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• Around the Writer's Block

  Using Brain Science to Solve Writer's Resistance

  Bane, Rosanne

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  Nonfiction. No matter whether you struggle with getting the first words down on paper or finding the time to write at all, Rosanne Bane uses the most recent breakthroughs in brain science to help you understand, in simple, clear language, where…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Thirteenth Tale

  a Novel

  Setterfield, Diane

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  Fiction. Enter a world of secrets, confused identities, lies, and half-truths with this debut novel. When a reclusive writer and a young biographer meet, the stage is set for an ever-mounting series of shocking surprises. Gothic and mesmerizing! -…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Hidden Life of Trees

  What They Feel, How They Communicate : Discoveries From a Secret World

  Wohlleben, Peter, 1964-

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  Nonfiction. After reading German forester, Peter Wohlleben's bestselling book on trees, a walk in the forest, or down a tree-lined city street, will never be the same again. - EileenS.

• Our Souls at Night

  Haruf, Kent

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  Fiction. Two widowed neighbors living in suburban Colorado find a deeply intimate connection when they begin sharing a - platonic - bed. This quiet, stirring read is acclaimed Haruf's last novel; if you like it, you might try one of his earlier…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Elephant Whisperer

  My Life With the Herd in the African Wild

  Anthony, Lawrence

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  Nonfiction. Autobiography/Memoir. South African Conservationist Lawrence Anthony is asked to take a herd of 'rogue' elephants into his game reserve. Initially he wants to refuse but it is their last chance for survival; they would be killed if he…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Best We Could Do

  An Illustrated Memoir

  Bui, Thi,

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  Graphic Novel Memoir. As Thi Bui becomes a new mother, she tries to reconcile her experience as a parent with those of her own parents, and in doing so tells her family's story of life in Vietnam during both wars (with the French and Americans,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Top of the Morning

  Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning Tv

  Stelter, Brian

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  Nonfiction. Despite being published five years ago and the fact that there have been some pretty notable shake ups in morning television recently, Top of the Morning still reads like a current expose on the egos, misogynist double standards, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Seven Wonders

  a Novel of the Ancient World

  Saylor, Steven, 1956-

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  Historical Ficton. Mystery. The first of the prequels to the Roma Sub Rosa series featuring Gordianus the Finder. The first of the trilogy follows the early adventures of Gordianus as a young man as he solves a mystery at each of his stops while…Read moreRead more of this annotation