http://ballaratmi.com en-au http://ballaratmi.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=41 <strong>Ballarat Mechanics Institute Twilight Talks Winter 2010</strong> &nbsp;&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>In &nbsp; Politics and Personalities&nbsp;</div><div>The Victorian Free Library Movement 1912-1946. &nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;Don Barker &nbsp;&nbsp; </div><div><br></div><div>Will discuss the individuals and groups involved in working for reform of Victorian public library services and the impediments to achieving that reform. He will also tell us about legislation of 1946 that introduced free libraries to Victoria. &nbsp;&nbsp; </div><div><br></div><div>Don is a retired librarian and an active member of Mechanics' Institutes of Victoria in the role of newsletter editor. He has written a number of articles on the history of libraries and mechanics&rsquo; institutes. His doctoral thesis, completed in 2006 was titled <em>From mechanics&rsquo; institutes to free libraries: Some aspects of public policy, community culture and library provision in Victoria, 1839-1946.</em> &nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Ballaarat Mechanics Institute, </strong> <strong>Sturt Street, Ballarat</strong>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;July 30 &nbsp; 5.30 &ndash; 6.30pm &ndash; refreshments at 5.00pm</div> http://ballaratmi.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40 <div>&nbsp;<strong>Ballarat Mechanics Institute</strong></div><div><strong>Twilight Talks</strong></div><div><strong>Winter 2010</strong>&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>John Hosking will use his knowledge of both Cornwell and Ballarat to tell us about the parallels and contrasts between&nbsp;Camborne-Redruth and Ballarat.&nbsp;&nbsp; </div><div><br></div><div>John is a retired mining engineer who has worked in the UK, Africa, Canada, the USA and finally Australia. His origins are in the Camborne- Redruth mining area of Cornwall, which at the peak of activity in the second half of the 19th century produced half the world's output of both tin and copper and boasted the deepest mine in the world. In this talk, although some mention of mining is inevitable, he examines the, sometimes startling, similarities of this region to Ballarat and also some of the differences which have resulted in very different developments. The talk covers social structures, songstresses, engineers, travel and trams.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;<strong>Ballaarat Mechanics Institute, &nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></div><div><strong>&nbsp;Sturt Street, Ballarat &nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></div><div>&nbsp;<strong>July 23 &nbsp; &nbsp; 5.30 &ndash; 6.30pm</strong></div><div>refreshments at 5.00pm</div> http://ballaratmi.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=39 <div>MYSTERY</div><div><br></div><div>Adrenaline,Jeff Abbott</div><div>The Scarpetta Factor,Patricia Cornwell</div><div>The Burning Wire,Jeffrey Deaver</div><div>Wyatt, Garry Disher</div><div>The Princess of Burundi,Kjell Eriksson</div><div>The Buring Place, Brian Freeman</div><div>The Secret Cardinal,Tom Grace</div><div>Dust, Martha Grimes</div><div>Last Call, James Grippando</div><div>When Darkness Falls, James Gippando</div><div>Born to Run, James Grippando</div><div>Theodore Boone,John Grisham</div><div>Little Lost Girls, J.A.Kerley</div><div>So Cold the River, Michael Koryta</div><div>The Black Path, Asa Larsson</div><div>The Dog Who Came In From The Cold, Alexander McCall Smith&nbsp;</div><div>The Diggers Rest Hotel, Geoffrey McGeachin&nbsp;</div><div>The Doomsday Prophecy, Scott Mariani&nbsp;</div><div>Fall Out,G.J.Moffat&nbsp;</div><div>Every Year, Rick Moffin&nbsp;</div><div>The Redeemer, Jo Nesbo&nbsp;</div><div>Nemesis, Jo Nesbo&nbsp;</div><div>The Redbreast, Jo Nesbo&nbsp;</div><div>Private, James Patterson&nbsp;</div><div>In The Name of Honour, Richard North Patterson&nbsp;</div><div>Random, Craig Robertson&nbsp;</div><div>Silent Scream, Karen Rose&nbsp;</div><div>Innocent, Scott Turow&nbsp;</div><div>Last Rites, Neil White&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>NON FICTION&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The Man Who Left Too Soon, Barry Forshaw&nbsp;</div><div>The Lost Mother, Anne Summers&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>ROMANCE&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>You're Only Young Twice, Adena Halpern&nbsp;</div><div>Where The Love,Tara Heavey&nbsp;</div><div>Desire, Louise Bagshawe&nbsp;</div><div>The Last Dance, Nora &nbsp;Roberts&nbsp;</div><div>Black Hils,Nora Roberts&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>NOVELS&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The Spy, Clive Cussler</div><div><br></div> http://ballaratmi.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=38 <div><strong>Mystery</strong></div><div><strong><br></strong></div><div>Deliver Us From Evil, David Baldacci</div><div>Beg to Die, Beverly Barton</div><div>The Cruel Stars of the Night, Kjell Eriksson&nbsp;</div><div>A Question of Belief, Donna Leon&nbsp;</div><div>This Body of Death, Elizabeth George&nbsp;</div><div>Accused, Mark Gimenez&nbsp;</div><div>Born to Run, James Grippando&nbsp;</div><div>Last Call, James Grippando&nbsp;</div><div>Reckless, Andrew Gross&nbsp;</div><div>Without Mercy, Lisa Jackson&nbsp;</div><div>The Blood Spit, Asa Larsson&nbsp;</div><div>The Snowman, Jo Nesbo&nbsp;</div><div>Dead Set, Kell Robertson&nbsp;</div><div>Smoke and Mirrors, Kell Robertson&nbsp;</div><div>The Holy Their, William Ryan&nbsp;</div><div>Think Twice,Lisa Scottoline&nbsp;</div><div>My Soul to Take, Yrsa Sigurdardottir</div><div>Want too Play Again, P.J.Tracy</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Novels</strong></div><div><strong><br></strong></div><div>Mornings in Jenin, Susan Abulhawa</div><div>Thorn on the Rose, Joy Dettman</div><div>Heart of the Matter, Emily Griffin</div><div>The Tailors Daughter, Janice Graham</div><div>The Hand That First Held Mine, Maggie O'Farrell&nbsp;</div><div>Receipt for Life, Nicky Pellegrino</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Romance</strong></div><div><strong><br></strong></div><div>After the Party, Lisa Jewell</div><div>An Impossible Attraction, Brenda Joyce</div><div>Hannah's List, Debbie Macomber</div><div>The Way We Were, Elizabeth Noble</div><div>Savour The Moment, Nora Roberts</div><div>The O'Hara Affair, Kate Tbompson</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Historical</strong></div><div>Bombers' Moon, Iris Gower</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Literature</strong></div><div>Blue Eyed Boy, Joanne Harris</div><div><br></div> http://ballaratmi.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=37 <strong><div>Mystery</div></strong><div>Never Look Away, Linwood Barclay</div><div>Return of the Prophet, Greig Beck</div><div>61 Hours, Lee Child</div><div>The Shadow of Your Smile, Mary Higgins Clark&nbsp;</div><div>Caught, Harlon Coben&nbsp;</div><div>Slash and Burn, Matt Hilton&nbsp;</div><div>Deception, Jonathan Kellerman&nbsp;</div><div>A Beautiful Place to Die, Malla Nunn&nbsp;</div><div>Let The Dead Lie, Malla Nunn&nbsp;</div><div>Bleed for Me, Michael Robotham</div><div><br> </div><strong><div>Novels</div></strong><div>The Bark Cutters, Nicole Alexander</div><div>The Second-Last Woman in England, Maggie Joel&nbsp;</div><div>The Perfect Mother, Margaret Leroy&nbsp;</div><div>Blue Skies,Fleur McDonald&nbsp;</div><div>The Cookie Club, Ann Pearlman&nbsp;</div><div>House Rules, Jodi Picoult&nbsp;</div><div>The Deadly Travel Fast, Deanna Raybourn&nbsp;</div><div>So Much For That, Lionel Shriver&nbsp;</div><div>Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, Helen Simonson&nbsp;</div><div>Mr. Rosenblum's List, Natasha Solomons</div><div><br> </div><strong><div>Romance</div></strong><div>Chocolate Wishes, risha Ashley</div><div>The Elusive Bride, Stephanie Laurens</div><div>Big Girl, Danielle Steel</div><div><br> </div><strong><div>Literature</div></strong><div>Solar, Ian McEwan</div><div><br> </div><strong><div>Glitz &amp; Glamour</div></strong><div>Fouresome, Jane Fallon</div><div>Daughters of Fortune, Tara Hland</div><div>Getting even with Fran, Christine Stinson</div><div><br> </div><strong><div>Non Fiction</div></strong><div>Have A Little Faith, Mitch Albom</div><div>Dreams Can Come True, Susan Boyle</div><div>The Dog That Saved My Life, Isabel George Every Day In Tuscany, Fances Mayes</div><div><br> </div> http://ballaratmi.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=36 <div><strong>Mystery</strong></div><div><br></div><div>Matter to Trust,Sydney Bauer</div><div>The Levels, Sean Cregan</div><div>The Reaper,Steven Dunne</div><div>Mud, Muck and Dead Things,Ann Granger</div><div>The Disappeared, M.R.Hall</div><div>Missing, Lisa Jackson</div><div>Unseen, Mari Jungstedt</div><div>The Man From Beijing,Henning Mankell</div><div>Woman With Birthmark,Hakan Nesser</div><div>The Return, Hakan Nesser</div><div>Rubdown, Leigh Redhead</div><div>Peepshow, Leigh Redhead</div><div>Last Rituals, Yrsa Sigurdardottir</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Historical</strong></div><div>The Land of Summer, Charlotte Bingham</div><div>The Daisy Club, Charlotte Bingham</div><div>The Heart of the Family, Annie Groves</div><div>A Sister's Tears, Meg Hutchinson</div><div>A Step Too Far, Meg Hutchinson,</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Novels</strong></div><div>Tuscan Rose,Belinda Alexandra</div><div>The Silent Sea, Clive Cussler</div><div>Saving Willowbrook, Anna Jacobs</div><div>Wildhorse Creek, Kerry McGinniis</div><div>Secret &amp; Lies, Jaishree Misra</div><div>The Four Seasons,Mary Alice Monroe</div><div>Stolen,Lesley Pearse</div><div>The President's Wife, thea Welsh</div><div>Border Watch, Helene Young</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Glitz &amp; Glamour</strong></div><div>One Day in May, Catherine Alliott</div><div>Manhattan Dreaming, Anita Heiss</div><div>Eliza's Gift, Rachael Herron</div><div>Take a Change on Me, Jill Mansell</div><div>Proof of Seduction, Courtney Milan</div><div>Loved In Mid Air,Kim Wright</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Literature</strong></div><div>the Piper's Son Melina Marchetta</div><div>The Hopeless Life Charlie of Summers, Paul Torday</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Romance</strong></div><div>Time After Time, Nora Roberts</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Non Fiction</strong></div><div>Dare to Fly, JanineShepherd</div><div>On May Own Two Feet, JanineShepherd</div><div><br></div> http://ballaratmi.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=35 <div><strong>MYSTERY</strong></div><div>Bones of Betrayal, Jefferson Bass</div><div>Red Blooded Murder, Laura Caldwell</div><div>Blood Men, Paul Cleave</div><div>The First Rule, Robert Crais</div><div>Pretty Little Things, J. Hoffman</div><div>Deeper than The Dead, Tami Hoag</div><div>Cold Justice, Katherine Howell</div><div>Hypothermia, Arnaldur Indridason</div><div>Final Scream, Lisa Jackson</div><div>Blood Brother, J.A. Kerley</div><div>In The Blood, J.A.Kerley</div><div>Breathless, Dean Koontz</div><div>Nightfall, Stephen Leather</div><div>Confusion, Martin O'Brien</div><div>The Labyrinth of Drowning ,Alex Palmer</div><div>Fantasy in Death, J.D.Robb</div><div>Forbidden Fruit, Erica Splindler</div><div>BloodVines, Erica Splindler</div><div>Worse Case,James Patterson</div><div>The Legacy, Kirsten Tranter</div><div><br></div><div><strong>ROMANCE</strong></div><div>Rainwater, Sandra Brown</div><div>Days of Gold, Jude Deveraux</div><div>Mastered by Love, Stephanie Laurens</div><div>Bed of Roses, Nora Roberts</div><div>At The King's Command, Susan Wiggs</div><div><br></div><div><strong>HISTORICAL</strong></div><div>Blood Brothers, Josephine Cox</div><div>The Endless Forest, Sarah Duncan</div><div><br></div><div><strong>NOVELS</strong></div><div>In The Mood, Laura Bloom</div><div>Stillwater Creek, Alison Booth</div><div>Three Weeks to say Goodbye, CJ Box</div><div>Remembering Me, Diane Chamberlain</div><div>The Reluctant Hero, Michael Dobbs</div><div>Come Back to Me, Sara Foster</div><div>Becoming Scarlett, Ciara Geraghty</div><div>Long Time Coming, Robert Goddard</div><div>What Kate did Next, Lisa Heidke</div><div>The Wolf At The Door, Jack Higgins</div><div>Farewell to Lancashire, Anna Jacobs</div><div><div>The Double Comfort &quot;Safari &quot; Club, A McCall Smith&nbsp;</div><div>No Way to Say Goodbye, Anna McPartlin&nbsp;</div><div>Roses,Leila Meacham&nbsp;</div><div>The Murderer's Daughters, R.S.Meyers&nbsp;</div><div>The Promise of Rain, Donna Milner&nbsp;</div><div>The Opposite of Me, Sarah Pekkanen&nbsp;</div><div>The Armistice, Nick Stafford&nbsp;</div><div>The Promised World,Lisa Tucker&nbsp;</div><div>The House Across the Road, Ann Whitehead</div><div><br></div><div>NON FICTION</div><div>The Possibility of Everything, Hope Edelman&nbsp;</div><div>Eat Pray Love,Elizabeth Gilbert&nbsp;</div><div>Committede, Elizabeth Gilbert&nbsp;</div><div>Between Me and The River, Carrie Hot&nbsp;</div><div>Without Warning, Jane O'Connor</div><div><br></div><div>LITERATURE</div><div>The Queen Of New Beginnings, Erica James&nbsp;</div><div>The Other Family, Joanna Trollope</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div> http://ballaratmi.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=34 <div><strong>FIRST SATURDAY BOOK CLUB</strong></div><div><br></div><div>Feb 6: The Reader</div><div>March 6: In My Skin</div><div>April 3: Mozart Maulers</div><div>May 1: People of the Book</div><div>June 5: It's Not About the Bike</div><div>July 3: Dreams from my Father</div><div>August 7: Inheritance of Loss</div><div>September 4: The Time Traveler&quot;s Wife</div><div>October 2: The Spare Room</div><div>November 6: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo&nbsp;</div><div>December 4: Her Sister's Eye</div><div><br></div><div><strong>SECOND SATURDAY BOOK CLUB</strong></div><div>Feb 27: Heart of &nbsp;Stone</div><div>March 27: Windmill Hill</div><div>April 24: The Memory Keeper's Daughter</div><div>May 29: Shadow of the Wind</div><div>June 26: Jackson's Track</div><div>July 31: Last Tango in Toulouse</div><div>August 28: Bread with Seven Crusts</div><div>September 25: Prodigal Summer</div><div>October 30: The &nbsp;Daughter of the Queen of Sheba&nbsp;</div><div>November 27: Joe Cinque&quot;s Consolation</div><div><br></div><div><strong>THIRD SATURDAY BOOK CLUB</strong></div><div>Feb 13: Dear Fatty</div><div>March 13: Tuesday's Child</div><div>April 10: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas&nbsp;</div><div>May 8: White Tiger</div><div>&nbsp;June 12: The Memory Keeper&quot;s Daughter&nbsp;</div><div>July 10: Notes on a Scandal&nbsp;</div><div>August 14: Nineteen Minutes&nbsp;</div><div>September 11: Desert Flower&nbsp;</div><div>October 9: Salvation Creek&nbsp;</div><div>November 12: Cross Bones&nbsp;</div><div>December 11: A Thousand Splendid Suns</div><div><br></div><div><strong>TUESDAY BOOK CLUB</strong></div><div>Feb 9: Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living&nbsp;</div><div>March 9: The Time Traveler&quot;s Wife&nbsp;</div><div>April 13: A Thousand Splendid Suns&nbsp;</div><div>May 11: Year of Wonders&nbsp;</div><div>June 8: Nancy Wake&nbsp;</div><div>July 13: Belonging&nbsp;</div><div>August 10: Frankenstein&nbsp;</div><div>September 14: The Lady and the Unicorn&nbsp;</div><div>October 12: The Secret River&nbsp;</div><div>November 9: An Orphan's Escape</div><div><br></div> http://ballaratmi.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=33 <div>MYSTERY</div><div>David BALDACCI, True Blue</div><div>Stuart BLACK, Shallow Water</div><div>Martina COLE, Hard Girls</div><div>Michael CONNELLY, Nine Dragons</div><div>Patricia CORNWELL, The Scarpetta Factor</div><div>Alan FOLSOM, The Hadrian Memorandum</div><div>Dick FRANCIS, Even Money</div><div>John HARVEY, Far Cry</div><div>Matt HILTON, Judgement &amp; Wrath</div><div>Jonathan KELLERMAN, Evidence</div><div>Sara PARETSKY, Hardball</div><div>James PATTERSON, I Alex Cross</div><div>Louise PENNY, The Brutal Telling</div><div>Stella RIMMINGTON, Present Danger</div><div>J.D.ROBB, Kindred in Death</div><div><br></div><div>HISTORICAL</div><div>Audrey HOWARD, The Flight of the Swallows</div><div><br></div><div>NOVELS</div><div>Bryce COURTENAY, &nbsp;The Story of Danny Dunn&nbsp;</div><div>Clive CUSSLER, The Wrecker&nbsp;</div><div>Judith LENNOX, The Heart of the Night Margaret&nbsp;</div><div>LEROY, The Drowning Girl&nbsp;</div><div>Di MORRISSEY, The Silent Country&nbsp;</div><div>Judy NUNN, Maralinga&nbsp;</div><div>Paullina SIMONS, A Song in the Daylight&nbsp;</div><div>Rachael TREASURE, The Cattleman's Daughter&nbsp;</div><div>Peter WATT, To touch the Clouds&nbsp;</div><div>Jeannette WALLIS, Half Broke Horses</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>ROMANCE</div><div>Daniella STEEL, Southern Lights</div><div><br></div><div>LITERATURE</div><div>Sebastian FAULKS, A Week in December</div><div>John IRVING, Last Night in Twisted River&nbsp;</div><div>Tom KENEALLY, The People's Train&nbsp;</div><div>Barbara KINSOLVER,The Lacuna&nbsp;</div><div>Alex MILLER, Lovesong&nbsp;</div><div>Anne TYLER, Noah's Compass</div><div><br></div><div>NON FICTION</div><div>Andre AGASSI, Open</div><div>Bart CUMMINGS, Bart</div><div>Anita DIAMANT, Day After Night</div><div>Penelope GREEN, Girl By the Sea</div><div>Ray MARTIN, Stories of My Life</div><div><br></div> http://ballaratmi.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=32 <strong>MYSTERY</strong><br>Tempting Evil by Alison Brennan<br>Sharp Shooter - Marianne Delacourt<br>The Waters Edge - Karin Fossum<br>The Memory Collector - Meg Gardiner<br>Intent to Kill- James Grippando<br>Blindman's Bluff - Faye Kellerman<br>TheSilent Hour- Michael Koryta<br>Silent Scream - Lynda LaPlante<br>The Lost Art of&nbsp; Gratitude - Alexander McCall Smith <br>The Dying Hour - Rick Mofina <br>Broken Hearts - Grace Monroe <br>The Complaints - Ian Rankin <br>The Spire - Richard North Patterson <br>The Monster in the Box - Ruth Rendell<br><br><strong>HISTORICAL</strong><br>Suffragette Girl - Margaret Dickinson<br>An Echo in the Bone - Diana Gabaldon<br><br><strong>ROMANCE</strong><br>The Book of Tomorrow - Cecelia Ahern<br>Breaking the Rules - Barbara Taylor Bradford <br>Reckless-Candace Camp <br>The Brightest Star in the Sky - Marian Keyes <br>The Perfect Man - Sheila O'Flanagan <br>Sister's Choice - EmilieRichards <br>Treasures Found - Nora Roberts<br><br><strong>LITERATURE</strong><br>Remarkable Creatures - Tracy Chevalier<br>A Change in Altitude - Anita Shrieve<br>The Last Song -Nicholas Sparks<br><br><strong>NOVEL</strong><br>The Invisible Mountain - Caroline De Roberts <br>Secrets She Left Behind - Diane Chamberlain <br>Escape - Anna Flenberg <br>Lustrum - Robert Harris <br>The Italian Matchmaker - Santa Montefiore <br>Pearl in a Cage - Joy Dettmen <br>A Theory of&nbsp; Moments - James Knight <br>Her Fearful Symmetery - Audrey Niffenegger <br>Ghost Child - Caroline Overington<br><br><strong>NON FICTION</strong><br>Mama Jude - Judy Steel<br>The Time of My Life - Patrick Swayse and Lisa Niemi<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>