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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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Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence
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Joseph J Ellis
Brenda J Stratton
, July 24, 2014
I found Joseph Ellis in Revolutionary Summer giving us a refreshingly new dose of an old story; the summer and persistent spirit of 1776. Using narrative form Ellis weaves together the political and military experiences of two sides of the story. With lucidity and insightful analysis we gain a snippet of a portrait of a pivotal moment in American history -- the summer of 1776.
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Songs of Willow Frost
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Jamie Ford
Brenda J Stratton
, October 02, 2013
Jamie Ford, author of 'The hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet' has graced us with another beautifully written story rich in experience; that draws you into the story of Willow and William, Seattle and environs of the 1920/30's. A hauntingly and tenderly written story of life, birth, death, love, hurt, abandonment, forgiveness and redemption. I was not disappointed in the wait for this new novel.
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What Alice Forgot
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Liane Moriarty
Brenda J Stratton
, February 16, 2012
I have to admit if I saw this book in a book store or library I probably would not have considered reading it but since I got it as a free book I decided to give it a go. I am glad I did read this book because once I started reading I had a hard time putting it down till I was finished reading. I wanted to find out what happened and if and how Alice's memory would come back. I found this novel to be quite creative and imaginative, especially how the author unraveled the story thread by thread, memory by memory and bit by bit. Loved the fact that it did not come all about at once - - - she lead you through the maze of jumbled thoughts, the interwoven stories of life, love, relationships, death, children and family. I loved the 3 interwoven voices and stories of Alice, Elisabeth and Frannie and how various font styles where used to distinquish the voices; how they all overcame obstacles and came to understand what was lost and then found. I was surpraised at the ending because it did not end like I thought it would. I would recommend this book to others to read as a matter of fact I am going to recommend it to the book group I belong to.
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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Rebecca Skloot
Brenda J Stratton
, September 01, 2011
I read this book for the book group I belong to and found it well worth the read. Rebecca did a good job of balancing all sides of the story of Henrietta and her cells.
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