Whatcha Readin' ?

I asked the library staff and MPL's Facebook fans what they are currently reading. Here are a few responses I received along with brief summaries.



The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the fire that saved America
by Timothy Egan 973.911 EGAN
"Narrates the struggles of the overmatched rangers against the implacable fire of August, 1910, and Teddy Roosevelt's pioneering conservation efforts that helped turn public opinion permanently in favor of the forests, though it changed the mission of the forest service with consequences felt in the fires of today."

War Dances
by Sherman Alexie ALEXIE
"A collection of short stories includes the title story, in which a famous writer, who just learned he may have a brain tumor, must decide how to care for his distant, American Indian father who is slowly dying."

Psycho-Cybernetics, A New Way to Get More Living Out of Life
by Maxwell Maltz [search partner libraries]
"Psycho-Cybernetics-is the original text that defined the mind/body connection the concept that paved the way for most of today s personal empowerment programs. Turn crises into creative opportunities, dehypnotize yourself from false beliefs, and celebrate new freedom from fear and guilt."

Year of the Flood
by Margaret Atwood ATWOOD
"When a natural disaster predicted by God's Gardeners leader Adam One obliterates most human life, two survivors trapped inside respective establishments that metaphorically represent paradise and hell wonder if any of their loved ones have survived."

Stick Horses and Other Stories of Ranch Life
by Wallace McRae [search partner libraries]
"True-life stories about cowboys, Indians, ranch hands, sheriffs and the milieu of characters that populated the legendary American West. McRae tells about his heroes and also the town vagabonds who came and went through the landscape of his growing up as a ranch kid and his adult life as a third-generation Montana rancher. "

The Boat
by Nam Le LE
"Stories that take us from the slums of Colombia to the streets of Tehran; from New York City to Iowa; from a tiny fishing village in Australia to a foundering vessel in the South China Sea-- while taking us to the heart of what is means to be human. " *The Facebook fan that mentioned this title said that it is the "[b]est collection I've read all year!"

I'll share more current reads in future posts. In the meantime, tell us what books you are currently reading.