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The World that We Knew by Alice HoffmanWhat it's about: Sent away to 1941 Paris when Berlin becomes too dangerous for Jewish families, a young girl bonds with her protective mystical golem; while her friend, a rabbi’s daughter, rises to become a defender of their people. Recommended by: Denise
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The Last Time I Saw You: A Novel by Liv ConstantineWhat it's about: Supported by her childhood best friend in the aftermath of her mother's murder, a prominent heart surgeon receives threatening taunts from the killer and risks her mental stability in her desperation to solve the case. Recommended by: Linda
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Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes by Jessica PanWhat it's about: What would happen if a shy introvert lived like a gregarious extrovert for one year? Jessica Pan intends to find out. With the help of various extrovert mentors, Jessica sets up a series of personal challenges (talk to strangers, host a dinner party, perform stand-up comedy, and much worse) to explore whether living like an extrovert can teach her lessons that improve her life. Recommended by: Erin
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane SatrapiWhat it's about: The great-granddaughter of Iran's last emperor and the daughter of ardent Marxists describes growing up in Tehran in a country plagued by political upheaval and vast contradictions between public and private life. Recommended by: Meghan
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken KeseyWhat it's about: Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a seminal novel of the 1960s. Here is the unforgettable story of a mental ward and its inhabitants--a counterculture classic that inspired the 1975 film adaptation, widely considered one of the greatest movies ever made. Recommended by: Joseph
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One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill BrysonWhat it's about: The award-winning author of A Short History of Nearly Everything recounts the story of a pivotal cultural year in the United States when mainstream pursuits and historical events were marked by such figures as Charles Lindbergh, Babe Ruth and Al Capone. Recommended by: Karen
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The Disasters by M. K. EnglandWhat it's about: Expelled from the elite Ellis Station Academy on his first day, hotshot pilot Nax Hall boards a ship back to Earth with three other ejected students only to be framed for a terrorist attack on the school. Recommended by: Catherine
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