Booklist
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SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN│ Lisa See│ FIC, CD See
In 19th. century, rural China, Lily and Snow Flower become “laotongs” or intimate friends when they are young and must remain devoted to each other for life. Lily looks back on her life and shares her experiences of friendships, footbinding and society.
1776│ David McCullough│973.3, Q, CD, Cass McCu
The Pulitzer winning author narrates the story of George Washington and the beginnings of the Revolutionary War. The book covers the entire 1776 year with an assortment of viewpoints and commentary from people on both sides of the ocean.
PADDY WHACKED│ T.J. English│ 364.196 Engl
This is the untold story of centuries of Irish American gangster history from Tammany Hall to the White House. Read true tales of corrupt politics, brothels, tough women and a cast of characters including “Legs” Diamond, “Bugs” Moran, “Mad Dog” Coll, “Spike” O’Donnell and Mickey Spillane.
SUNFLOWER: ON THE POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITS OF FORGIVENESS│ Simon Wiesenthal │179.7 Wies
A dying Nazi soldier asks Wiesenthal, a concentration camp survivor, for his forgiveness for crimes. What would you do? The Dalai Lama, Primo Levi and others who have witnessed genocide and human tyranny answer this provocative question.
FREDDY AND FREDERICKA│ Mark Helprin│ FIC, CD Help
Freddy and Fredericka are the Prince and Princess of Wales and are not worthy of the crown. To test their worthiness, they are parachuted naked into the New Jersey swamps in the middle of the night and must work their way across the country. This is the hilarious story of how they learn about love, life and leadership.
JANE AUSTEN IN BOCA│ Paula Marantz Cohen│ FIC Cohe
This is a witty adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set in a Jewish retirement community in Boca Raton, Florida. This time the daughter-in-law is seeking a mate for her widowed mother-in-law and has found the ideal candidate for her!
DRINKING LIFE│ Pete Hamill │ B, CD, Cass Hami
In this autobiography, Pete Hamill describes growing up in Brooklyn and his personal odyssey to sobriety. He talks about his assignments as a journalist, relationships in the literary circles and insights into his life and world around him as only he could write.
THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA│ Philip Roth │ FIC, Q, CD, Cass Roth
This alternative history plot as seen through the eyes of a young Philip Roth tells a story of Charles Lindbergh defeating FDR for the presidency in 1940. The story follows the reaction of one family as they combat anti-semitism and a nation at war with itself.
VANISHING ACTS│ Jodi Picoult│ FIC, CD, Cass Pico
30 year-old Delia Hopkins learns that her father kidnapped her from her mother. He had told Delia that her mother was dead. She must now come to terms with her dad and the mother that she never knew.
JONATHAN STRANGE & MR. NORRELL│ Susanna Clarke│ FIC, CD Clar
It’s 1808 and Napoleon is defeating the English military. Mr. Norrell, a reclusive but ambitious scholar from Yorkshire is the first practical magician in hundreds of years. Jealousy abounds as his aristocratic apprentice, Jonathan Strange, is chosen to change the course of the Napoleonic War.
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