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Adult Writers' Group
Interested in writing? Join other adults to share your work, get feedback and discuss the craft of writing. We will meet at 2:00 PM on:- Saturday, October 13th
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Lunch & a Book October 2012
On Thursday, October 11 at noon we'll be discussing:
Turn of mind by Alice LaPlante — Dr. Jennifer White is the prime suspect in the murder of her life-long friend and neighbor, Amanda, but as she descends further into the later stages of dementia, it becomes unclear if her shattered memory is preventing her from remembering the truth or helping her hide it. Kirkus Reviews calls this book, "a haunting story masterfully told."
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Adult Writers' Group
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Lunch & a Book September 2012
On Thursday, September 13 at Noon we'll be discussing:
Once upon a river: a novel by Bonnie Jo Campbell — After the violent death of her father, in which she is complicit, Margo Crane takes to the Stark River in her boat, with only a few supplies and a biography of Annie Oakley, in search of her vanished mother. Her river odyssey through rural Michigan becomes a defining journey, one that leads her beyond self-preservation and to the decision of what price she is willing to pay for her choices. The New York Times called this book "an excellent American parable about the consequences of our favorite ideal, freedom."
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Excel Basics
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Learn to create a spreadsheet and manage a list with Microsoft Excel 2007. Prerequisite: Mouse and keyboarding skills. Join us - Login to comment
If You Liked Gone Girl, Try…
Gone Girl is the hottest thriller of the summer. If you read it, loved it, and want more like it, then try these.
Killing me softly: a novel of obsession by Nicci French
Black out: a novel by Lisa Unger
Sister: a novel by Rosamund Lupton
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Author Maeve Binchy 1940-2012
Best-selling Irish author Maeve Binchy has died at the age of 72 after a short illness. She worked as a teacher before becoming a journalist, columnist and editor at the Irish Times. Her first novel, Light a Penny Candle, was published in 1982 and became a bestseller. A beloved author throughout the world, she was known for heart-warming books which explored family and human relationships with drama and humor. Binchy saw several of her works turned into movies, including Circle of Friends and Tara Road.
The copper beech by Maeve Binchy
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Adult Writers' Group
Interested in writing? Join other adults to share your work, get feedback and discuss the craft of writing. We will meet on Saturday, August 25 from 2:00-3:00 PM.
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Small Town Series
Each of these titles is the first book in a series. If you like the small town and characters created by the author, you can visit again and again to find more romance, charm and fun in the same cozy locale.
Logan by Linda Lael Miller
The shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
16 Lighthouse Road by Debbie Macomber
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Foodie Fiction for Kids
The case of the mystery meat loaf by David Lewman
Sleepy time crime by Sarah Hines Stephens ; illustrated by Art Baltazar
Hold the pickles by Vicki Grant
The great turkey heist by created by Gertrude Chandler Warner ; illustrated by Robert Papp
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Adult Fiction made into Movies
About a boy by Nick Hornby
Brideshead revisited: the sacred and profane memories of Captain Charles Ryder: a novel by Evelyn Waugh
Le divorce by Diane Johnson
Forrest Gump: a novel by Winston Groom
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Video Games Unplugged
All your base are belong to us: how 50 years of videogames conquered pop culture by Harold Goldberg
Extra lives: why video games matter by Tom Bissell
The ultimate history of video games: from Pong to Pokemon, the story behind the craze that touched our lives and changed the world by Steven L. Kent
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Fiction about Technology
C by Tom McCarthy
A pointed death: first in the pointer mystery series by Kath Russell
The chemistry of tears by Peter Carey
Utopia: a novel by Lincoln Child
Food Writing
The luscious descriptions of food, cooking and restaurants filling these pages will appeal to anyone who loves to chow down.
Masala Farm: stories and recipes from an uncommon life in the country by Suvir Saran with Raquel Pelzel and Charlie Burd — An Indian chef and consummate city dweller buys a farm in the country.
Beaten, seared, and sauced: on becoming a chef at the Culinary Institute of America by Jonathan Dixon — Discover what it's really like to study at the Culinary Institute of America.
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Adult Writers' Group
Interested in writing? Join other adults to share your work, get feedback and discuss the craft of writing. We will meet on Saturday, July 28 from 2:00-3:00 PM.- Login to comment
