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Books Sandwiched
In Podcasts
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Recorded cassette or compact
disc (CD) copies of previous book reviews are available in
the Library's collection for borrowing.
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Join us October through May
for
Books Sandwiched In,
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sponsored by the Friends of Brighton
Memorial Library.
Selections from Books Sandwiched In
lectures are now available online in MP3 format. To receive BSI
recordings via podcast, you will need an RSS reader. There are various
readers available for free on the web;
www.feedreader.com is one example. Once you have a reader, click on
the RSS button at the top of the left side of this page. Copy the
address of the page that comes up. Paste this address into the search
bar of your RSS reader, and voila!, you will receive
BSI podcasts!
These recordings can be also accessed by clicking on
the MP3 icon below for the desired lecture. The length of these
recordings, as well as their size in megabytes, is listed. To play the file, you
will need media player software installed on your computer that is capable of
playing MP3 files.
(2009-2010)
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May 6,
2010 |
A Walk
in the Woods by
Bill Bryson
Author
recounts the history of the Appalachian Trail and pleads for the
conservation of America’s last great wilderness. Reviewed by
Rick French, owner and co-founder of Pack, Paddle, Ski
Outdoor Adventure Trips.
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April 1,
2010 |
The Gift
of Rain by Tan Twan
Eng
A first-person
novel that explores the consequences of loyalty and loss between
a Japanese master and his Chinese/British student. Reviewed by
Paige Sloan, ESL instructor at RIT; former English
teacher in Japan and China.
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March 4, 2010
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The Last
Dickens by
Matthew Pearl
This historical thriller considers how Charles
Dickens would have
ended his unfinished Edwin Drood.
Reviewed by Mary Ann
Satter, NYS Teacher of Excellence at Brighton High School.
Time -
50:44 (23.7Mb)
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February 4,
2010
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Fish,
Faith and Family by
Ruth Lempert
A memoir of
growing up on Rochester’s Joseph Avenue depicts the strength of
a family after a vicious assault. Reviewed by the author, a
native Rochesterian and retired librarian.
Time - 43:18 (20.3Mb)
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January 7,
2010 |
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The Space Between Us -
by Thrity Umigar.
Reviewed by:
Geetha Vijay
Bonds of
friendship are pitted against the division of class and culture
in modern India. Reviewed by
Geetha Vijay, real estate broker from Bombay.
- Time - 53:38 (25.1Mb)
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December 3,
2009 |
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Dewey: The Small-Town Cat Who Touched the World
by Vicky Myron and
Bret Witter.
Reviewed by
Rosalind Lipomi
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- A library mascot helps a
town through difficult times.
Reviewed by Rosalind Lipomi, Acting Director of the
Parma Public Library.
- Time - 54:31 (25.5Mb)
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November 5,
2009 |
The
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie
Barrows
Revealing
letters uncover the story of the Island of Guernsey during the
Nazi occupation. Reviewed by Joe Flaherty, Founder and
Executive Director of Writers & Books.
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October 1,
2009 |
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The Chip by
C. Sensitive Two Americans invented the microchip and launched a
revolution.. Reviewed by:
John Lovenheim,
former President of the Board of the Rochester Public Library.
- Time - 51:37 (24.1Mb)
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Archives
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