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March 19
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Rachel
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The Road (Hardcover)
by Cormac McCarthy
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Rachel
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Special Topics in Calamity Physics (Hardcover)
by Marisha Pessl
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March 13
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Rachel
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American Bee: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of Word Nerds (Hardcover)
by James Maguire
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Rachel said:
"Focusing on the National Spelling Bee, this story takes us through the lives of many top spellers in the country, all under the age of 14. With a precocious nature and diverse ethnic, economic and geographic backgrounds, these pre-teens and teens sa...more
Focusing on the National Spelling Bee, this story takes us through the lives of many top spellers in the country, all under the age of 14. With a precocious nature and diverse ethnic, economic and geographic backgrounds, these pre-teens and teens sacrifice everything for a chance to head to Washington D.C. to spell their hearts out. While the story of word-nerds is fascinating, the redundant history of the kids and their families does tend to get a bit tedious. ...less
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February 19
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Rachel
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Everything Conceivable: How Assisted Reproduction Is Changing Men, Women, and the World (Hardcover)
by Liza Mundy
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Rachel said:
"The desire to reproduce is out of control. Women and their partners are paying billions of dollars annually with the hopes of creating new life (as if there isn't enough life for this planet to support). Well researched and non-judgemental, Everyth...more
The desire to reproduce is out of control. Women and their partners are paying billions of dollars annually with the hopes of creating new life (as if there isn't enough life for this planet to support). Well researched and non-judgemental, Everything Conceivable challenges reproductive technologies today as well as the concepts of mother and fatherhood, brother and sister and what it means to be pregnant.
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Rachel
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Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology (Hardcover)
by Eric Brende
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Rachel said:
"If there was ever a case for simple living, this is it. Author Eric Brende and his wife leave modern society as we know it and seek existence in a community that values the earth, community and a sense of modesty, ethics that one is hard pressed to ...more
If there was ever a case for simple living, this is it. Author Eric Brende and his wife leave modern society as we know it and seek existence in a community that values the earth, community and a sense of modesty, ethics that one is hard pressed to find in this over-consumptive world. ...less
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Rachel
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The Life and Times of Michael K (Paperback)
by J.M. Coetzee
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Rachel said:
"A unique book to read in a time when we are overrun with everything in excess. As Michael K's mother dies on the journey back to her home, Michael K is left alone to roam the physically torrential landscape of South Africa. Not only does he face ca...more
A unique book to read in a time when we are overrun with everything in excess. As Michael K's mother dies on the journey back to her home, Michael K is left alone to roam the physically torrential landscape of South Africa. Not only does he face capture by roving armies, but he must now face life as a simple existence and is forced to seek virtues that are all but lost. ...less
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Rachel
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Disgrace (Penguin Essential Edition)
by J.M. Coetzee
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Rachel said:
"Not only a contemporary examination of political and personal shame but an equally thorough examination of race relations in South Africa, J.M. Coetzee's home.
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Rachel
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The Waiting Years (Paperback)
by Fumiko Enchi
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Rachel said:
"Fumiko Enchi is Japan's leading woman novelist and with a great tale like this one it is clear why. With each of the female characters (Tomo, the heart-heavy wife on a mission to find a mistress for her husband; Suga, the mistress who captures her m...more
Fumiko Enchi is Japan's leading woman novelist and with a great tale like this one it is clear why. With each of the female characters (Tomo, the heart-heavy wife on a mission to find a mistress for her husband; Suga, the mistress who captures her masters heart with her innocence; Yumi, eventually another mistress whose flirtatious manner takes Suga away from the master; Miya, the wife of the masters son who is soon the masters object of affection), Enchi builds the fears of each character as well as their strengths and portrays an oft lived Japanese family as seen through the eyes of the women who have been betrayed. ...less
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February 13
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Rachel
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Thought to Exist in the Wild: Awakening from the Nightmare of Zoos (Paperback)
by Derrick Jensen
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