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House of Meetings by Martin Amis

A deeply humanist novella about two brothers and a Jewish girl in the “pogrom-poised Moscow of 1946”.

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Capitol Threat by William Bernhardt

When Oklahoma attorney Ben Kincaid came to Washington, D.C. to defend a senator caught in a red-hot sex scandal turned murder case, he never dreamed he’d end up trading the courtroom for the senate chamber.

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Sick of Shadows  by Marion Chesney

Lady Rose Summer is saved from her Edwardian parents’ plan to ship her off to the Indian marriage mart by a faux engagement and a murder.

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Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier

Follows the Kellaway family as they leave behind tragedy in rural Dorset and come to late-eighteenth century London.

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The Awakening by Kate Chopin

Considered shocking and immoral when it was published in 1889, the novel describes Edna Pontellier’s  struggle for independence and fulfillment beyond marriage and motherhood.

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Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

“The circus, the Great depression, a complex elephant, equally complex love, the mists and twists of memory articulated in the utterly winning voice of a very old man who’s seen it all…”

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Man in the Middle by Brian Haig

Dispatched to investigate the suicide of one of D.C.’s most influential defense officials, Sean Drummond and his female partner uncover secrets about the war in Iraq that could undermine the presidency.

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The Castle in the Forest by Norman Mailer

A fictional account of Adolf Hitler’s childhood and adolescence.

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The Blade Itself by Marcus Sakey

When childhood friends Evan and Danny rob a pawnshop, things go terribly wrong.  Evan goes to prison; Danny transforms his life.  Trouble starts when Evan is released from prison and wants to renew their alliance.

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The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier

In this spiritual memoir, the Academy-award-winning actor looks back at his pioneering life and career and the lessons learned along the way.

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Nixon and Mao: the week that changed the world by Margaret Olwen Macmillan

In February 1972, Richard Nixon, the first American president ever to visit China, and Mao Tse-tung, the enigmatic Communist dictator, met for an hour in Beijing.  That meeting ultimately laid the groundwork for the complex relationship between China and the U.S. that we see today.

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The Power of a Positive No: how to say no and still get to yes by William Ury

Offers concrete advice and practical examples for saying No in virtually any situation.

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The Art of Aging: a doctor’s prescription for well-being by Sherwin B. Nuland

Dr. Nuland explores the impact of aging on our minds and bodies, strivings and relationships, melding a scientist’s passion for truth with a humanist’s understanding of the heart and soul.

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