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Non-Fiction
The Band That Played On: The Extraordinary Story of the 8 Musicians Who Went Down with the Titanic by Steve Turner
G530. T6 T87 2011
Summary: April 15, 2012, will mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, the world’s largest – and supposedly the safest – passenger ship of its time. You can be sure that the centennial will trigger a landslide of books on the subject. Less certain is how many will find anything new to say. But here is at least one – an early comer to the race – that has already succeeded on that count. The Band that Played On by Steve Turner is, surprisingly, the first book since the great ship went down to examine the lives of the eight musicians who were employed by the Titanic. The Christian Science Monitor, March 31, 2011 pNA
I Belong to South Carolina: South Carolina Slave Narratives Edited by Susanna Ashton
E185.93 .S7 I2 2010
Summary: Clemson Univ. English professor Ashton and her associates have done readers of southern history and African American history a real service by compiling, editing, and making readily accessible the personal memories of seven individuals who lived at least a portion of their lives as slaves in South Carolina. The chronology ranges from the middle of the 18th century through Reconstruction and redemption. These accounts of the slave experience are collected memories, not a collective history. CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, Nov 2010 v48 i3 p575(1)
From Marriage to the Market: The Transformation of Women’s Lives and Work by Susan Thistle
HD6095. T49 2006
Opportunities in Landscape Architecture, Botanical Gardens, and Arboreta Careers by Blythe Camenson
SB469.384 .C35 2007
The Abusive Personality: Violence and Control in Intimate Relationships (2nd Edition) by Donald C. Dutton
RC569.5 .F3 D87 2007
Conjoined Twins in Black and White: The Lives of Millie-Christine McKoy & Daisey and Violet Hilton Edited by Linda Frost
QM691 .C66 2009
Bodies of Inscription: A Cultural History of the Modern Tattoo Community by Margo DeMello
GT2346. U6 D45 2000
How to Listen to Great Music: A Guide to Its History, Culture, and Heart by Robert Greenberg
MT6 .G76 2011
Fiction
Soul Enchilada by David Macinnis Gill
PS3557 .I45 S68 2010
Summary: Eunice “Bug” Smoot is not having a good day. She’s about to be evicted from her apartment, she’s been fired from her pizza delivery job, and she doesn’t fit in anywhere because she’s half African American and half Tejana. Her only joy is her grandfather’s 1958 Cadillac Biarritz. Bug’s day gets worse when she finds out her grandfather sold his soul–and Bug’s–to finance the car. Her grandfather’s soul was missing upon his death, so now Bug has until Halloween to find her grandfather’s soul or she must give up her car and her soul. Voice of Youth Advocates, Oct 2010 v33 i4 p310(2)
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell
PR6065. F36 V36 2008
Summary: Family Secrets are hard to keep. Esme Lennox was only sixteen when her family committed her to the Cauldstone Hospital. No one acknowledged Esme existence, until the hospital called Iris Lockhart (grand-niece of Esme) sixty one year later. Iris is unfolding the family secrets and at the same time dealing with a stranger entering into her world. This book has a high level of conflicts (family conflicts and society conflicts). This book can create a list of discussion points for any book club. Maggie O’Farrell, author, grew up in Wales and Scotland. She now lives in Edinburgh. Leverne McBeth, SCC Library Specialist
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