Posted in Summer Reading Suggestions on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
History is a cyclic poem written by Time upon the memories of man. ~Percy Bysshe Shelley
Calling all history buffs! Check out these Pulitzer Prize-winning history books at your local library:
The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed (W.W. Norton & Company) 2009
“What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848″ by Daniel Walker [...]
Posted in Summer Reading Suggestions on July 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
What I like about non-fiction is that it covers such a huge territory. The best non-fiction is also creative.
~Tracy Kidder
Take some time this summer to read some fantastic Pulitzer Prize winning non-fiction titles. Available at your local library.
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II [...]
Posted in Summer Reading Suggestions on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy, and a tragedy.” ~Mark Twain
Do you have a flair for the dramatic? Get yourself to the nearest library and check out one of these Pulitzer Prize winning plays:
Ruined by Lynn [...]
Posted in SAU Library polls, Summer Reading Suggestions on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Summer Reading Suggestions on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
~Paul Valery
Between novels on your summer reading list? Visit the library to check out some great Pulitzer Prize winning poetry for a change!
The Shadow of Sirius by W. S. Merwin, Pulitzer winner, 2009
(copy on order)
Time and Materials by Robert Hass, Pulitzer winner, 2008
SAU call number: PS3558.A725 T56 2007
Native Guard by [...]
Posted in Summer Reading Suggestions on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Then followed that beautiful season… Summer….
Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
School is out for the summer and lazy days lie ahead. Why not take advantage of the downtime to escape into a great book? SAU [...]
