Baldwin New Titles 3/27/2012

A Dangerous Method (DVD): Check for Availability

The relationship between fledgling psychiatrist Carl Jung and his mentor Sigmund Freud is torn apart when Sabina Spielrein, a troubled but beautiful young woman, comes between them and forever changes the face of modern thought.

The Unseen by Heather Graham:  San Antonio has become a dumping ground for battered bodies. All young women, many of them long missing, almost all forgotten. Until now. Texas Ranger Logan Raintree cannot sit by and let his city's most vulnerable citizens be slain. So when he is approached to lead a brand-new group of elite paranormal investigators working the case, he has no choice but to accept the challenge. And with it, his powerful ability to commune with the dead. Among Logan's new team is Kelsey O'Brien, a U.S. marshal known for her razor-sharp intuition and a toughness that belies her delicate exterior. Kelsey has been waiting all her life to work with someone who can understand her ability to "see" the past unfolding in the present. Now she has her chance. Together, Kelsey and Logan follow their instincts to the Alamo and to the newly reopened Longhorn, which once tempted heroes with drink, cards and women. If the spirits of those long-dead Texans are really appearing to the victims before their deaths, only Kelsey and Logan have the skills to find out why.

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Letter from a Stranger by Barbara Taylor Bradford:  When award-winning film maker Justine Nolan returns to her beautiful childhood home, she is intrigued by an envelope she finds in her absent mother's post. But the letter inside contains a shocking revelation. If genuine it will change everything she believes about her family's recent history, her mother and her adored grandmother, Gabriele.

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Guilty Wives by James Patterson:  Only minutes after Abbie Elliot and her three best friends step off of a private helicopter, they enter the most luxurious, sumptuous, sensually pampering hotel they have ever been to. Their lavish presidential suite overlooks MonteCarlo, and they surrender: to the sun and pool, to the sashimi and sake, to the Bruno Paillard champagne. For four days they're free to live someone else's life. As the weekend moves into pulsating discos, high-stakes casinos, and beyond, Abbie is transported to the greatest pleasure and release she has ever known. What happened last night? In the morning's harsh light, Abbie awakens on a yacht, surrounded by police. Something awful has happened – something impossible, unthinkable. Abbie, Winnie, Serena, and Bryah are arrested and accused of the foulest crime imaginable. And now the vacation of a lifetime becomes the fight of a lifetime – for survival.

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Betrayal by Danielle Steel:  As Tallie Jones, a Hollywood legend, is in the midst of directing the most ambitious film she has yet undertaken, small disturbances begin to ripple through her well-ordered world. An outside audit reveals troubling discrepancies in the financial records maintained by Victor Carson, Tallie’s longtime, trusted accountant. Mysterious receipts hint at activities of which she has no knowledge. Soon it becomes clear that someone close to Tallie has been steadily funneling away enormous amounts of her money. In the wake of an escalating series of shattering revelations, Tallie will find herself playing the most dangerous game of all—to trap a predator stalking her in plain sight.

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60 in attendance for Bloomfield Voice Open House include Giltterati from both sides of the issue.

While adults occasionally act like kids, they usually don't like listening to them. Michael  Banerian  a Junior at Lahser High School  the is the sort of young man adults listen to. He, as founder of Bloomfield Voice, may  have  more political savvy than than his mentors.  They  touted a another student group  "Lahser Knights or Die" as  another example of dissent in the district.Michael when asked said the the Knights  were an younger group but many were willing to help Bloomfield Voice achieve real political goals and indicated with a smile and a wave that there was more to politics than threatening to expire.

In attendance was School Board member and supporter  Joan Berndt who said she came to listen and added  her tongue was bloody from having to bite it constantly. Although there is an age gap between her and Michael  Banerian  she too is to be credited for her maturity. In today's cynical and confrontational world,  no one comes to listen anymore and restraining one's self is even rarer. Also spotted at the Open House were Howard Barron, and John Roach who like Joan Berndt were finalists in the selection of a School Board replacement for departed member Kate Pettersen.

 A self confessed, "I do  the big stories"" editor Art Aisner of the Bloomfield -Bloomfield Hills Patch was there as were many Vote No on the bond issue supporters like  Jenny Greenwell,  and Chris Fellon.

Announcements published for the event said "Refreshments will be served."Actually that was understated. A feast was provided and the two hours later food was still going strong  while a loud speaker announcing  that the Senior Center would be closing in five minutes blared repeatedly for more than five minutes.

Actually the School District also impresses  with   hospitality through food as well . Broken animal crackers compliment fresh coffee on the worst of days. Whenever there is recognition of students or staff  however a to die for sheet cake or gourmet caliber oatmeal and raisin or chocolate chip cookies are provided. At the last meeting which centered around staff recognition, the district's, Director of Facilities, Brian Goby  stayed late  and working with an industrial strength saran wrap dispenser and cutter provided  for those who wanted take home.

It must be  a township tradition that is unheard of it the City.

Bloomfield Voice an organization of students and young adults opposed to the May 8th Bond Issue hosts Open House. Tonight.

My name is Michael Banerian, I'm a Junior at Lahser High School, and the founder of Bloomfield Voice. We are an organization that is against the May 8th bond that the BHSD has put forth, and the high school merger in general. We provide a voice to everyone who is being silenced, especially the students. Though we target young voters also (ages 18-30) we wanted to give a voice to the students who have been shut out. We have already gained overwhelming support from students, and it grows everyday. If you would like to learn more about us  you can email me  at  mbanerian1994@gmail. Or attend the Vote NO event at the senior center Tonight.

You and your neighbors are invited to a

Vote NO 101 Open House

Learn why the proposed $79.8-million high school MUST BE DEFEATED on May 8.

Come hear why voting no actually benefits tax payers, students and our property values!

To get this benefit, you must Vote No on May 8. This is our chance to put this issue to rest.

Come learn what the school district is not telling you.

When? Monday March 26

From 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Where? Bloomfield Township Senior Center

4315 Andover Road, Main floor conference rooms A&B

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302

Refreshments will be served.

Thanks,

Michael Banerian.

Baldwin Library New Titles 3/20/2012

Clicking on the phrase  Check Availability marked in red takes you directly to the computer status page for that title. There you will see how many copies are available and where they are. Sometimes it is available at the library immediately . More often however you will have to put the book or DVD on hold. You can do that directly from the page you are on. If you see Check Availability at http://www.baldwinlib.org/  it means that the links the library provided and our  Google Chrome system  don't link up. This happens frequently with DVD's. When it does we send you the library's main web page. Type in title the library's search engine and request a search in the library's catalog. I did this with the The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

. My search produced this.

It says that one copy is available in Hot Picks DVDs. Perhaps  but knowing my wife's plans and mine for the day I decided to place it on hold by clicking the bottom box. 

Occasionally  however it's not so simple and  you get a screen like the one below which says No Results.

 Sometimes hitting OK  in the center of the screen puts you through. When it doesn't or produces a title different from the one you want try Search/Home from the shaded bar, far left. That will provide another search engine which which works much better.

Incidentally both The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy now available here were with in the last week available at Best Buy on Special at $20 each. They are also now on Directv (and probably cable pay per view). Just think how much my the library saves you with it's timely acquisitions !

 Mudwoman by Joyce Carol Oates:  M.R. Neukirchen – the first female president of a lauded Ivy League institution – struggles to hold onto her self-identity in the face of personal and professional demons.
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Fall from Grace by Richard North Patterson:  Adam Blaine arrives at the funeral of his estranged father, Ben Blaine, a famous and charismatic writer who left behind him a string of secret legal and financial arrangements. Using his training as a CIA operative, Adam seeks to find the truth of his father's death, even if it means exposing one or more of his own family members as the killer and discovering secrets about himself that he was never supposed to know. Check Availability

 

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (DVD): Hoping to distance himself from the fallout of a libel conviction, journalist Mikael Blomkvist retreats to a remote island in Sweden's far north where the unsolved murder of a young girl still haunts her industrialist uncle forty years later. Ensconced in a cottage on the island where the killer may still roam, Blomkvist's investigation draws him into the secrets and lies of the rich and powerful, and throws him together with one unlikely ally: tattooed, punk hacker, Lisbeth Salander.
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The Muppets (DVD): While on vacation in Los Angeles, Walter and his friends, Gary and Mary, try to raise ten million dollars to save the Muppet Theater from Tex Richman, a business man who wants to demolish the theater in order to drill for oil. Check Availability at http://www.baldwinlib.org/

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (DVD): At the height of the Cold War, a former agent for the British Secret Intelligence Service is called back to root out a Russian spy who has infiltrated the organization's highest levels. Check Availability