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  The Oysters of Locmariaquer

  Eleanor Clark

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  Winner of the National Book Award“What an elegant book this is, starting with that most elegant of creatures, the Belon oyster. . . . [Clark’s] fantastic blending of science and art, history and journalism, brings the appetite back for life and literature both.” — Los Angeles Times Book ReviewOn the northwest coast of France, just around the corner from the English Channel, is the little town of Locmariaquer (pronounced "loc-maria-care"). The inhabitants of this town have a special relationship to the world, for it is their efforts that maintain the supply of the famous Belon oysters, called les plates ("the flat ones"). A vivid account of the cultivation of Belon oysters and an excursion into the myths, legends, and rich, vibrant history of Brittany and its extraordinary people, The Oysters of Locmariaquer is also an unforgettable journey to the heart of a fascinating culture and the enthralling, accumulating drama of a unique devotion.

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  Phantoms on the Bookshelves

  Jacques Bonnet

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  “A charming book full of erudition and wit” that explores the human impulse to accumulate books (Literary Review).   Jacques Bonnet, a lifelong accumulator of books ancient and modern, lives in a house large enough to accommodate his tens of thousands of volumes, as well as some overspill from the libraries of his friends. While his musings on the habits of collectors from the earliest known libraries are learned, amusing, and instructive, his advice on cataloging may even save lives.   Ranging from classical Greece to contemporary Iceland, from Balzac to Moby-Dick and Google, Phantoms on the Bookshelves is a blend of memoir, history, and love letter that will be a lasting delight for all who treasure books.

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  Overheard in Dublin #LOL - More...

  Gerard Kelly

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  A city of half a million, in 140 characters or less
  
  Overheard in Dublin is back with another riot of wit, wisdom and suspect logic, this time with the vast majority of the contributions drawn from the site's wildly popular Twitter account.
  
  Fans young and old will love this hilarious new collection. Get ready to laugh once again - you'll be LOLing in the aisles!
  - Overheard at the McDonald's drive-thru on Naas Road.
  The cashier shouts to his manager: 'Are we allowed to serve customers on horses?'
  
  - A guard is searching a young lad at Oxegen.
  Guard: 'Do ya have anything on ya that ya shouldn't?'
  Lad: 'Yes, me da's socks!'
  
  - On a Ryanair flight to Stansted.
  Girl: 'Excuse me, flight attendant, can I have a Diet Coke with no ice!?'
  Flight attendant: 'Want a little umbrella in there too, princess?'Join the conversation on Twitter @OverheardinDublin.

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  Our Stars Still Shine: Pet...

  Rheanna Rasico

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  Society often questions and ridicules the pace and depth at which we grieve a loss, but especially the loss of a pet. The same pointed questions and hollow phrases are repeated over again, which ultimately create more pain and social withdrawal as we fall short of their expectations. 
  But there are others who understand that losing a pet is one of the most devastating experiences while the process of mourning has no timeframe. The first step to healing is understanding grief is unique, personal, and necessary. Through emotional validation and shared insight of others who've experienced similar circumstances, there is a community of compassion. Grief may not have a roadmap, but there is hope through the trauma and pain. 
  Our Stars Still Shine is a collection of heartfelt memoirs from 22 different authors, written in their own words. From across the world, their stories connect them through shared experiences of deep love, pain, and finding life after loss. Read their stories as they recount some of the happiest and most painful moments of being a pet parent.

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  Country French Florals & Interiors

  Charles Faudree

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  In this third book, Charles Faudree shares some of his most recent  signature Country French interiors and introduces floral artist Toni  Garner, his personal florist, to create what he deems the ultimate  accessory for every room in a home-fresh flower arrangements. Offering a  rich visual text of interior design ideas he shows that using flowers  in creative combinations and unique containers will set your rooms apart  from and above all others. From table toppers to show stoppers, these  ebullient artists offer a cornucopia of fresh floral and interior design  tips and suggestions.

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  Fly by Wire - The Geese the...

  William Langewiesche

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  On January 15, 2009, a US Airways Airbus A320 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport in New York when a flock of Canada Geese collided with it, destroying both of its engines. Over the next three minutes, the plane's pilot, Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, managed to glide it to a safe landing in the Hudson River. It was an instant media sensation-the "Miracle on the Hudson"-and Captain Sully was the hero. But how much of the success of this dramatic landing can actually be credited to the genius of the pilot? To what extent is the "miracle" on the Hudson the result of extraordinary-but not widely known, and in some cases quite controversial-advances in aviation and computer technology over the past twenty years?In Fly by Wire, journalist William Langewiesche takes us on a strange and unexpected journey into the fascinating world of advanced aviation. From the testing laboratories where engineers struggle to build a jet engine that can systematically resist bird attacks, through the creation of the A320 in France, to the political and social forces that have sought to minimize the impact of the revolutionary fly-by-wire technology, William Langewiesche assembles the untold stories necessary to truly understand the "miracle" on the Hudson, and makes us question our assumptions about human beings in modern aviation.

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