Baby Boomers Defined Through Books and Pop Culture Missteps
The library highlights the Baby Boom generation, noting 76 million U.S. births from 1946 to 1964 and the era’s mix of optimism and social change. It cites works on finances health aging and culture, including The Beatles Anthology and Valerie Harper titles, and mentions an Interlibrary Loan grant to acquire relevant materials.
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Adriel Bettelheim
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Neil A. Hamilton
Lauren Schaffer
Valerie Harper
Catherine Whitney
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Minneapolis
Langston Hughes Birthday Circles Spread Across Kansas
Lawrence launches a six city statewide celebration for Langston Hughes 100th birthday funded by a 6600 grant from the Kansas Humanities Council. Reading and Remembering Langston Hughes groups will meet in Lawrence Topeka Iola Independence Hays Norton starting January with readings of Not Without Laughter The Best of Simple The Big Sea and The Collected Poems.
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Fall Books Spark Debut Season Highlighting Four T’s
Barnes & Noble executive Bob Wietrak calls the fall book lineup the Four T’s Tiger Twain Theodore and Tolkien, with Tiger Woods How I Play Golf and Twain’s A Murder a Mystery and a Marriage. Theodore Roosevelt gets Theodore Rex and Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings looms near the film release, promising strong gift purchases and broad appeal. The list also includes Junger Will the Circle Be Unbroken and Wittgenstein’s Poker, plus memoirs from Welch Jordan Jones Burdon Heche Angle and offspring works like That Amore by Ricci Martin.
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Anne Heche
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