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Kelsey Ford: From the Stacks: J. M. Ledgard's Submergence (0 comment)
Our blog feature, "From the Stacks," features our booksellers’ favorite older books: those fortuitous used finds, underrated masterpieces, and lesser known treasures. Basically: the books that we’re the most passionate about handselling. This week, we’re featuring Kelsey F.’s pick, Submergence by J. M. Ledgard...
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    The Last Shot by Darcy Frey
    labrys, May 15, 2014
    Twenty years after it first offered a heartbreaking window into how inequity in the US sets up so kids for failure, the Last Shot continues to serve as a compelling indictment of our broken educational system. This look behind the curtain of the NCAA and how talented kids are exploited and sacrificed for your viewing pleasure as a basketball fan is a must read for anyone who cares about social justice, education or basketball.
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    Behind the Kitchen Door by Saru Jayaraman, Eric Schlosser
    labrys, July 24, 2013
    Nationwide, we are talking more about sustainability in terms of organic food and buying local but as Eric Scholosser writes, "You would think that, at very least, the people who feed us deserve as much attention and compassion as what we're being fed." This book looks at the lives of and conditions faced by restaurant workers reveals an often ignored part of the sustainability discussion. This book will challenges us to develop a broader view of those concepts, one that includes the poorest among us.
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    Too Big To Miss by Jaffarian, Sue Ann
    labrys, July 03, 2013
    Ideal summer read for mystery lovers! This lighthearted novel introduces Odelia Grey, a determined paralegal who gets pulled into the mysterious circumstances surrounding a friend's suicide. Fun and frothy while exploring the world from a plus-sized perspective, this adventure whets my appetite for more of Jaffarian's work!
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    Anti Bride Etiquette Guide The Rules & How to Bend Them by Carolyn Gerin
    labrys, August 18, 2011
    If tulle gives you hives, this is the wedding guide for you. She explains the rules and offers suggestions for revising them for your circumstances and preferences. Knowing the rules many not mean you can completely avoid stepping on any toes, but it can give you a heads up for delicate matters ranging from invitations to financial landmines.
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    100 Dresses by Harold Koda
    labrys, August 13, 2011
    Beautiful photographs of incredible creations from centuries of Western fashion. Delicious and inspirational for anyone who enjoys creativity despite the occasional questionable experiment.
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    Anti Bride Guide Tying the Knot Outside of the Box by Carolyn Gerin
    labrys, August 13, 2011
    If pastels induce nausea, this may be the guide for you. Practical advice and ideas outside the standard fare with amusing illustrations and helpful tips.
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    Help by Kathryn Stockett
    labrys, August 13, 2011
    This meandering and self-congratulatory novel perpetuates the trope of benevolent white people "empowering" poor people of color. The civil rights movement was an uprising of African Americans where some whites helped; this fiction work may be a comforting idle but is far afield from how history unfolded. My interest had completely evaporated 50 pages in - only a ninth of the way through!
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    Education by Lynn Barber
    labrys, July 30, 2011
    Delightful memoir, an early chapter of which served as the inspiration for the feature film, "An Education." This quick, charming read spans the arc of Ms Barber's life from early child hood to her husband's decline. Filled with glimpses of early days at Penthouse magazine as well as domestic life and highlights of her journalistic career, this book reads like a novel and is a fun way to spend a short afternoon.
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    New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance by Elna Baker
    labrys, July 30, 2011
    This memoir recounts the comic journey of Elna from devout Mormon moving to NYC to who she is today (don't want to spoil the ending...). From weight loss to romantic misadventures, it's a bumpy but hilarious ride. She's the only character that really develops in the book and there are a few inconsistencies (Astoria is NOT 5 blocks from the Bronx!) but fun summer fluff.
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    Intuition by Allegra Goodman
    labrys, April 13, 2008
    an exquisite book that paints convincing characters - very reminicent of the grad students and academic dysfunction I know - with enough intrigue to keep you on your toes! a great read - certainly her best yet!
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    Story of Jane The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service by Laura Kaplan
    labrys, April 27, 2007
    more important now than ever - an amazing account of the feminist collective that trained women to perform safe underground abortions for other women.
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    Grosse Pointe Blank by John Cusack
    labrys, January 17, 2007
    a fun movie with action, adventure and a little romance. john cusack charms as always as a hitman returning for his HS reunion. anyone who has moved on and returned for a visit can appreciate the moments of comic dissonance, and can be grateful that their return wasn't quite like this.
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    Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
    labrys, January 17, 2007
    this is a FABULOUS book - a queer utopia for young adults that made me giddy with joy. if only real life were like this!
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