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Staff Picks November 2017 Jacque S. from Services is providing our picks for the month.
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The girl on the train
by Paula Hawkins
Obsessively watching a breakfasting couple every day to escape the pain of her losses, Rachel witnesses a shocking event that inextricably entangles her in the lives of strangers.
Call Number: F HAWKINS, PAULA
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Hillbilly elegy : a memoir of a family and culture in crisis
by J. D. Vance
Shares the poignant story of the author's family and upbringing, describing how they moved from poverty to an upwardly mobile clan that included the author, a Yale Law School graduate, while navigating the demands of middle-class life and the collective demons of the past.
Call Number: 305.5 VAN
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Underground airlines
by Ben H Winters
A tale set in a modern America where the Civil War never happened and the country has forged a dubious agreement with four states that still enforce slavery follows the experiences of a talented black bounty hunter who makes discoveries about his mysterious past while infiltrating an abolitionist group to catch a high-profile runaway.
Call Number: F WINTERS, BEN H.
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You'll grow out of it
by Jessi Klein
Uproarious and poignant stories from the Inside Amy Schumer head writer's awkward youth include entries on her tomboy pursuits of femininity, her emulation of Oprah and the dangers of wedding websites.
Call Number: B KLEIN, JESSI
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The girl before
by J P. Delaney
Seizing a unique opportunity to rent a one-of-a-kind house, a damaged young woman falls in love with the enigmatic architect who designed the residence, unaware that she is following in the footsteps of a doomed former tenant.
Call Number: F DELANEY, JP
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Heartbreak Hotel
by Jonathan Kellerman
Alex Delaware #32
Surprised by a nearly 100-year-old new client who refuses to explain the reason she needs his services at their first session, Alex Delaware is shocked by the woman's subsequent murder and teams up with detective Milo Sturgis to investigate her mysterious life and death. By a #1 New York Times best-selling author.
Call Number: M KELLERMAN, JONATHAN
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Last one home
by Debbie Macomber
A standalone novel by the best-selling author of the Blossom Street series traces the reunion of three disparate sisters, one responsible, one rebellious and one free-spirited, who reveal imperfections in their respective lives while mourning their mother's death.
Call Number: F MACOMBER, DEBBIE
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A study in scarlet women
by Sherry Thomas
Lady Sherlock #1
When Victorian London is struck by a trio of unexpected deaths and suspicion falls on her sister and her father, Charlotte Holmes is desperate to find the true culprits and clear the family name. By the USA Today best-selling author of My Beautiful Enemy.
Call Number: M THOMAS, SHERRY
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Unsweetined
by Jodie Sweetin
The beloved child star of Full House has grown up and discusses her journey from starring in a popular TV show to struggling with drug abuse, in memoir where the author talks openly about hiding her addictions from her police-officer husband, a near-death experience, and her struggles to stay sober.
Call Number: B SWEETIN, JODIE
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The atlas of forgotten places
by Jenny D. Williams
Retiring to her native Germany after a long career as an aid worker, Sabine is challenged to confront painful memories when her American niece disappears while volunteering in Uganda, where a veteran of the Lord's Resistance Army is searching for her missing lover.
Call Number: F WILLIAMS, JENNY D.
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Defensive security handbook : best practices for securing infrastructure
by Lee Brotherston
A practical guide to computer network security provides tools and techniques to help organizations improve security at little or no cost, with instructions for dealing with specific issues, including vulnerability scanning and penetration testing.
Call Number: 005.8 BRO
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Dinner at the center of the earth
by Nathan Englander
The Pulitzer Prize-finalist author of For the Relief of Unbearable Urges presents a work of political suspense set in the highly charged territory of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that pivots on a complex relationship between a secret prisoner and the guard who has watched him for more than a dozen years.
Call Number: F ENGLANDER, NATHAN
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I'd die for you : and other lost stories
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A controversial collection of the last remaining unpublished and uncollected short stories by the iconic American writer of The Great Gatsby provides new insight into the bold and uncompromising arch of his career, revealing a writer working at the forefront of modern literature in all its developing complexities.
Call Number: F FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT
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The thirst
by Jo Nesbø
Harry Hole #11
Harry Hole is inextricably drawn back into the Oslo police force by a serial murderer who has been targeting Tinder daters using methods reminiscent of a nemesis from Harry's past. By the award-winning author of The Snowman.
Call Number: F NESBO, JO
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