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West Vancouver Memorial Library · The Inquiring Mind What we're reading now The Weather Makers by Tim Flannery In one of the most important and compelling books I read this year, Flannery presents the science, economics and politics behind global warming. It is well researched, convincing and quite terrifying! This : book should be required reading by all West Vancouverites. Cathi The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett Short and tartly sweet, this little book feels like a gift to the readers of the world. One day the Queen steps on board a bookmobile on the grounds of Buckingham Palace, takes out a book just to be polite and gets addicted to reading. Cheryl So Odd a Mixture: Along the Autistic Spectrum in Pride and Prejudice by Phyllis Ferguson Bottomer The peculiarities of eight characters in Pride and Prejudice are analysed with the hindsight of the author's experience in working with children with autism and Asperger's syndrome. They all display recognisable traits of what was then an unrecognised behaviour disorder. A convincing reason to re-read the inestimable Jane! Chris Turtle Valley by Gail Anderson-Dargatz A raging forest fire forces a family to evacuate their farm in the Shuswap Valley. Family stories begin to surface and old wounds are exposed as secrets, love letters, old newspaper clippings and a bedraggled teddy bear all float to the surface. A deadly mystery is exposed laying to rest ghosts from the family's past. Margaret Red Princess:A Revolutionary Life by Sofka Zinovieff The Red Princess Sofka was born in 1907 to a wealthy aristocratic family in Russia. The author follows her grandmother Sofka's life, sorting out fact from fiction. There are lots of twists and turns in this story of a woman's life in a fascinating time in history. Sheila The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh An American biologist travels to her native India to research a little-studied river dolphin. With a local fisherman as her guide, she becomes immersed in the alluring landscape of the Sundarbans - a vast string of islands and mangrove forests in the Bay of Bengal. Sue Blind Date by Frances Fyfield A thrilling twist on the British cozy mystery, Fyfield creates strong women characters who struggle with being both victims and agents of their own destiny. Here an unsolved violent crime is recreated in the London's singles scene with a new victim. Christy www.westvanlibrary.ca A publication of the West Vancouver Memorial Library© November 2007 1950 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 1J8 604.925.7400