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• Grunt

  the Curious Science of Humans at War

  Roach, Mary

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  Whoever knew military science was a real thing? I certainly didn't, and was shocked to find after reading Roach's latest that it's actually pretty interesting and multi-faceted. This isn't surprising considering the author always manages to make…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hillbilly Elegy

  a Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

  Vance, J. D.,

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  A riveting account of the decline of America’s white working class by a Yale Law School graduate who grew up in a poor Rust Belt town. Check out the BPL's "Lucky Day" collection in New & Novel to see if there is a copy on shelf.

• Family Tree

  Delinsky, Barbara

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  After a life of uncertainty, Dana Clarke has finally achieved the stability she has craved in her marriage to a man who can trace his lineage back to the Mayflower, but her world is shattered when her daughter is born with African American traits in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Corpse Pose

  Killian, Diana

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  Ever since her husband ditched her-for another man-A.J. hasn't exactly been on the road to inner peace. Then her yoga-guru aunt is found dead, and A.J.'s named the sole heir to her lucrative yoga studio-making her a multimillionaire, a prime…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat

  Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals

  Herzog, Hal

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  This book asks: How can people have such ranges of feelings about animals as exemplified in the book’s title? The author is a psychology professor and a leading expert on human-animal relations who has spent years studying the complicated and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

  Shaffer, Mary Ann

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  In this epistolary novel, the characters, drawn together by their love of books and affection for each other, tell a tale of friendship and endurance under the German occupation of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, during World War II. You will…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Paradise Lost

  Milton, John, 1608-1674

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  John Milton crafts the English language like Michelangelo crafted stone, Rembrandt employed paint and Beethoven wove notes. The reader/listener can only marvel as the words and phrases flow in magnificent torrents of artistic excellence. If you have…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Hating Game

  Thorne, Sally, 1981-

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  This debut novel by Australian author, Sally Thorne is everything you could want in a chick-lit/romance novel about two co-workers who despise each other, yet work closely with one another, and the one incident that changes everything for them. It…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 13 Hours

  the Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi

  Zuckoff, Mitchell

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  A riveting account of the September 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. State Department Special Mission Compound, and the nearby CIA Station in Bengazi, Libya, told from the perspective of the private security operators contracted to protect CIA and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Listen to Me

  Pittard, Hannah,

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  Mark and Maggie set out on an extended car trip to a summer cabin, when they realized they are driving in the direction of a major storm. Adding to the stress, Maggie — recently mugged at gunpoint — is lately not her-self. In Listen to Me there is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Naked in Death

  Robb, J. D., 1950-

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  “Naked in Death” is the first in the “...in Death" series written by best-selling author Nora Roberts under the name J.D. Robb. This futuristic series is set in New York City in the year 2058. Lieutenant Eve Dallas's of (NYPSD) New York Police and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Death in the City of Light

  the Serial Killer of Nazi-occupied Paris

  King, David, 1970-

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  This true story of a brutal serial killer is also a social history of Paris in the forties. The cast of characters includes those desperate to escape, and the gestapo, gangsters, resistance fighters, pimps, prostitutes and spies. Right up until the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Widow's War

  a Novel

  Gunning, Sally

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  Set in colonial Cape Cod, MA, this novel about a determined woman's struggle for independence is thought-provoking and a must-read. Lyddie's defiance and strength will have you cheering!

• With the Lightnings

  Drake, David

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  Cinnabar, an empire like ancient Rome, set in a space faring tableaux akin to “Master and Commander”. You will discover an honorable “black sheep” scion of a noble dynasty and a brilliant Librarian who is a deadly pistolero harboring a need for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Traitor's Wife

  a Novel : the Woman Behind Benedict Arnold and the Plan to Betray America

  Pataki, Allison

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  This historical novel set during the American Revolution is an absorbing tale of treachery - specifically that of Benedict Arnold and his conniving and loathsome wife, Peggy. Thankfully the tale is told from the perspective of Peggy's maid, Clara,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Grendel

  Gardner, John, 1933-1982

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  Gardner, a professor of medieval literature, retells the story of Beowulf, the 8th-century Anglo-Saxon classic, from the point of view of the villain of the piece, the monster Grendel. Check it out and see whether it changes your perspective on the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mr. Perfect

  Howard, Linda, 1950-

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  What would make a perfect man? In Mr. Perfect by Linda Howard, that's the delicious topic heating up between four friends at their favorite restaurant. A tongue-in-cheek list was created and it became an overnight sensation, when it was accidentally…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bobby Wonderful

  An Imperfect Son Buries His Parents

  Morris, Bob, 1958-

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  An adult child with flaws has to figure out how to do his best for his elderly parents while trying to find the balance with carrying on his own rich life; It’s a mix of comedy and tragedy tinged with Morris’s dry sense of humor.

• Sarah's Key

  Rosnay, Tatiana de, 1961-

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  Based on a shameful period in French history, this compelling page-turner about World War II, the Holocaust, and contemporary Paris is beautifully written and profoundly moving. I will remember this story!

• Storm Front

  Butcher, Jim, 1971-

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  The opening novel of the Harry Dresden series introduces us to a private investigator working in Chicago. A typical jaded hard boiled gumshoe of the noir variety Harry does have a unique talent. He is also a Wizard. A series of brutal killings have…Read moreRead more of this annotation