What we're reading - The Lost Constitution by William Martin

I'm back with another historically tinged "quest" thriller. This time we are in search of an annotated early draft of the United States Constitution that may have some of the framers personal thoughts on the Bill of Rights and particualarly on the 2nd admendment and our right to bear arms. Topical indeed these days, but William Martin's new book "The Lost Constitution" is a fine read that also gives one some food for thought on the topic [and from both extreme sides of the issue]. Look for "The Lost Constitution" on the library's bookshelves and on the beaches this summer!

The library has audiobooks on cd and cassette as well as the book. Enjoy! And tell me how you like William Martin. When I was at Book Expo an other librarian told me that his books are very historically correct and really discribe the New England area.

You might like to read Steve Berry. "The Alexandria link" and "The Templar legacy" are great reads and remind me of the Nicolas Cage movie: "National Treasure." And by the way, a sequel of "National Treasure" is in the process of being filmed at the Library of Congress.

Tell me how you liked the books. Do you have any other autors who write similar book? Share their names with us by commenting.

sue

National Treasure to have sequel

‘National Treasure’ at the Library
Posted on: April 30th, 2007 by Matt Raymond
The Library of Congress has been known for its “American Treasures” and “World Treasures” exhibits, but more recently, we have been hosting “National Treasure.” Or, more precisely, “National Treasure: Book of Secrets,” the sequel to the hit 2004 Disney film.
I’m prohibited — at least for now — from talking much about the film. That’s what they have a publicist for. But as the Library of Congresses’s “project manager” (the production team probably got tired of hearing that the title meant I was the guy who OK’d their filming here), I hope to talk a lot more about our involvement in the months ahead.
In the meantime, it seems others haven’t been subject to quite the same prohibition. Such as Dan Zak, who wrote an article on the front page of yesterday’s “Sunday Source” section of the Washington Post. It was all about his stint as an extra during the portions that filmed at the Library — complete with a second article giving an hour-by-hour account of the “hurry up and wait” nature of the process.
I won’t comment much about the articles linked above, except to respond to what seems to be a fixation on Nicolas Cage’s height: I am a good 6-foot-2, and I don’t think he was but maybe a couple inches shy of me.In general, however, I think the Library’s role in the film has the potential to redefine the Library of Congress in the eye of movie-goers, much the same as the iconic shot from the dome of the Main Reading Room did for previous generations in “All the President’s Men.”
One small peek behind the scenes: The last night of shooting involved exteriors. It also coincided with the nasty Noreaster that recently pounded the Atlantic Seaboard with winter’s dying sting.
The crew were helping light the scene with what is known as a “china ball.” It was a very large helium-filled balloon with a megawatt lightbulb in the middle, and strapped down to a cherry-picker. I took a brief video clip to show the forces we were up against:
Link (750kb WMV file, 384kbps, 16 seconds)


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