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Comment by Keith on November 1, 2009 at 5:14pm

Today, I just finished Nest Stop, Reloville life inside America's new rootless professional class, by New York Times journalist Peter T. Kilborn. Kilborn does a commendable job of chronicling the move in American society from our agrarian roots, to our nomadic ways of today. Many of us have hopped on the "Relo" bandwagon, either as children of vagabond parents, or as College/University Grads seeking a "better life". Kilborn tells the tale of many of our generation who have taken over many if not most of the upper echelons of Corporate America, as well as those in the upper positions in Government. While the Military has often been identified as career filled with relocations, Kilborn has as his main focus, those outside the military. Using both a psychological as well as a sociological approach Kilborn does a commendable job of humanizing the results of this trend in America toward moving onward and upward. I enjoyed the read.

Comment by DebinSC on July 20, 2009 at 8:23pm

I love Oliver Sacks' books, Das. Have you read An Anthropologist on Mars? If not, and you liked the Man who mistook..., you should definitely read it.

Comment by Keith on July 20, 2009 at 12:03pm

Want to have a deeper understanding of your brain? Jill Bolte Taylor's My Stoke of Insight is fascinating. Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishing story.

If you've not previously heard of www.TED.com, you might want to take a look. Ms. Taylor's 18+ minute talk is on their Top 10 list, and something we found compellingly interesting to watch. Her book is no less compelling. A fascinating journey through ones brain, and its functions.

Ms. Taylor also has a website: http://www.mystrokeofinsight.com/

Comment by sjasis on July 20, 2009 at 11:47am

I had a hard time putting it down too! Glad you liked it :)

Comment by Bebop on July 20, 2009 at 11:40am

I just finished Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picault. Thanks for the tip, SJ, it was excellent, hard to put down.

Comment by DebinSC on July 18, 2009 at 12:15pm

Thank you, Library folks! I will stop in at the local and see about the "ILL".

Comment by sjasis on July 18, 2009 at 7:16am

My public library doesn't charge for ILL, but some may.

Comment by Bebop on July 18, 2009 at 7:13am

Deb, you can go to your local library and ask to borrow it on Interlibrary Loan. They will get it for you from a library that owns it and then you just check it out. If you are connected with a college in any way, they will probably do it for free. I think the public libraries will charge you (but not anywhere as much as it will cost to buy it). I was the head of Interlibrary Loan at Cornell for many years and this is all we did! WorldCat was our bible.

Comment by DebinSC on July 17, 2009 at 8:54pm

Wow! That's a handy site. I see the nearest is in Roanoke, VA. (291 miles). As luck would have it, that's where my brother lives, so next time I go for a visit, I can scope it out. Thanks, Keet.

Comment by Keith on July 16, 2009 at 9:05pm

Here is the result of a query on that system for Exploring with Custer

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50656965

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