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Every year, the booksellers at Powell’s submit their Top Fives: their five favorite books that were released in 2023. It’s a list that, when put together, shows just how varied and interesting the book tastes of Powell’s booksellers are. I highly recommend digging into the recommendations — we would never lead you astray — but today...
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Marilyn Monroe: Metamorphosis
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David Wills
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, December 17, 2011
Anyone who thinks they have seen all to be seen of Marilym Monroe will be stunned by the photos in this gorgeous volume.In many,Marilyn seem about to step off the page.In her early brunette stage she already had some magic going on between herself and the camera..Was anyone so real posing for photographs?Marilyn's beauty is almost overwhelming.I have not seen the majority of these before,and they are so fresh and lovely they could have been taken yesterday.I bought this for a gift,but can't part with it!
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House At Riverton
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Kate Morton
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, June 28, 2011
What an astounding author debut! Kate Morton makes the World War One era as vital as today's.Grace is a young housemaid who becomes a close friend to the eldest daughter of Riverton House.Hannah is beautiful and privileged but yearns for adventure.She makes a hasty but advantagous marriage that reduces her to a hostess for her staid husband.Hannah' s beloved brother had been killed in France ,and she is drawn to his surviving fellow soldier and friend.Robbie's love rescues her from her stagnant life but he has been emotionally damaged by the war.Grace tries to avert disaster but passion,jealousy and fate end in tragedy.I won't reveal more but I will say this is the best novel I have read in a very long time.It is one of the special ones you don't want to end.
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Dark Places
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Gillian Flynn
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, April 15, 2011
Libby Day distrusts everyone,with real cause..when she was seven,her mother and 2 sisters were murdered as she hid in a closet.She heard but did not see the crime.Her testimony sent her troubled brother to jail.Ben was fifteen,unpopular and traumatized by the desertion of his father and his poverty-ridden life on a failing farm with his mother and three little sisters.He falls in with several other misfits.One of these,his girlfriend Diondra,is cruel and promiscuous;the other,Trey, a charismatic sociopath who pulls Ben and Diondra into drugs and Devil worship.Ben's participation in animal sacrifice,his strange manner and accusations of sexual abuse by several pre-teen girls become common knowledge in town,and when Ben is arrested for his family's murders no one is surprised.Little Libby becomes famous as the only surviver of the grisly crime..She lives on her late mother's insurance money,donations that pour in from people who have read about the murders,and a book she ghost-writes about the crime.Libby has no personal attachments and her depression is profound.The crime has inspired a cultish group convinced of Ben's innocence .At thirty one, Libby has gone through the last of her money and agrees to appear at their meetings .The Ben worshipping members try to convince Libby to recant her trial testimony.She embarks on a journey into her dismal past to find out more about Ben,his companions,the brutal father who abandoned the family,and her once loving Aunt.This book is so well written that despite the sad ,horrifying insights into the Day family,reading it is a pleasure.Gillian Flynn's characters can break your heart and anger you,she makes them living,breathing beings.You care about these people and want to warn or help the.To me,that makes a great book.
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Complete Americas Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook 2001 2011
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Americas Test Kitchen
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, January 02, 2011
They test recipes so you don't have to.This cookbook takes the anxiety out of trying impressive dishes.No loss of expensive spices,not to mention pricey meats and fish.The ATK folks also come up with surprising tips and shortcuts to streamline your cooking time.Every recipe I've tried has gotten kudos.You NEED to have this volume AND give one to anyone you know who likes to cook.
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The Kitchen House
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Kathleen Grissom
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, January 01, 2011
What a wonderful book.Families are formed by love and trust ,not race,and the wealthy plantation owners lack both.
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Things That Keep Us Here
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Carla Buckley
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, September 02, 2010
Ann and Peter Brooks seem to have attained the American Dream, good marriage, healthy children, great house and friends in their upscale suburb.The marriage that seems so solid,however, eventually breaks apart as Ann and Peter are unable to resolve a past tragedy.The couple separate just as a virulant strain of influenza begins to decimate populations worldwide.Peter, a viral biologist becomes convinced that the new strain is transmitted from bird to man.His fears of a Pandemic worse than the 1918 Spanish flu which killed millions become reality.He is compelled to move back in with Ann and the kids,bringing along his displaced lab assistant,Shazia. Ann suspects Peter and Shazia are lovers,making the living arrangements uncomfortable.When a quarantine is enforced,people become desperate,fighting over food, gasoline and medical care.As their friends in the neighborhood succumb to primitive behavior, the deaths keep mounting.The Brooks try to maintain civilized values but circumstances force them to face unimaginable choices.The Brook's tale is a potent reminder of the of our dependance on things taken for granted...electricity, technology, grocery stores, heat,as well as the human instinct to protect loved ones at any cost.
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The Kitchen House
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Kathleen Grissom
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, July 12, 2010
The Kitchen House is a powerful story of family and loyalty on a southern plantation in the late 1700s.Lavinia is a fragile Irish orphan who is placed in the care of the house and kitchen slaves.They give her the love and security she has lost.House and kitchen slaves were the upper rung of the slave population,so she is spared the drudgery and abuse of the field workers.Seven year old Lavinia and Belle,a beautiful 23 year old slave, develop a mother-daughter bond.Belle is the daughter and unwilling lover of the plantation master.This situation is tortorous for her as well as Ben,the slave she is forbidden to marry.Lavinia's youth initally protects her from much of the horror around her,but as she matures,she witnesses acts of injustice and cruelty.The mistress of the plantation,addicted to opium after the early death of a number of children,develops a liking for Lavinia,teaching her to read, but Lavinia is happiest with her slave family,who share a bond of love,humor and zest for life lacking in the Master's lavish house.Lavinia soon faces upheavals that threaten to destroy her adopted family.The Kitchen House is an eye- opening, up- close view of slave life and the dignity and affection within.A truly unique book.
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Tainted
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Brooke Morgan
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, June 15, 2010
Inexperienced Holly becomes pregnant in her first sexual encounter with high school classmate Billy.He is the class dreamboat while Holly is shy and unpopular.The resulting pregnancy sends Billy running off to college,leaving Holly heartbroken and isolated in her remote beach home.The baby becomes Holly's entire life ,with childcare help from her grandfather next door.Flash forward 6 years. Holly meets a hunky Brit who quickly charms her,five year old Katy and grandfather Henry.After years of solitude,Holly is overwhelmed by Jack's passion and kindness and marries this seeming paragon.Marriage reveals some of Jack's less lovable traits and a frightening past.Most doubts are erased by his charisma,but is he the guy she thinks he is?Meanwhile,Billy returns to get to know his daughter,guilty about his youthful mistakes.His resurfacing causes friction between Holly and Jack.Is Billy still the slacker who abandoned naive Holly?At this point the novel takes off with suspense and a very unpredictable outcome.Creepy,romantic and surprising, this is one book not to miss.
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Lady Jane Grey A Tudor Mystery
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Eric Ives
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, May 01, 2010
Lady Jane's tragic story is a great antidote to the wildly inaccurate but addictive Tudor tv series.This well educated,attractive young woman was the legitimate Queen of England for thirteen days,yet today is just a footnote in history (and figures in an early Stone's song,but I digress!)Jane was thrust upon the throne as a sixteen year old newlywed when Edward VI,the unsavory Henry VIII's only male child, died .Edward was only sixteen,like Jane,but savvy enough to compose several wills which indicated his wish that Jane succeed him,his sisters Mary and Elizabeth having been declared bastards by Henry.Mary had different plans,however,raising an army and claiming the throne.Poor Jane and her young husband were immediately tossed into the Tower of London.Jane was beheaded(what else?) months later.This girl may have become a wonderful ruler.Everything seemed poised for a smooth transition to become Queen.The "What may have been ?"makes this book fascinating while also realizing that Jane's reign would have deprived us of the spectacular Elizabeth I.Eric Ives also wrote an eye-opening history of Anne Boleyn( savvy busineswoman,who knew?),another well educated young woman sacrificed to fate.I enjoyed every page,Ive's makes his point that women were disposable commodities:at the same time,he invites you into their lives and leaves you wishing it could have ended differently for these unique women.Hated reaching the end.
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Imperfect Birds
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Anne Lamott
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, April 16, 2010
Anyone who has had teenagers knows the constant undercurrent of worry about their choices while keeping up the "Of course I trust you" face.Elizabeth's suspects her beautiful daughter of using drugs and having risky sex yet she can't seem to confront her. Rosie,meanwhile uses her good grades and loving manner to lull Elizabeth's growing fears. Living in affluent,liberal, Marin County with it's access to all sorts of temptations complicates matters further.It takes the death of two of Rosie's friends to propel Elizabeth and Rosie's stepfather James to face the fact that Rosie is an accomplished liar on a dangerous trajectory.Though it's seems to take Elizabeth too long to recognize her daughter's demons,this makes her overdue awakening heartbreaking and identifiable.The insights and emotions Annie Lamont reveal make this story linger in a reader's mind.
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Anybody Out There
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Marian Keyes
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, October 09, 2009
I was surprised at how wonderful this book is.I'd read Keye's first "Watermelon" but didn't care for her next few."Anybody out there?"is so nuanced,way above chick lit.It is a story of grieving for your soulmate while everyone around you goes on with their lives.Some pages make you ache for Anna,others have you almost howling with laughter.Anna's haunting(pun intended) search for some connection with her beloved Aidan has it all,sex,drugs,crazy family.Hated reaching the last page.
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Last Lincolns The Rise & Fall of a Great American Family
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Charles Lachman
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, February 05, 2009
What a compelling book!I finished The Last Lincolns left with so many lingering "what ifs".Lincoln's eldest son Robert comes off as unfeeling,ashamed of his unstable mother,focused on climbing the social ladder.Mary Lincoln is truly a tragic figure,losing everyone she loved except Robert,who brought about her insanity trial.The later Lincolns are a mixed bag,with none of them possessing anything near greatness.Just imagine how different history would have been if just one of Abe's line had his genius.A book that you read straight through and remember.
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Womans View How Hollywood Spoke To Women
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Jeanine Basinger
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, September 12, 2008
I ran out and bought some great old DVDs after reading A Woman's View.The author details the plots and examines the effect these movies have on viewers.Saved me a lot of time wading through old films and really gives insight into the Hollywood star process.I also enjoy the sly humor Basinger uses in her plot analysis.Fun reading as well as informative.
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