Week of February 9-15

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What’s on my digital library shelf this week?

Libby/Overdrive:

 

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Format: Audio  Book
Length: 10 hours (Unabridged)
Review: If you need me, I’ll be outside playing with sharp objects…. not really, but this book is Awesome!! I haven’t seen the HBO series, but now I might.
Don’t do digital? Place a hold on the book here!

Hoopla:

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild- Creating a Champion Published by Dark Horse Comics
Format: Comic (though it’s a book of the illustrations within the game.  Not necessarily a true comic book)
Length: 371 Pages of Stunning artwork and sketches
Review: Calling all Zelda nerds! (yes, that’s what we are!) OH. MY. WORD. Immerse yourself in the beautiful world of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild with all the official illustrations completed as of March 2018, including artwork published here for the first time. Rough sketches and commentary from Breath of the Wild’s primary illustrator, Takumi Wada, accompany selected illustrations providing insight into the creative process behind some of the Breath of the Wild’s most recognizable images.
Place a hold on The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess comic book series here!

 

Look Up Child album by Lauren Dangle
Format: Hoopla Music
Length: 13 tracks (the average song about 4 minutes)
Review: Even if you don’t typically listen to Contemporary Christian music, you’ve probably heard one of Lauren Dangle’s songs and not realized it she’s one of those that has crossed over.

Kanopy:

The Soloist 
Format: Major Motion Picture (2009)
Length: 1 hr 57 min
Review: Such a wonderful movie based on a true story. All the good feel vibes!  Being a fan of RDJ I didn’t realize that this movie had passed me by. A Los Angeles newspaper reporter (RDJ) who is at an impasse in his personal life, discovers a brilliant and homeless street musician and former Julliard student (Jamie Foxx) who has unspeakable passion and immense talent for the 2-string violin.  As the mystery of the strange fate of one man unfolds, another discovers a change happening within himself.
Place a hold on the DVD or Blu-Ray here! Audio Book available on Overdrive. Place a hold on the book here!

Slavery By Another Name 
Format: PBS Human Rights Documentary (2012) book by Douglas A. Blackmon
Length: 1 hr 24 min
Review: The film documents how for more than 80 years, thousands of African Americans, often guilty of no crime at all, were arrested, compelled to work without pay, repeatedly bought and sold, and coerced to do the bidding of white masters. Tolerated by both the North and South, forced labor lasted well into the 20th century. Slavery by Another Name, based upon the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Douglas A. Blackmon, gives voice to the largely forgotten victims and perpetrators of forced labor and features moving interviews with their descendants living today.
Check the Book out here!  Rent the DVD here

https://youtu.be/KSOwAJAn6as