FOR RELEASE February 21, 2010

 

Tony Hillerman’s Landscape: One the Road with an American Legend by Anne Hillerman was given by Dr. and Mrs. Gene Walker in memory of Bud Shipley.

A photographic journey takes us through the hauntingly beautiful region immortalized in the Southwestern mystery series featuring the legendary Navajo police officers Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Sergeant Jim Chee.

The Promised World by Lisa Tucker captures the hidden heart of the modern family in a riveting story of suspense about a literature professor whose carefully constructed life is shattered after the death of her twin brother and the unraveling of the secret world they shared.

Why Our Health Matters by Andrew Weil shows exactly how we have let health and medicine become a major crisis in our society, identifies the root of the problem, and provides a solution to resolve it.

No Time to Wave Goodbye by Jacquelyn Mitchard reintroduces the Cappadora family twenty-two years after three-year-old Ben was abducted, and the buried fears, even after his rescue and safe return, that the family is fated to relive forever.

The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America by Timothy Egan recounts the story of America’s largest forest fire, a tragedy that cemented Roosevelt’s legacy as the president who saved our wild places by creating the idea of public land as our national treasure, owned by and preserved for every citizen.

A Change in Altitude by Anita Shreve explores the fragility of a young marriage as Margaret and Patrick are invited to join a climbing expedition to Mount Kenya where a horrific accident transforms their lives, illuminating the impact of tragedy and the elusive nature of forgiveness.

The Time of My Life by Patrick Swayze recounts more than the actor’s battle against pancreatic cancer but his marriage to a soul mate who stood by his side through it all and the hope and wisdom they imparted to all who knew them.