Saturday, March 11, 2006

Books open new possibilities: they enlighten, engross, testify, and document

GALWAY PUBLIC LIBRARIES - FOR BOOKS AND IDEAS

Readers may be interested in the following books which have been added to stock at Galway City Library

Jordan: A Whole New World, by Katie Price, Century
Katie Price is Jordan, one of the UK's top celebrities. She is a glamour model, TV presenter, mother and wife. She currently lives in Sussex with her husband Peter Andre and her two sons.Wendy Holden (Daily Mail) says that here Jordan is shown in an "unexpected and moving light…riveting and very funny… a full on passionate love story…scarily readable."


Hecate, by Pierre Jean Jouve, Marlboro Press
Traces the carnal and emotional liaisons of Catherine Crachat, a Parisian actress. When she spies Pierre Indemini posing for a neighbourhood painter, she falls in love with the soulful young man and commences an ethereal affair with him. Obsession and sacredness blend in the hauntingly beautiful novels of Pierre Jean Jouve,



The Art of Fugue: Bach Fugues for Keyboard, 1715-1750, by Joseph Kerman, University of California Press
A rich and constantly surprising study of Bach's fugues, written with warmth and love, and an exhilarating sense of joy, illuminating what makes them particularly beautiful, powerful, and moving. These witty, insightful pieces are beautifully augmented by a CD with new performances made specially for this volume.

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