Where in the world were you the happiest, and why?

That’s the question asked by this year’s selection for Campus Reads for the 2019-2020 Fall and Spring Academic year

Eric Weiner, self-described “Grump”, takes readers on his sojourn  
                    

The Geography of Bliss    

  Traveling to ten different countries (including America), Weiner asks what makes the residents happy, or in some cases unhappy. His humorous and informative approach examines everything between the extremes, from Iceland (happy) to Moldova (miserable), and asks questions of the individual as well as taking the social perspective. Is happiness cultural, economic or political? Can national leadership ensure happiness for its citizens, or is it only an individual choice?

We have provided a world map in the BLRC, and many of our students have already placed a pin in their happiest spot, and shared their memories of why they were happy there. 
Please, stop by and place a pin in your own location of happiness. 

Non-Fiction Arrivals

 New non-fiction items are arriving weekly for the permanent 

collection and we don't want our non-fiction readers to feel left out.  There seems to be an adventure theme this week with tales of danger and risk, including one very daring librarian outrunning Al Qaeda, as he and others risk all to save ancient manuscripts in 

The Badass Librarians of Timbuktu 

Hedy's Folly is a fascinating account of Hedy Lamarr's daring escape from the Nazi's with a thorough knowledge of military technology and an idea that would change modern communications technology into the twenty first century.

Texas Ranger, the Epic Life of Frank Hamer tells the story of the unique American life of the man who caught and killed Bonnie and Clyde. But before that, Hamer led a daring life along the Mexican border where the Mexican Revolution spilled over into the U.S., and he protected African Americans from lynch mobs, hunted the Ku Klux Klan, and fought The Bandit War of 1915.

The Beekeeper, Rescuing the Stolen women of Iraq is the 
unfolding tale of one man who used subterfuge, smugglers and their routes to rescue Yazidi women from ISIS slavery.

Below is a list of more new items. Please stop by the BLRC and check out the display, place a hold through the catalog, or contact staff and we'll hold an item for you! ~Laurie


Black Flags, Blue Waters, The Epic History of 
America's Most Notorious Pirates by Eric Jay Dolin

The Search for Atlantis  by Steve P. Kershaw, Ph.D.

Go Down Together the True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde

by Jeff Guinn 

Farewell Titanic Her Final Legacy by Charles Pellegrino

First In, An Insiders Account of How the CIA 

Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan by Gary C. Schroen

The Clockwork Universe, Isaac Newton, 

the Royal Society and the Birth of the Modern World

by Edward Dolnick

Navy Seals, The Combat History of the 

Deadliest Warriors on the Planet by Don Mann

Dogs Sense, How the New Science of Dog Behavior 

Can Make You a Better Friend to your Pet

by John Bradshaw