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The Lemur
by Benjamin Black
Under his mystery-writer nom-de-plume Benjamin Black, Booker Award winner John Banville returns to the novella form for the first time since 1982's The Newton Letter. Like that little gem, The Lemur is a tightly-composed character study of a man who knows too little... ( read more) Reviewed by Bruce Anderson |
Journey Of A Thousand Miles
by Lang Lang
Lang Lang's autobiography takes the reader on a journey of incredulousness and admiration for the life he lead from a very early age toward the pursuit of piano perfection. It is also a story of the mindset and lost opportunities for his parents' generation during the Cultural Revolution, and the determination to fulfill dashed dreams through their children. A riveting read!
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Reviewed by Marie Leahy
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 A Few Seconds of Panic
by Stefan Fatsis
The Word Freak author hangs a Plimpton on the Denver Broncos when he joins the team as a place kicker for the 2006 training camp and preseason. The NFL has changed a lot since Paper Tiger and Fatsis (who really can routinely nail a 40 yarder by the end of the book) offers a rare glimpse at this strange culture from the inside that is revealing, sobering, and very entertaining.
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Reviewed by Stan Hynds |
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer
Imagine Rosamund Pilcher and P.G. Wodehouse having a good old chin wag, and you have an idea of the wit, soul and charm of this novel. Set in the pastoral Channel Island at the end of WWII, the authors tell a tender and sometimes tragic tale involving a London author and her blossoming relationship with the residents of formerly German occupied Guernsey. This book will help to blow some 21st century angst out of your heart with a refreshing sea breeze.
(Read More)Reviewed by Karen Frank
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The Shock Doctrine : The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein
In this groundbreaking alternative history of the most dominant ideology of our time, Milton Friedman's free-market economic revolution, Naomi Klein challenges the popular myth of this movement's peaceful global victory. From Chile in 1973 to Iraq today, Klein shows how Friedman and his followers have repeatedly harnessed terrible shocks... (Read More)
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
by Haruki Murakami
In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he'd completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a dozen critically acclaimed books, he reflects... (Read More)
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Children's New Releases...
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 breaking dawn
by Stephenie Meyer
Twilight tempted the imagination. New Moon made readers thirsty for more. Eclipse turned the saga into a worldwide phenomenon. And now, the book that everyone has been waiting for.... (Read More)
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 Dog Lost
by Ingrid Lee
11-year-old Mackenzie has got one friend in the whole world: Cash, his brown-eyed pit bull. His dad won the runt after a long night of drinking and gambling--ever since Mac's mom died, that's all he seems to do, and soon he erupts in a rage at the innocent pup, takes her away in the trunk of his car, and dumps her in the middle of nowhere. Mac vows to find Cash... (Read More)
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Join the Northshire Kids’ Summer Reading Program!
Children in 1st – 6th grades read at least 5 books this summer, write at least two “Shelf-talkers”, and they will receive a $10 coupon toward a book purchase.
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