The Perfectionists
by Simon Winchester
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We seek precision in our lives every day. We want to drive from home to work and work to home safely in a reliable car. During a brief stop at the grocery store, we want to ...
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Rory L. Aronsky
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Beyond the Book: U.S. Naval Observatory Master Clock
You have a job interview at 9:30. You plan to leave at 8:50. It's really only a 10-minute walk, but the path cuts through pleasant tree-lined neighborhoods and you know you'll take extra time meandering. Right now, it is 8:45 – or around 8:... Beyond the Book
Beauty in the Broken Places
by Allison Pataki
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Ernest Hemingway wrote that we are "strong at the broken places," and Allison Pataki found that to be true when her husband, David Levy, a third-year orthopedic surgery ...
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Rebecca Foster
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Beyond the Book: Types of Stroke
Most strokes are caused by blockages in blood vessels, either directly in the brain or traveling from elsewhere in the body to the brain; these are referred to as ischemic strokes. A minority are caused by ruptured blood vessels (hemorrhagic strokes)... Beyond the Book
Love and Other Consolation Prizes
by Jamie Ford
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Love and Other Consolation Prizes was read and reviewed by 22 BookBrowse members for First Impressions, 21 of whom gave it four or five stars, resulting in an impressive ...
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Beyond the Book: 170 Years of World's Fairs
Love and Other Consolation Prizes largely revolves around two World's Fairs that took place in Seattle in 1909 and 1962. Officially known as Universal Expositions, more than 100 World's Fairs have been held in more than 20 countries, large and... Beyond the Book
The Judge Hunter
by Christopher Buckley
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In London 1664, Balthasar de St. Michel or "Balty" has no discernable skills besides pestering his brother-in-law Samuel Pepys, Clerk of the Acts of the Royal Navy, for money ...
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Emily Isackson
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Beyond the Book: Samuel Pepys's Diary
In The Judge Hunter, Balty's brother-in-law, Samuel Pepys, an important historical figure in 17th century London, plays an integral role. Samuel Pepys (pronounced Peeps) was born in London in 1633. He completed grammar school during the English ... Beyond the Book
Clock Dance
by Anne Tyler
A delightful novel of one woman's transformative journey, from the best-selling and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer.
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The Family Tabor
by Cherise Wolas
Wolas's gorgeously rendered sophomore novel reckons with the nature of the stories we tell ourselves.
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The Twelve-Mile Straight
An audacious American epic set in rural Georgia during the years of the Depression and Prohibition.
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A Place For Us
A deeply moving story of love, identity and belonging--the first novel from Sarah Jessica Parker's new imprint.
Epic, propulsive, incredibly ambitious, and dazzlingly written, The Resurrection of Joan ...
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A dazzling, richly moving new novel by the internationally celebrated author of The God of...
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Six Debut Novels About Families for Book Clubs
A Place for Us
by Fatima Farheen Mirza
If you, your parents, your grandparents or people you know are immigrants to this country, this book will touch you on so many levels. The first generation to the ...
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
by Gail Honeyman
While I have to Admit I chose this book out of sheer luck, I am so glad that I did, i can honestly say that it was humorous, desperately sad at times and wonderfully ...
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Salt Houses
by Hala Alyan
This was a meaningful and well written book. My heart went out to this family and I was moved by the women who took their food and customs with them wherever they went to...
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The Twelve-Mile Straight
by Eleanor Henderson
There are a lot of emotionally flawed human beings in this tale of Great-Depression-Era Georgia, and author Emily Henderson uses them to keep the reader on edge; one is ...
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The Great Alone
by Kristin Hannah
Reading this novel I felt I was watching a story unfold page by page, character by character. It showed the beauty and allure of Alaska along with the reality of life in...
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Warlight
by Michael Ondaatje
"It is 1945, and London is still reeling from the Blitz and years of war. 14-year-old Nathaniel and his sister, Rachel, are apparently abandoned by their parents, left in...
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