Book of the Week: A POCKETFUL OF RYE by Agatha Christie
The wealthy Rex Fortescue suddenly falls dead at a tea, and Miss Marple investigates.
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August 2020 Book Recommendations
A curated list of books and literary classics for your reading pleasure by David Bruce Smith Publications.
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Book of the Week: MOBY DICK by Herman Melville
Ishmael the sailor narrates the story of Ahab, the captain of the Pequod, who is obsessed with avenging the mythic whale for destroying his ship, and severing his leg.
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Book of the Week: 1492: A NOVEL OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS by Newton Froelich
Maneuvering, machinations, and manipulation in the time of Ferdinand, Isabella, and their Inquisition.
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Book of the Week: JACKIE, ETHEL, JOAN by J. Randy Taraborrelli
Three sisters-in-law bound by marriage, politics, friendship, and tragedy.
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Book of the Week: MURDER IN THE LINCOLN BEDROOM by Elliott Roosevelt
While the Executive Mansion is a flutter with preparations for a classified conference to be attended by General Eisenhower and Winston Churchill, a body is discovered. Sleuth Eleanor Roosevelt knows she must solve the case before news of the crime makes its way to the press.
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July 2020 Book Recommendations
A curated list of books and literary classics for your reading pleasure by David Bruce Smith Publications.
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Book of the Week: APPLE OF MY EYE by Helene Hanff
Adventures in New York–mostly on foot, by the author of84, Charing Cross Road.
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Book of the Week: LOVES MUSIC, LOVES TO DANCE by Mary Higgins Clark
A murderer selects his victims from the women who answer his personal ads.
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Book of the Week: ABOUT ALICE by Calvin Trillin
Loving stories about the author’s wife who died of cardiac arrest on 9/11.
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Book of the Week: MUSICALLY SPEAKING: A LIFE THROUGH SONG by Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer
A memoir about how melody has quieted horrific memories–including surviving the Holocaust.
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Book of the Week: WHICH REMINDS ME by Tony Randall and Michael Mindlin
A lifetime of jokes, anecdotes, and show business stories; the late actor’s autobiography.