Books are the quietest friends; they are the most accessible and wisest counselors; and the most patient of teachers.~~~~Charles W. Eliot~~~~

Adult Book Picks:

"The Shack" by, William P. Young. Mackenzie Allen Philips youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later, in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to the shack for a weekend. Against his better judgement he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change Mack's world forever.

"The Sugar Queen" by, Sarah Addison Allen. The follow up to the last years bestselling book "Garden Spells". In the "Sugar Queen" 27 year old Josey Cirrini is sure of three things: winter in her North Carolina hometown is her favorite season, she's a sorry excuse for a southern belle, and sweets are best eaten in the privacy of her hidden closet. For a while Josey has settled into an uneventful life in her mother's house, her one consilation is the stockpile of sugary treats and paperback romances she escapes to each night ....Until she finds her closet harboring none other than local waitress Della Lee Baker, a tough-talking, tenderhearted woman who is one part nemesis- and two parts fairy godmother.

"The Bourne Sanction" by, Robert Ludlum. Jason Bourne returns to Georgetown University and the mild world of his alter ego, David Webb, hoping for normalcy. But after so many adrenaline-soaked years of risking his life, Bourne finds himself chafing under the queit life of a linguistics professor. Aware of his frustrations, his academic mentor, Professor Specter, asks for help investigating a murder of a former student by a previously unknown Muslim extremist sect. The young man died carrying information about the group's terrorist activities, including an immediate plan to atack the United States.

"Riven" by, Jerry B. Jenkins. When a condemned man with nothing to lose meets a weary man of God with nothing to gain, everyone washed by the endless ripples of that encounter will forever recall the day a little bit of heaven invaded a whole lot of hell. Brady Wayne Darby and Thomas Carey could hardly have been more disparate individuals. Yet when Darby, a no-account loser raised in a dingy suburban trailer park, encounters Carey, a defeated prison chaplain, an entire state- indeed, a nation- is affected. Embark on a wonderous journey where death, guilt, and despair are unfathomably trumped by a rebirth, forgivness and hope.

"Children have to be educated, but they have also to be left to educate themselves. ~Abbé Dimnet, Art of Thinking, 1928"
"TV. If kids are entertained by two letters, imagine the fun they'll have with twenty-six. Open your child's imagination. Open a book. ~Author Unknown"

Childrens Book Picks: To celebrate our NEW Seapals! We will have a theme for our children's books.

"Wild About Books" by, Judy Sierra. This book won an E.B.White Read Aloud Award. In this rollicking rhymed story, Molly introduces birds and beasts to this new something called reading, finding the perfect book for each animal- tall books for giraffes, small books for crickets, joke books for hyenas: "She even found a waterproof book for the otter, who never went swimming without Harry Potter." in no time Molly has them "forsaking their nooks," going "wild, simply wild , about wonderful books."

"Bats At The Library" by, Brian Lies. One of the many books that feature the cute mischievious bats. In this book join the bats for a free-for-all fun at the public library with these book-loving bats! Shape shadows on the walls, frolic in the water fountain, and roam the book- filled halls until it's time for everyone, young and old, to settle down into the enchantment of storytime.

"Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" by, Eugene W. Field.Wynkin,Blynken, and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe.... So begins Eugene Field's magical and soothing lullaby, which tells the story of three wee fishermen and their journey through the stars. Complimented by Giselle Potter's whimsical art, this timeless tale is sure to delight a new generation of children.

" Sunshine On My Shoulders" ' Grandma's Feather Bed" "Take Me Home Country Roads" "Dolphin Lullaby" by, John Denver. All John Denver's wonderful songs are brought to life through these beautifully illustrated books and the kids will find it fun to sing - a -long with these great songs! Some of the books include a CD so you can take the songs along with you when you travel. They have to be some of my new favorite children's books!

Links:

NEW! Photo Gallery
Here is our photos from Coffee Buy The Book. Have a look at what's going on at The Bookstore. Coffee Buy The Book Photo Gallery.

Here is the New Pulaski Fest Web site www.pulaskifest.com
Pulaski Fest will be held on October 4, 2008. Please check with the Web site for more information about all the great events to come. Thank You to CWI Media and Marketing for donating and creating this wonderful Web site. We appreciate all your efforts.

For information on what's happening in Pulaski County, have a look at their Web site:
www.pulaskitown.org

Do you have neck or back pain try visiting my friends at Tuck Chiropractic. They have several locations and I love the friendly staff. They have helped me a lot and I just wanted to pass on the good news! For more information about how they can help you, here is their Web site:
www.tuckclinic.com

David Simpkins CD's NOW available at the bookstore! Check out our favorite local singer/song writer's Web site @:
www.davidsimpkins.com

Kat Mills another one of our favorite local singer/song writer's Cd's also available heres her Web site:
www.katmills.com

Come To The River! Get away to a cozy waterfront cabin nestled in the scenic countryside of Virginia. Right here in our own backyard, forget the hotel... what a great place for our family and friends to stay when visiting.For more information here is the Web site.
www.newriverretreat.com.