AT THE LIBRARY
New items are available at the Hancock County Public Library.
The following items are available at the Hancock County Public Library, 900 W. McKenzie Road. For more information on the library’s collection or to reserve a title, visit hcplibrary.org.
Adult Fiction
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“The Affair of the Mysterious Letter,” by Alexis Hall
Upon returning to the city of Khelathra-Ven after five years fighting a war in another universe, Captain John Wyndham finds himself looking for somewhere to live. Expediency forces him to take lodgings at 221b Martyrs Walk. His new housemate is Ms. Shaharazad Haas, a consulting sorceress of mercurial temperament and dark reputation. When Ms. Haas is enlisted to solve a case of blackmail against one of her former lovers, Miss Eirene Viola, Captain Wyndham is drawn into a mystery that leads him from the salons of the literary set to the drowned back-alleys of Ven and even to a prison cell in lost Carcosa. Along the way he is beset by criminals, menaced by pirates, molested by vampires, almost devoured by mad gods and called upon to punch a shark.
Adult Nonfiction
“The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way,” by Hector Garcia
Every moment in our life happens only once, and if we let it slip away, we lose it forever–an idea captured by the Japanese phrase ichigo ichie (pronounced itchy-GO itchy-A). Often spoken in Japan when greeting someone or saying goodbye, to convey that the encounter is unique and special, it is a tenet of Zen Buddhism and is attributed to a 16-century master of the Japanese tea ceremony, or “ceremony of attention,” whose rituals compel us to focus on the present moment. From this age-old concept comes a new kind of mindfulness. In its pages, you will learn to…
appreciate the beauty of the fleeting, the way the Japanese celebrate the cherry blossoms for two weeks every April, knowing they’ll have to wait a whole year to see them again;
use all five senses to anchor yourself in the present, helping you to let go of fear, sadness, anger and other negative emotions fueled by fixating on the past or the future;
be alert to the magic of coincidences, which help us find meaning among the disconnected events of our lives;
use ichigo ichie to help you discover your ikigai, or life’s purpose because it’s only by learning to be present, by tuning into what catches your attention and excites you in the moment, that you can identify what it is that most motivates you and brings you happiness.
