Decatur, Ala. | Thursday, June 20, 2013
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THE ORDEAL OF ELIZABETH MARSH: A Woman in World History. By Linda Colley. Pantheon, $27.50, 363 pages, hardcover. “Neither fish nor fowl” is an apt idiom for this disappointing … more
UNSEEN. By Karin Slaughter. Delacorte, 379 pages, $27, hardcover. Author Karin Slaughter, plus Georgia Bureau of Investigation Agent Will Trent equal a home run, every time. Opening the … more
Fiction 1. “Inferno” by Dan Brown (Doubleday) 2. “And the Mountains Echoed” by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhear) 3. “Zero Hour” by Clive Cussler, Graham Brown … more
Call 256-340-2433 if you want to review a listed book. Books must be picked up Monday-Wednesday. Books will be held for pickup for two weeks, after which they will go back on the list. THE … more
EVERYDAY BARBECUE: At Home with America's Favorite Pitmaster. By Myron Mixon. Ballantine, 295 pages, $24, softcover. While Memorial Day may have come and gone, it is not too late to get … more
THE WRATH OF COCHISE: The Bascom Affair and the Origins of the Apache Wars. By Terry Mort. Pegasus, 352 pages. $27.95, hardcover. When I read the dust jacket of “The Wrath of … more
THE POWER SURGE: Energy, Opportunity, and the Battle for America’s Future”. By Michael Levi. Oxford University Press. In recent years, the seemingly dry subjects of oil and gas … more
Call 256-340-2433 if you want to review a listed book. Books must be picked up Monday-Wednesday. Books will be held for pickup for two weeks, after which they will go back on the list. THE … more
Fiction 1. “Inferno” by Dan Brown (Doubleday) 2. “And the Mountains Echoed” by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhear) 3. “Zero Hour” by Clive Cussler, Graham Brown … more
Author William Dalrymple begins his history of England’s involvement in Afghanistan with an overview of conflicts that plagued leadership within the region much earlier: the complex relationship between the Sadozai and the Barakzai families more
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The Helmet Project
Carnegie Visual Arts Center
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Peggy Towns Speaks at Decatur Public Library
Decatur Public Library
6:30 PM
The Helmet Project
Carnegie Visual Arts Center
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Madison City Farmers Market
Madison City Farmers Market Lot
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Pilot Club of Decatur 9th Annual Charity Golf Tourney
Point Mallard Golf Course
8:00 AM
CAMP PRINCESS 2013: FOLK MUSIC
Princess Theatre
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CAMP PRINCESS 2013: FOLK MUSIC
Princess Theatre
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Representations & Certifications Seminar
UAHuntsville - Salmon Library (Room 111)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Helmet Project
Carnegie Visual Arts Center
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CAMP PRINCESS 2013: FOLK MUSIC
Princess Theatre
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Should Decatur build one, two or no new high schools?