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
“Useless Miracle” by Barry Schecter
George Entmen just turned 40, and he can’t complain. He is a respected hermeneutics professor, beloved by friends and family, and ready to drift quietly into tenured middle age. But then, he discovers he can fly. Sure, he can only fly very, very slowly, and he only flies three or four inches above the ground. So why does this phenomenon drive so many people into a rage? Why do he and his family find themselves dodging livid magicians, scheming billionairesses, and, perhaps worst of all, angry hermeneuticians? Beneath all the chaos, his gift has to have a meaning. But to find it, George needs to understand one thing his friend and guru keeps telling him: “You’re not flying, you’re being flown.”
Adult Nonfiction
“Die with Zero: Getting All You Can From Your Money and Your Life” by Bill Perkins
Imagine if by the time you died, you did everything you were told to. You worked hard, saved your money and looked forward to financial freedom when you retired. The only thing you wasted along the way was… your life. “Die with Zero” presents an alternative philosophy as well as practical guide on how to get the most out of your money — and out of your life. It’s intended for those who place lifelong memorable experiences far ahead of making and accumulating money for one’s so-called Golden Years. Author Bill Perkins wants to rescue you from over-saving and under-living. Regardless of your age, “Die with Zero” will teach you Perkins’ plan for optimizing your life, stage by stage, so you’re fully engaged and enjoying what you’ve worked and saved for. You’ll discover how to maximize your lifetime memorable moments with experience bucketing, how to convert your earnings into memories by following your “net worth curve,” and how to navigate whether to invest in, or delay, a meaningful adventure based on your “spend curve” and “personal interest rate.” Using his own life experiences as well as the inspiring stories and cautionary tales of others, Perkins makes a convincing and contrarian case for living large.
