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Wonderful Wednesday Book Discussion , 2019 Hope to see you when we meet again - Wednesday, , 2019. We'll be in the Connestee Room.
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The taming of the shrew
by William Shakespeare
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character
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The Alice Network
by Kate Quinn
In 1947, pregnant Charlie St. Clair, an American college girl banished from her family, arrives in London to find out what happened to her beloved cousin Rose, who disappeared in Nazi-occupied France during the war, and meets a former spy who, torn apart by betrayal, agrees to help her on her mission.
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The silent patient
by Alex Michaelides
A therapist becomes dangerously obsessed with uncovering the truth about what prompted his client, an artist who refuses to speak, to murder her husband in a way that triggers mass public speculation. A first novel.
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Mobituaries : great lives worth reliving
by Mo Rocca
The popular television correspondent and writer presents an irreverent celebration of the dead people who made life worth living, chronicling the stories of less-remembered notables, from political families and sitcom characters to a forgotten Founding Father. 200,000 first printing.
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The nugget
by Peter T. Deutermann
Compelled by the Pearl Harbor attack to serve in some of World War II’s most dangerous air battles, a young naval aviator leads a mission to rescue prisoners from a secluded POW camp. By the award-winning author of Pacific Glory.
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The book woman of Troublesome Creek
by Kim Michele Richardson
"Cussy Mary Carter is the last of her kind, her skin the color of a blue damselfly in these dusty hills. But that doesn't mean she's got nothing to offer. As a member of the Pack Horse Library Project, Cussy delivers books to the hill folk of Troublesome, hoping to spread learning in these desperate times. But not everyone is so keen on Cussy's family or the Library Project, and the hardscrabble Kentuckians are quick to blame a Blue for any trouble in their small town. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creekis a story of raw courage, fierce strength, and one woman's determination to bring a little bit of hope to the darkly hollers"
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The second sleep
by Robert Harris
Arriving in a remote mid-15th-century Exmoor village, a young priest discovers his late predecessor’s possibly fatal obsession with the ancient coins, glass and human bones strewn throughout the region. By the author of Fatherland.
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A dog year : twelve months, four dogs, and me
by Jon Katz
The author of Running to the Mountains shares a heartwarming memoir of the enriching experience of living with dogs, describing how his world--and that of his two other canine companions--was transformed by the arrival of Devon, a high-strung border collie, and how the individual members of the household adapted to one another. Reprint. 40,000 first printing.
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Running to the mountain : a journey of faith and change
by Jon Katz
A noted author and columnist offers a personal, introspective look at one man's search for meaning and change as he approaches fifty, explaining how he found a way to redefine himself, learn to appreciate nature and solitude, and use that solitude as a source of inspiration. 35,000 first printing. Tour.
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Here we are : American dreams, American nightmares
by Aarti Namdev Shahani
An award-winning NPR correspondent presents a heartfelt memoir about the immigrant experience in modern America, detailing her education as a scholarship student at an elite Manhattan prep school and her father’s victimization by a notorious drug cartel. Illustrations.
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