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This is one of those books that I'm going to proclaim as universally beneficial. I can't imagine a person living on planet Earth who wouldn't be able to take away something from this book, starting…
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… Johannesburg during the eighties and nineties as well as his own impoverished, religiously motivated … . I had the opportunity to see Trevor Noah perform live when he visited Madison during the polar vortex in …
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It’s the perfect wedding: not surprising, since the bride is a wedding planner and she’s created her dream ceremony that is as much a statement of her success as a businesswoman. It has to be, since…
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… Brazilian family with humor and depth. Max also is well done; if the predicament that Lina and he find … Lauren and Tessa Bailey will want to check it out. … Well this is awkward... …
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It can sometimes be easy to forget how transformative World War I was to the course of history. A war that began with nineteenth century visions of cavalry charges to glory fatally collided with the…
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… stories of each soldier’s injury and transformation, as well as efforts by doctors and nurses to make the men whole mentally as well as physically, make for gripping reading. Fitzharris …
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It’s no secret that it takes extraordinary effort and preternatural talent to achieve coveted, competitive positions at top universities, internships, or sports leagues. (Who you know and how much…
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… seats come available to rarely, it might be considered well night impossible to win a spot and even less likely to … hip-hop tuba—i.e., everyone--would find it a great read as well. … We could all use a little more tuba in life …
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What a discussion this book makes. One mention of the Maine Hermit and people are either outraged or enthralled. I'm relatively enthralled, not with the Maine Hermit per se, but with the details…
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… nor do I think he is evil. He's a person who wanted to live alone in the woods. And that's where the real discussion starts: can you live in the woods, isolated and away from society in this day … during his incarceration for breaking and entering as well as corresponds via mail. Jail is not a great place for …
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It’s the day that many dream about, the culmination of a job well done: retirement. It’s no different for the quartet of Billie, Natalie, Mary Alice and Helen, whose employer has…
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… the day that many dream about, the culmination of a job well done: retirement. It’s no different for the quartet of … and training with the Sphinxes, as the group is dubbed, as well as flashbacks to previous jobs to fill out her backstory … of a Certain Age is a thriller that has both depth and well, killer entertainment value. It’s a tumultuous ride from …
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The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town is an intimate look at the doctors and patients who work, live, and die at Community Hospital.
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… is an intimate look at the doctors and patients who work, live, and die at Community Hospital. Author Brian Alexander … are the ones paying for it…literally, in dollars as well as their lives. At times heartbreaking; at times rage …
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Desmond Aloysius Limerick (Dez) is a retired gatekeeper. What's a gatekeeper you may ask? Well in Dez's case, a kind of cross between Jack Reacher, MacGyver, and John McClane. His former profession…
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… is a retired gatekeeper. What's a gatekeeper you may ask? Well in Dez's case, a kind of cross between Jack Reacher, … fun with a new action thriller since I don't know when. Well, I do remember, as it was with book three of the Dez … appreciation for the people in his orbit. He's a hero well worth rooting for. And watching him best the bad guys? …
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The title of this book might put you off, but the topic is real and it is important. There is a kind of decluttering in Sweden called dostadning. Do means "death" and stadning means "cleaning." The…
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… her readers of that. There may be times in your life, as well, when you are regularly dealing with the belongings of …
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As the daughter of the Earl of Leicester the author has lived a life in a culture of social elites, in many ways a culture that has mostly vanished except for that of the British royal family. A…
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… the inner workings of her own marriage and children as well as about how her connection to the royal family impacted … in her own right. The book is available in Overdrive as well (though hold list is pretty long). … Backstage at the …
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Nadia and Saeed first meet at a class; slowly we are drawn into their world in an unnamed country teetering between a secular government and a fundamentalist takeover. They fall in love and hope to…
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… fully developed and realized. That said, this is a book well worth reading and certainly promotes discussion. … …
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I'm behind in my movie watching so I only recently watched the adaptation of this excellent novel. And while the movie was beautifully done, it made me realize just how much the novel had impacted me.
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… Normally I'd say read the book first, but both are so well done that I think you're okay to do them in either …
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Over a hill,
at the end of a road,
by a glittering stream
that twists and turns,
stands a house
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… this old farmhouse and exploring the rundown treasures as well as researching the history of the family who lived …
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After the hellish experience of the past few years, Aki Ito finally feels like it might be possible to be happy again. She and her parents are about to leave Manzanar, the California desert…
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… with Aki’s elder sister Rose, previously released to live in Chicago’s Clark and Division street neighborhood. But … as to meekly accept the verdict, but Aki is angry as well as shocked. Her confident and smart sister Rose would …
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The hero and heroine of Courtney Milan's The Duke Who Didn't have known each other since they were children. And not only have they known each other for years, they have loved as well. But their very…
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… have they known each other for years, they have loved as well. But their very different personalities and coping … from China when she was a child and they've struggled to live and work in their adopted country. Both Chloe and …
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This richly detailed thriller starts with two hikers in the woods stumbling upon a dead body in an open cottage. A single black feather goes unnoticed at the death scene. This is an omen of more…
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… the perspectives of residents of Tome past and present, as well as The Manor staff and crime investigators, the grand …
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Is there any guilty pleasure quite as satisfying as royal watching? We all love to tune into the elaborate weddings, analyze sartorial choices and coo when a royal baby arrives on the scene. But as…
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… unhappiness breaks into the public. Few know the score as well as Go Fug Yourself bloggers Heather Cocks and Jessica …
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It’s a grisly scene that police photographer Rita Todacheene is called to late one night outside of Albuquerque. Bits of the woman’s body are strewn over the interstate, the victim of an apparent…
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… Rita, her family and the community that surrounds them, as well as the lovely writing in the flashback portions make it …
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Alice Randall isn’t an author that typically is at the top of many readers’ lists, having written several solid quietly received novels in the past and a few nonfiction works. But her latest, Black…
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… solidly hold their places in history. Others are not as well known, and much of the fun of Black Bottom Saints is … more. These Black Bottom saints, Ziggy most of all, are well worth some devotion, with an appropriate libation raised …
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When Dimple Met Rishi was a fantastic book. It was very funny and will easily sweep you away into the lives of Dimple and Rishi. Both characters are amazing and the book shows their emotions really…
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… are amazing and the book shows their emotions really well. The book also includes a lot of culture, which helps to …
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We kicked off a new year for the Lakeview Mystery Book Group with Ann Cleeves The Long Call and a great start it was. We enjoyed this first in a new police procedural series from the author and had a…
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… series from the author and had a lively discussion as well. Ann Cleeves is an author who has been writing for …
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The students at Urban Promise Prep School must follow the "Principal Moore Method" for conduct and behavior at all times. Principal Moore is strict, but his method saves lives, or so the boys are…
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… that examines social justice and educational inequity as well as racial and socioeconomic prejudice. Told in a …
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A couple of months ago, my colleague Jane posted a book review for A Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches and described it as “a warm hug of a book.” I really needed a warm book hug at the time…
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… It’s a big ask, and not something you find every day. Well. I’ve found another hug! Iona Iverson’s Rules of …
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This is the story behind the genius and tragedy of the 1980 comedy film Caddyshack. Full disclosure: I love National Lampoon and have most of the Vacation movies completely memorized. I was excited…
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… drug use, but parts of Caddyshack hold up fairly well. The pool ballet set to Tchaikovsky's "Waltz of the … and comedians veering off to perform on Saturday Night Live or the big screen was orchestrated in large part by Doug … based on the book of the same name by Josh Carp. I feel as well-versed in the school of comedy for that time period as I …
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Fonda Lee's Green Bone Saga has been on my radar and has had steady positive buzz since this, the first book, came out a few years ago. So I've known I wanted to read it for a while. But I also knew…
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… the subject matter, I had to be in the right reading mood. Well this weekend I was and wow! it definitely lives up to …
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