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JULY Fiction and Non Fiction New and Not So New
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Devolution : a firsthand account of the Rainier sasquatch massacre
by Max Brooks
A modern retelling of the Bigfoot legend is presented as a gripping journal by a woman from a high-tech Pacific Northwest community who becomes cut off from civilization by a volcanic eruption before witnessing the flight of starving humanoid beings.
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28 Summers
by Elin Hilderbrand
The best-selling author of Summer of ‘69 presents a tale inspired by the film, Same Time Next Year, that follows a man’s discovery of his mother’s long-term relationship with the husband of a Presidential frontrunner.
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The taste of sugar : a novel
by Marisel Vera
Relocating to the sugar plantations of Hawaii when their Caribbean farm is decimated by the Spanish-American War and the San Ciriaco Hurricane, two Puerto Ricans join thousands of fellow refugees in confronting the realities of American prosperity.
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Pizza girl : a novel
by Jean Kyoung Frazier
Delivering pizzas in suburban Los Angeles, a pregnant teen mourning the death of her father becomes obsessed with a middle-aged stay-at-home mom who comes to depend on weekly pizza deliveries for her son’s happiness.
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Corporate Gunslinger
by Doug Engstrom
Aspiring actress Kira Clark becomes the most feared corporate gunslinger at TKA insurance until she is wounded during a duel on live video, shattering her aura of invincibility and forcing her to face the truth about her life and what she has become.
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On a Collision Course : The Dawn of Japanese Migration in the Nineteenth Century
by Yasuo Sakata
In five meticulously researched essays, Yasuo Sakata examines Japanese migration to the United States from an international and deeply historical perspective. Sakata argues the importance of using resources from both sides of the Pacific and taking a holistic view that incorporates US-Japanese diplomatic relationships, the mass media, the American view of Asian populations, and Japan's self-image as a modern, westernized nation.
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The last flight : a novel
by Julie Clark
Working for months on a plan to escape her secretly violent husband, Claire impulsively swaps airline tickets with a stranger also on the run before a fateful accident compels her to assume the other’s identity.
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