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OverDrive eBooks December 2017
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"There are always a few who stand up in times of communal madness and have the courage to say that what unites us is greater than what divides us." -- Geraldine Brooks
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December is Human Rights Month
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Nine Parts of Desire : The Hidden World of Islamic Women
by Geraldine Brooks
An intimate portrait of the lives of modern Muslim women reveals how male pride and power have distorted the message of Islam to justify the subjugation of women and how a feminism of sorts has flowered in spite of repression.
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Nothing to Envy : Ordinary Lives in North Korea
by Barbara Demick
An analysis of North Korea throughout the past 15 years as reflected by the lives of six everyday citizens traces their struggles for survival under totalitarian governance, including coverage of the death of Kim Il Sung, the rise of Kim Jong Il and the famine that has killed countless people.
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Mountains Beyond Mountains
by Tracy Kidder
A thought-provoking portrait of world-renowned infectious disease expert Dr. Paul Farmer follows the efforts of this unconventional Harvard genius to understand the world's great health, economic, and social problems and to bring healing to humankind.
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Veiled Courage : Inside the Afghan Women's Resistance
by Cheryl Benard
Describes the origins and activities of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, and discusses male supporters, the effect of Taliban rule on Afghan society, the future role of RAWA, and related questions.
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Rosewater : a Family's Story of Love, Captivity, and Survival
by Maziar Bahari
An former prisoner in one of Iran's most notorious prisons offers a moving memoir of how thoughts of his family got him through the seemingly unending days of torture, in a book that also sheds light on Iran's tumultuous history.
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Festive in death
by J. D. Robb
Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates the murder of a narcissistic personal trainer who left a string of broken hearts in his wake while juggling seasonal demands, including her husband's upcoming holiday bash.
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Hanukkah Gelt
by T. Lee Harris
All antiquities photographer Josh Katzen wants to do is enjoy his Hanukkah reunion with Roz Eliahu. When the couple becomes involved with a murdered security guard and a stolen amulet, it becomes readily apparent that the Festival of Lights is about to become the most dangerous holiday he's ever had. A holiday short story from our Fingerprints line.
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Twelve Drummers Drumming : a Mystery
by C. C. Benison
A first entry in a planned 12-part cozy mystery series by the award-winning author of Death at Buckingham Palace introduces the character of widower and single father Reverend Tom Christmas, who turns detective when a parishioner is murdered and numerous villagers reveal dark secrets.
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Shakespeare's Christmas
by Charlaine Harris
Cleaning lady and karate expert Lily Bard returns home for her sister's Christmas wedding and becomes caught up in an unsolved four-year-old kidnapping when she discovers that her new brother-in-law's daughter bears a striking resemblance to the missing child.
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Murder for Christmas
by Francis Duncan
When the party guests of Benedict Grame discover a body, that bears a striking resemblance to Father Christmas, under the tree, it is up to Mordecai Tremaine to find the culprit before another death occurs.
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Whiteout
by Ken Follett
A missing canister containing a deadly virus forms the center of a storm that traps Stanley Oxenford, director of a medical research firm, and a violent trio of thugs in a remote house during a Christmas Eve blizzard.
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