Do you like to read e-books? Did you know that publishers often make books available free or at very low prices? These promotions include books from best-selling authors like Lauraine Snelling and Janette Oke, just to name a couple of our favorites.
On the right side of every page on our website you'll now see a list of e-book promotions that are available each day. Check it often to see what's available and coming up!
Most books are available for Kindle and Nook, and many are also available in ePub format which works with many different e-readers. Click the link for any title to see where it's available. If you have any questions about how to download e-books from sellers like Amazon or Barnes and Noble, just let me know and I'll be happy to help!
Local author + classic movie = new book!
It may be a Christmas movie, but It's a Wonderful Life has been transformed into great summer reading by author Greg Asamakoupoulos of Mercer Island.
From Amazon.com: Each chapter highlights an important movie scene, relationship, or theme and makes a spiritual point. Even those who haven't seen the film will understand the plot as Greg describes it, and people who know the movie so well they can recite the dialogue will find themselves nodding in agreement, appreciating Greg's thoughtful insights. The chapters are concise and written in an engaging style - an easy read. And each one concludes with "Questions for Reflection". These questions can be helpful for individuals, of course, but will also be ideal for group discussions.
Find it on the new books rack now, and later in adult nonfiction by the fireplace under 791.43.
From Amazon.com: Each chapter highlights an important movie scene, relationship, or theme and makes a spiritual point. Even those who haven't seen the film will understand the plot as Greg describes it, and people who know the movie so well they can recite the dialogue will find themselves nodding in agreement, appreciating Greg's thoughtful insights. The chapters are concise and written in an engaging style - an easy read. And each one concludes with "Questions for Reflection". These questions can be helpful for individuals, of course, but will also be ideal for group discussions.
Find it on the new books rack now, and later in adult nonfiction by the fireplace under 791.43.
Honest, humorous look at breast cancer from a survivor
I'm excited to tell you that we've added It's Not About the Hair: And Other Certainties of Life & Cancer to our library this month.
Author Debra Jarvis, a chaplain at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, wrote this book about her own experience with breast cancer. Publisher's Weekly describes her sense of humor as "bawdy" and this book does contain profanity, so it may not be for everyone. However, those dealing with their own or a loved one's cancer may find its honesty especially helpful.
From Amazon.com: Debra Jarvis works as a chaplain supporting patients at Seattle’s Cancer Care Alliance (the clinic founded by the world-famous Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute). In that capacity she meets daily with patients in at many points along the path of living with cancer, from diagnosis to treatment to recovery and facing death. So in one of those ironic twists of fate, Jarvis was diagnosed with breast cancer herself. It’s Not About the Hair is the account of her time with cancer....This is a cancer story that won’t give you the creeps, but it will guide you to think deeply about the serious stuff like ingrained views on health and disease, life and death, the time we have and how we want to live it.
Find it on the new books rack now, and later in adult nonfiction by the fireplace under 362.196.
Author Debra Jarvis, a chaplain at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, wrote this book about her own experience with breast cancer. Publisher's Weekly describes her sense of humor as "bawdy" and this book does contain profanity, so it may not be for everyone. However, those dealing with their own or a loved one's cancer may find its honesty especially helpful.
From Amazon.com: Debra Jarvis works as a chaplain supporting patients at Seattle’s Cancer Care Alliance (the clinic founded by the world-famous Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute). In that capacity she meets daily with patients in at many points along the path of living with cancer, from diagnosis to treatment to recovery and facing death. So in one of those ironic twists of fate, Jarvis was diagnosed with breast cancer herself. It’s Not About the Hair is the account of her time with cancer....This is a cancer story that won’t give you the creeps, but it will guide you to think deeply about the serious stuff like ingrained views on health and disease, life and death, the time we have and how we want to live it.
Find it on the new books rack now, and later in adult nonfiction by the fireplace under 362.196.
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