Lethal Legacy by Linda Fairstein

This book takes place in the New York Public Library. One thing I found out from the book is the main branch houses the rare books, maps, and art. The other branches are where you would go to check out popular material. This books starts out with Tina Barr being attacked in her own apartment. She refuses to cooperate with the police. Later another woman is killed in the same apartment. Then Tina's dead body is discovered in a park close to the library, and that she was murdered in the library. All this was because of a famous map. If you like a mystery and would like to know more about collecting old books and maps, this book is for you. I like Linda Fairstein books and have read many book with these characters in them. I would recommend this book. PatM

Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping by Paco Underhill

Paco Underhill is the shopping anthropologist of our time. He has a company that studies how we shop. The company helps retail, banks, and other business arrange their stores, so they can increase sales. The book is interesting and informative. If you are thinking of starting a business or want to improve you bottom line, this would be a good book to read. PatM

The tipping point by Malcolm Gladwell

This is one book I can say I have read that is really out of the box thinking and reading. Highly interesting, makes one wonder if anything is really at random or part of a tipping point. Kenny S.

The Practical Cyclist by Chip Haynes

The practical Cyclist is Bicycling 101--a completely accessible guide for both the novice and those of us who traded our bikes years ago for our first set of car keys, and are unsure of how to start biking again. I bought this book because I decided to buy a bike and start riding again. I found many useful tips about what kind of bike to buy, to how to maintain it, and what accessories to buy and carry with you. It helped a lot. I'm not doing everything in the book, but I'm doing quite a few of them. Chip keeps the book light, so it fun to read. I would recommend to anyone who is thinking of getting a bike. PatM