Jessup Journal

It's hot! It's so hot that there's not much else to do but stay inside and read. With that in mind, may we suggest some of the following? If learning the origins of everyday items like cough drops, crossword puzzles and chopsticks excites you, then you may be looking for An Uncommon History of Common Things by Bethanne Patrick and John Thompson. Trailblazers, heralds of modern society or depraved and wild -- you be the judge after reading Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and the Women Who Made America Modern by Joshua Zeitz. You are what you eat, so you better be well informed. Try: Food, Inc.: How Industrial Food Is Making Us Sicker, Fatter and Poorer -- and What You Can Do About It , edited by Karl Weber. Pay homage to the man who brought Chinese martial arts to the forefront: Bruce Lee: Fighting Spirit: A Biography by Bruce Thomas. Adultery, thievery and favoritism. No, we're not talking about the newest drama on television, we're talking abou

The summer semester is flying by and with it the opportunity to relax on the beach with a good book. The library is offering plenty of good reads for just such an opportunity. So don't let summer pass you by! For starters try (for all the new books, go to the new books list ): The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale The Increment: A Novel by David Ignatius The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. LeGuin Life by Keith Richards No Second Chance by Harlan Coben The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin Seven Mile Beach by Tom Gilling Such a Pretty Girl by Laura Wiess Tuff: A Novel by Paul Beatty This intriguing book debates the influences on intelligence from genetics to race to culture: Intelligence and How to Get It: Why Schools and Cultures Count by Richard Nisbett. To continue the bullying theme (a serious problem for many young students) from the last new books list, check out Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Cult