Archive for July 17th, 2008
New books on display at Hurunui District Library from 17 July to 24 July
“Felted friends : 25 step-by-step projects to make and enjoy” by Sue Pearl
Soft, squishy felting fun will bring out the playful side of every crafter. Tactile and versatile, feltmaking is easy for the beginner and endlessly rewarding for the seasoned felter. Whether you’re wet-felting the basic body shapes for these irresistible animal projects, using needle-felting skills to add embellishments, or rolling small bits of roving into beaks and spikes, you’ll enjoy creating every critter in this lovable menagerie. [Cover]
“Bachelor boy : fifty years of Cliff in the words of those who have known him best” by Steve Turner
Cliff Richard has been Britain’s longest surviving and most consistent hit music maker. Starting his career as a rock ‘n’ roll threat to decent, upstanding citizens, he is now a friend to Royalty and prime ministers, a Knight and a holder of the OBE. This book tells his story through the voices of his friends, family and colleagues. [Cover]
“The enchanted” by Charlotte Bingham
When Kathleen finds a mare in foal, despite the fact that she and her father can barely afford to feed her, they take her in. Tragically the mare dies, leaving an orphan which they name The Enchanted. But even as he is growing up among Ireland’s lush pastures, Kathleen knows that they will eventually have to sell him, and with him will go her heart. [Cover]
“The book of origins” by Trevor Homer
Everything has an origin. This book is for people who want to know how, or when, things began, where they came from, why they started. Everyday items such as the clothes we wear, the food we eat, the films we watch, the medicines that cure us, the languages we use, all began somewhere (and the answers are often not what you expect). The Book of Origins celebrates the work of explorers, scientists and inventors… people who wanted to know how the world works and ended by discovering something no one had ever seen before. [Cover]
“The brutal art” by Jesse Kellerman
In a New York slum, an elderly tenant has mysteriously disappeared, leaving behind a huge collection of disturbing but brilliant paintings. For forty years he came and went in solitude, his genius undiscovered. For art dealer Ethan Muller, this is the discovery of a lifetime. He displays the pictures in his gallery and watches as they rocket up in value. But suddenly the police want to talk to him. It seems that the missing artist had a sinister past - and the drawings in Ethan’s gallery start to look less like art and more like evidence. A brilliant and thought-provoking thriller that flips between past and present. [Cover]
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