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The Road to Monticello
by Kevin J Hayes
A very different look at Jefferson. Regardless of your opinion of him, this is an extraordinarily worthwhile read. A first rate literary biography that's as elegant and interesting as its subject. Highest recommendation! ( read more) Reviewed by Bill Lewis |
Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks, and A Writer's Life
by Kathleen Norris
If the desert monks of antiquity have anything to say to us today, it is (according to Kathleen Norris) a single word, "acedia", inadequately known these days as boredom, ennui, depression, all of which are encompassed and surpassed in that ancient word: ACEDIA, the insidious collapse of will and spirit, the monks' "noonday demon". Perceiving acedia at large...
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Reviewed by Bruce Anderson
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 American Wife
by Curtis sittenfield
An engrossing work that is so distinctive of Sittenfeld's writing: believable and interesting dimensions to her characters that leave the reader truly caring about the people within the pages, and wanting to know even more what will happen to them after the book is finished...
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Reviewed by Marie Leahy |
Tree of Smoke
by Denis Johnson
Winner of the National Book Award - Now in PaperbackTree of Smoke is the story of William "Skip" Sands, CIA--engaged in Pschological Operations against the Vietcong--and the disasters that befall him. It is also the story of the Houston brothers,...
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Jacques Pepin More Fast Food My Way
by Jacques Pepin
From "a great teacher and truly a master technician" (Julia Child), a new cookbook full of faster-than-ever food, including dozens of elegant "minute" recipes ... (Read More)
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We Bought A Zoo
by Benjamin Mee
In the market for a house and the adventure of a lifetime, Benjamin Mee decided to uproot his family and move them to an unlikely new home: a dilapidated zoo on the English countryside, complete with over 200 exotic animals... (Read More)
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Children's New Releases...
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 Brooklyn Bridge
by Karen Hesse
From the incomparable Karen Hesse comes a powerfully evocative and accessible family story, set at the turn of the century, by turns serious, funny, and with a touch of magical realism. (Read More)
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 Eclipse
by Erin Hunter
Firestar's three grandchildren have learned of the powerful prophecy that foretells their destinies, and the responsibility of deciding the Clans' future weighs heavily on the three apprentices. But each secretly yearns for power... (Read More)
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