This week, things are kind of hectic where I work. I am writing this on Friday morning and hoping to make my deadline for the Sunday paper. If you read this Sunday, then I made the deadline; and if you don’t, I didn’t.
Here is a sampling of some new books at the Lied Scottsbluff Public Library.
“Dogged Pursuit: My Year of Competing Dusty, the World’s Least Likely Agility Dog” by Robert Rodi. When his Agility Dog Carmen is sidelined with an injury, Rodi, selects a scrawny, scruffy rescue dog to compete in the ring. Dusty alternates between Cujo-like aggression at home and possum-like paralysis in the ring. Rodi realizes that maybe the dog isn’t the problem, and this leads to surprising results.
“The Horse Boy: A Father’s Quest to Heal His Son” by Rupert Isaacson. Isaacson was devastated when his son Rowan was diagnosed with autism. However, when Rowan dodged under a fence and ran under the hooves of a horse, he was not trampled. Instead the mare stopped, stood perfectly still and dipped her head toward Rowan. Isaccson discovered his unreachable son had a real connection with the horse. This incident opened the door to the adventure of a lifetime.
“Dinosaur Odyssey: Fossil Threads in the Web of Life” by Scott D. Sampson. Containing anecdotes from the field, Sampson provides the first holistic, up-to-date overview of dinosaurs and their world for a wide audience of readers.
“Call Me Ted” by Ted Turner with Bill Burke. Ted Turner has lived an extraordinary life. He revolutionized television with the creation of TBS and CNN, won the America’s Cup, and owned the Atlanta Braves, and took home a World Series Trophy. This is his story in his own words.
“Cheating Death: The Doctors and the Medical Miracles that Are-Saving Lives Against All Odds” By Sanjay Gupta, M.D. Gupta draws on real-life stories and uses his unprecedented access to the latest medical research to present accounts of patients who once would have died and are now alive.
“Conquering Fear: Living Boldly in an Uncertain World” by Harold S. Kushner. Rabbi Kushner is the author of “When Bad Things Happen to Good People”. In this book he discusses fear and what we can do to overcome it.
“The Ground Truth: The Untold Story of America Under Attack on 9/11” by John Farmer. As senior counsel to the 9/11 Commission, Farmer knows the truth of the 9/11 attack on America. Using recently released records, Farmer sets the record straight about the false version of events that the government presented to Congress, the Commission and the media.
I hope this list provides readers with some interesting nonfiction books to read during March and beyond.
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