I listened to the audiobook version of this using the Kansas State Libraries new system. In Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find, instead, what she truly wanted from life. This book really touches your heart on all levels. It is funny, sexy, and heartbreaking all at the same time. I found myself really connecting with Elizabeth and what she had been through. Most of all her book is inspiring, it made me rethink my life and the path I was on, and encouraged me to seek out the things that made me happy instead of what made me rich or successful. I even started learning Italian because of the way she spoke of the language. It truly made me laugh and cry. I highly recommend this book, especially for women who are confused by their choices or are looking for the inspiration to be more than what society has pressured us to be. Although we can't all travel to different countries for spiritual and emotional enrichment, we can definitely use her story as a guide to find our own path to happiness.

~Kriztina

Paper Heart is a documentary on comedian/musician Charlyne Yi and her search for love. Charlyne never believed in love so she travels the country meeting with single people, couples, friends and family from all walks of life and asks them what their opinions are about love.
During filming she meets Actor Michael Cera at a friends party and soon finds that love may very well exist. I absolutely loved this movie, Charlyne really captures what love truly means by speaking to real people about their real experiences. I highly recommend this movie!

~Kriztina Smith

My staff pick is on the new movie The Crazies. My Family and I loved this movie! It was completely different from what we expected it to be. It kept you on the edge and covered so many interests. It was gory, suspenseful, exciting and you could even say controversial. The Movie was about a small town infected with a modified disease formed by the government. The Disease was accidentally distributed to the town through a plane crash that poisoned the water supply. Fearful of a spread, the government ordered for a secret quarantine and took to disposing of the town. A local sheriff his pregnant wife, and his best friend battle through the towns infected and the military that are trying to kill them as they try to make it to the next town to alert people of the conspiracy taking place. It was truly the best Zombie/Conspiracy movie I have ever seen. Five stars!

Kriztina

I read Moon Called by Patricia Briggs, this book was so good and I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fantasy reader, werewolves, vampires, etc. Moon called is book 1 of 5 and its about a girl named Mercy Thompson who is shapeshifter raised by werewolves. When her neighbor an area Alpha’s home gets broken into by another pack and kidnaps his daughter Mercy sets herself to finding and killing the kidnappers. The book has so much, from mystery to romance. I give it a definate 5 stars! I cannot wait to get ahold of book 2!

Kriztina

This book was so much fun to read! It follows the exact same story as the classic Pride and Prejudice book but Seth Grahame-Smith turned the characters into Martial arts masters that fight hoards of flesh eating zombies everyday. It really adds a fun exciting twist to Pride and Prejudice that I think can be enjoyed by all ages. I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys a good gory zombie romance!

Kriztina