Topic: Book Suggestions

[duh]

Our library just lost it's budget for books.  They are down to maintenance and salaries only.  So I'm trying to help. 

Right now they are short on books on the following subjects.

How to learn the piano
How to learn the guitar
Egyptology
Military Entrance Exam
And pretty much any new best sellers

If you can suggest any books in these categories I'd appreciate it.  Or if there are books that you just love I'll check and see if the library has them.  I don't want to loose our library so any help would be really helpful.

[Dianna]

Tammy, did you find any books for the library? Are they only looking for the "how to" books? If it is for any kind, I can suggest some authors for crime dramas...

[duh]

It's any subject.  Those were just the subjects that I know are missing. 

I've been able to get them a couple of books on egyptology, and learning to play the piano, and the military entrance exams. 

I'd love to hear what you would suggest in the crime drama areas.

[bayou girl]

crime drama or mysteries in general?

[desirey]

You need the Vampire books now!!! Stephenie Meyers,and L.J. Smith books are really good. Go with the Twilight Saga and NIGHTWORLD!

[duh]

Thank you for the suggestions.

It's a library.  There is room for just about any kind of book.  I'm just looking for the ones that area good read.  It seems like a lot of them they have are the bottom of the pile so to speak.

[Dianna]

John Sanford, James Patterson, John Grisham, Karin Slaughter, and Patricia Cornwell all stand out in the crime drama area, Tammy. They are really great reads....

[duh]

I've never heard of John Sanford or Karin Slaughter.  I'll see if the library has any.  If not I'll add them to my list of authors to look out for.  Thank you for suggesting them.

[bestofour]

Tammy, I like biographies or autobiographies.

Are you buying books at yard sales and such and donating them to your library?

[bayou girl]

joan hess, sue grafton, john mac donald (he does mysteries/crime dramas and historical books, including non-fiction), dick francis, of course agatha christie, lewis carroll, c. s. lewis, and the lord of the ring series.

[duh]

Pretty much, I see if I have any money left over after I pay all the bills and then I use that to buy "like new" books on Amazon; or, I go to the used book store in Lynchburg.  Our local second hand store does have a bunch of books but they aren't in any type of order and they are double and triple stacked.  Really hard to go through to look for a book.  I just don't have the strength to stand there and look through them one at a time. 

I like biographies and autobiographies.  Do you have any suggestions?

[bestofour]

that's so nice Tammy.  Have you mentioned that you're doing this to the local book places.  Maybe they'll donate.

I enjoyed the biography of Mary Todd Lincoln.

Know what else people might like is all those books "for dummies."  You know like Computer for Dummies, Cameras for Dummies....

[duh]

I'll look for that biography.  Thank you for the suggestion.

We have a fair selection of How to books but I'll check it out against what is available and talk it over with the librarian.  Again thank you for the suggest.  I completely ran out of ideas after a short period.  I guess my reading in recent years has been pretty selective.