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•	The Nine Lives of Sherlock Holmes (14 titles) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published his first mystery story featuring detective Sherlock Holmes in 1887. The success and popularity of the character were immediate. A master of disguise and a mean boxer, Holmes’ real appeal lay in his stupendous power of deduction. Cunning and brainy, Holmes has a remarkable ability of observation—he can deduce (never guess) intimate facts of a person’s history, employment, and personality just by looking at them. Holmes is an egomaniac who takes arrogant pleasure in leaving the police out of the loop and deliberately misleading his partner Dr. Watson (and the reader). Holmes is also a drug addict, indulging in cocaine to relieve his restlessness when life is dull between cases. In short, Sherlock Holmes had a richly detailed and complex persona from the very beginning. Conan Doyle wrote four novels and fifty-six short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes; other characters included Holmes’ faithful colleague Dr. Watson, who shares his rooms at 221B Baker Street and usually narrates the duo’s adventures; Holmes’ even craftier brother Mycroft, who has vague and powerful connections to the government; Holmes’ nemesis Professor Moriarty; and Irene Adler, the only woman to ever impress or outwit Holmes. With such a wealth of appealing characters, mysterious cases, forensic science (which Holmes was an early practitioner of), and sheer personality, it’s little wonder that modern writers have mined the Sherlock Holmes canon over and over to resurrect literature’s best-known detective. His creator eventually got tired him and tried to kill him off (in “The Final Problem,” when Holmes and his enemy Professor Moriarty tumble off Reichenbach Falls), but to no avail—popularity demanded his return and stories appeared with regularity until 1927 when Conan Doyle retired his detective to beekeeping in the Sussex countryside. Conan Doyle may have finally been able to keep Holmes in place, but few others have been unable to resist the temptation to get the game afoot again and again. Contributed by KaliO
•	Unconventional (25 titles) Conventional "wisdom" gets turned on its head. Contributed by Jody W.
•	Bookwoman & Maggie Read Together (29 titles) Mysteries, literary and historical novels, biographies, history, finding a personal world view Contributed by bookwoman & maggie
•	Quirky Characters (16 titles) I daresay that quirky characters, if done right, make a novel delicious. Do you have a favorite fictional character who has some kind of unusual personality trait? Contributed by Kim B
•	Quilting display books (39 titles) Book titles displayed in the lobby case Feb-March 2010 Contributed by minnetonka library staff
•	Recently Read. Recently Enjoyed. (14 titles) A bit of everything- graphic novels, fiction works and some especially good pieces of translated literature Contributed by SimonSchama
•	2010 Reading List (2 titles) Contributed by renee5k
•	Advanced ABCs (7 titles) Easy as 1 2 3, A B C? No way. The alphabet, believe it or not, holds many secrets behind its sing-songsy façade. The alphabet can be tricky (C can take the place of K or S), sneaky (like Y, the sometimes vowel, sometimes consonant), loyal (Q is rarely without U), and strange (how many words really start with X anyway?). And then there’s all the troublesome fun that the alphabet can get into when letters combine: H’s affairs with C, P, S and T; I and E’s constant bickering over who goes first; the gleeful sounds of double Es and the mournful noise of double Os. The English language has many faults and foibles, and the books listed here prove that the alphabet is not just for kids anymore. If you think you know your ABCs, turn the pages of these inventive alphabets and think again. Contributed by KaliO
•	MamaHen's Favorite Books (3 titles) Contributed by MamaHen
•	If Animals Were Authors (7 titles) Elephants can remember and dogs are man’s best friend, but there’s a lot more to the animal kingdom than that. When writers take on an animal’s perspective, the thoughts and ideas of entire new species become available for all manner of memoirs, mysteries, romances, and adventures. Cats turn literary; bears have better things to do than hibernate all winter. Wolves and leopards describe life in the wild in their own words; even quiet critters like lambs and bunny rabbits get in on the action. Readers won’t be too surprised to discover that these furry critters share the same problems of their human counterparts: jealousies, triumphs, failures, secrets. This means that animal tales are every bit as powerful, poignant, and page-turning as books about people, and with a decidedly original point of view. If animals could talk, oh the stories they would tell! Contributed by KaliO
•	Get Ready for the Super Bowl (25 titles) Some great titles about the history of the Super Bowl, the men who coached in it and the men who played in it! Contributed by Jennifer L.
•	Book Club list from Turkey (26 titles) From Carolyn, who lives in Ankara, Turkey. Her book club has members from several countries including Australia, Brazil and the Netherlands. Contributed by Sharon M.
•	The True Veiw of Life... (5 titles) Contributed by mydogblue
•	New Year, New Home (43 titles) Books on organizing, cleaning, and decluttering displayed January 2010. Contributed by minnetonka library staff
•	When Your Time Machine Breaks Down (7 titles) Everyone who’s ever seen the movie Back to the Future knows the theory of time travel is complicated. What if you your past self and your future self meet? How many different versions of a time line can exist at the same time? If you change an event in the past, does it alter the future? If you change an event in the future, does it alter the past? The space-time continuum can be a fun, messy, spontaneous adventure. But as the following books prove, you don’t always need a fancy tricked-out time machine to enjoy it. Contributed by KaliO
•	Untold Histories (10 titles) “In fourteen-hundred-ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” This is one of the first history lessons we learn in school, and while it is factually accurate, there’s a lot of missing information—and much of it is violent, racist, inglorious, and shameful. This is the case for much of the past. Painful chapters in history are skimmed over and the voices of many are lost and forgotten, especially when it comes to war. This inequity is being rectified in history books for young readers. These histories are not dry, stale textbooks—they are vivid accounts of tough, brave choices made by survivors who have been pushed to the side but who have important, relevant stories to tell. This means that even though the audience for these books is children and teenagers, the tales they tell are sophisticated and strong enough to teach adult readers a lesson or two as well. History is written by the winner, but there are two sides to every story. The version you don’t know is often gripping, thrilling, shocking, and inspiring. You’ll close these books amazed at what you didn’t know, and you’ll be a wiser, better reader for it. Contributed by KaliO
•	Inside the Human Mind (9 titles) Contributed by Laura Miller
•	The Classics Never Die (9 titles) The classics. They’ve been around forever and they’re certainly not going anywhere. They’ve stood the test of time and readers have waded through them in English classes from grade school to grad school. Of course, there’s another way to read—or re-read—the classics. From time immemorial, authors having been borrowing plots from each other. Modern authors have an excellent source for inspiration in literature’s canon, and it’s long been a popular trend to dust off an old classic and rewrite it with a fresh perspective for a modern audience. Whether it’s a sequel, a prequel, another character’s point of view, or a spin-off into a different genre, the classics are thriving dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of years after their originals authors first penned them. The classics don’t die. They just get retold, reinvented, and rejuvenated in all sorts of inventive and creative variations. Contributed by KaliO
•	Row, Row, Row Your Book (11 titles) Boats are the ultimate plot device. The varieties are endless—rowboat, tugboat, eighteenth century schooner, luxury cruise liner. The characters are endless—sailor, stowaway, first class passenger, captain. The dangers are endless too—ocean crossings, mutiny, shipwreck, storms. This means, of course, that the opportunities for excellent books about rowboats, captains, and shipwrecks are endless. Mystery, adventure, historical fiction—boats float it all. Whether you hoist the sail or scrub the deck, a book about a boat makes for a swimmingly good read. Contributed by KaliO
•	Getting started (32 titles) First swing at making a list- mostly faves right now but more to come! Contributed by saami

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