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do you decide what to read next? Do you scour book reviews,
or do you ask trusted friends for recommendations? If you're in
a reading group, you probably do a little of both. Allow us to
make a few suggestions. Below you'll find a number of outstanding
novels, books that will appeal to every taste, books with emotional
depth, books that exercise the intellect, and books that are sure
to spark some lively discussions.
April 2008
Nonfiction
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
by Michael Pollan
In The Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan identifies three food chains that sustain us: industrial food, organic or alternative food, and food we forage ourselves. Following each of these chains from the source to a final meal, Pollan develops a definitive account of the American way of eating—a way of eating that holds at stake not only the health of ourselves and our children, but the health of the environment that sustains life on earth.
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Fiction
The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters
by Elisabeth Robinson
Olivia Hunt's latest movie has tanked. Her boyfriend just dumped her. And her roots are in desperate need of a touch-up. Just as she's about to start feeling seriously sorry for herself, Olivia finds out that her sister, Maddie, is dying. The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters mixes screwball comedy and poignant, but never maudlin, family drama to produce a wonderfully unlikely, profoundly charming book.
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Fiction
The Law of Similars
by Chris Bohjalian
Two years after his wife’s unexpected death, Leland Fowler, a state’s attorney and father of a 4-year-old daughter, sees Carissa Lake, a local homeopathic healer, to rid him of a chronic sore throat. Carissa's remedy of arsenic succeeds in healing his symptoms, and she becomes the remedy for his loneliness. As Leland falls in love with Carissa, one of her patients suffers an allergy-induced coma. She comes under investigation for malpractice, and Leland is forced to make difficult ethical decisions. How Leland comes to make the decisions he does will provide readers with ample topics for discussion.
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Young Adult
The Breadwinner
by Deborah Ellis
In this relevant, eye-opening story, a young Afghan girl named Parvana must become the sole financial provider—or breadwinner—for her family. Neither Parvana's mother nor sisters can leave their home, even when wearing their burkas, because they don't have a male relative to accompany them. Parvana's father had taught her to read and write, so, after he is jailed, Parvana cuts her hair, disguises herself as a boy, and goes to the market to earn money by reading and writing letters for illiterate Afghans.
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