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Rebecca’s picks:FICTIONThe Beans of Egypt, Maine by Carolyn Chute. Summary: Earlene marries into the poverty stricken Bean family and finds herself being pulled down into their destitution of resources and spirit. In spite of everything, Earlene chooses to become her own woman.Those who save us / Jenna Blum. For fifty years, Anna Schlemmer has refused to talk about her life in Germany during World War II. Her daughter, Trudy, was only three when she and her mother were liberated by an American soldier and went to live with him in Minnesota. Trudy's sole evidence of the past is an old photograph: a family portrait showing Anna, Trudy, and a Nazi officer, the Obersturmfuhrer of Buchenwald.Mary Coin / Marisa Silver. Summary: In 1936, photographer Dorothea Lange took a portrait that would become the most iconic image of the Great Depression. Her subject was Florence Owens Thompson, a 32-year-old Native American and mother of seven. "Mary Coin" is the novel inspired by that photograph. America for beginners / Leah Franqui. Summary: A widow from India travels to California to learn the truth about what happened to the son who was declared dead shortly after he revealed his sexual orientation to their traditional family. The pearl that broke its shell / Nadia Hashimi. Summary: In Kabul, 2007, with a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can only sporadically attend school and rarely leave the house. Their only hope lies in the ancient custom of bacha posh, which allows young Rahima to dress and be treated as a boy until she is of marriageable age. Clabbered Dirt, Sweet Grass by Gary Paulsen and Ruth Wright Paulsen (illustrator)Paulsen captures a vanishing way of life and offers a lyrical tribute to the American farm. Paulsen’s prose is realistic and down-to-earth....Ruth Wright Paulsen s paintings are an invitation to pause and imagine...a delight (Christian Science Monitor). On Brassard's Farm : a novel / Daniel Hecht. Summary: In a radical departure from her urban life, Ann Turner buys a piece of remote Vermont land and sets up a tent home in deep forest. She's trying to escape an unending string of personal disasters in Boston; more, she desperately wants to leave behind a world she sees as increasingly defined by consumerism, hypocrisy, and division. As she writes in her journal, "There's got to be a more honest, less divided way to live." She soon learns she was mistaken in thinking a kindly Mother Earth would grant her wisdom and serenity in her new home. SeriesTrack of the Cat by Nevada Barr (Anna Pidgeon #1)Anna Pigeon has fled New York and her memories to find work as a ranger in the country’s national parks. In the remote backcountry of West Texas, however, she discovers murder and violence. Fellow park ranger Sheila Drury is mysteriously killed, presumably by a mountain lion. But the deep claw marks Anna finds across Drury’s throat and the paw prints surrounding the body are too perfect to be real.Jane and the unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor / Stephanie Barron. (Jane Austen Mysteries #1)For everyone who loves Jane Austen...a marvelously entertaining new series that turns the incomparable author into an extraordinary sleuth! Jane finds herself embroiled in a perilous investigation that will soon have her following a trail of clues that leads all the way to Newgate Prison and the House of Lords--a trail that may well place Jane's own person in the gravest jeopardy. NonFictionWinners take all : the elite charade of changing the world / Anand Giridharadas. Summary: An insider's groundbreaking investigation of the ways the global elite's efforts to "change the world" preserve the status quo. Never caught : the Washingtons' relentless pursuit of their runaway slave, Ona Judge / Erica Armstrong Dunbar. Summary: "A revelatory account of the actions taken by the first president to retain his slaves in spite of Northern laws profiles one of the slaves, Ona Judge, describing the intense manhunt that ensued when she ran away. “The nature fix : why nature makes us happier, healthier, and more creative / Florence Williams. Summary: An investigation into the restorative benefits of nature draws on cutting-edge research and the author's explorations with international nature therapy programs to examine the relationship between nature and human cognition, mood, and creativity. Great tide rising : towards clarity and moral courage in a time of planetary change / Kathleen Dean Moore. Summary: "Even as seas rise against the shores, another great tide is beginning to rise - a tide of outrage against the pillage of the planet, a tide of commitment to justice and human rights, a swelling affirmation of moral responsibility to the future and to Earth's fullness of life. Philosopher and nature essayist Kathleen Dean Moore takes on the essential questions: Why is it wrong to wreck the world? What is our obligation to the future? What is the transformative power of moral resolve? How can clear thinking stand against the lies and illogic that batter the chances for positive change? What are useful answers to the recurring questions of a storm-threatened time - What can anyone do? Is there any hope? And always this: What stories and ideas will lift people who deeply care, inspiring them to move forward with clarity and moral courage? "Shadow world : inside the global arms trade [DVD videorecording]. Summary: "Shadow World is a cinematic documentary that reveals the shocking realities of the global arms trade - the only business that counts its profits in billions and its losses in human lives. Directed by artist/filmmaker Johan Grimonprez (Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y), the film is in part based on the acclaimed book "The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade," by Corruption-Watch-UK founder Andrew Feinstein Stacey’s picks:FictionThe Sanitorium by Sarah PearseA hot new release in the whodunit mystery genre. A wintery scene in the Swiss Alps in an ultra modern, state of the art hotel built on the ground of a previous sanatorium for female patients. The history of the sanatorium holds many secrets which tie into the present. Was the sanatorium just for wealthy tubercular patients to visit and rest and recover? If so, then what is all that creepy, old equipment? Why is it still there? And why put so much of it on display?The Push by Ashley AudrainBlythe is a reluctant mother with an overprotective husband, Fox, turned hypervigilent full time parent to Violet. Blythe feels something is off with Violet from the beginning. Fox is a proud, doting father who sees only the positive. Blythe's guilt and relief at being out of the house makes her question everything she thinks about her daughter. When Blythe has her second child Sam, the difference in bonding, development and personality is immediately obvious to her. Is there really a difference? Or is Blythe unstable and unable to cope as Fox fears? Even Blythe doesn't know...The Lighthouse Road by Peter GeyeA rather bleak, atmospheric read set in the 1890's about a young Norwegian woman who finds herself outside of Duluth alone and with few choices.The story really begins and revolves around Thea's son, Odd, as a adult who is a boat builder and fisherman. The story is one of great silence, love and reticience, but not regret.Practical Magic, The Rules of Magic, and Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman.An unlikely triogy! The triology begins in the present and consectutive books are about the previous generations. A family history of witches is set in Massachusetts, New York City, and England. Each book explores the similar, yet unique, challenges of withchery in the times.Non FictionAlone Against the North: An Expedition into the Unknown by Adam Shoalts.Followed by Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada's Arctic.Adam Shoalts is a modern day wilderness explorer, geographer, and writer. His greatest desire to explore places where no record of men having lived, hunted, or explored exist and to do this the by walking, hiking, and using waterways solo. The Secret Life of Nature: Trees Animals and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things by Peter WohllebenThird in trilogy, the other two are The Hidden Life of Trees and The Hidden Life of AnimalsAn incredibly entertaining and charming look at the inter-connectedness ofnature. Wohlleben is able to take dense information and break it down into a continuous story that is both able to relay critical information about climate changes without being too technical and critical. Well worth reading again and again!Cooking with Scraps: Turn Your Peels, Cores, Rinds, and Stems into Delicious Meals by Lindsay -Jean Hard 85 Scrumptious recipes for zero waste cooking. A realistic and accessible cookbook for all types of eaters, and so much useful information from preparing to store in the refridgeration or freezer to key implements to use, and even how to make altogether new food from items many consider disposable. Love, Animals & Miracles: Inspiring True Sories Celebrating the Healing Bond by Dr. Bernie S. Siegel with Cynthis J. HurnInspiring and uplifting short tales of animals loving and often healing their humans.Adam Shoalts is a professional adventurer and best-selling author. In 2013, hove Warrior, Carry On, Warrior, and Untamed by Glennon DoyleLove Warrior, Carry On, Warrior, and Untamed by Glennon Doyle Glennon writing is like having an honest converstation with a best friend. She is open honest, and admits to changing her mind – often. She is somewhat new-agey, but completely real and invites you into her world and her experiences of her world. Each book is a huge part of her person growth. I can't wait to see what comes next!Joan H.’s pick:Deacon King Kong by James McBride. "In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a .38 from his pocket, and, in front of everybody, shoots the project’s drug dealer at point-blank range. The reasons for this desperate burst of violence and the consequences that spring from it lie at the heart of Deacon King Kong, James McBride’s funny, moving novel and his first since his National Book Award–winning The Good Lord Bird.The Human Factor by Graham Greene. “Officials of a British intelligence agency decide to kill an agent they suspect has been betraying them, unaware that another agent is a more likely suspect.”Stevie S’s pick:Passing by Nella Larsen. (1929). “Nella Larsen was an important writer associated with the Harlem Renaissance. While she was not prolific her work was powerful and critically acclaimed. Passing confronts the reality of racial passing. The novel focuses on two childhood friends Clare and Irene, both of whom are light skinned enough to pass as white, who have reconnected with one another after many years apart. Clare has chosen to pass while Irene has embraced her racial heritage and become an important member of her community. The Novel examines how people pass on many different levels and in many different ways. Some forms of passing are perfectly acceptable while others can lead to disaster.”Barb’s pick:Moonflower Murders (sequel to Magpie Murders) by Anthony Horowitz. “Farlingaye Hall is a beautiful hotel in Suffolk on the east coast of England. Unfortunately, it is also the site of the brutal murder of Frank Parris, a retired advertising executive. Stefan Codrescu, a Romanian maintenance man, is arrested after police find blood spatter on his clothes and bed linen. He is found guilty and spends eight years in prison. It appears an open and shut case, but there is more than meets the eye. Alan Conway, the late author of the fictional Magpie Murders, knew Frank Parris and once visited Farlingaye Hall. Conway based Atticus Pund Takes the Cake, the third book in his detective series, on the hotel. Cecily Treherne, the daughter of the hotel owner, read the book and believes the truth of Stefan's innocence is found in its pages. But now...she has disappeared. Conway's former editor Susan Ryeland leaves her own hotel in Crete and travels to Suffolk to investigate the murder and Treherne's disappearance." ................
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