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SKINNYTASTE: FAST AND SLOW
by Gina Homolka
Once again, not disappointed in Skinnytaste!
The Drunken Fish Stew recipe is delicious.
Easy to do. Nice dish for company.
-Anne Allin
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A TRUCK FULL OF MONEY
by Tracy Kidder
Great read about Paul English and his travel website, Kayak. Anyone interested in the minds and creative energies of tech savvy entrepreneurs will enjoy this account of how to cope with the fortune that follows financial success.
-Diana Wettermann
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| SMALL GREAT THINGS by Jodi Picoult Picoult is back with a powerful, thought provoking novel about race, prejudice, compassion and justice. Not to be missed! -Maxwell Gregory |
FRENCH RHAPSODY
by Antoine Laurain
New from the author of The Red Notebook. Alain Massoulier receives a letter 30 years after it was sent informing him that a recording company wanted to meet his band. This shocking event leads Alain to search out his bandmates. What follows is an examination of relationships, politics and the social conscience.
-Laura Skinner
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| NEWS OF THE WORLD by Paulette Jiles An atmospheric novel set in the untamed West, post Civil War. Two unlikely companions, Captain Kidd, an aging news reader and Johanna, a 10-year-old Indian captive bond on a perilous journey to return Johanna to her family in San Antonio. -Maxwell Gregory |
ROGUE HEROES
by Ben Macintyre
Ben Macintyre delves into the early history of Britain's Special Air Service, the SAS, from inception early in the North African campaign in WW II to its disbandment after the war. The prototype for modern special forces, most notably the US Delta Force and the Navy SEALs, the SAS represented a radical departure from traditional military warfare sendng highly trained units to penetrate enemy lines to disrupt supply lines, collect intelligence, promote disinformation, and generally instill havoc. Not for the meek, this history recounts many instances of the savagery of war. Deeds and misdeeds, alike. Excellent reading for the military history buff.
-Ninos Joseph
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DESIGNING YOUR LIFE: HOW TO BUILD A WELL-LIVED, JOYFUL LIFE
by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
Professors of a very popular class at Stanford University, Burnett and Evans use their principals of design and adapt them into a way to reconsider and reshape your life. Full of personal examples and useful tools, this book can help you build a life of fulfillment and joy. No matter how old you are the same "design thinking" responsible for much of the new technology of Silicon Valley can help transform and direct each of us to a life uniquely full of meaning, creativity, positive direction and future happiness.
-Lisa Dietrich
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THE FRENCH CHEF IN AMERICA: JULIA CHILD'S SECOND ACT
by Alex Prud'homme
For all the fans of My Life in France, Prud'homme completes Julia's story, post publication of Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Julia embarks in the world of food television and celebrity.
-Maxmell Gregory
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THE ONLY STREET IN PARIS: LIFE ON THE RUE DES MARTYRS
by Elaine Sciolino
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THE EXPATRIATES
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Janice Y.K. Lee
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THE WITCHES: SALEM 1692
by Stacy Schiff
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THE MARE
by Mary Gaitskill
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MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON
by Elizabeth Strout
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WHEN THE SEA TURNED TO SILVER
by Grace Lin
When her grandmother is kidnapped by the emperor's soldiers, Pinmei sets out with her friend Yishan to find the Luminous Stone That Lights the Night in the hope that once found Pinmei can secure her grandmother's freedom. A fantasy adventure for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders.
-Kathy Petray
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GERTIE'S LEAP TO GREATNESS
by Kate Beasley
Gertie is an unforgettable heroine in this touching middle grade debut. Her father works on an oil rig, her great-aunt takes care of her, and her two best friends are extremely loyal. So when her absent mother decides to move away from their small Alabama town, Gertie sets out on her greatest mission yet: becoming the best fifth grader in the universe so her mother will notice her. But, there's one snag: new girl Mary Sue Spivey also wants to be the best fifth grader forcing Gertie to hatch plot after plot to come out on top. One of the best first lines ever: "The bullfrog was only half-dead, which was perfect."
-Laura Skinner
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