1.   An Edible History of Humanity - Tom Standage. An interesting bit of history of food from hunter/gatherers to present. Many of the military battles throughout history have been decided by the available food for the soldiers. Also how the disastrous government policies have caused millions of people to starve...

More library patrons will be able to pick up on-hold materials as the Lee County Library System expands contactless, curbside pickup at four additional branch locations for materials already being held.  On Monday, locations doubled for curbside pickup, available 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday at Bonita...

1.  Defending Israel - Alan Dershowitz. A well-written book about his life. He tells amazing stories about his contacts with world leaders in politics, governments, universities. Easy to read because it is so interesting. ***** 2.  Triggered - Donald Trump Jr. A surprisingly good book about his life both...

Ticker - Mimi Swartz.The attempts by heart doctors & engineers to create a permanent artificial heart. O.H. Frazier, Michael DeBakey, Denton Cooley, Christiaan Barnard, Robert Jarvik, Daniel Timms, & others, mostly at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston. Lot's of medical jargon. *** Chasing New Horizons...

Down Through The Years - Jean Sheppard. Her autobiography. Great stories about country music stars and her personal life. Country music fans will love this book. ***** Through Two Doors at Once - Anil Ananthaswany.This book will rattle your brain about quantum physics, mechanics, erasures, theorems, wave & particle photons. ** Media Madness - Howard Kurtz.Former CNN host...

The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind - Barbara K. Lipska/Elaine McArdale. Director of the Human Brain Collection at the National Institute of Mental Health has melanoma (cancer) that has spread to her brain. She loses all recent memory, cognitive skills, & becomes mad. She is finally cured of about 20 brain...