Elaine recommends this book about the opportunity to imagine one's life through different choices in books in this unique library. The questions of what is really fulfilling in life and what makes it worth living in the first place are…
Mike recommends this book which is a factual account of the 13 days that comprised the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. The Soviet Union's Nikita Khrushchev deployed missiles and personnel to Cuba in support of Fidel Castro, bringing the…
Ann recommends this noir crime thriller which is about getting the best revenge. One unexpected twist after another, including a shooting, makes the poker game in the story one with extremely high stakes. It is a murder mystery that is…
Lucy recommends this biography which is about the author's search for meaning in her life. Spending three months each in three very different countries (Italy, India and Indonesia) she makes good new relationships and learns that she has…
Jane recommends this historical novel about Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American to become a film star. Although she was widely acclaimed in films in America and Europe, due to racial bias, there were restrictions on the roles she…
Alyson recommends this book which explores animal senses including our own. There are many different ways of sensing. The book is funny, rigorous and suffused with the joy of discovery. The author is good at explaining science to the…
Vicky recommends this book about how one woman's immersion in the natural world will change the way we view our surroundings. The single most important thing about loneliness, according to the author, is that we are never alone when we…
Vicky recommends this story of edgy medical intrigue with a sidebar of romance. Set in a Denver of the future, the story explores the issues of messing with DNA and test tube babies. Vicky notes that the author has a beautiful way with…
Linda recommends this story of a young woman who is an aspiring author. Invited to spend the summer in the Hamptons, the young author encounters the perfect heartthrob upon which to base a book. However, blurring fact and fiction is a…
