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Gothictown
In 1832, at the height of the Georgia gold rush, gold had been discovered on the banks of the Etowah River on land owned by Alfred Minette. As men flocked to work in the mine and others to supply their needs, a small town arose and Minette named it after his firstborn, a beautiful but…
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Archaeologist creates fantasy world filled with intrigue, romance and adventure
An archaeologist who has excavated a Bronze Age palace in Turkey, a medieval Abbey in England, and an Inca site in Chile, Sarah Hawley has created an extensive underground world where fairies abide. But if you’re thinking Tinkerbell, who sweetly waves her magic wand, think again. The fairies in Hawley’s novel “Servant of Earth,” the…
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Trust Issues: A Mystery That Asks Who You Going to Trust?
“a tense, well-plotted mystery with enough twists and turns to keep the reader engaged . . .” “Something strange happened when Hazel and Kagan showed up. Ava had begun hearing her father’s voice so clearly that it sounds like he’s crawled inside her head. This isn’t the first time in her life she’s been haunted…
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“City Under One Roof” by Iris Yamashita
Point Mettier, Alaska is no one’s idea of paradise. Its inhabitants—all 205 of them—live in the same high-rise apartment building and the only access to town is by a tunnel or the sea. But Point Mettier is perfect for many of those who live there. It’s a chance to invent new names, identities, and lives.…
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Japan: The Vegetarian Cookbook
Nancy Singleton Hachisu dives deep into the Japanese food scene, having married a Japanese farmer and learning the intricacies of cooking various vegetables and other ingredients that most of us aren’t familiar with. The author of several cookbooks including Japanese Farm Food, winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2012: USA Winner for the Best…
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Disturbing the Bones
It’s an archaeological dig so finding human remains shouldn’t be a surprise, but Dr. Molly Moore immediately recognizes that the skeleton they’ve unearthed is much more recent than what you’d find on a site dating back 12,000 years. Indeed, the body is that of a young Black reporter who disappeared just decades ago when covering…
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Kalamazoo County Characters by Dianna Higgs Stampfler
This fascinating book, featuring profiles of 50 notable figures in the Kalamazoo area history, will be released by The History Press in January 2025. Since its founding in the early 1800s, Kalamazoo has welcomed a variety of notable individuals who have shaped the community’s legacy in their own special way. From founding fathers to early…
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Author Erik Larson offers compelling acount of the start of the Civil War
Only a master storyteller like Erik Larson could turn the five tumultuous months leading up to the Civil War into “The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroes at the Dawn of the Civil War” (Crown), a compelling, page-turning read, chock full of anecdotes, psychological profiles and obscure but compelling tidbits of…
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Article: The Most Borrowed Books in New York City Libraries in 2024
The Most Borrowed Books in New York City Libraries in 2024 https://flip.it/M0gnHE
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Article: 2024’s Best Mysteries, Thrillers, and True Crime
2024’s Best Mysteries, Thrillers, and True Crime https://flip.it/aSD.2m
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