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by
Paulo Coelho
(19)
Summary: Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy, yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure. His quest will lead him to riches far different -- and far more satisfying -- than he ever imagined. Santiago's...
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BOOK
Call #: F COELHO
Locations: Book Club Sets, Adult Fiction
copies in: 12 of 19
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![The alchemist [large print]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/235660@2x.jpg)
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by
Paulo Coelho
(2,791,262)
Summary: Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy, yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure. His quest will lead him to riches far different -- and far more satisfying -- than he ever imagined. Santiago's...
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LARGE PRINT
Call #: BK CLUB F COELHO LP
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 0 of 2
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by
Lauren Wilkinson
(27,398)
Summary: What if your sense of duty required you to betray the man you love? It's 1986, the heart of the Cold War, and Marie Mitchell is an intelligence officer with the FBI. She's brilliant and talented, but...
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BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB F WILKINSON
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 7 of 18
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![American spy [large print]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/226914@2x.jpg)
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by
Lauren Wilkinson
(27,275)
Summary: What if your sense of duty required you to betray the man you love? It's 1986, the heart of the Cold War, and Marie Mitchell is an intelligence officer with the FBI. She's brilliant and talented, but...
more »
LARGE PRINT
Call #: BK CLUB F WILKINSON LP
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 0 of 2
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by
David Vann
(4,576)
Summary: Twelve-year-old Caitlin lives alone with her mother -- a docker at the local container port -- in subsidized housing next to an airport in Seattle. Each day, while she waits to be picked up after...
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BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB F VANN
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 5 of 20
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by
Jan Karon
Series:
Mitford Series - #1
(63,618)
Summary: A portrait of the mysteries and miracles of everyday life introduces the small North Carolina town of Mitford and its colorful inhabitants, including Tim, a bachelor rector, who is falling in love with his neighbor.
BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB F KARON
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 1 of 15
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by
Barbara Kingsolver
(148,050)
Summary: Clear-eyed and spirited, Taylor Greer grew up poor in rural Kentucky with the goals of avoiding pregnancy and getting away. But when she heads west with high hopes and a barely functional car, she...
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BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB F KINGSOLVER
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 15 of 15
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by
Charmaine Wilkerson
(99,929)
Summary: In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a traditional Caribbean black cake, made from a family recipe with a...
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BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB F WILKERSON
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 0 of 18
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![Black cake [large print] : a novel](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/270695@2x.jpg)
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by
Charmaine Wilkerson
(100,192)
Summary: In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a traditional Caribbean black cake, made from a family recipe with a...
more »
LARGE PRINT
Call #: BK CLUB F WILKERSON LP
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 0 of 2
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by
Ann Hood
(15,524)
Summary: Ava's twenty-five-year marriage has fallen apart, and her two grown children are pursuing their own lives outside of the country. Ava joins a book group, not only for her love of reading but also out...
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BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB F HOOD
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 0 of 20
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by
Kim Michele Richardson
(183,215)
Summary: "Cussy Mary Carter is the last of her kind, her skin the color of a blue damselfly in these dusty hills. But that doesn't mean she's got nothing to offer. As a member of the Pack Horse Library...
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BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB F RICHARDSON
Locations: Book Club Sets, Adult Fiction
copies in: 17 of 19
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![The book woman of Troublesome Creek [large print]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/213023@2x.jpg)
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by
Kim Michele Richardson
(181,143)
Summary: "Cussy Mary Carter is the last of her kind, her skin the color of a blue damselfly in these dusty hills. But that doesn't mean she's got nothing to offer. As a member of the Pack Horse Library...
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LARGE PRINT
Call #: BK CLUB F RICHARDSON LP
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 2 of 2
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Staff Pick
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by
Trevor Noah
(617,091)
Summary: "The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed." -- Amazon.com.
BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB B NOAH
Locations: Adult Biographies, Book Club Sets
copies in: 21 of 21
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![The boys in the boat [large print] : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/238903@2x.jpg)
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by
Daniel James Brown
(273,440)
Summary: The University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the nine boys, in the...
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LARGE PRINT
Call #: BK CLUB 797.123 BRO LP
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 2 of 2
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Staff Pick
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by
Daniel James Brown
(275,308)
Summary: The University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the nine boys, in the...
more »
BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB 797.123 BRO
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 15 of 15
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![Brain on fire [large print] : my month of madness](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/239518@2x.jpg)
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by
Susannah Cahalan
(205,553)
Summary: When twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a hospital room, strapped to her bed and unable to move or speak, she had no memory of how she|d gotten there. Days earlier, she had been...
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LARGE PRINT
Call #: BK CLUB 616.832 CAH LP
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Susannah Cahalan
(204,894)
Summary: One day in 2009, twenty-four-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a strange hospital room, strapped to her bed, under guard, and unable to move or speak. A wristband marked her as a "flight risk,"...
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BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB 616.832 CAH
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 18 of 18
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by
Annie Lyons
(23,708)
Summary: Eudora Honeysett is done with this noisy, moronic world. She has witnessed the indignities and suffering of old age and has lived a full life. At 85, she isn't going to leave things to chance. Her...
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BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB F LYONS
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 6 of 19
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![The brilliant life of Eudora Honeysett [large print] : a novel](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/261387@2x.jpg)
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by
Annie Lyons
(24,039)
Summary: Eudora Honeysett is done with this noisy, moronic world. She has witnessed the indignities and suffering of old age and has lived a full life. At 85, she isn't going to leave things to chance. Her...
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LARGE PRINT
Call #: BK CLUB F LYONS LP
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 1 of 2
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![Bringing down the duke [large print]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/217092@2x.jpg)
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by
Evie Dunmore
Series:
League Of Extraordinary Women Novels - # 1
(69,410)
Summary: England, 1879. Annabelle Archer, the brilliant but destitute daughter of a country vicar, has earned herself a place among the first cohort of female students at the renowned University of Oxford. In...
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LARGE PRINT
Call #: BK CLUB F DUNMORE LP
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 2 of 2
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Staff Pick
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by
Peter Hessler
(2,172)
Summary: Drawn by an abiding fascination with Egypt's rich history and civilization, Peter Hessler moved with his wife and twin daughters to Cairo to explore a place that had a powerful hold over his...
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BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB 962 HES
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 15 of 15
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by
Marie Benedict
(59,830)
Summary: Clara Kelley is not who they think she is. She's not the experienced Irish maid who was hired to work in one of Pittsburgh's grandest households. She's a poor farmer's daughter with nowhere to go and...
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BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB F BENEDICT
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 0 of 20
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![Carnegie's maid [large print]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/230014@2x.jpg)
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by
Marie Benedict
(59,830)
Summary: Clara Kelley is not who they think she is. She's not the experienced Irish maid who was hired to work in one of Pittsburgh's grandest households. She's a poor farmer's daughter with nowhere to go and...
more »
LARGE PRINT
Call #: BK CLUB F BENEDICT LP
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 0 of 2
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by
David Baldacci
(29,256)
Summary: Tom Langdon, a weary and cash-strapped journalist, is banned from flying when a particularly thorough airport security search causes him to lose his cool. Now, he must take the train if he has any...
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BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB F BALDACCI
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 15 of 15
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![The Christmas train [large print]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/239136@2x.jpg)
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by
David Baldacci
(29,256)
Summary: Tom Langdon, a weary and cash-strapped journalist, is banned from flying when a particularly thorough airport security search causes him to lose his cool. Now, he must take the train if he has any...
more »
LARGE PRINT
Call #: BK CLUB F BALDACCI LP
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 2 of 2
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by
Anthony Marra
(52,660)
Summary: In a snow-covered village in Chechnya, eight-year-old Havaa watches as her father is abducted by Russian soldiers. Their neighbor Akhmed finds Havaa and takes her to the one person who might be able...
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BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB F MARRA
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 15 of 15
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![A constellation of vital phenomena [large print]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/239188@2x.jpg)
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by
Anthony Marra
(52,533)
Summary: In a snow-covered village in Chechnya, eight-year-old Havaa watches as her father is abducted by Russian soldiers. Their neighbor Akhmed finds Havaa and takes her to the one person who might be able...
more »
LARGE PRINT
Call #: BK CLUB F MARRA LP
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 2 of 2
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Staff Pick
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by
Denise Mina
(44,390)
Summary: A breathtaking thriller about a wealthy housewife who successfully conceals her dark past until a true-crime podcast and a photo posted on social media send her running across Europe, with a faded...
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BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB F MINA
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 5 of 18
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![The daughter of Sherlock Holmes [large print]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/217508@2x.jpg)
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by
Leonard S. Goldberg
(6,627)
Summary: 1914. Joanna Blalock's keen mind and incredible insight lead her to become a highly-skilled nurse, one of the few professions that allow her to use her finely-tuned brain. But when she and her...
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Note: The Lonely Readers Book Club selection for May.
LARGE PRINT
Call #: BK CLUB F GOLDBERG LP
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 0 of 2
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by
Šamas O'Reilly
(4,613)
Summary: Seamas O'Reilly's mother died when he was five, leaving him, his ten (!) brothers and sisters, and their beloved father in their sprawling bungalow in rural Derry. It was the 1990s; the Troubles were...
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BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB B O'REILLY
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 11 of 18
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by
Julia Phillips
(49,835)
Summary: One August afternoon, on the shoreline of the north-eastern edge of Russia, two sisters are abducted. In the ensuing weeks, then months, the police investigation turns up nothing. Echoes of the...
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BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB F PHILLIPS
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 5 of 18
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![Disappearing Earth [large print] : a novel](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/251596@2x.jpg)
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by
Julia Phillips
(49,527)
Summary: One August afternoon, on the shoreline of the north-eastern edge of Russia, two sisters are abducted. In the ensuing weeks, then months, the police investigation turns up nothing. Echoes of the...
more »
LARGE PRINT
Call #: BK CLUB F PHILLIPS LP
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 0 of 2
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by
Helene Tursten
(20,596)
Summary: Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and no qualms about a little murder. Ever since her darling father's untimely death when she was only eighteen, Maud has...
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BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB F TURSTEN
Locations: Book Club Sets, Adult Fiction
copies in: 1 of 19
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Staff Pick
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by
Gail Honeyman
(1,095,955)
Summary: "Meet Eleanor Oliphant: she struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she's thinking. That, combined with her unusual appearance (scarred cheek, tendency to wear the same...
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BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB F HONEYMAN
Locations: Book Club Sets, Adult Fiction
copies in: 21 of 22
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Staff Pick
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by
Gail Honeyman
(1,095,654)
Summary: "Meet Eleanor Oliphant: she struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she's thinking. That, combined with her unusual appearance (scarred cheek, tendency to wear the same...
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BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB F HONEYMAN
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 11 of 11
details
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![Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine [large print]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/206636@2x.jpg)
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by
Gail Honeyman
(1,095,654)
Summary: "Meet Eleanor Oliphant: she struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she's thinking. That, combined with her unusual appearance (scarred cheek, tendency to wear the same...
more »
LARGE PRINT
Call #: BK CLUB F HONEYMAN LP
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 3 of 3
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by
Will Schwalbe
(53,585)
Summary: During her treatment for cancer, Mary Anne Schwalbe and her son Will spent many hours siting in waiting rooms together. To pass the time, they would talk about the books they were reading. Soon, they...
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BOOK
Call #: BK CLUB 616.994 SCH
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 15 of 15
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![The end of your life book club [large print]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/151696@2x.jpg)
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by
Will Schwalbe
(53,630)
Summary: Mary Anne Schwalbe is waiting for her chemotherapy treatments when Will casually asks her what she's reading. The conversation they have grows into tradition: soon they are reading the same books so...
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LARGE PRINT
Call #: BK CLUB 616.994 SCH LP
Location: Book Club Sets
copies in: 1 of 1
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