Staff Recommendations
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Philip Matyszak, ''Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day'' | Philip Matyszak, ''Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day'' | ||
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| + | James H. Kunstler, ''The Long Emergency'' | ||
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| + | Father John Hodgins recommends: | ||
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| + | Margaret MacMillan, ''The Uses and Abuses of History'' | ||
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Brian Selznick, ''The Invention of Hugo Cabret: a novel in words and pictures.'' | Brian Selznick, ''The Invention of Hugo Cabret: a novel in words and pictures.'' | ||
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| + | Mr. Lofft recommends: | ||
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| + | Robert Malcomson, ''Capital in Flames'' | ||
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| + | Mr. O'Leary recommends: | ||
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| + | Frank Delaney, ''Ireland'' | ||
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Ms. Somerville recommends: | Ms. Somerville recommends: | ||
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| + | Jeffrey Archer, ''A Prisoner of Birth'' | ||
Pat Barker, ''Life Class'' | Pat Barker, ''Life Class'' | ||
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Barbara Gowdy, ''Helpless'' | Barbara Gowdy, ''Helpless'' | ||
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| + | Michael Gruber, ''The Forgery of Venus'' | ||
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| + | Daoud Hari, ''The Translator: a tribesman's memoir of Darfur'' | ||
Michael Helm, ''The Projectionist'' | Michael Helm, ''The Projectionist'' | ||
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Robert Kaplaw, ''Me and Orson Wells'' | Robert Kaplaw, ''Me and Orson Wells'' | ||
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| + | Mary Lawson, ''The Other Side of the Bridge'' | ||
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| + | Donna Leon, ''Acqua Alta'' | ||
Stephen Lewis, ''Race Against Time'' | Stephen Lewis, ''Race Against Time'' | ||
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Ian Rankin, ''Rebus's Scotland: A Personal Journey'' | Ian Rankin, ''Rebus's Scotland: A Personal Journey'' | ||
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| + | Michael Redhill, ''Consolation'' | ||
Kathy Reichs, ''Cross Bones'' & ''Break no Bones'' | Kathy Reichs, ''Cross Bones'' & ''Break no Bones'' | ||
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C.S. Richardson, ''The End of the Alphabet'' | C.S. Richardson, ''The End of the Alphabet'' | ||
| - | Philip Roth, ''The Plot Against America'' | + | Philip Roth, ''The Plot Against America'', ''Exit Ghost'', & Patrimony |
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| + | Robyn Scott, ''Twenty Chickens for a Saddle'' | ||
Alice Sebold, ''The Almost Moon'' | Alice Sebold, ''The Almost Moon'' | ||
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Madeleine Thien, ''Certainty'' | Madeleine Thien, ''Certainty'' | ||
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| + | Adrian Tomine, ''Shortcomings'' | ||
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| + | Jeanette Walls, ''The Glass Castle'' | ||
Richard Wright, ''October'' | Richard Wright, ''October'' | ||
Current revision as of 17:22, 17 September 2008
Mr. Birkett recommends:
Philip Matyszak, Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day
Mr. D'Arcy recommends:
James H. Kunstler, The Long Emergency
Father John Hodgins recommends:
Margaret MacMillan, The Uses and Abuses of History
Mr. Hutton recommends:
M.T. Anderson, The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation. Volume 1: The Pox Party
Dennis Bock, The Communist's Daughter
John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Andrew Keen, The Cult of the Amateur
Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time
Michael Palin, Himalaya
Brian Selznick, The Invention of Hugo Cabret: a novel in words and pictures.
Mr. Lofft recommends:
Robert Malcomson, Capital in Flames
Mr. O'Leary recommends:
Frank Delaney, Ireland
Mr. Shum recommends:
Craig & Marc Kielburger, Me to We: Turning Self-Help on it's Head
Ms. Somerville recommends:
Jeffrey Archer, A Prisoner of Birth
Pat Barker, Life Class
James Bartlemen, Raisin Wine
Alan Bennett, Untold Stories & The Uncommon Reader
John Berendt, City of Falling Angels
Giles Blunt, The Delicate Storm
Giles Blunt, Blackfly Season
Dennis Bock, The Communist's Daughter
Pat Capponi, Last Stop Sunnyside
James Chatto, The Greek for Love
Richard Clews, Finding Lily
Michael Connelly, The Lincoln Lawyer
Joan Didion, Democracy
John Gregory Dunne, Monster
Howard Engel, Memory Book
Anne Enright, The Gathering
Camilla Gibb, The Petty Details of So and So's Life
Alison Gordon, Prairie Hardball
Barbara Gowdy, Helpless
Michael Gruber, The Forgery of Venus
Daoud Hari, The Translator: a tribesman's memoir of Darfur
Michael Helm, The Projectionist
P.D. James, The Murder Room
Peter James, Dead Simple
Louis Jannetta, The King of the Maitre D's
Robert Kaplaw, Me and Orson Wells
Mary Lawson, The Other Side of the Bridge
Donna Leon, Acqua Alta
Stephen Lewis, Race Against Time
Roy Macgregor, A Life in the Bush
Linden MacIntyre, Causeway
Heather O'Neill, Lullabies for Little Criminals
Tom Perrotta, The Abstinence Teacher
Anna Porter, The Book Fair Murders
Andrew Pyper, The Trade Mission
Ian Rankin, Exit Music
Ian Rankin, Mortal Causes
Ian Rankin, Rebus's Scotland: A Personal Journey
Michael Redhill, Consolation
Kathy Reichs, Cross Bones & Break no Bones
C.S. Richardson, The End of the Alphabet
Philip Roth, The Plot Against America, Exit Ghost, & Patrimony
Robyn Scott, Twenty Chickens for a Saddle
Alice Sebold, The Almost Moon
Jane Smiley, A Thousand Acres
Zadie Smith, On Beauty
Colm Toibin, The Master
Madeleine Thien, Certainty
Adrian Tomine, Shortcomings
Jeanette Walls, The Glass Castle
Richard Wright, October
Alissa York, Effigy
Ms. Uhre recommends:
Irene Nemirovsky, Suite Francaise
Mr. Van Herk recommends:
Sue Townsend, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4
Mr. Whiteley recommends:
John Updike, The Terrorist
