New books and more

There are some great book reviews and interviews on NPR. Just go to npr.org and click on "Arts and Life", then books. Look for interviews.
Here's a list of books we have gotten recently and a link to an interview with the author on NPR. You can use this for a book group discussion or to just know a little more about the author.





Redeployment by Phil Klay (Fic)
This collection of short stories takes readers to the frontlines of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, asking us to understand what happened there, and what happened to the soldiers who returned
Click here for the author interview.




.Better than Before: Mastering the Habits of our Everyday Lives- Gretchen Rubin  (on order)
Habits are the invisible architecture of our lives. Rubin provides an analytical and scientific framework from which to understand these habits- as well as change them for good.
Click here for the author interview.







Bettyville: a Memoir - George Hodgman
George Hodgman leaves his home in Manhattan to take care of his aging mother in his hometown of Paris, Missouri.
Click here for the author interview.




Girl in a Band - Kim Gordon (921 GO)
One of the first women of rock and roll and a founding member of Sonic Youth, Gordon tells her life story.
Click here for the author interview.





End of College: Creating the Future of Learning and the University of Everywhere- Kevin Carey (371.35 CA)
Carey explains how 2 trends - the skyrocketing cost of college and the revolution in information technology- are converging in ways that will radically alter the college experience, upend the traditional meritocracy, and emancipate hundreds of millions of people around the world.
Click here for the author interview.




The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury and the Scandal Behind the World's Favorite Board Game - Mary Pilon (794 PI)
The Monopolists reveals the unknown story of how Monopoly came into existence, the reinvention of its history by Parker Brothers and multiple media outlets, the lost female originator of the game,  and one man's lifelong obsession to tell the true story about the game's questionable origins.
Click here for the author interview.



Buried Giant - Kazuo Ishiguro (Fic)
The Buried Giant begins as a couple sets off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen in years.  Sometimes savage, often intensely moving, Ishiguro's first novel in a decade is about lost memories, love, revenge and war.
Click here for the author interview.




Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia - Michael Booth (948.071 BO)
A travelogue of the Scandinavian countries and how they might not be as happy or perfect as we assume.
Click here for the author interview.