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WHAT ARE THEY READING?
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he Daily Astorian is inviting people to submit titles of books they are reading and share a few thoughts about the work. This week, the staff of the Astoria
Public Library shared titles of what they are reading. To submit, send to news@dailyastorian.com
JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian
JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian
LAURA MEEKER
LIBRARIAN
JANE TUCKER
“Girl In A Band,” by Kim Gordon
Kim Gordon’s much talked about memoir has polarized
readers, though it’s hard to understand how anyone could re-
ject this beautifully written and inspiring book. Topics range
from growing up in the sun-drenched Los Angeles sprawl
to surf culture to the art scene to schizophrenia to no wave
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Youth. Most striking to me was how much depth of meaning
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always appeared irreverent at a glance.
“A Nice Piece of Astoria,” by Matt Love.
Love’s goal in writing this guide was to counteract all
of the bad writing that exists about Astoria — the kind
of puff pieces that make us sound trite and too precious.
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then interacting with them in a way that reveals more than
what is at the surface. He makes writing fun.
“Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success
at Work & in Life, One Conversation at a
Time,” by Susan Scott
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as those in which we are able to authentically express
ourselves. Engaging in communications that are robust,
strong and powerful, individuals, corporations and orga-
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what they are pretending not to know.
DAVID OSER
“The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and
the Making of American Capitalism,” by
Edward Baptist
PATTY SKINNER
“The Numberlys,”
by William Joyce &
Christina Ellis
JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian
MEGHANN LYNCH
“The Heart of Everything That Is: The
Untold Story of Red Cloud, an American
Legend,” by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin
Fans of
history looking
for rich descrip-
tions and vivid
details will
enjoy this title.
The authors
introduce a cast
of characters
from the Old
West, some
well-known
and others
more obscure,
while telling
the story of
an American
Indian chief
who accom-
plished histor-
ic feats during
the long battle
over the frontier and westward expansion.
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by Kathryn Harrison
“The Numberlys” is a great
book to teach kids about num-
bers and letters. In a well-or-
dered industrial world of num-
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want something different. They
put on their welding goggles
and use cranes, gigantic gears
and electricity to put whole
numbers and number parts to-
gether in new ways. The result
is the creation of the letters.
Letters are then put together
to create words that express
feelings, colors and new ideas.
The wonderful sepia tones of
the industrial number world are
transformed into brilliant colors
associated with the new words.
Kids and adults alike will love
to pore over the intriguing de-
tails on each page.
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The author leans heavily on excerpts and quotations from
primary sources to tell her story; as a reader who thinks
that authors should write more original content and rely
less on quotes, it seemed padded out in many passages.
Despite this, the story was interesting and informative,
especially if you know a little about Joan but have never
learned the details.
“Live Right and
Find Happiness
(Although Beer is
Much Faster): Life
Lessons and Other
Ravings from Dave
Barry,”
by Dave Barry
Barry is always good
for a laugh. When you
need a quick, fun read,
this is a perfect break
from any serious read-
ing you might be en-
gaged in.
LINDSAY JOHNSON
“Girl Genius,” by Phil and Kaja Foglio
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for Agatha anytime she tries to pursue an idea, it is quickly dashed by strange headaches. Follow her story as one
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