New DVDs

New DVDs

Out January 29:

"Agatha Christie's Poirot: Series 6" - David Suchet returns as the immortal Belgian detective tackling cases involving theft, kidnapping and murder during the holidays - features Hugh Fraser as Captain Arthur Hastings and David Jackson as Chief Inspector Japp

"The Forgiveness of Blood" - acclaimed drama from Albania in which a blood feud over land forces a teenage girl to leave school and take over the family bread delivery business - honored at the Berlin, Chicago and Hamptons Film Festivals

"Hotel Transylvania" -  it is the 118th birthday of Dracula's daughter and the party brings together a Who's Who of monsters plus a mortal with romance in mind - features the voices of Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Kevin James and Steve Buscemi (TV's "Boardwalk Empire")

"Downton Abbey: Season 3" - World War I is over and is the Grantham estate now at peace? Think again! - as seen on the PBS series "Masterpiece Classic" with a stellar cast led by Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern and Maggie Smith (Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner)

"Seven Psychopaths" - what will finish first for Marty: his screenplay or his life given involvement with gangsters? - stars Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson and Christopher Walken

Are you ready for some football...parties?

Super Bowl Sunday is February 3, 2013!

The Merrick Library has some great party food titles 

that will help make the dish you're bringing a success 

OR 

if you're hosting, be the host or hostess with the mostest.

Come in for these tasty titles today!

A road map to hassle-free, hustle free entertaining including 33 themed get-togethers for groups of 4 to 20!

 

Delicious recipes and entertaining ideas using only foods and drinks from Trader Joe's grocery store. Serving up over 150 delicious treats.

 

 

 

Throughout the book you'll find irresistible recipes ideal for get-togethers. 

Not enough? Come see the book display at the

Reference Desk featuring MORE cookbooks to create that "touchdown" meal. 

Then all you have to do is let us know what time to arrive! 

Enjoy Super Bowl Sunday!

New Audiobooks!

My Beloved World, by Sonia Sotomayor
The first Hispanic American on the U.S. Supreme Court shares the story of her life before becoming a judge, describing her youth in a Bronx housing project, the ambition that fueled her ivy league education, and the individuals who helped shaped her career.



Twelve Tribes of Hattie, by Ayana Mathis
A debut of extraordinary distinction: Ayana Mathis tells the story of the children of the Great Migration through the trials of one unforgettable family. 





The Last Runaway, by Tracy Chevalier
New York Times bestselling author of Girl With a Pearl Earring Tracy Chevalier makes her first fictional foray into the American past in The Last Runaway, bringing to life the Underground Railroad and illuminating the principles, passions and realities that fueled this extraordinary freedom movement.


The Fifth Assassin, by Brad Meltzer
The hero of The Inner Circle, archivist Beecher White, discovers a connection that may link the individuals responsible for the only four successful assassinations of American Presidents after discovering a modern-day killer who is recreating the assassins' crimes.



Suspect, Robert Crais
Struggling to reclaim his career after the devastating murder of his partner eight months earlier, LAPD cop Max Kent is teamed with a traumatized military canine named Maggie who assists Max in an effort to track down his late partner's killer. 



Private Berlin, by James Patterson & Mark Sullivan
The Berlin office of the world's most renowned investigation firm looks into the disappearance of an agent, Chris Schneider, whose last case involved an unfaithful billionaire, a cheating soccer player, and a seedy nightclub owner.





The Future, Six Drivers of Global Change, by Al Gore
The former vice president and #1 best-selling author of An Inconvenient Truth offers a frank assessment of six critical drivers of global change in the decades to come—economic globalization, worldwide digital communications, a growing balance of global power, unsustainable population growth, scientific revolution and disruption of ecosystems.

Home Improvement Reference Center Database

The Home Improvement Reference Center Database is available now through June 2013 to assist those with recovery efforts in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.  This is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in home improvement and repair.  This database provides information and instruction through full text color articles and videos. It can be found under the Research Tab on the Merrick Library Homepage. Click on Databases by Subject and then choose Home Improvement.

2012 National Jewish Book Award Winners Announced

City of Promises: A History of the Jews of New York, edited by Deborah Dash More won top honors in the 2012 National Jewish Book Awards. It is a three-volume study of New York's highly influential Jewish community.  For more information and other Book Award Winners visit  thejewishweek.com. 

Rock & Roll Memoirs

 2012 was a big year for the rock star memoir and biography.

In case you missed them, here they are: 

      
                     

Looking for more?   Try these from previous years:

My Cross to Bear, by Gregg Allman
When I left Home, by Buddy Guy
Just Kids, by Patti Smith
Life, by Keith Richards
I Am Ozzy, by Ozzy Osbourne
No Regrets, by Ace Frehley
See A Little Light, by Bob Mould
Iron Man, by Tony Iommi

President Obama was sworn into office today, and his inauguration party will take place tomorrow.  This may be a good time to read one of the many books we have available at the Library about the Obamas.