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Books for Book Clubs October 2018
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Did you know? The High Plains Library District offers many services to support you and your book club! Book Club Bags: Each book club bag includes 12 copies of the book and a discussion guide, and best of all it comes with a 6-week checkout period! Book-a-Librarian for Book Clubs: Set up a face-to-face appointment for your book club with a librarian. From tips on running a successful discussion to presentations on hot new books, we're here to help! Just follow the link and select "Reading Advice" from the list of options. Personalized Reading Lists: If you'd like the personalized help from a librarian without the face-to-face meeting, this is the option for you! Simply fill out the survey, letting us know about the books your group loved (and loved to hate), and we'll send you a list of suggestions picked just for you! Books for Book Clubs Newsletter: Subscribe to this newsletter for monthly picks that are great for discussion, as well as notification of upcoming events and programs suited for book clubs.
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Warlight
by Michael Ondaatje
Years after growing up in the care of a group of mysterious protectors who served in unspecified ways during World War II, a young man endeavors to piece together the truth about his parents and the unconventional education he received. The new critically-acclaimed novel by the award-winning author of The English Patient features the stylish writing and compelling characters readers have come to expect.
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There There
by Tommy Orange
A novel—which grapples with the complex history of Native Americans; with an inheritance of profound spirituality; and with a plague of addiction, abuse and suicide—follows 12 characters, each of whom has private reasons for traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow. This page-turning and emotionally moving story addresses several issues, such as substance abuse and domestic violence, to spark conversation. A first novel.
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The Little French Bistro: A Novel
by Nina George
Overcome by regrets after decades in a loveless and unhappy marriage, Marianne attempts suicide and is abandoned by her husband before finding herself in picturesque Brittany, where she finds loving new friends who encourage her to develop her talents for her own pleasure. The coast of France springs off the page in this heartwarming story of reinvention. By the best-selling author of The Little Paris Bookshop.
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Circe: A Novel
by Madeline Miller
Based on the traditional Greek mythology, this highly anticipated follow-up to the award-winning The Song of Achilles follows the banished witch daughter of Titans as she hones her powers and interacts with famous mythological beings before a conflict with one of the most vengeful Olympians forces her to choose between the worlds of the gods and mortals. Readers and critics alike have been raving.
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Born to Run
by Bruce Springsteen
In a personal account inspired by the remarkable 2009 Super Bowl halftime show, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer traces his life from his childhood in a Catholic New Jersey family and the musical experiences that prompted his career to the rise of the E Street Band and the stories behind some of his most famous songs. Fans of classic rock and candid memoirs alike should find much to discuss.
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This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War
by Drew Gilpin Faust
The author of Mothers of Invention assesses the devastating impact of the enormous carnage of the Civil War on every aspect of American life from a material, political, intellectual, cultural, social, and spiritual perspective, from the logistical challenges of burying the battlefield dead to the evolution of a federal system of national cemeteries.
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All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation
by Rebecca Traister
Statistics show that the percentage of unmarried women is steadily rising, and Traister examines both the trend as well as the history of single women. A National Magazine Award-finalist and outspoken feminist reveals that the concept of a powerful single woman, often perceived as a modern phenomenon, is not a new idea and explores the options, besides traditional marriage, that were historically available to women.
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Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
by H. G. Bissinger
With the changing autumn leaves comes America's favorite sport, and in Friday Night Lights Bissinger provides a rousing look at exactly how important football can be. The book chronicles a football season in Odessa, Texas, a depressed all-American town that lives and dies with the fortunes of its high school football team.
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