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NEW YORK DEEP by Andrew J. Morgan

January 30, 2017

FAST-PACED SCIENCE FICTION THRILLER starts with a shocking discovery deep below Central Park. Lots of action! B PLUS

NEW YORK DEEP
Andrew J. Morgan
2017

Grade: B PLUS

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SUGGESTIBLE YOU by Erik Vance

January 28, 2017

THE POWER OF PLACEBO, and other ways the brain is part of the healing process. Engaging, well researched! A MINUS

SUGGESTIBLE YOU: THE CURIOUS SCIENCE OF YOUR BRAIN'S ABILITY TO DECEIVE, TRANSFORM, AND HEAL (HARDCOVER)
National Geographic Society
2016

Grade: A MINUS

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THE DRAGON BEHIND THE GLASS by Emily Voigt

January 26, 2017

THE WORLD’S PRICIEST AQUARIUM FISH and the wild, sometimes dangerous world that surrounds it. Astonishing! A MINUS

THE DRAGON BEHIND THE GLASS: A TRUE STORY OF POWER, OBSESSION, AND THE WORLD’S MOST COVETED FISH
Scribner
2016

Grade: A MINUS

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THE LOST DAUGHTER OF INDIA by Sharon Maas

January 23, 2017

THE HORRORS OF CHILD TRAFFICKING deftly woven into a novel of family love, secrets, and betrayals. I cried! B PLUS

THE LOST DAUGHTER OF INDIA: A HEARTBREAKING NOVEL OF TRAGEDY AND SECRETS THAT WILL HAVE YOU HOOKED
Bookouture
2017

Grade: B PLUS

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ONLY THE DEAD KNOW BURBANK by Bradford Tatum

January 19, 2017

THE UNDEAD HAUNT HOLLYWOOD in this brilliantly imagined cocktail of ancient legend and film history. A MINUS

ONLY THE DEAD KNOW BURBANK: A NOVEL
HarperCollins Publishers
2016

Grade: A MINUS

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THE FOUR TREASURES by David Dunne

January 16, 2017

INTENSE IRISH THRILLER combines ancient mythology with a very modern conspiracy. Lots of action, local color. B PLUS

THE FOUR TREASURES: AN IRISH CRIME NOVEL
David Dunne
2016

Grade: B PLUS

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THE CURATED CLOSET by Anuschka Rees

January 13, 2017

THOUGHTFUL GUIDE TO personal style has sound (if sometimes elementary) advice, attractive illustrations. B PLUS

THE CURATED CLOSET: A SIMPLE SYSTEM FOR DISCOVERING YOUR PERSONAL STYLE AND BUILDING YOUR DREAM WARDROBE
Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony
2016

Grade: B PLUS

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GHOST SONGS by Regina McBride

January 9, 2017

WISTFUL, DELICATE MEMOIR of a family haunted by ghosts, memories, and nostalgia for places real and imagined. B PLUS

GHOST SONGS: A MEMOIR (PAPERBACK)
Tin House Books
2016

Grade: B PLUS

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THE INVISIBILITY CLOAK (PAPERBACK) by Fei Ge

January 7, 2017

A HUSTLING, BUSTLING BEIJING, observed from the sidelines by a melancholy audiophile. Gentle social satire. B PLUS

THE INVISIBILITY CLOAK (PAPERBACK)
New York Review of Books
2016

Grade: B PLUS

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CONCLAVE by Robert Harris

January 5, 2017

A SPELLBINDING VATICAN THRILLER! Somehow, Robert Harris infuses an arcane Catholic ceremony with suspense. A MINUS

CONCLAVE
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
2016

Grade: A MINUS

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