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The Public Libraries of Birmingham/Jefferson County

the READER
VOL. 12, NO. 4 November, December, January 2002-2003

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		Peter Rabbit is 100 Years Old!
		DID YOU KNOW? Over 40 million copies of A Tale of Peter Rabbit have been sold in more than 35 languages Peter’s story has never been out of print since it was published 100 years ago In libraries, Beatrix Potter is the 2nd most borrowed classics author (after Ernest Hemingway), with more than 280,000 books borrowed annually Millions of children and adults have read and loved the adventures of Beatrix Potter’s most famous character. Share this timeless classic with your family by checking out one of Peter’s adventures today! (Information courtesy of the press office of Penguin Press, UK, website)

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	FREE Computer Classes		The Regional Library Computer Center is located on the third floor of the Linn-Henley Building at the Birmingham Public Library. The following classes are currently being offered:
			Basic PC operation Basic Internet Free E-mail on the Web Job Sites on the Web	Access 97 (Part 1 & 2) Word 97 (Part 1 & 2) Microsoft Publisher Excel
	Pre-Registration is required for all classes. Call (205) 226-3799 for further details and registration information. Class schedules are available at your local public library



			Staff Recommendations Contributed By Regina Ammon, Archives Dept., BPL In Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America, essayist Barbara Ehrenreich assumes the identity of a recently divorced, down-and-out woman in search of a living. Her goal is to make ends meet on the six or seven dollars an hour paid to most unskilled laborers in America, but she is barely able to pay the rent no matter how many hours she puts in as a waitress, a maid, or a Wal-martian. Ever wonder why the same year Americans landed on the moon, Pacific islanders were still using stone tools? In Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, Jared Diamond explains his theories on the uneven distribution of technology across the continents. The Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz traces the life of a Muslim family in Cairo during the early decades of the twentieth century. Mahfouz tells a good story and offers insight to Middle Eastern culture.				If You Like … Danielle Steel You’ll Also Like … *All For Love* by Pat Booth Aspen Gold by Janet Dailey Bed of Roses by Katherine Stone Belonging by Nancy Thayer Charade by Sandra Brown Facade by Roxanne Pulitzer False Pretenses by Catherine Coulter An Inconvenient Woman by Dominick Dunne Inheritance by Judith Michael The Invitation by Jude Deveraux November of the Heart by LaVyrle Spencer Perfect by Judith McNaught Perfect Partners by Jayne Ann Krentz Rage of Angels by Sidney Sheldon Scruples by Judith Krantz Seasons of Her Life by Fern Michaels Thrill by Jackie Collins *Together Alone* by Barbara Delinsky *A Woman of Our Times* by Rosie Thomas A World of Difference by Leona Blair

							Compiled by Leslie West Bessemer Public Library

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