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At Home Reader January 2011
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The At Home Reader is a bi-monthly newsletter produced by the Library's Outreach Department that features new and popular books, tapes, and other material of interest to readers.
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The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2010 The “Best American” series is the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction. The very best pieces for 2010 are selected by a leading writer in the field. Available in regular print only 2010 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Andrews, Donna. Stork Raving Mad : a Meg Langslow Mystery Meg is eight-and-a-half months pregnant with twins and life is chaotic, when she and Michael host a Spanish playwright’s visit. Series readers will continue to enjoy Andrews’ eccentric characters, screwball comedy, and the murder investigation itself. Also available in large print 2010 Adult Fiction Book ANDREWS Other formats available |
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Bessette, Alicia Simply from Scratch After she joins a baking contest to try to shake off the lingering grief from her husband’s death, Zell Carmichael Roy befriends her 9-year-old next-door neighbor, a motherless girl, who joins Zell’s quest to win a dessert competition. Also available in large print 2010 Adult Fiction Book BESSETT Other formats available |
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Blake, Sarah, 1960- The Postmistress In the months before Pearl Harbor the events of the war raging in Europe are being reported on the radio by female journalist Frankie Bard, a colleague of Edward R. Murrow. The residents of a small Cape Cod town listen to her nightly newscasts but believe the war cannot touch their lives. But when one of their own meets Frankie in London and she witnesses his death, Frankie vows to deliver the letter he was carrying in his pocket to his wife back in Franklin, Massachusetts. This is a compelling look at how lives can intersect in unexpected ways. Reviewed by Lin M., Outreach librarian. Also available in large print and on compact disc 2010 Adult Fiction Book BLAKE Other formats available |
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Cassella, Carol Wiley Healer Claire Boehning must dust off her longunused medical expertise and make a living in rural Washington when her husband’s biotech venture crashes. In this multifaceted novel, the author, an M.D., takes a look at how money and class influence a faulty health care system. Also available on compact disc 2010 Adult Fiction Book CASSELL Other formats available |
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Chandler, Charlotte. I Know Where I'm Going : Katharine Hepburn a Personal Biography A revealing portrait of the famously private Katharine Hepburn, based on interviews Chandler conducted with her in the 1970s and 1980s. Also available in large print 2010 Adult Nonfiction Book (Biography) Other formats available |
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Chernow, Ron. Washington : a Life Celebrated biographer Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation, dashing forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man, and revealing an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people. Also available on compact disc 2010 Adult Nonfiction Book Other formats available |
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Copeland, Gloria Live Long Finish Strong : the Divine Secret to Living Healthy Happy and Healed Copeland presents a scripturally sound program to help readers claim the Bible promise of a long and blessed life. Also available in large print and on compact disc 2010 Adult Nonfiction Book Other formats available |
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Franklin, Tom. Crooked Letter Crooked Letter Larry Ott and Silas “32” Jones were boyhood pals in rural Mississippi in the 1970s. Their lives were very different but they remained friends until Larry took a girl on a date and she mysteriously disappeared. Twenty years later, Silas returns to town as a constable. When another girl disappears, Larry becomes the prime suspect. Also available on compact disc 2010 Adult Fiction Book FRANKLI Other formats available |
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Ganek, Danielle. The Summer We Read Gatsby : a Novel A delightful comedy of manners about two sisters who inherit a house in the Hamptons. Also available on compact disc 2010 Adult Fiction Book GANEK Other formats available |
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Garvin, Ben Ant Farm : Glimpses of Daily Life in Minnesota Pioneer Press photographer Garvin took to the streets with his camera in hand. The result is this great collection of pictures and interviews that paints a vivid and revealing portrait of daily life in the Midwest, from ex-cons to Quakers to retired farmers to Goths. Available in regular print only 2009 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Goolrick, Robert, 1948- A Reliable Wife : a Novel Rural Wisconsin, 1909. Ralph Truitt, a successful businessman, waits on a train platform for the woman who answered his advertisement for “a reliable wife.” But the woman who steps off the train is not the simple and honest companion that he had hoped for. I was not expecting such a wonderful story and I’m going to read more of Goolrick’s books. A great story with great writing. Reviewed by Shirlee H., At Home by Mail customer. Also available in large print and on compact disc 2009 Adult Fiction Book GOOLRIC Other formats available |
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Kalotay, Daphne. Russian Winter : a Novel Former Bolshoi ballerina Nina Revskaya auctions her jewelry collection and becomes overwhelmed by memories of her homeland and a dark secret that brought her to Boston. Also available in large print 2010 Adult Fiction Book KALOTAY Other formats available |
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Kashner, Sam. Furious Love : Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton and the Marriage of the Century The definitive, larger-than-life account of the greatest Hollywood love story ever – the romance of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Also available in large print 2010 Adult Nonfiction Book (Biography) Other formats available |
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Kling, Kevin, 1957- Kevin Kling's Holiday Inn. Celebrate all the holidays -- and then some -- with renowned storyteller Kevin Kling, whose sense of the ridiculous never gets in the way of his appreciation for human nature. 2009 Adult Fiction Book KLING |
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Kostova, Elizabeth. The Swan Thieves : a Novel Psychiatrist Andrew Marlowe has a solitary, orderly life. When renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his patient, Marlow finds that order destroyed. Also available in large print and on compact disc 2010 Adult Fiction Book KOSTOVA Other formats available |
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Ling, Laura, 1976- Somewhere Inside : One Sister's Captivity in North Korea and the Other's Fight to Bring her Home This book presents an account that alternates between Laura Ling’s experiences as a captive within a prison in North Korea and journalist Lisa Ling’s efforts to have her sister released. Also available in large print 2010 Adult Nonfiction Book Other formats available |
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McEwan, Ian. Solar : a Novel When physicist Michael Beard’s personal and professional lives begin to intersect in unexpected ways, he decides to travel to New Mexico where he has an opportunity to extricate himself from his marital problems, and possibly save the world from environmental disaster. Also available in large print and on compact disc 2010 Adult Fiction Book MCEWAN Other formats available |
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McFadden, Bernice L. Glorious : a Novel Set against the backdrops of the Jim Crow South, the Harlem Renaissance and the civil rights era, this is the story of Easter Venetta Bartlett, a fictional African American Harlem Renaissance writer, whose tumultuous path in life offers a portrait of the American experience. Available in regular print only 2010 Adult Fiction Book MCFADDE |
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McKenna, Paul, 1963- I Can Make You Confident : the Power to Go for Anything You Want! In his breakthrough book and CD, Dr. McKenna demonstrates the latest techniques to stop fear and desperation and create massive amounts of confidence and self-belief instantly, whether it's mastering the fear of public speaking or feeling more self-assured in social, business, and romantic situations. Also available in CD 2010 Adult Nonfiction Book Other formats available |
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