West Vancouver Memorial Library · The Inquiring Mind WIRELESS HOT SPOT Wireless Internet access is now available at the West Vancouver Memorial Library. Patrons bringing their wireless-equipped laptops to the library have at their fingertips high-speed access to the Web, email, and of course the Library's resource-rich web site. This has exciting implications for laptop users who want to integrate Internet related tasks while they work and study. A brochure with tips on how to make the connection is available at the Information Desks in the Library and on the Library's home page www.westvanlib.org Some of the Adult Department Staffs Favourite Reads Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Ambitious, compassionate, heartbreaking and often hilarious, this Greek-Ameriean epic follows a family from the burning of Smyrna in 1922 by the Turks to suburban Detroit in the seventies. Sue In the Walled Gardens by Anahita Firouz Masterfully depicting a now vanished world, Iran before and on the brink of Revolution, this elegant debut novel tells the story of a doomed love affair between a married woman and a Marxist revolutionary. Fereshteh Blackbird Flouse by Alice Hoffman Hoffman continues to amaze with twelve new short stories, each one a perfect gem. They all take place in the same Cape Cod farmhouse over a course of several generations. Margaret The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind Book I: Wizard's First Rule This fast-paced provocative fantasy adventure incorporates adult themes, convincing characters and a detailed plot in a rich, complex story of good and evil. Cathi Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie A novel set in Nigeria during troubled times portrays 15-year old Kambili living with her disturbed parents. Visiting her beloved aunt's family opens her eyes; her dread of returning home foretells a deadly climax. Pam Schott's Original Miscellany by Ben Schott Start browsing in this wonderful compendium of bits of knowledge and bring sweetness and light to the dark, rainy days of winter. This absolutely useless, utterly essential wee book became an immediate bestseller in England. Cheryl A publication of the West Vancouver Memorial Library® November 2004 1950 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 1J8 604.925.7400 www.westvanlib.org