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Monthly Display & EventsMarch 2015
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Pronunciator
A fun and easy way to learn 80 foreign languages using flashcards, speech analysis, music, virtual conversations, quizzes, interactive grammar textbooks, phrasebooks, dictionaries and much more! Use it on a computer, or download their app for your mobile device.
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Busy Person's Book Group Socialize, mix and mingle at this evening book discussion of ME BEFORE YOU by Jojo Moyes. Registration is underway.
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Thursday, March 5, 7:00 PM
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WBPL's Writers Club A place where you can put your thoughts on paper! Enhance your writing skills, participate in free-writing exercises and get feedback on written work. Registration is underway.
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Monday, March 13, 2:00 PM
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Books & Bites Are you in your 20's or 30's and looking for a book group geared just for you? Join us at Panera Bread in West Babylon where you can grab a snack, coffee and discuss the novel, MANUSCRIPT FOUND IN ACCRA by Paulo Coelho. Please stop by the Library to registar and pick up the Book or follow us on Meetup.com/Books-and-Bites-Book-Group and download the ebook from Live-brary.com
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Monday, March 23, 7:00 PM
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Let's Talk About Books! The West Babylon Literary Club will meet to discuss THE ORPHAN TRAIN by Christina Baker Kline . Registration is underway.
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Thursday, March 26, 1:30 PM
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Michelle Obama : a portrait of the First Lady
by Life Magazine
A book that includes some never-before-seen photos tells the story of the first lady in pictures and words--from photos from her childhood to photos of her own children and their new life in the White House--in a stunning visual memoir.
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Bette Midler : still divine
by Mark Bego
The music and infectious magic of Bette Midler is revealed in a sweeping account of her life, from her birth in Honolulu through her smash successes on Broadway, in Hollywood, and in the music industry.
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With Billie
by Julia Blackburn
A haunting portrait of legendary singer Billie Holiday intertwines more than 150 interviews and personal revelations into an illuminating study of Lady Day, as seen through the eyes of friends, lovers, fellow musicians, critics, producers, pimps and junkies, narcotics agents, and others, from her Baltimore childhood to her rise to fame and her tragic death. 20,000 first printing.
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My formerly hot life : dispatches from the other side of young
by Stephanie Dolgoff
In a wry look at the years of 30 through 45, the author explains that, while beauty begins to fade and women stop being considered "hip," this period of life actually brings with it self-confidence, perspective and peace of mind, as well as financial stability and stable relationships.
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Uppity women of ancient times
by Vicki León
Profiles two hundred unusual women throughout history, including gladiators, public servants, murderers, rulers, scientists, and homemakers
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Patti Lupone [electronic resource] : a memoir
by Patti LuPone
The multiple award-winning actress traces the story of her career from her junior high-school performance of the title character in Gypsy to her 2008 opening on Broadway as Louise's mother, Rose, in a candid account that also describes her personal and professional relationships.
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1001 things everyone should know about women's history
by Constance Jones
From Chinese foot binding to hot pants, Clara Barton to rock-and-roll singer Courtney Love, an entertaining scrapbook of women's history contains concise articles about major and minor females, along with photographs and amusing trivia.
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Know Your Power : A Message to America's Daughters
by Nancy Pelosi
One of America's most powerful political leaders describes her personal odyssey to the heights of American political power in a memoir that recalls growing up the daughter of Baltimore mayor Tommy D'Alesandro, her marriage and family life, role in the California Democratic Party, congressional career, and election as the first female Speaker of the House. 200,000 first printing.
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Extraordinary, ordinary people : a memoir of family
by Condoleezza Rice
The personal story of the former Secretary of State traces her childhood in segregated Alabama, describes the influence of people who shaped her life and pays tribute to her parents' characters and sacrifices. 80,000 first printing.
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Unsinkable : a memoir
by Debbie Reynolds
In this definitive, tell-all memoir, the film legend and Hollywood icon shares the highs and lows of her life as an actress during Hollywood's Golden Age, stories from her lifelong friendship with Elizabeth Taylor and intimate details of her marriages and family life. 150,000 first printing.
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Dream in color : how the Sánchez sisters are making history in Congress
by Linda Sanchez
Sister congresswomen Linda and Loretta Sánchez describe how their southern California upbringing as the daughters of Mexican immigrants shaped their political achievements, presenting frank responses to the scandals that have marked their careers while outlining their family perspectives on such topics as education, diversity in government, and women's empowerment. Original.
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Elizabeth the Queen : the life of a modern monarch
by Sally Bedell Smith
A tribute to the life and enduring reign of Elizabeth II draws on numerous interviews and previously undisclosed documents to juxtapose the queen's public and private lives, providing coverage of such topics as her teen romance with Philip, her contributions during World War II and the scandals that have challenged her family. (This book was previously listed in Forecast.)
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I loved Lucy : my friendship with Lucille Ball
by Lee Tannen
A close friend of the famous comedic actress shares a warm, humorous memoir of the TV star, recalling games of backgammon, conversations with Desi, and details of the houses in Beverly Hill and Palm Springs. 25,000 first printing.
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American women's history
by Doris Weatherford
Offers biographies of women from the colonial period to the present, as well as entries on the suffrage movement, education, birth control, divorce, and related issues
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On the trail of the women warriors : the Amazons in myth and history
by Lyn Webster Wilde
An intelligent and thoroughly researched investigation into the history and mythology surrounding the legendary Amazons discusses recent archaeological findings in Anatolia and other Iron Age sites that suggest the legends may contain a great deal of truth.
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