“The Secret” Is Out
There’s a podcast called By the Book, in which comedian Jolenta Greenberg and producer Kristen Meinzer read various self-help books and put each of the books’ tactics into practice. Described … Continued
Epistolary Novels
Recently I discovered that I was a fan of epistolary novels. I actually came to this discovery by accident since (to be honest) prior to a few weeks ago, I … Continued
Reader, I Read Classics
The Talking Book Topics magazine is a great way to find up-to-date suggestions on the newest digital books in the LBPH collection, but you won’t find any of the Classics … Continued
New Locally Produced Title: Hidden History of Pittsburgh
LBPH is proud to share a new locally produced title available for loan or for download from BARD. Hidden History of Pittsburgh was narrated by volunteer Tom Seiverling. This audiobook was carefully monitored, … Continued
Some Staff Favorites!
In the early days of blogging here at LBPH, we occasionally posted about the reading tastes of the staff. Think of it as an informal staff feature. Well, since those … Continued
New Locally Produced Title: Betsy Ross and the Silver Thimble
LBPH is proud to share a new locally produced title available for loan or for download from BARD. Betsy Ross and the Silver Thimble was narrated by Sandy Olanyk. This audiobook was carefully monitored, … Continued
Best of BARD: February 2018
Everything changed in February – no more Fire and Fury, Hollywood glitz and homicide blitz… all the cool things are gone… except Alex Cross who is now number 3 on … Continued
Cryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson. Just do me a favor and read all his books. Except Anathem. Couldn’t get my metaphorical teeth into it. But this post is on the Cryptonomicon. This book … Continued
The Small but Mighty Mustached Detective
When I was younger, my mom and I used to watch this show on A&E called Agatha Christie’s Poirot. At the time I called it (clearly mispronouncing) Par-ett, and fell into admiration … Continued
Historical Stories
As far back as I can remember I have been enthralled by history. There is no particular time period, moment, or event that I tend to focus on but instead … Continued