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Staff Picks

Just a few suggestions from our staff of readers.
By Michael Forsberg, Ted Kooser, David Wishart
$45.00
ISBN-13: 9780226257259
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: University Of Chicago Press, 10/01/2009

By Jeff Kinney
$13.95
ISBN-13: 9780810983915
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Harry N. Abrams, 10/01/2009

Hot off the presses.


By Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer
$22.00
ISBN-13: 9780385340991
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Published: The Dial Press, 07/01/2008
Linda's top pick is this charming novel in letters set in post WWII England.

By Joe Starita
$26.95
ISBN-13: 9780312533045
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: St. Martin's Press, 01/01/2009

In 1877, Chief Standing Bear's Ponca Indian tribe was forcibly removed from their Nebraska homeland, an act which would ultimately lead to the 1879 court case in which the Federal government recognized for the first time that a native American was a man before the law.  Vividly told history at its best.


Homeland (Hardcover)

By Barbara Hambly
$26.00
ISBN-13: 9780553805529
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Bantam, 08/01/2009

This Civil War era novel of letters tells a compelling story of a bond of friendship formed between two women.  Kathy and Linda both devoured it.


By Ted Kooser
$10.95
ISBN-13: 9780803226425
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Bison Books, 09/01/2009

Ted Kooser recalls childhood visits to his grandparents' home in a sweet little book.  As always, he reminds us of what matters in life.


Old City Hall (Hardcover)

By Robert Rotenberg
$26.00
ISBN-13: 9780374225421
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 03/01/2009

A tight plot and engaging characters make this debut novel set in Toronto a top-notch legal thriller.


By Haynes Johnson, Dan Balz
$29.95
ISBN-13: 9780670021116
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Published: Viking Adult, 08/01/2009

A pair of journalists take an in-depth look at the extraordinary 2008 presidential election.

 


Grave Goods (Hardcover)

By Ariana Franklin
$25.95
ISBN-13: 9780399155444
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Published: Putnam Adult, 04/01/2009

This mystery set in England in 1176 is the latest from the author of A MISTRESS OF THE ART OF DEATH.


Seeking Peace (Hardcover)

By Mary Pipher
$25.95
ISBN-13: 9781594488610
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Published: Riverhead Hardcover, 04/01/2009

This forthrightly honest memoir tells us a great deal about the life of bestselling writer Mary Pipher, but readers may find themselves between its pages, as well.


By Alan Bradley
$23.00
ISBN-13: 9780385342308
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Delacorte Press, 04/01/2009

This quirky mystery featuring an 11-year-old evil genius detective is Jim's favorite of the last year.


In the Woods (Paperback)

By Tana French
$14.00
ISBN-13: 9780143113492
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Penguin (Non-Classics), 06/01/2008

Can an absorbing police procedural mystery and a literary novel ideal for book club reading really be the same book?  Yes!