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The Hard Bounce
Robinson, Todd
Todd Robinson may well be Robert Parker’s successor. Boo Malone and his sidekick Junior (with a combined weight of 470 pounds) run the 4DC (Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap) agency in Boston and provide security for bars and clubs. They are asked to find a runaway teenage girl who is the daughter of a high-powered local politician. Investigative steps follow and our protagonists encounter various nasty characters who, as would be expected, want to thwart their progress. At times Boo’s past is also an impediment to the investigation’s moving forward. The girl is eventually found but tragedy unexpectedly ensues anyway. This is a great first book by the creator of the thuglit web site (http://www.thuglit.com, “Writing About Wrongs”) and I fervently hope that it is the beginning of a long-lived series.
[Adult Fiction Book ROBINSON]
Lorenzo T., Systems & Network Services
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Shadow Woman
Howard, Linda
Lizette Henry looks in the mirror one morning and doesn't recognize the face looking back! Lizette has skills and knowledge that don't fit her current existence. Two years seem to be missing from her memory and she needs to know: who is she and what has she done?
[Adult Fiction Book HOWARD]
Laurie S., Northeast Library
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True Grit
Portis , Charles
To me, this is the perfect book: memorable characters, a compelling historical setting, action, adventure, and straight-faced humor.
[Adult Fiction Book PORTIS]
John K., Eden Prairie Library
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A walk in the woods : rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Bryson , Bill
A surprisingly funny book that is part memoir and part natural history lesson. A Walk in The Woods tells the story of Bill Bryson's attempt to hike from Georgia to Maine with his eccentric friend from college, Stephen Katz. This a great read for anyone that is interested in American history, meditations on natural beauty or funny "fish out of water" travel tales.
[Adult Nonfiction Book ]
Anna D., North Regional Library
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On Looking:Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes.
Horowitz, Alexandra
Take a walk around the block and look around--What do you see?--What don't you see? Cognitive scientist Alexandra Horowitz says that most of us fail to see a lot of the world around us. Horowitz, the author of "Inside of a Dog" has now turned her attention to human perception. To explore how we people perceive the world. She walked around her Manhattan block dozens of times, often with different people, including a geologist, a naturalist, a blind woman, a sound designer, a toddler, and a dog. She found that we all see things differently and most of us would be surprised at what remains hidden in plain sight. Horowitz is a professor of psychology at Barnard College.
[Adult Nonfiction Book ]
Eddie A., St. Anthony Library
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The Healing
Odell, Johnathan
Polly Shine is a strong, charismatic slave healer on a plantation in the pre-Civil War South who takes a reluctant girl named Granada in her care. Years later, Granada remembers how Polly taught her to heal others when she finds herself in charge of a motherless girl. This novel is beautifully written and inspired by true-life events.
[Adult Fiction Book ODELL]
Susan L., Hopkins Library
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Lost Dogs: Michael Vick's Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption
Gorant, Jim
Do remember where you were when you heard the news of football star Michael Vick being busted for running a dog-fighting ring?
Expanding on his December 29, 2008 Sports Illustrated article, Gorant offers a chilling investigation into Vick's dog-fighting operation and the men and women who brought him to justice and rescued his 51 dogs. All but a few of Vick's dogs have been rehabilitated as family pets and even therapy dogs, which Gorant details. Riveting, heartbreaking, and finally hopeful, Gorant's exemplary reporting is essential reading for anyone who cares about animal welfare or what it means to be responsibly human.
[Adult Nonfiction Book ]
Jennifer L., Ridgedale Library
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Iced: a Dani O'Malley novel
Moning, Karen Marie
After the wall crashes between the worlds of humans and fae, Dani O'Malley, a 14-year-old sidhe seer, is there to save humanity. No matter that her ex-best friend wants to kill her, an ex-cop wants her sword (one of two magical weapons that can actually kill fae) and one of the most dangerous men in Dublin wants her to work for him. The first in Moning's new series staring Dani O'Malley.
[Adult Fiction Book MONING]
Amy KF., Hosmer Library
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Lamb: the gospel according to Biff, Christ's childhood pal
Moore, Christopher
This is a tale about the trials and tribulations missed in the Bible, as told by Jesus Christ's best friend, Biff. Biff has been resurrected in modern times to document these lost stories of half-resurrected corpses, abominable snowmen, and Chinese food. Be prepared to laugh out loud as Biff takes you from Nazareth to the East and back again in this familiar, but reimagined tale.
[Adult Fiction Book MOORE]
Casey L., Hosmer Library
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A Three Dog Life
Thomas , Abigail
Thomas frankly relates her life in the aftermath of her husband’s traumatic brain injury and gives sweet appreciation to the pack of dogs that provide her comfort and diversion. Particularly compelling are her husband’s perplexing but poetic—sometimes prophetic—statements from somewhere beyond rational thought. The writing is touching and accessible.
[Adult Nonfiction Book ]
Erin C., Plymouth Library
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Strong is Your Hold
Kinnell, Galway
Did you know that April is national poetry month? Enjoy the lyrical and profound poems in this collection by Pulitzer Prize winning poet Galway Kinnell. His words capture human emotions with unforgettable ease. Nature lovers and poetry enthusiasts alike will find pleasure in this poetic collection.
[Adult Nonfiction Book ]
Crystal H., Long Lake Library
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Turn of Mind
Laplante, Alice
Did retired surgeon Jennifer White have anything to do with the murder of her best friend? Not even Jennifer knows, because her memory is spotty due to dementia. As she tries to remember what happened, more is revealed about her troubled relationships with her friend and her family members. An intriguing look inside the mind of a woman who is struggling to keep her memory.
[Adult Fiction Book LAPLANTE]
Susan L., Hopkins Library
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Him, her, him again, the end of him
Marx, Patricia
We follow our audacious, neurotic and hilarious heroine through her obsession with her graduate school love, Eugene. Even though her friends detest him and she cannot explain her attraction to him, she is completely unable to let him go. The two intellects create such a ridiculous dialog throughout the story that it is impossible to not laugh out loud while reading. This is a painfully funny story about the guy who should have gotten away.
[Adult Fiction Book MARX]
Sarah M., Ridgedale Library
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Lost in Shangri-La
Zuckoff , Mitchell
Near the end of WWII, 24 enlisted men and women climbed into a military plane on the island of New Guinea to go on a sightseeing tour of a beautiful remote valley – only three returned to civilization 46 days later. Mesmerizing! An incredible true-life adventure that will have you on the edge of your seat!
[Adult Nonfiction Book ]
Marni B., Eden Prairie Library
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The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World
Weiner, Eric
What is happiness? Discover some of the happiest and unhappiest places on earth in this geographical exploration of human emotion. The self-proclaiming grump, Eric Weiner, travels the world in search of happiness and adventure. Pessimists and optimists alike will enjoy this romp through culture and place.
[Adult Nonfiction Book ]
Crystal H., Long Lake Library
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A Dance with Dragons
Martin, George R.R.
Reads like historical fiction with fantasy peeking through. The fifth installment of the Song of Ice and Fire series, this book catches us up with some of the characters who were maddeningly absent in the fourth book. Addictive but not for the weak of heart (or stomach)!
[Adult Fiction Book MARTIN]
Kristina D., Brooklyn Park Library
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Heat Wave
Castle, Richard
This is the first in the Nikki Heat series, which ties in with the Castle TV show on ABC. You can read it without watching the show, but if you've watched it you get a whole other level of awesome. That's right, awesome. A good mystery, good writing, and very funny.
[Adult Mystery Book CASTLE]
Sarah R., Excelsior Library
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A Dog for All Seasons: A Memoir
Sherlock, Patti
Patti Sherlock's working relationship with her Border Collie, Duncan, got her through the ups and downs of 16 years on a sheep farm in Idaho. During this time, Duncan was an unwavering companion through the destruction of Patti's marriage, her children inevitably leaving home one by one, and eventually, her decision to stop raising sheep. Patti's life on the farm is a reflection of beginnings and endings, and the cycle of seasons in all of our lives. This is a story that will stay with you long after the last page is read.
[Adult Nonfiction Book ]
Eddie A., St. Anthony Library
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Oscar Wilde and a death of no importance
Brandreth , Gyles
Follow legendary wit Oscar Wilde as he investigates the murder of a young man in 1889 London. Wilde’s friend and Sherlock Holmes creator, Arthur Conan Doyle, helps out. This is a fun history-mystery.
[Adult Mystery Book BRANDRETH]
Marni B., Eden Prairie Library
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29 gifts: how a month of giving can change your life
Walker, Cami
Only one month after her wedding, Cami Walker was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Her body failing her, in pain, depressed and angry, she didn't know how to cope. A friend and healer said she needed to stop focusing on herself and suggested Cami give 29 gifts in 29 days. At first the idea seemed crazy to her but Cami thought she really had nothing to lose. The book covers the 29 days, the gifts (not necessarily monetary) she gave, and the changes that occurred in one month. She then started a movement of giving. Check out 29gifts.org I enjoyed the book and especially loved the stories from other givers in the epilogue. I'm on my second day now of giving.
[Adult Nonfiction Book ]
Kim B., Ridgedale Library
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