Book of the Week: SALOME OF THE TENEMENTS by Anzia Yezierska
A 1923 novel–based on a true story about a Jewish immigrant girl’s romance with a millionaire–which jarred the public.
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Book of the Week: A GIRL FROM YAMHILL by Beverly Cleary
Life in Oregon, difficulties learning to read, the Depression, and more; the second volume of the centenarian’s memoirs.
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February 2019 Book Recommendations
Beverly Cleary’s A GIRL FROM YAMHILL; life in Oregon, difficulties learning to read, the Depression, and more; the second volume of the centenarian’s memoirs. Anzia Yezierska’s SALOME OF THE TENEMENTS; a Jewish immigrant girl has a romance with a millionaire; the 1923 novel–based on a true story–scandalized the public. Margaret Truman’s MURDER IN THE SMITHSONIAN; a […]
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Book of the Week: THE DEATH OF MRS. WESTAWAY by Ruth Ware
Harriet receives notice of an unexpected inheritance, and realizes–too late–it was a mistake with consequences.
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Book of the Week: MY OWN TWO FEET by Beverly Cleary
The first of two memoirs by the revered children’s book author.
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Book of the Week: NURSE by Peggy Anderson
What really happens inside a large, urban hospital.
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Book of the Week: ONE SPECIAL SUMMER by Jacqueline and Lee Bouvier
The sisters’ 1951 trip to Europe, with their illustrations.
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January 2019 Book Recommendations
Jacqueline and Lee Bouvier’s ONE SPECIAL SUMMER; the sisters’ 1951 trip to Europe, with their illustrations. Peggy Anderson’s NURSE; what really happens inside a large, urban hospital. Beverly Cleary’s MY OWN TWO FEET; the first of two memoirs by the revered children’s book author. Ruth Ware’s THE DEATH OF MRS. WESTAWAY; Harriet receives notice of […]
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Book of the Week: STAR-SPANGLED MEN: AMERICA’S TEN WORST PRESIDENTS by Nathan Miller
Carter, Taft, Coolidge, Grant, Harding–and five more.
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Book of the Week: LOU GEHRIG: PRIDE OF THE YANKEES by Paul Gallico
A 1942 biography of the great baseball player, by the author of The Poseidon Adventure.
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Book of the Week: THE GOOD EARTH
by Pearl S. Buck1920s China before the mid-century social upheavals, and the first work by a woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Book of the Week: DARKNESS VISIBLE: A MEMOIR OF MADNESS by William Styron
From hopeless to hopeful; the novelist’s terrifying tale about his depression.