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Staff Picks July 2017 Amy G. from Services is providing our picks for the month.
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Empire of storms
by Sarah J Maas
Throne of Glass #5
Assassin-turned-queen Aelin Galathynius is challenged to forge dubious alliances in order to protect the fracturing kingdoms of Erilea from warmongering conquerors. By the best-selling author of the Court of Thrones and Roses series.
Call Number: TEEN MAAS, SARAH J.
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Exit west : a novel
by Mohsin Hamid
The internationally best-selling author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist presents the story of two young lovers whose furtive affair is shaped by local unrest on the eve of a civil war that erupts in a cataclysmic bombing attack, forcing them to abandon their previous home and lives.
Call Number: F HAMID, MOHSIN
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Forward : a memoir
by Abby Wambach
The U.S. Women's national team captain winner of the 2015 World Cup and the highest international goal scorer of all time shares her story, her struggles and her worldview in a memoir that is also a rousing call to arms to dream big and fight for a better world.
Call Number: 796.334 WAM
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The pocket wife
by Susan Crawford
When her neighbor, Celia, is brutally murdered, Dana Catrell—who, the last person to see Celia alive, suffers from a debilitating mania, the byproduct of her bipolar disorder—must clear her name before she descends into madness.
Call Number: F CRAWFORD, SUSAN
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The book of joy : lasting happiness in a changing world
by Douglas Abrams
Two leading spiritual masters share their hard-won wisdom about living with joy even in the face of adversity, sharing personal stories and teachings about the science of profound happiness and the daily practices that anchor their emotional and spiritual lives.
Call Number: 294.3 BST
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In such good company : eleven years of laughter, mayhem, and fun in the sandbox
by Carol Burnett
The award-winning actress and best-selling author shares uproarious behind-the-scenes anecdotes from her 25-time Emmy Award-winning show, exploring the elements of what made the series so successful and the costars, guests and off-camera talent that rendered it memorable.
Call Number: B BURNETT, CAROL
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Mrs. Roosevelt's confidante
by Susan Elia MacNeal
Maggie Hope #5
Returning to America where she finds herself in partnership with Eleanor Roosevelt, Maggie Hope uses her code-breaking genius and skilled wiles to outmaneuver a dangerous Nazi plot. By the New York Times best-selling author of Mr. Churchill's Secretary.
Call Number: M MACNEAL, SUSAN E.
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The rumor : a novel
by Elin Hilderbrand
Struggling with looming bills and writer's block while her best friend faces a life-changing decision, Nantucket author Madeline King tackles escalating rumors during a summer of explosive secrets. By the best-selling author of Barefoot and Beautiful Day.
Call Number: F HILDERBRAND, ELIN
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Tiger's claw
by Dale Brown
After he and his team refurbish America's aging weapon systems, Patrick McLanahan heads to Guam to oversee strategy, which causes the Chinese to take the offensive, launching a preemptive strike on a small American fleet that ignites a battle for the Pacific--one that McLanahan is determined to win no matter what the cost.
Call Number: F BROWN, DALE
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The girl in green
by Derek Miller
A tale set in the aftermath of Desert Storm finds a British journalist who avoids his family and a reckless American private seeking redemption after failing to save the life of a young girl. By the award-winning author of Norwegian by Night.
Call Number: F MILLER, DEREK B.
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Humans, bow down
by James Patterson
Surviving a terrible war between the victorious Robots and defeated humans who must submit to their new rulers or be banished to the desolate Reserve, Six, a feisty young survivor, launches a rebellion to save the human race.
Call Number: SF PATTERSON, JAMES
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Isra Isle : a novel
by Nava Semel
Imagines the rise of a successful Jewish city-state in western New York following Mordecai Manuel Noah's 1825 purchase of Grand Island as a homeland for Jewish refugees.
Call Number: F SEMEL, NAVA
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