[3] December 20, 2012
Tolkien wrote The Hobbit [4] as a children’s book. It provides a much less grand vision than The Lord of the Rings trilogy, but that doesn't mean it lacks seriousness or that it fails to raise some serious questions.
[3] Tolkien wrote The Hobbit [4] as a children’s book. It provides a much less grand vision than The Lord of the Rings trilogy, but that doesn't mean it lacks seriousness or that it fails to raise some serious questions.
[6] As lighted decorations appear in every corner this holiday season, we may do well to remember that not so long ago Missouri and Kansas looked remarkably different, and Christmas provided an annual ray of hope for a nation torn apart during the Civil War.
[8] Charles Freeman in Holy Bones, Holy Dust [9] examines the long use and veneration of items from Biblical times and from those considered to be saints after that, an interesting perspective outside of a traditional historical narrative.
[11] If you’re a fan of shadowy crime fiction, local authors, and well-written literature, then Kansas City Noir [12] is a book you’ll definitely want to add to your library reading list.
[14] The Library’s latest Pinterest Contest, Christmas Books: Past, Present, and Future, is over. But before we settle down for a long winter’s read, we’d like to congratulate Kristi Bond, the winner in the drawing for the grand prize.
Links:
[1] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/KC+Unbound/feed
[2] http://drupal.org/node/11816
[3] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/hobbit-jrr-tolkien
[4] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22J.R.R.+Tolkien%22+title:%22Hobbit%22
[5] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/19050#comment-form
[6] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/civil-war-christmases-missouri-and-kansas
[7] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/19140#comment-form
[8] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/holy-bones-holy-dust-charles-freeman
[9] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Charles+Freeman%22+title:%22Holy+Bones+Holy+Dust%22
[10] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/19049#comment-form
[11] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/kansas-city-noir-steve-paul-editor
[12] </p><a href="http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22steve+paul%22+title:%22kansas+city+noir%22"></a>
[13] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/19040#comment-form
[14] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/christmas-books-pinterest-contest-winner-announced
[15] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/christmas-books-pinterest-contest-winner-announced#comments
[16] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113
[17] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=7
[18] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=4
[19] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=5
[20] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=6
[21] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=9
[22] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=10
[23] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=11
[24] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=12
[25] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=112