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Noteworthy Reads February 2018
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Olympics -- Juvenile and Adult Nonfiction; Adult Fiction
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Speed Skating
by Ellen Labrecque
Learn about Olympic speed skating's past and present.
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Great Moments in Olympic Skating
by Jo-Ann Barnas
Great Moments in Olympic Skating tells the stories of surprise and dominance, of inspiration and determination, of persistence and overcoming adversity. Title includes colorful descriptions of memorable moments old and new, a list of great Olympians in skating, and Great Moment sidebars.
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Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics
by Jules Boykoff
A former U.S. Olympic team member takes readers from the event's 19th-century origins, through the Games' flirtation with Fascism, and into the contemporary era of corporate control, recounting vibrant alt-Olympic movements, such as the Workers' Games and Women's Games of the 20s and 30s as well as athlete-activists and political movements.
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Murder, She Wrote: Skating on Thin Ice by Jessica FletcherOlympic pairs figure skating hopeful Christine Allen is training in Cabot Cove under the tutelage of former gold medalist Brian Devlin and partnered with up-and-coming Russian skater Alexei Olshansky. But when a series of mysterious "accidents" occur-leading to the death of one of the skaters-Jessica Fletcher suspects someone is getting away with cold-blooded murder...
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Crazy Blood by T. Jefferson Parker The Carson dynasty rules the ski resort town of Mammoth Lakes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. Founded by patriarch Adam, the town is the site of the Mammoth Cup ski race―a qualifier for the Olympics. But when Wylie Welborn, Adam’s illegitimate grandson, returns after a stint in Afghanistan, it reopens a dark moment in Carson family history: the murder of Wylie’s father by his jealous and very pregnant wife, Cynthia. Her son Sky, born while his mother was in prison, and Wylie are half-brothers. They inherit not only superb athletic skills but an enmity that threatens to play out in a lethal drama on one of the fastest and most perilous ski slopes in the world. Three powerful and unusual women have central roles in this volatile family feud: Cynthia, bent on destroying Wylie; his mother Kathleen, determined to protect him; and April Holly, a beautiful celebrity snowboarder, on track to win Olympic Gold. But, as Wylie falls in love with April and they begin to imagine a life away from the violence that has shattered his family, history threatens to repeat itself and destroy them both.
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The Games by James PattersonTwo years after averting disaster while overseeing security for the World Cup, Jack Morgan, the head of international investigation firm Private, returns to Rio to secure the Olympics, only to confront a Brazilian saboteur who is hatching a lethal plot. By the #1 best-selling author.
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Queen Elizabeth II -- Adult Nonfiction and Fiction
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Game of Crowns: Elizabeth, Camilla, Kate, and the Throne by Christopher P AndersenThe best-selling author of William and Kate and The Day Diana Died traces the family histories and controversies that have marked the lives of Elizabeth II, the Duchess of Cornwall and Princess Kate to illuminate their stark differences, their remarkable similarities and their roles in an evolving monarchy.
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Young Elizabeth: The Making of the Queen by Kate WilliamsThe author of the New York Times best-selling Becoming Queen Victoria turns her attention to Elizabeth II, the accidental Queen, who, working as a mechanic and truck driver for the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service, carved out a lasting role for herself amid the changes of the 20th century.
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Mrs. Queen Takes the Train: A Novel by William M KuhnWhen Queen Elizabeth, disguised in a skull-emblazoned hoodie, sneaks out of Buckingham Palace to escape her duties for a little while an unlikely sextet of royal attendants team up to find their missing monarch and bring her back before her absence sets off a national scandal.
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The Beatles -- Juvenile and Adult Nonfiction; Adult and Young Adult Fiction
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The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny)
by Kathleen Krull
The creators of Lincoln Tells a Joke present a lively, whimsically illustrated tribute to the Fab Four's offbeat humor that traces the rise of Beatlemania and the influence of their humor on their musical achievements.
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Experiencing the Beatles: A Listener's Companion
by Brooke Halpin
Brooke Halpin takes the reader on a magical adventure through the Beatles’ entire catalog of remarkable, timeless songs to discover the circumstances that inspired the songs and brought four Liverpudlian musicians eternal fame. The volume includes personal vignettes to take the reader back in time to experience Beatlemania for themselves.
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Beatlebone: A Novel
by Kevin Barry
Escaping New York City to search for an island off the west coast of Ireland that he bought nine years earlier, John Lennon of Beatles fame leaves behind domestic life and his floundering creativity to seek isolation, only to fall into the fantastical hands of a shape-shifting Irish guide.
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We Can work It Out (The Lonely Hearts Club)by Elizabeth EulbergA follow-up to The Lonely Hearts Club finds Penny Lane Bloom struggling to balance the needs of a new romantic relationship with those of her club friendships, family and senior year. By the author of Prom and Prejudice. Simultaneous eBook.
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