New This Week
November 9, 2009
Column: At the Library
From: Cranbrook Public Library
By Mike Selby
Spanish painter Francisco Goya painted an intense and haunting portrait of a dog on a wall of his house. Removed from his home and displayed 50 years after his death, “The Dog” is regarded as one of the most striking pictures in the world. Damian Tarnopolsky’s debut novel GOYA’S DOG is about a 1930s British painter whose work nobody can stand. As Toronto braces itself for entry into World War Two, the suffering artist is unable to comprehend why no one is interested in buying his paintings of triangles. GOYA’S DOG is a humorous and touching look at an artist at war with himself.
Teen readers should enjoy Barbara Haworth-Attard’s latest novel, HAUNTED. A young girl finds herself hypersensitive to the dead and dying in this post-war story. In an era which views women as only nurses, can she use her gift to rise above her station in life and become a doctor?
To help celebrate Restorative Justice Week, the Library will be presenting a ‘Harassment in the Workplace’ video on Thursday, November 19th, at 7 pm (in the Manual Training Room). Come out and see the Library’s collection of new books and DVDs about Restorative Justice. Snacks included.
The Friends of the Cranbrook Public Library and the College of the Rockies will be showing their latest Travelogue on Monday, November 16, 2009 in the Lecture Theatre (Room 250) at the College. Sylvia Reed will be presenting “Trekking across South America " from Quito to Brazil\". Presentation begins at 7:00 p.m. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Admission is by donation, and please remember seating is limited. For more information, please call April at 489-2038.
Any and all kids ages 9 to 11 (grades 4 to 7) are invited to attend BOOK BITES, a new book club meeting every third Thursday from September to May, beginning at 4 pm. Come out and talk about books, do fun activities, and enjoy some snacks.
And any and all teens are invited to CHATTERZ, their own book club which meets every second Thursday from September to May, beginning at 4 pm. Please note the November session has been moved to Tuesday November 24th. For more information on either of these book clubs, please contact Deanne at 426-4063.
Please come and check out Lynda Schollen’s impressive Remembrance Day display.
ADULT NEWLY AQUIRED SHELF:
K2 : Life and Death on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain " Ed Viesturs (796.522)
The Art of Making Money " Jason Kersten (364.1334092)
The 2010 Charlton Coin Guide " W.K. Cross (737.4971 REF)
The Old Farmer’s 2010 Almanac : Canadian Edition (031 REF)
Mayo Clinic Family Health Book (613)
Excuses Begone " Wayne W. Dyer (158.1)
How to Rule the World From Your Couch " Laura Day (158)
The Grandparent’s Handbook " Elizabeth LaBan (649.10853)
What Color Is Your Parachute 2010 " Richard N Bolles (650.14)
Mindful Motherhood " Cassandra Vieten (155.6463)
2010 Knock’em Dead " Martin Yate (650.14)
Moving Towards Justice " John D. Whyte (342.710)
The Soccer Book (796.334)
Provincial Court Small Claims Court Handbook (347.71104)
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother " William Shawcross (bio)
Once in a Blue Moon " Eileen Goudge (fic)
Goya’s Dog " Damian Tarnopolsky (fic)
Red to Black " Alex Dryden (fic)
The Invisible Mountain " Carolina De Robertis (fic)
Southern Lights " Danielle Steel (fic)
Becoming George Sand " Rosalind Brackenbury (fic)
Baking Cakes in Kigali " Gaile Parkin (fic)
Blood Game " Iris Johansen (mys)
The Spire " Richard North Patterson (mys)
9 Dragons " Michael Connelly (mys)
The Water’s Edge " Karin Fossum (mys)
And Another Thing " Eoin Colfer (sci fic)
Canticle " Ken Scholes (sci fic)
The Man from Nowhere " Ralph Compton (pb)
Bloodheir " Brian Ruckley (pb)
The Ashes of Worlds " Kevin J. Anderson (pb)
Hawkspar " Holly Lisle (pb)
Pleasure " Jacquelyn Frank (pb)
L’espoir est une terre lointaine " Collen McCullough (french)
La Celibataire " Carrie Adams (french)
Tuck Everlasting (DVD)
Baby’s Best Chance (DVD)
YOUNG ADULT & CHILDREN’S NEWLY ACQUIRED ITEMS:
Haunted " Barbara Haworth-Attard (ya fic)
The Goldsmith’s Daughter " Tanya Landman (ya fic)
The Unholy Grail " Anthony Horowitz (ya fic)
Ring of Fire " P.D. Baccalario (ya fic)
How to Be an Ancient Greek Athlete (j 938)
Before Columbus : The Americas of 1491 " Charles C. Mann (j 970.01)
Charlie Bone and the Red Knight " Jenny Nimmo (j fic)
The Clue of the Black Keys " Carolyn Keene (j fic)
Rex Zero the Great Pretender " Tim Wynne-Jones (j fic)
Camille McPhee Fell Under the Bus " Kristen Tracy (j fic)
Granny and Me " Robin Ballard (j pic)
Wanda’s Freckles " Barbara Azore (j pic)
It’s a Secret " John Burningham (j pic)
Clarice Bean Guess Who’s Babysitting (j pic)
Chicken, Pig, Cow On the Move " Ruth Ohi (j pic)
Asterix Aux Jeux Olympiques " Goscinny (j french)
Alvin and the Chipmunks Trick Or Treason (DVD)
The Shaggy Dog (DVD)
MIKE’S BOOKNOTES:
How it happened continues to baffle readers and scholars alike. That it happened is an undeniable fact. The American printing of Henry James’s THE AMBASSADORS"his 1903 dark comedy and final masterpiece"published chapters 28 and 29 in reverse order. Since no one said anything, this error was continued throughout the novel’s subsequent printings for the next 50 years. It wasn’t until 1955, when the firm of Harper & Brothers acquired the publishing rights to THE AMBASSADORS, that the mistake could finally be undone. As the lead book for their Modern Classic series, the publishers announced their new edition as definitive, “finally presenting the chapters in the right order.”
As you probably guessed, their new edition rolled off the presses with chapter 29 once again coming before chapter 28. With no choice but to send the book back to the press, THE AMBASSADORS was finally released in 1957, with chapters 28 and 29 in order at last. Yet the embarrassment stuck to Harper & Brothers, and they were forced to sell the paperback reprint rights to Doubleday.
Hoping to capitalize on their competitor’s mistake, Doubleday made much of the Harper & Brothers’s disaster, announcing how their 1958 edition would “have all chapters in their proper sequence.” And you know what? There not. Hubris can be a harsh mistress.
