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Most Requested BooksJuly 2024
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Our Librarians have selected 10 of the most requested books in Marin.
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My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me by Caleb CarrCarr tells the extraordinary story of Masha, a half-wild Siberian Forest rescue cat, who had been abandoned as a kitten and who during the seventeen years they were together, fought off a bear, tackled Caleb like a linebacker and bonded with and cared for and about him as much as any cat - or human - possibly could.
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The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire LombardoIn this multi-generational novel, the four adult daughters of two Chicago parents, who have been madly in love for decades, match wits, harbor grudges and recklessly ignite old rivalries until a long-buried secret threatens to shatter the lives they have built.
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Circle in the Water by Marcia MullerSharon McCone is hired by a coalition of concerned San Francisco homeowners whose homes have been targeted in a series of “pranks” - in the latest installment of the long-running series following A Midnight Puzzle.
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Health Nut: A Feel-Good Cookbook by Jess DamuckEmphasizing balance, recipe developer Damuck shares more than 100 of her favorite easy, vegetable-centric dishes, which include just an occasional bit of meat, dairy or decadence, as she turns her considerable talent for creating gorgeous, obsession-worthy recipes to traditional health food, giving the genre a playful and delicious update.
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Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment without Burnout by Cal NewportHarnessing the wisdom of history's most creative and impactful philosophers, scientists, artists and writers who mastered the art of producing valuable work with staying power, Newport provides a roadmap for escaping overload and arriving instead at a more timeless approach to pursuing meaningful accomplishment.
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The Truth about the Devlins by Lisa ScottolineThe charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, TJ Devlin finds his world turned upside down when his lawyer brother confesses he has just killed one of his clients, and, seizing this chance to prove his worth, becomes entangled in a deadly web of deception and murder to save him.
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Reboot: A Novel by Justin TaylorArriving in LA at his ex-wife and former co-star's request, former child actor, deadbeat dad and part-time alcoholic David Crader sees an opportunity to reboot the show that made him famous, which could be the spark that sets ablaze a nation gripped by far-right conspiracies, toxic fandoms and mass violence.
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The Comfort of Ghosts by Jacqueline WinspearIn 1945 London, psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs visits a vacant Belgravia mansion, where she finds four adolescent orphans and a demobilized, gravely ill soldier, and as she tries to bring comfort to them all, she is forced to examine her own painful past and the beliefs she has always accepted as true.
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