Books by the Banks » Books http://booksbythebanks.org Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:13:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The Last of His Mind: A Year in the Shadow of Alzheimer’s http://booksbythebanks.org/2010/09/the-last-of-his-mind-a-year-in-the-shadow-of-alzheimer%e2%80%99s/ http://booksbythebanks.org/2010/09/the-last-of-his-mind-a-year-in-the-shadow-of-alzheimer%e2%80%99s/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:33:49 +0000 jburketragase http://booksbythebanks.org/?p=1448 In The Last of His Mind: A Year in the shadow of Alzheimer’s, the reader is allowed to share the painful and touching journey of caring for a parent struggling with Alzheimer’s.  Although the books ends, the story does not – you can find poignant and informative posts from John concerning developments in Alzheimer’s research… Continue Reading

]]> http://booksbythebanks.org/2010/09/the-last-of-his-mind-a-year-in-the-shadow-of-alzheimer%e2%80%99s/feed/ 0 Alex Heard’s The Eyes Of Willie McGee reviewed in the NYT! http://booksbythebanks.org/2010/09/alex-heards-the-eyes-of-willie-mcgee-reviewed-in-the-nyt/ http://booksbythebanks.org/2010/09/alex-heards-the-eyes-of-willie-mcgee-reviewed-in-the-nyt/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:47:01 +0000 Holbrook http://booksbythebanks.org/?p=1436  

The Eyes of Willie McGee has been getting a lot of attention. Most recently this book by Alex Heard was reviewed in the New York Times on Sunday, August 26.

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Podcast- What Happened on Fox Street

]]> http://booksbythebanks.org/2010/09/1419/feed/ 0 The Beef Princess of Practical County http://booksbythebanks.org/2010/09/the-beef-princess-of-practical-county/ http://booksbythebanks.org/2010/09/the-beef-princess-of-practical-county/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:49:52 +0000 jburketragase http://booksbythebanks.org/?p=1409 After years of waiting, it is finally Libby Ryan’s turn to shine at the Practical County Fair. Libby is filled with excitement as she and her granddad pick out two calves for her to raise on her family’s cattle farm, in hopes of winning the annual steer competition. Against her father’s advice, Libby gives the… Continue Reading

]]> http://booksbythebanks.org/2010/09/the-beef-princess-of-practical-county/feed/ 0 out of my mind http://booksbythebanks.org/2010/09/out-of-my-mind/ http://booksbythebanks.org/2010/09/out-of-my-mind/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:59:25 +0000 jburketragase http://booksbythebanks.org/?p=1401 Eleven-year-old Melody has a photographic memory. Her head is like a video camera that is always recording. Always. And there’s no delete button. She’s the smartest kid in her whole school—but NO ONE knows it.

Most people—her teachers and doctors included—don’t think she’s capable of learning, and up until recently her school days consisted of… Continue Reading

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