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BOOK BITS….a book review

August 28, 2009 ⋅  Email this post ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

THIS MONTH’S BOOK CLUB FAVORITES:
Ladies Choices
The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
The Beach House by Jane Green The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets by Eva Rice
The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman
Sam’s Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson
Knit Two by Kate Jacobs
The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan
Tuesdays with Morrie

Hardcover Fiction
Top 5 at a Glance – not reviewed1.
1. SOUTH OF BROAD by Pat Conroy
2. SMASH CUT by Sandra Brown
3. THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett
4. THAT OLD CAPE MAGIC by Richard Russo
5. THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE by Stieg Larsso

Hardcover Nonfiction
Top 5 at a Glance-not reviewed
1. CULTURE OF CORRUPTION by Michelle Malkin
2. OUTLIERS by Malcolm Gladwell
3. LIBERTY AND TYRANNY by Mark R. Levin
4. IN THE PRESIDENT’S SECRET SERVICE by Ronald Kessler
5. CATASTROPHE by Dick Morris and Eileen McGannBook

Choice of the week…
THE LAST LECTURE by RANDYPAUSCH
Randy Pausch was a computer Science Professor at Carnegie Mellon University. This book was written about a lecture he gave (intended mainly for his children) on the wisdom and reflection of his life as he dealt with Pancreatic cancer. He died in 2008. Full of insights everyone can use, you MUST visit his website after reading this book. It is www.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/.

By JHatfield–send suggestions or comments to jhatfield5@charter.net