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Betty is the fearless leader of our Lunchtime Book Group which meets on the first Tuesday of each month at noon. She is phenominally talented in finding just the perfect book for each customer. So if you are looking for a great fiction, look for Betty - she won't steer you wrong!

Sister (Paperback)

By Rosamund Lupton
$14.00
ISBN-13: 9780307716521
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Published: Broadway, 3/2012
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I was in by sentence one and didn't let go until the last word. This suspenseful ode to sisters is a terror perfectly done. At times chilling and at times tender, Sister is a book you will not forget. A perfect read for January.

Rules of Civility (Hardcover)

By Amor Towles
$26.95
ISBN-13: 9780670022694
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Published: Viking Adult, 7/2011
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Manhattan, 1938, is the setting for this wonderfully satisfying tale of the rich -- and the not so rich! Amidst the glitter of New York are some unforgettable characters and a story that dazzles and lingers. We couldn't put it down.

Drama: An Actor's Education (Hardcover)

By John Lithgow
$26.99
ISBN-13: 9780061734977
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Published: Harper, 9/2011
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Here is the inside story from the actor, master entertainer, and storyteller John Lithgow. Written as a tribute to his actor father, Arthur Lithgow, John details his many downs and ups before he got his break onstage at Harvard University. In and out of Hollywood and the London stage, John relives his many associations with Hollywood. Whatever your interest in acting, Drama should be on your list. A beautiful and fascinating autobiography.

Dog Boy (Hardcover)

By Eva Hornung
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ISBN-13: 9780670021499
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Published: Viking Adult, 3/2010
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Curious about the inner lives of dogs, I picked this up and finished it in record time. Tender AND terrifying, this story is about an abandoned child in Moscow, who in desperation takes to the streets and is sheltered by a dog pack for 4 years. A compelling story. Read it so we can discuss the ending.

Union Atlantic (Paperback)

By Adam Haslett
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780307388292
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Published: Anchor, 2/2011
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In Haslett's typical gorgeous style, he portrays a face-off between solid Yankee values and the whirlwind effects of money-making that is Wall Street.

The Tender Bar: A Memoir (Paperback)

By J.R. Moehringer
$14.99
ISBN-13: 9780786888764
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Published: Hyperion, 7/2006
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A book I have often heard about, The Tender Bar was every bit as good as had been reported. J.R. Moehringer's memoir about growing up fatherless in Manhasset, Long Island is more than a coming of age story. It is a wonderful amalgam of unusual characters, dysfunctional family life, striving and setbacks, and a love affair with writing. Guided by his single mother, JR ricochets between her ambitions for him and the influence of Dickens the bar that dominates the story. The writing is gorgeous and the plight of a boy trying to define himself is a compelling one.

So Cold the River (Paperback)

By Michael Koryta
$14.99
ISBN-13: 9780316053648
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Published: Back Bay Books, 1/2011
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On the outs, filmmaker Eric Shaw resorts to making home videos for a living. Until Alyssa Bradford hires him to make a documentary about her father-in-law. In searching out the man's past, Shaw falls into an eerie, at times terifying story that will keep you up reading late at night. With the doors and windows locked!

The Three Weissmanns of Westport (Paperback)

By Cathleen Schine
$14.00
ISBN-13: 9780312680527
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Published: Picador, 2/2011
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A frothy little tale of a mother and two daughters forced to fend for themselves when the man of the family (her husband, their stepfather) leaves them for another woman. Of course the daughters are 50 and 52, still they gather around their mother and retreat with her from Manhattan to Westport, CT. There they get caught up in a social swirl that comes and goes (and sometimes explodes). With a cast of characters where one is more eccentric than the next. There are charmers, predators, and plenty of amusements. Schine is a talented comic writer and this is her most popular book to date. Like eating candy.

Commencement (Paperback)

By J. Courtney Sullivan
$14.95
ISBN-13: 9780307454966
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Published: Vintage, 4/2010
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Tracing the interwoven lives of four Smith College friends during and after college, Commencement is a (less edgy), more appealing updated version of The Group. It is especially delicious to read about the college rituals and Sullivan gets the atmospheric details just right. Commencement has a great narrative thrust and wonderful characters. You will find it a great way to spend a few days caught up in the lives of others.

Her Fearful Symmetry (Paperback)

By Audrey Niffenegger
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9781439169018
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Published: Scribner, 6/2010
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Of the five days I was gone, I spent three completely under the spell of Her Fearful Symmetry. It is the most wonderful ghost story I have ever read. I loved the characters, each more quirky than the next. I was mesmerized by all the twinness. The English setting added to the charm, and the story line was just fantastic enough to keep me levitated without dropping me. To those adventurous readers willing to trust me, I beg you to give this new entry by the author of The Time Traveler's Wife a try. You will be rewarded with a kooky but contemporary tale of what happens when you mess with the fates. And you'll learn some interesting historic facts about cemeteries while you're at it. And, its not creepy at all. Reading Her Fearful Symmetry is time well spent.

The Help (Hardcover)

By Kathryn Stockett
$24.95
ISBN-13: 9780399155345
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Published: Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, 2/2009
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A salty story of pre-integrated (1962) Jackson, Mississippi, The Help is a novel that has been flying off our shelves. The tale is a domestic one of "colored" maids nurturing and raising white children whose own mothers are too wrapped up in their society lives to do so. Thanks to one white woman who refuses to fit it, the real story is told. Affecting, maddening, and almost redemptive, The Help is too good to miss.

The Post-Birthday World (Paperback)

By Lionel Shriver
$14.99
ISBN-13: 9780061187896
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Published: Harper Perennial, 3/2008
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A literate complicated dilemna is posed in The Post-Birthday World. What if things had gone the other way? Go with Irene McGovern as she explores her options. A very rewarding book!

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Paperback)

By Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780385341004
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Published: Dial Press Trade Paperback, 5/2009
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Just after WWII a writer is contacted by a fan on the island of Guernsey. As events unfold and she goes to Guernsey, she learns of the misery, bravery and ingenuity of the locals when Guernsey was abandoned by the British to be captured by the Germans. Written with warmth and humor as a series of letters, this novel is just a gem!

Old School (Paperback)

By Tobias Wolff
$14.00
ISBN-13: 9780375701498
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Published: Vintage, 9/2004
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Written by a member of an elite writing family, this coming of age novel set in a prep school in the '60's has a tone that resonates today. Issues of privelege and class, alliances vs. friendship make this a provocative book for group discussion. Beautifully written.

Still Alice (Paperback)

By Lisa Genova
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9781439102817
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Published: Gallery Books, 1/2009
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What would it feel like to have reached the height of academis - Harvard professor of cognition - and suddenly at age 50, start to lose your faculties. This touching, personal account of early onset Alzheimers is unique because it is told from the perspective of the victim. I saw the world a little differently after I finished it.

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