Books High and Low
Saturday, December 17, 2022
The cook, by Maylis de Kerangal
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This was a very short but interesting work about the development of a young man into a skilled chef. The narrator follows Mauro's trac...
The divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021, by Susan Glasser and Peter Baker
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This is a prodigious work that documents the full history of Trump's term in office. Heavily researched and documented, this book will...
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Memphis, by Tara M. Stringfellow
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This first novel covers three generations of women in the North family in Memphis. With chapters alternating between the generations, th...
All the rivers flow into the sea, by Khanh Ha
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This book is a collection of eleven short stories with the central theme of Vietnam. Many of them are set in Vietnam; others in the U.S....
Sunday, November 13, 2022
The song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller
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I loved this book; it brings to life the story of Achilles and his lover Patroclus, set against ancient Greece and the Trojan War.
Saturday, November 12, 2022
The road to rescue: the untold story of Schindler's list, by Mietek Pemper
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This is a fascinating, behind-the-scenes story about how Schindler's list came about, written by a Jewish prisoner whose access to cla...
From junkie to judge, by Mary Beth O'Connor
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What’s it like to grow up in a violent, abusive home, take up drugs and alcohol for relief, dive deep into meth addiction, then turn you...
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