by Library Lin | Dec 29, 2021 | Books, Uncategorized
Reading in 2022 I love New Year’s Day. For me, it’s a time to dream of the wide-open new year’s possibilities and challenges. There will be gardens to plant, parties to plan, and best of all for me, books to read. Picking a year’s reading I... 
by Library Lin | Oct 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman My rating: 5 of 5 stars Tapestries decorated the castles and halls of royalty and noble throughout the medieval period. They were stunning examples of textile art that instructed, entertained, and... 
by Library Lin | Oct 18, 2021 | Dewey Decimal System, health books, Uncategorized
618. Books on gynecology, obstetrics, pediatrics, geriatrics Further Reading Katrina Fried The Little Big Book of Pregnancy, 2002. Katrina Fried’s anthology of fiction, poetry, and essays on birth and pregnancy is great for expectant mothers and those who love... 
by Library Lin | Aug 9, 2021 | Dewey Decimal System, Uncategorized
220. The Bible Further Reading: Philip L. Barlow Mormons and the Bible: The Place of Latter-Day Saints in American Religion, 1996. This work analyses the ways in which Mormon leaders, from Joseph Smith to the late twentieth century, have used the Bible in their... 
by Library Lin | Aug 6, 2021 | Dewey Decimal System, History books, Uncategorized
909. World history Further reading: Samuel P. Huntington The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order, 1996. If you want to understand world affairs, this is a classic work on international relations. The clashing goals of many different cultures and... 
by Library Lin | Jul 28, 2021 | Dewey Decimal System, Uncategorized
Books on architecture Further Reading 720. General architecture John Fleming Penguin Dictionary of Architecture, 1966. This classic reference has been updated to includes landscape architecture. The title was changed to Penguin Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape...