Book Recommendations

Now more than ever, job seekers need current and relevant information to secure a position. Perrot has résumé books, interview books, books about networking, and more. In today’s economic climate, the competition can be tough. Here is a sampling of the books we have on display in the Reading Room– which is also where we … Read more

According to the New York Times, the public has become as fascinated by Barack Obama’s reading choices as they were with Oprah’s. His recent favorites are all available at Perrot and have been accorded excellent reviews. Here are some of Obama’s recent choices: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, by Doris Kearns … Read more

THE DARK TIDE, BY ANDREW GROSS [Fiction] What a perfect book from today’s headlines! A Hedge Fund manager from Old Greenwich is killed at Grand Central Station. What follows is such an eye-opener about what’s going on in the world of big money. The fun part of the book is that it is all set … Read more

Take at a look at Perrot’s Halloween book displays! Some of our selections: Baby Costumes, by Bettine Roynon, has an adorable collection of outfits for baby and toddler costumes. There are 24 ideas in this book, and each one is cuter than the next! We also have a Pumpkin Chic: Decorating with Pumpkins and Gourds, … Read more

Indignation, by Philip Roth “Is that what eternity is for, to muck over a life’s minutiae? Who could have imagined that one would have forever to remember each moment of life down to its tiniest component?” It’s 1951, and Marcus Messner– son of a kosher butcher, and dedicated college student– is dead. An overprotective father, … Read more

The Road Home, by Rose Tremain Olev, known as Lev, is a 42-year-old widower who has come to London from an unnamed Eastern European country. He has arrived with little or nothing and is searching for work to support his mother and beloved daughter. Fortunate in the friends he makes, but intensely homesick, he is … Read more

If you’re cleaning out your house or looking to reduce your carbon footprint, it’s great to go green!We have a selection of books for going green in many areas: cleaning products, alternative fuels, green construction, and the everyday greening of our lives. Here are a couple of new titles: Raising Baby Green: The Earth-Friendly Guide … Read more

THE SISTER, BY POPPY ADAMS [Fiction] What a strange and disconcerting book, probably perfect for book clubs. Set in England, a lepidopterist and his family (two daughters and a beautiful wife who has a propensity for sherry) live in a crumbling mansion. Mother dies, father dies, sister flees to London and Ginny, the elder, becomes … Read more

The Fourth Watcher, by Timothy Hallinan[Mystery] This is a new suspense novel that would take center stage on our “For the Guys” display table. Poke Rafferty is a travel writer in Bangkok who is swept up into the filthy underbelly of the city. We have smuggling, counterfeiting, slave and sex trades, all alive and well. … Read more

We are adding some terrific language CD’s and books in the adult department. We now have Basic Turkish, Irish Conversation, Norwegian, and Conversational Arabic— to name a few of the CDs. If you want to study oral and written Japanese, for example, we have an Essential Japanese Phrase Book and a new book called The … Read more