Spring has sprung - a leak?

Is someone out there doing the snow dance?  If so, maybe it's time to put your snow shoes away and start doing a sun jig.  Seriously, we could use a dose of sunny spring weather.  On that note, I would like to offer a book that is super solar-friendly in the hopes that Mother Nature will add it to her reading list.  The Sun's Heartbeat: And Other Stories From the Life of the Star That Powers Our Planet by Bob Berman is all about the orange orb, and sun worshippers everywhere will find plenty of intriguing information about their favorite star.     

Me, John Carter...you, wanna go to Mars?

The new Disney film "John Carter" is largely based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' "A Princess of Mars."  If you don't recognize Burroughs' name right away, he is best known for writing the Tarzan books.  We have both the book and the CD of the Princess book, but we're ordering more copies as the movie will probably increase demand.