition in a decadent circle. The tone is lightly comic but edged with social critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna O'Brien
Simon & Schuster
Morning scandal in fiction about Ellen Sage abroad
A comic tale follows Ellen Sage an Irish woman in London separated from her husband. She plans a Freedom Fling in a French resort while her neglected son goes on a Welsh camping trip. Her bungled attempts to sin end in foolish, grotesque outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Sage
London
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Monday Voices
Joanne Greenberg
Holt, Rinehart
Ralph
Edward Kittenger
Alan Devereaux
Andrea Colvin
Madonna
Kaufman
Ambassador
West
Ford
Western
Tennessee
aNme
Sp Tey
Eb Music Company
Jackson St
Monroe
I People’s
Earl Mightingale
Knoe Radio
West Monroe
Catolpa Et DeSiard
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