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The Help by Kathryn Stockett

In a page-turner that brings new resonance to the moral issues involved, Kathyrn spins a story of social awakening as seen from both sides of the American racial divide.  This is an optimistic, uplifting debut novel set during the nascent civil rights movement in Jackson, Miss., where black women were trusted to raise white children but not to polish the household silver.  Absolutely one of the best books I’ve read in years!  Sandy

 

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

Enzo, a lab terrier mix ultimately teaches Denny and the reader that persistence and joie de vivre will see them through to the checkered flag (Denny is a race car driver). Stein...creates a patient, wise, and doggish narrator that is more than just fluff and collar. This should appeal to fans of both dogs and car racing."  This is a guaranteed  tear jerker …. Tugs at your heart strings.  Diane

 

Hitch 22: Some Confession and Contradictions by Christopher Hitchens

This memoir, bracing, droll, and very revealing, gives him yet another description: storyteller. He writes with a voice you can hear clearly, warmed by smoke and whiskey, and draws readers into his story, which proves as personal as it is political.  His witty repartee, his ready-access store of historical quotations, his bookish eloquence, his effortless flow of well-formed words... would threaten your arguments even if you had good ones to deploy.

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