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MCPL Staff Picks August 2018
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Argo : how the CIA and Hollywood pulled off the most audacious rescue in history
by Antonio J. Mendez
A dramatic account of a lesser-known aspect of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis recalls how six of the intended American hostages escaped from Iranian militants and were rescued by the co-author and his unlikely team of CIA agents and Hollywood insiders during a high-risk mission in Tehran conducted in the guise of a movie scouting expedition.
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Recommended by Theresa A.
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Proud : my fight for an unlikely American dream by Ibtihaj MuhammadShares the life story of the Olympic fencer, including how she overcame feeling out of place in her sport and how she became the first American woman to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab.
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The Japanese lover : a novel by Isabel AllendeWhile it was necessary for Alma to keep her love for Ichi a secret, it managed to last for over 70 years despite discrimination, separation and war.
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Something in the water : a novel by Catherine SteadmanOn their honeymoon in Bora Bora, newlyweds Erin and Mark make a shocking discovery -- one that threatens to destroy their relationship and possibly their lives. This is a gripping, sharply written book that's perfect for the end of summer!
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The Romanov empress : a novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna by C. W GortnerMarrying the Romanov heir, 19-year-old Danish princess Minnie becomes empress of Russia and treads a perilous path of compromise in a beloved but resistance-torn country where her son becomes the last tsar. By the author of The Vatican Princess.
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Sabrina
by Nick Drnaso
When a woman disappears, those connected to her find the intimacy of their relationships stripped away in a world devoid of personal interactions and responsibility
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Lucky man : a memoir
by Michael J. Fox
The acclaimed actor offers an intimate, heartwarming account of his life, his meteoric rise to success in television and film, his struggle with Parkinson's disease, a degenerative neurological condition that usually affects the elderly, and his fierce campaign to find a cure for the ailment. Reprint.
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Recommended by Phyllis R.
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The forbidden garden
by Ellen Herrick
An American nursery owner with a rare gift with plants jumps at the chance to help revive a run-down, Shakespearean garden on a country estate in England and becomes intrigued the with house’s haunting history and the owner’s brother-in-law. 25,000 first printing.
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Recommended by Elizabeth M.
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America for beginners by Leah FranquiThe best novel I have read in 2018. An emotional and compelling story of three strangers traveling across America seemingly in search of very different things.
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Elsewhere by Gabrielle ZevinThis beautifully written gem of a novel follows a young girl as she explores a special place called Elsewhere. Enjoy the journey!
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