BostonPL_Staff Picks: December 2018Like this list

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• Dark Matter

  a Novel

  Crouch, Blake,

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  Science Fiction Thriller. A science professor is kidnapped and he can't understand why until he realizes who kidnapped him and why. He then begins an ardurous journey to get back to his family, but he's not the only one wanting to be with them. This…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Quiet

  The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

  Cain, Susan

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  Nonfiction. Cain delivers a profound paradigm-shifting book about the surprising advantages of being an introvert in an extroverted world. Passionately argued and superbly researched, she shows how dramatically we undervalue introverts and how much…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Silence of the Girls

  a Novel

  Barker, Pat, 1943-

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  Historical Fiction. Pat Barker, the Man Booker Prize-winning author of the Regeneration Trilogy, retells Homer's Iliadfrom the perspective of the women captured by the Greeks. -EileenM.

• Kitchen Confidential

  Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

  Bourdain, Anthony

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  Nonfiction. This audio has extra poignancy since it’s read by the late great Anthony Bourdain. Even if you are not familiar with his shows or cookbooks or the man himself it’s a fascinating no holds barred look at his career, life and what really…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• NOS4A2

  a Novel

  Hill, Joe

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  Fiction. Everyone has an inscape: their own private inner world. With the right "knife," you can cut through the fabric of reality and manifest that inner world. Charlie Manx's "knife" is his Rolls Royce Wraith, which he uses to leech the souls out…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bitten

  Armstrong, Kelley

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  Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy. Elena Michaels is your regular 21st century girl: self-assured, smart and fighting fit. She also just happens to be the only female werewolf in the world. -NordiaF.

• Wotakoi

  Love Is Hard for Otaku. Volume 1

  Fujita, Artur,

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  Graphic Novel. Childhood best friends Narumi and Hirotaka are unexpectedly reunited at work, which is a big problem for image-conscious Narumi: Hirotaka might reveal that she's secretly an enormous nerd! This sweet graphic novel series is an ode to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bad Blood

  Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

  Carreyrou, John

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  Nonfiction. John Carreyrou writes a fast paced and thrilling expose about the 'next big thing' Theranos, a blood testing company promised to revolutionize and democratize health care. Showing the ease at which CEO Elizabeth Holmes was able to…Read moreRead more of this annotation