The Runaway Princess

The Runaway Princess by Hester Browne
Adult Paperback New Book Shelves – Main Level - BROWNE

This is one of my top 3 "Beach Reads" of all time.  A glorious little vacation in paperback!

Follow Amy Waite through the streets of London where she meets and falls in love with her own real-life prince.  Of course the path to true love is fraught with trials and tribulations.  Can Amy measure up to the expectations of dating a prince?  Will skeletons be brought out of her family closet and into the national newspaper?  Will she know what to do with all of the forks at her place setting during palace dinners?

It's a quick, easy read.  A super fun visit to Europe and a glimpse into the exciting lives of fictional royalty. 

Have a New Kid by Friday

Have a New Kid by Friday

By Dr. Kevin Leman
Parenting Shelves - Lower Level - 649.64 L

Dealing with a strong willed child?  This book is a treasure trove of information, methods and reassurance.  An index of problem behaviors and discipline methods to correct these problems makes up the bulk of the book.  
This is a pretty solid parenting book.  Dr. Leman asks parents to look at their own behavior before attempting to change the behavior of their children with tips like "Say it once and walk away." Some of the advice is repetitive and I can't say that I am a huge fan of the author's sense of humor (I wouldn't call my children ankle biters.) but the techniques worked at my house and for that I am grateful! 

 

Matterhorn

By Karl Marlantes

Adult Fiction Shelves-Main Level – MARLANTES

Having never been in combat, nor even visited Vietnam as a tourist, it will always be trite to claim that I feel as though I understand what it was like to be in the jungles of South Vietnam with the men of Bravo Company and second lieutenant Mellas – but that is precisely how good Karl Marlantes’s novel, Matterhorn truly is.  The poignancy and gripping realism of Marlantes’s first novel is informed and enlightened by his background as a combat-decorated veteran of the Marine Corps (awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism in Vietnam) as well as a Rhodes Scholar and Yale graduate.  “Pager-turner” clichés are much too worn for a novel as well-executed and absorbing as Matterhorn.  Every Vietnam War archetype is present here without ever feeling tired or forced.  Politics, class, and race all play a vital role in the novel, just as they did during the war and still do to this day.  If you haven’t yet, please do yourself the favor of reading what has quickly become the novel of the Vietnam War.  It is enriching, engrossing, and utterly moving – you will be well-rewarded for your efforts here.