—Submitted by Los Gatos librarian Henry Bankhead
1. Ten great lies threaten Western Civilization, Barry Howard Minkin
The economic newsletter Critical Factors proclaimed "Barry Minkin is very much in the running for guru of the decade." With over 25 years as a global management consultant, including 10 years with Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International), Minkin has consulted with scores of Fortune 500 and growth companies across most industry sectors, as well as government and various trade associations. (amazon)
2. Midsomer murders, videorecording, set three
DCI Barnaby and DS Troy are called upon to solve a series of crimes in Midsomer County, England.
3. Fringe, videorecording, the complete first season
Special Agent Olivia Dunham heads a team, which includes a mentally-disturbed scientist and his estranged son, that investigates strange phenomena which seem to be connected to a massive technology firm.
4. Chariots of fire, videorecording
Motivation and the will to win are portrayed in this true story of two British track athletes striving to win major events at the 1924 Paris Olympics.
5. Max & Ruby, Samatha Morton
Follows the adventures of two sibling bunnies, Ruby and Max.
6. The goldfinch, Donna Tartt
A young boy in New York City, Theo Decker, miraculously survives an accident that takes the life of his mother. Alone and abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by a friend's family and struggles to make sense of his new life. In the years that follow, he becomes entranced by one of the few things that reminds him of his mother: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the art underworld.
7. David and Goliath, Malcom Gladwell
Uncovers the hidden rules that shape the balance between the weak and the mighty and the powerful and the dispossessed.
8. The signature of all things, Elizabeth Gilbert
Spanning much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the novel follows the fortunes of the extraordinary Whittaker family as led by the enterprising Henry Whittaker--a poor-born Englishman who makes a great fortune in the South American quinine trade, eventually becoming the richest man in Philadelphia.
9. White House Down, videorecording
While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders.
10. Coffee house confessions: poems, Ellaraine Lockie
Coffee House Confessions is a collection of poems written in and about coffee houses throughout the world. (amazon)
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