Just a few more books that caught my eye this week:
American Gods, 10th Anniversary Edition / Neil Gaiman
PR 6057 A319 A84 2011
This is my favourite novel. I'm so excited that we have a copy of it in the library and look forward to reading this expanded "author's preferred text." Shadow, a recently released convict, takes a job as a body guard with a man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday and is drawn into a strange underworld populated by eccentric characters. He discovers that below the surface of everyday life a war is brewing for the soul of America and he is to play a fundamental role in the outcome.
A Spring Without Bees: How Colony Collapse Disorder has Endangered Our Food Supply / Michael Schacker
SF 538.5 C65 S33 2008
This book examines the evidence for Colony Collapse Disorder which is wiping without beehives around the world and offers solutions to save the bees.
"Call a Spade a Spade": From Classical Phrase to Racial Slur: A Case Study / Wolfgang Mieder
PE 1599 S67 M54 2002
This book traces the origins, history, spread and meaning of the phrase, "to call a spade a spade." It looks at the various definitions of "spade" -- shovel, eunuch, playing card, "black" and traces the evolution of the phrase from innocuous to a racial slur.
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