Archive for February, 2008

William F. Buckley, 1925-2008

February 28, 2008

Tunxis has Miles Gone By:  A Literary Biography published in 2004, along with several of his earlier works.

Academy Award Winning Films Here

February 26, 2008

If you want to see Best Leading Actress Marion Cotillard in “La Vie in Rose” or Best Supporting Actress Tilda Swinton in “Michael Clayton”, or best animated feature film, “Ratatouille”, we have them!

The Other Boleyn Girl

February 26, 2008

Just in case you want to read the book before seeing the movie, we have it!

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 10am Thursday for the 600 & Library Buildings

February 20, 2008

Don’t forget! 10am Governor Rell and distinguished guests will be descending upon Tunxis for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in the Library to celebrate the new buildings!

New Nonfiction – February

February 5, 2008

A Slave No More:  Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom by David W. Blight
A Slice of Organic Life by Sheherazade Goldsmith
Globalization and Its Enemies by Daniel Cohen
Beyond the Mommy Years:  How to Live Happily Ever After by Carin Rubenstein
Africa:  An Artist’s Safari by Fred Krakowiak
Can Anything Beat White?: A Black Family’s Letters by Elisabeth [...]

New Fiction & Bestsellers – February

February 5, 2008

A Free Life by Ha Jin
Age of Miracles by Marianne Williamson
Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell
Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen
Celebrity Detox by Rosie O’Donnell
The Chase by Clive Cussler
Die with Me by Elena Forbes
Fire Wife by Tinling Choong
Maytrees by Annie Dillard
Night Birds by Thomas Maltman
Now and Then by Robert Parker
Postsingular by Rudy Rucher
Plum Lucky by [...]

New International Films – February

February 5, 2008

Curse of the Golden Flower [Chinese]
La Vie en Rose [French]
Sabah [Arabic]
Siberiada [German/Russian]
Vibrator [Japanese]

New Educational Films – February

February 5, 2008

Bird Flu
Ebola
Iwo Jima
Surviving AIDS
Typhoid Mary
Underwater Video Basics

New Feature Films

February 5, 2008

A Mighty Heart
Babel
The Beautiful Country
The Big Bad Swim
The Good Father
The Good Soldier
Look Both Ways
Look to the Sky
Old Joy
Raining Stones
Sword of Honor

A Prairie Home Companion – 25th Anniversary Edition

February 5, 2008

By: Garrison Keillor and many others
AUDIO PS 3561.P8 1999
Reviewed by: Paul McMahon
If you have listened to a whole two hours of “A Prairie Home Companion” you know what this CD set is about. If not, you have missed a wonderful variety show that showcases all kinds of music along with a lot of comedy. In [...]