This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection is the latest memoir from iconic comedienne Carol Burnett, relating over fifty years of her personal life, hit TV show, and famous friendships. Burnett uses a light tone to highlight her start on The Garry Moore Show, and utilizes short, succinct chapters to convey memories: from her first meeting with Cary Grant and Lucille Ball to how her show’s famous ensemble was formed. As she touches on sad moments, never lingering long, the reader will get a sense of the hard work and drive this entertainer harnessed to produce and perform a hit variety show for eleven seasons. Even after surviving a divorce and the untimely death of her daughter, Burnett makes the reader come away with good feelings and happiness, the same feelings she still shares with audiences today. - Kathy (Sunset)
Monday, June 28, 2010
Book Review: This Time Together
This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection is the latest memoir from iconic comedienne Carol Burnett, relating over fifty years of her personal life, hit TV show, and famous friendships. Burnett uses a light tone to highlight her start on The Garry Moore Show, and utilizes short, succinct chapters to convey memories: from her first meeting with Cary Grant and Lucille Ball to how her show’s famous ensemble was formed. As she touches on sad moments, never lingering long, the reader will get a sense of the hard work and drive this entertainer harnessed to produce and perform a hit variety show for eleven seasons. Even after surviving a divorce and the untimely death of her daughter, Burnett makes the reader come away with good feelings and happiness, the same feelings she still shares with audiences today. - Kathy (Sunset)
Monday, June 21, 2010
Summer Reading Program - more of your favorites
Here are more favorites from Adult Summer Reading Program participants:
Beatrice and Virgil, by Yann Martel
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict, by Laurie Viera Rigler
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much, by Allison Hoover Bartlett
The Nanny Diaries, by Emma McLaughlin
House Rules, Nineteen Minutes, and The Tenth Circle, by Jodi Picoult
Brava Valentine, by Adriana Trigiani
Whisper to the Blood, by Dana Stabenow
Want to read for a chance to win prizes? Just pick up entry forms at any Chandler Public Library, fill one out for each book you read (or audiobook you listen to) and drop them in the entry box. Each week we'll have a drawing for a $20 gift card, with a $50 grand prize drawing at the end of the program. The more books you read, the more chances you'll have to win!
And don't forget about Summer Reading Programs for kids and teens. June 1 - July 31.
Beatrice and Virgil, by Yann Martel
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict, by Laurie Viera Rigler
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much, by Allison Hoover Bartlett
The Nanny Diaries, by Emma McLaughlin
House Rules, Nineteen Minutes, and The Tenth Circle, by Jodi Picoult
Brava Valentine, by Adriana Trigiani
Whisper to the Blood, by Dana Stabenow
Want to read for a chance to win prizes? Just pick up entry forms at any Chandler Public Library, fill one out for each book you read (or audiobook you listen to) and drop them in the entry box. Each week we'll have a drawing for a $20 gift card, with a $50 grand prize drawing at the end of the program. The more books you read, the more chances you'll have to win!
And don't forget about Summer Reading Programs for kids and teens. June 1 - July 31.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Books in the News
What's being talked about in newspapers and on television?
Tom Rachman’s best selling debut novel The Imperfectionists was reviewed in the New York Times. Brad Pitt’s production company has bought the film rights to this story of a struggling newspaper in Rome.
A story on CBS Sunday Morning featuring Delivering Happiness, by the CEO of online shoe retailer Zappos, sent the business book to #1 on Amazon.
Unsurprisingly, The Facebook Effect has been widely advertised on Facebook and other social media, pushing up its Amazon ranking well before its publication date of June 15.
There was a vampire showdown in the pages of USA Today and the New York Times, as reviewers covered Blood Oath, The Passage, and The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner.
Tom Rachman’s best selling debut novel The Imperfectionists was reviewed in the New York Times. Brad Pitt’s production company has bought the film rights to this story of a struggling newspaper in Rome.
A story on CBS Sunday Morning featuring Delivering Happiness, by the CEO of online shoe retailer Zappos, sent the business book to #1 on Amazon.
Unsurprisingly, The Facebook Effect has been widely advertised on Facebook and other social media, pushing up its Amazon ranking well before its publication date of June 15.
There was a vampire showdown in the pages of USA Today and the New York Times, as reviewers covered Blood Oath, The Passage, and The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Summer Reading Program - your favorites
Here are some of the books people have been reading for the Adult Summer Reading Program:
And don't forget about Summer Reading Programs for kids and teens. June 1 - July 31.
Living Dead in Dallas and Dead Until Dark, by Charlaine Harris
The Glassblower of Murano, by Marina Fiorato
The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
One for the Money and Two for the Dough, by Janet Evanovich
The Present: The Gift That Makes You Happy and Successful at Work and in Life, by Spencer Johnson
Want to read for a chance to win prizes? Just pick up entry forms at any Chandler Public Library, fill one out for each book you read (or audiobook you listen to) and drop them in the entry box. Each week we'll have a drawing for a $20 gift card, with a $50 grand prize drawing at the end of the program. The more books you read, the more chances you'll have to win!
And don't forget about Summer Reading Programs for kids and teens. June 1 - July 31.
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