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Great Reads for History Buffs
Armchair historians can't go wrong with this diverse list of recently published biographies and histories:
Thomas Jefferson: the art of power by Jon Meacham
The man who saved the union: Ulysses Grant in war and peace by H.W. Brands
The passage of power by Robert A. Caro
Adult Contemporary Book Discussion on January 21
Please join the Adult Contemporary Book Group on Monday, January 21, 2013 at 7:00 PM in the Community Room to discuss:
Plainsong by Kent Haruf — In a small prairie town on the very edge of the Colorado plains, the lives of 8 lonely characters undergo a radical change during the course of one year in an unforgettable way.
Action and Suspense for Tweens
Like adventure, action, and suspense in your books? Try one of these:
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
Theodosia Throckmorton and the Serpents of Chaos by R.L. LaFevers
Shipwreck by Gordon Korman
New Rock Biographies
Just in time for Christmas! Check out one of these new biographies of your favorite rock stars:
Bruce by Peter Ames Carlin
My cross to bear by Gregg Allman with Alan Light
A natural woman: a memoir by Carole King
Waging heavy peace: a hippie dream by Neil Young
Bible Fiction
Bible Fiction are stories whose characters may not all be real people and contain some events which may not be true, but are generally based on background history, stories or prophecies from the Bible.
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Murder Will Out, December 2012
If you like police procedurals…
Blood country: a Claire Watkins mystery by Mary Logue
Untraceable by Laura Griffin
A reason to kill by Jane Adams
A perfect evil by Alex Kava
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Book Club Choices December 2012
How about discussing a book by a Michigan author and/or story-based in Michigan?
Shadow of a doubt by William J. Coughlin
The complete short stories of Ernest Hemingway by Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961
Legends of the fall by Jim Harrison
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Happy Birthday, Jamie Lee Burke
The Neon Rain by James L. Burke — James Lee Burke, author of the award-winning Dave Ribocheaux series and a series featuring Billy Bob Holland, Texas attorney and his cousin, Texas sheriff Hackberry Holland, was born this month on December 5, 1936.
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If you like Nora Roberts, try…
Millions of fans wait for Nora Roberts' lively books filled with romance, humor, and a little suspense here and there.
Dog Daze
Lovers of dogs and/or dog stories will be delighted to know that a deluge of delights awaits them this publishing season. Here is but a sampling of some recent dog tales. Take your pick of the litter!
A dog called Homeless by Sarah Lean
The vanishing by Christopher Holt
The dogs of winter by Bobbie Pyron