Marta's Reading Insight
| Marta's Reading Insight | number 14 |  |
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QUIRKY BOOKS.
Do you enjoy offbeat
topics? Quirky books are not often bestsellers,
but they are
delicious treats for hungry minds.
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CANDY FREAK: |
Your mouth will water as Almond takes you on a nationwide tour of the candy business and recalls his love affairs with chocolate. |
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FAREWELL, GODSPEED:
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The famous speak of the famous with surprising frankness and eloquence revealing the true personalities of the speaker and the departed. |
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CITY DHARMA:
Keeping Your Cool in the Chaos by Arthur Jeon |
Inspiration and the tools to make it work amid the
pressure and stress we know so well. Hip and practical advice
for transcending fear, rage and negativity. |
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THE NOBLEST INVENTION:
An Illustrated History of the Bicycle |
Bicycling has been called "a physics lesson in motion." Read about its history, culture & counterculture with fascinating photos. |
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WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING
AT? The First Fat Fiction Anthology edited by Donna Jarrel & Ira Sukrungruang |
Contemporary American writers present fat as a topic for consideration. Enjoy fiction & poetry that celebrates self-acceptance whatever your size. |
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MADAME BOVARY, C'EST
MOI: The Great Characters of Literature and Where They Came
From by Andre Bernard |
Perry Mason, Princess Daisy, Stuart Little,.... do they emerge full-blown, have their own voices, mirror the author? A fascinating book of literary trivia. |
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WHY NOT? |
Get your brain in gear with these unusual solutions to common problems. Using outside-the-box thinking, get a new perspective on the business of everyday life. Why Not?? |
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Marta Campbell, Head of Collection Management |  | ||
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