For several hours a week, I work at the Huntley Library re-shelving items. During this process, opportunity presents itself for me to peruse materials Iâd not see while looking on my own. Very often I say to myself, oh, that looks interesting … and then I keep it or jot down the info. Iâll share some with you that pique my interest.
Troublemaker
Leah Remini
B Remini
Do you remember the TV sit-com âKing of Queensâ (1998-2007)? I thoroughly enjoyed it, especially Carrie. So when I saw a âhot picksâ biography of Leah Remini on the shelf, I had to grab it. The subtitle is âsurviving Hollywood & Scientologyâ which also piqued my interest because for 17 years I lived in Clearwater, FL, the spiritual headquarters for Scientology.
Washingtonâs Monument
John Steele Gordon
975.3 GOR
The shape of this book matches its subject matter; tall and thin. You may remember that a Richter Scale 5.8 earthquake rattled Washington D.C. in 2011 doing significant damage to a famous structure which is probably the only reason most Americans know the word âobeliskâ. This new (2016) book covers the story of the conception and construction of the Washington Monument (money figures in to be sure) as well as something about ancient Egyptian obelisks. If the JEOPARDY! answer is 555ft, 51/8 inches, then the question is: What is the Washington Monument?
After Visiting Friends
Michael Hainey
B Hainey
Do you like to know how âcold casesâ get solved? Did you live in the Chicagoland during the 1960s? Were/are you a Tribune reader? This memoir, according to a back cover âblurb,â says the author âmakes the quest for answers about his father read like a thrillerâ. Michael Hainey was just six when his father, a newsman, was found dead on the street in the early dawn hours. Years later, wondering about some account inconsistencies, he launches his own investigation. Imagine researching your own parentâs death with the vague suspicion that it did not happen as you had been told.
Disclaimer
Renee Knight
FIC KNI
Weâve been reading much about government documents and emails being redacted, so the cover of this novel with its glaring red lines made me take a second look. ââŚunsettling psychological thriller about guilt and griefâŚâ says the back cover âwith a shocking finale.â