“My best friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.” Abraham Lincoln
THRILLS
CHILLS
- Brother Odd by Dean Koontz*Supernatural horror in a Sierra Nevada monastery.
- Lisey’s Story by Stephen King*A widow confronts her husband’s demons.
- Harbingers by F. Paul Wilson*Supernatural forces contend for control of human life.
- Strange Candy by Laurell K Hamilton*Stories of literary fantasy.
LITERARY FICTION
- Rise & Shine by Anna Quindlen*Family story of two, NYC sisters.
- Everyman by Philip Roth*Mortality, loss, regret and acceptance.
- Digging to America by Anne Tyler*Two families adopt Korean babies & share their lives.
- After This by Alice McDermott*American family drama in mid-20th century.
- Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen*Star-crossed lovers in the world of a 1932 circus.
IMPROVEMENT PRESCRIPTION
- Being in Balance by Wayne Dyer*Re-align your thoughts for inner harmony.
- Blink by Malcolm Gladwell*Our brilliant intuitions.
- Saving Graces by Elizabeth Edwards*Surviving the death of a child.
- Social Intelligence by Daniel Goleman* “Smile, and the world smiles with you.”
- Plan B by Anne LaMott*Antidote to fear and anxiety.
COOKING
LOOKING
LIFE
STRIFE
- Aeneid by Virgil translated by Robert Fagles
- The Few by Alex Kershaw*American pilots in the RAF during World War II.
- Sea of Thunder by Evan Thomas*Four Naval commanders remember World War II.
- War of the World by Niall Ferguson *Analysis of the causes of 20th century violence.
SPORTS
RESORTS
HEAR HEAR!
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