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Hawk's
Rest
Gary
Ferguson
Nat.
Geographic
Naturalist Gary
Ferguson weaves the threads of his summer spent
at a remote backcountry cabin into a vivid
tapestry of wilderness experience in "Hawk's
Rest." The amazing natural beauty, the wildlife,
the politics and conflicts of the endless stream
of visitors come together to provide the reader
with a portrait of a wild place vibrantly alive
and passionately
loved.
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Cool As I Am
Pete
Fromm
Picador
Set in a small town
with not much to do but "go to the falls," "As
Cool as I Am" tells the story of Lucy, a
teenager who is trying to make sense of her
parents' unconventional relationship while she
figures out how to grow up all on her own. Pete
Fromm's Lucy is tough, funny and courageous,
teetering on the edge of adulthood amidst adults
who are trying to recapture their youth. Hers is
a coming-of-age story many of us will recognize
as our own.
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Bold
Spirit
Linda
Lawrence Hunt
Univ. of
Idaho Press
Helga Estby set out on
foot to cross the country in 1896, propelled by
a fierce determination to win a $10,000 wager
and save the family farm. This true account,
beautifully written by Linda Hunt, tells the
compelling tale of a mother's harrowing journey
to New York City. Despite her triumph, only
heartbreak and censure awaited back home. This
pioneer woman's story has resonated with
readers, inspiring many to weave their own
family histories.
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Devil in
the White City
Erik
Larson
Random
House
Erik Larson uses the
backdrop of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair to
juxtapose the fascinating, parallel stories of
the Fair's visionary architect and the serial
killer who used the Fairgrounds to lure his
victims. "The Devil in the White City" is a
literary tour de force, examining both America
on the verge of modernity and two men who
defined the extremes of the century to
come.
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Set This House in
Order
Matt
Ruff
HarperCollins
Matt Ruff isn't crazy,
but in his new novel, "Set This House in Order,"
he writes a convincing portrait of someone with
a multiple personality disorder. Andy Gage and
the hundred personalities in his head form
unique characters that are vibrant and totally
believable. This complex but cohesive story of
self-discovery takes an unexpected twist towards
the end that leaves the reader rethinking
everything, producing a brilliant novel worth
reading again and
again.
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Jarhead
Anthony
Swofford
Scribner
In his searing memoir
"Jarhead," Anthony Swofford examines his life as
a marine in the first Gulf War with unflinching
honesty, and explores the unsettling aftershocks
of that life-changing experience with clarity
and biting wit. Swofford writes of the savagery
of war with an unexpected beauty that lingers
long after finishing the
book.
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