Books

Dear Reader titles for next week

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A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny, audio
Overpromise and Overdeliver by Rick Barrera, business
Kissing Babies at the Piggly Wiggly by Robert Dalby, fiction
Stories Behind Men of Faith by Ace Collins, good news
Handbags and Homicide by Dorothy Howell, mystery
The Ultimate Battle by Bill Sloan, nonfiction
To Be Announced prepub
Mayhem in High Heels by Gemma Halliday, romance
WWW: Wake by Robert J. Sawyer, science fiction
Ruby’s Imagine by Kim Antieau, teen
No Mercy by John Gilstrap, thriller

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Book Club

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The book club will be reading “Thunder at Twilight: Vienna 1913 / 1914” by Frederic Morton. It describes the events leading up to WWI.
Please join us for a discussion of this interesting period in history.

New nonfiction titles

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I don’t order a lot of non-fiction because people here at the Pember tend to like fiction better. However, there are some great nonfiction titles coming out in September.

Be on the lookout for:
Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-time Eater by Frank Bruni
Have a Little Faith: The Story of a Last Request by Mitch Albom
The Murder of King Tut: The Plot to Kill the Child King – A Nonfiction Thriller by James Patterson
Soul of a Dog: Reflections on the Spirits of the Animals of Bedlam Farm by Jon Katz
Stitches: a Memoir by David Small (a graphic autobiography)
Traveling with Pomegranates: a Mother-Daughter Story by Sue Monk Kidd
Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln’s Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities by Amy Stewart
and Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America by Douglas Brinkley

You may put in a request for any of these books. The library will have them all by the end of September.

This week’s Dear Reader titles

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Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em by Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans, business
Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult, fiction
An Irishwoman’s Tale by Patti Lacy, good news
Run a Crooked Mile by Janet LaPierre, mystery
The Scent Trail by Celia Lyttelton, nonfiction
The Rogue and the Rival by Maya Rodale, romance
Must Love Black by Kelly McClymer, teen

The September Classic title is Flame Trees of Thika by Elspeth Huxley.

My apologies for putting the wrong titles up last week; I think these are correct.

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Best Selling Books of the Twentieth Century

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This is the tenth and final installment in the series of best selling books of the twentieth century.

*1990
The Plains of Passage, Jean M. Auel

* 1991
Scarlett: Sequel to Gone with the Wind, Alexandra Ripley

* 1992
Dolores Claiborne, Stephen King

* 1993
The Bridges of Madison County, Robert James Waller

* 1994
The Chamber, John Grisham

* 1995
The Rainmaker, John Grisham

* 1996
The Runaway Jury, John Grisham

* 1997
The Partner, John Grisham

* 1998
The Street Lawyer, John Grisham

* 1999
The Testament, John Grisham

John Grisham certainly made his mark on this decade!

Dear Reader upcoming titles

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The following books will be featured at next week’s Dear Reader:

Walk Like a Giant, Sell Like a Madman: America’s #1 Salesman Shows You How to Sell Anything, 2nd Edition by Ralph R. Roberts, business
The Women by T. C. Boyle, fiction
The Almost True Story of Ryan Fisher by Rob Stennett, good news
In the Heat by Ian Vasquez, mystery
Crazy Good by Charles Leerhsen, nonfiction
Warrior’s Lady by Gerri Russell, romance
Wild Magic by Cat Weatherill, teen

To join, click on the “Online Book Clubs, Click Here” icon to the left, put in your email address, and choose which club(s) you would like to get in your email. Thanks to the Friends of the Library for sponsoring this wonderful service for our readers out there!

If you have already joined, leave a comment if you have read book s you wouldn’t have picked up otherwise.

Best Selling Books of the Twentieth Century

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The ninth installment of best selling books of the Twentieth Century as detailed in Publisher’s Weekly:

* 1980
The Covenant, James A. Michener

* 1981
Noble House, James Clavell

* 1982
E.T., William Kotzwinkle

* 1983
Return of the Jedi Storybook, Joan D. Vinge

* 1984
The Talisman, Stephen King and Peter Straub

* 1985
The Mammoth Hunters, Jean M. Auel

* 1986
It, Stephen King

* 1987
The Tommyknockers, Stephen King

* 1988
The Cardinal of the Kremlin, Tom Clancy

* 1989
Clear and Present Danger, Tom Clancy

Wow, Stephen King, Tom Clancy, & Jean Auel still make the Best Seller List with any new book!

Write a review

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Take a moment and write a review of the next book you read and let other readers know what you thought of the book. It’s simple to do. First go to the library card catalog, choose your book and click on review. Now just follow the steps listed. (Personal information such as email addresses will not be posted.)
We are pleased to announce the addition of ChiliFresh reviews to the MVLS/SALS catalog. With ChiliFresh, you can rate books, write reviews and read reviews written by other people. You can learn more about ChiliFresh at http://www.chilifresh.com

Best Selling Books of the Twentieth Century

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The eighth installment of best selling books of the Twentieth Century as detailed in Publisher’s Weekly:

* 1970
Love Story, Erich Segal

*1971
Wheels, Arthur Hailey

* 1972
Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach

* 1973
Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach

* 1974
Centennial, James A. Michener

* 1975
Ragtime, E. L. Doctorow

* 1976
Trinity, Leon Uris

* 1977
The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien; Christopher Tolkien

* 1978
Chesapeake, James A. Michener

* 1979
The Matarese Circle, Robert Ludlum

Feel free to make a comment on any title if you have read it (or a comment about why you haven’t read it.)

Dear Reader upcoming titles

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The following books will be featured at next week’s Dear Reader:

Postcards From Heaven by Dan Gordon, audio
The Offsite: A Leadership Challenge Fable by Robert H. Thompson, business
The Summer the Wind Whispered My Name by Don Locke, fiction
The Game of My Life by Jason “J-Mac” McElwain with Daniel Paisner, good news
Aunt Dimity: Vampire Hunter by Nancy Atherton, mystery
Against Medical Advice by James Patterson & Hal Friedman & Cory Friedman, nonfiction
House by John Shors, prepub
One True Theory of Love by Laura Fitzgerald, romance
The 13th Immortal by Robert Silverberg, sci-fi
Erratum by Walter Sorrells, teen
Salvation Boulevard by Larry Beinhart, thriller

To join, click on the “Online Book Clubs, Click Here” icon to the left, put in your email address, and choose which club(s) you would like to get in your email. Thanks to the Friends of the Library for sponsoring this wonderful service for our readers out there!

If you have already joined, leave a comment if you have read book s you wouldn’t have picked up otherwise.

Best Selling Books of the Twentieth Century

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The seventh installment of best selling books of the Twentieth Century as detailed in Publisher’s Weekly:

* 1960
Advise and Consent, Allen Drury

* 1961
The Broad Highway, Jeffrey Farnol

* 1962
The Agony and the Ecstasy, Irving Stone

* 1963
Ship of Fools, Katherine Anne Porter

* 1964
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, John Le Carré

* 1965
The Source, James A. Michener

* 1966
Valley of the Dolls, Jacqueline Susann

* 1967
The Arrangement, Elia Kazan

* 1968
Airport, Arthur Hailey

* 1969
Portnoy’s Complaint, Philip Roth

This is another set of titles that I feel reflect the era in which they were written.