Presidential Politics and Faith

Rick Warren, well-known pastor and popular author of the best selling book, The Purpose Driven Life, is hosting a live television forum Saturday, August 16, 2008. He will discuss religion and faith with the leading presidential candidates, Barak Obama and John McCain. The event is being carried on CNN, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC.

The purpose-driven life : what on earth am I here for?
by Rick Warren is available in many formats at the Library

-a book: 248.4 War
-an audio book: CD Audio Books 248.4 War 8-Discs
-large print: Large Type 248.4 War
-en Español: Spanish 248.4 War
-or download it from home using your library card: MyMediaMall

Read more about the candidates in their own words

The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream
autobiography, by Barack Obama
Bio Oba

Faith of my fathers
autobiography, by John McCain with Mark Salter
Bio Mcc

-LK

NEW International Language Books - Check them out!

LK

Celebrate Alfred Hitchcock's Birthday

Celebrate Alfred Hitchcock's 109th birthday by checking out one of his movies on DVD.

North by Northwest
Psycho
Rear Window.
To Catch a Thief
Vertigo
Rope and The Man Who Knew Too Much are on order. The library will be purchasing Notorious and Rebecca on DVD in October.

You can also check out his biography Alfred Hitchcock : A Life in Darkness and Light by Patrick McGilligan.

-NB

Better Know a Culture

Coming soon, GPLD will subscribe to Global Road Warrior. The Global Road Warrior, an online database, is a comprehensive social/cultural, travel, and international business resource, covering 175 countries and territories. Content includes 11-million-plus words of editorial, over 6000 color photos, and 1575 country maps, all presented in a consistent 97-category framework for each country. This database is proving valuable to several educational cross disciplines and promotes cross-cultural understanding through comparative studies. For more information, visit
http://www.globalroadwarrior.com/.

--KEL

Young Adult Books at the Movies

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 comes out today. Roger Ebert gave the movie three stars. Read his review. Watch trailers and clips on Yahoo Movies.

Also, check out the trailer of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist on the Cinematical blog.

- NB

Twilight Tops for Teens this Summer

The most reviewed books this summer in our weekly teen book review drawings were:

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer with 4 reviews

Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn with 3 reviews

- NB

Stephenie Meyer on Good Morning America

Stephenie Meyer was on Good Morning America today to promote the release of Breaking Dawn. You can watch interview on the web site.

The book is in processing, so put your hold on the title today.

- NB