Most of the books people are clamouring for are relatively new:
James Patterson’s Against Medical Advice: A True Story:
(excerpt at Good Morning America)
“Against Medical Adviceis a true story that reads like the most riveting of pageturners. Read it and feel at gut-level what it’s like to be a child whose life is almost destroyed by a hellish array of nightmare medical symptoms. Best of all, watch what happens when an entire family stands together against all odds, armed with strength, perseverance, and love for one another.” –Lisa Scottoline
“A work of naked truth, as disturbing as it is important-Against Medical Adviceturns Tourette’s Syndrome inside out and shows us what it is like to be trapped inside a brain that has a nightmarish mind of its own. This true story of Hal Friedman’s son, Cory, is a gift of honesty, huge courage, and hope, and a reminder that against all medical advice and odds, human beings can prevail.” –Patricia Cornwell
Jon Meacham’s American Lion:
(excerpt at USA Today)
“Every so often a terrific biography comes along that shines a new light on a familiar figure in American history. So it was with David McCullough and John Adams, so it was with Walter Isaacson and Benjamin Franklin, so it is with Jon Meacham and Andrew Jackson. A master storyteller, Meacham interweaves the lives of Jackson and the members of his inner circle to create a highly original book.” –Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
“In magnificent prose, enriched by the author’s discovery of new research materials, Jon Meacham has written an engrossing and original study of the life of Andrew Jackson. He provides new insights into Jackson’s emotional and intellectual character and personality, and describes life in the White House in a unique and compelling way. Scrupulously researched and vividly written, this book is certain to attract a large and diverse reading public.” –Robert V. Remini, National Book Award-winning historian
Curtis Sittenfeld’s American Wife:
(excerpt at Random House)
“A well-researched book that imagines what lies behind that placid façade of the first lady…Ms. Sittenfeld was not out to sensationalize but to sympathize. -–Maureen Dowd, The New York Times
“With American Wife, Curtis Sittenfeld has deftly crossed an extraordinarily high wire…I read American Wife in just two or three delicious sittings, struck by the granular clarity of the author’s descriptions and the down-to-earth believability of the story, bewitched by the charming, frustrating woman at the center of it: Laura Bush.” –Ana Marie Cox, The New York Observer
“The novel, Sittenfeld’s most fully realized yet, artfully evokes the painful reverberations of the past.”-–New Yorker
Michael Connelly’s The Brass Verdict:
(excerpt at Michael Connelly’s website)
“The Brass Verdicthas the sneaky metabolism of any Connelly book. It starts slowly, moves calmly, hides pertinent bits of information in plain sight and then abruptly ratchets up its energy for the denouement… In the midst of this new story, Mickey rebounds with a vengeance… Like Harry Bosch’s mojo, Mickey Haller’s is liable to work well for a long time.” –New York Times, Janet Maslin
“If at first encounter Connelly seems primarily an exceptionally accomplished writer of crime novels, at closer examination he is also a mordant and knowing chronicler of the world in which crime takes place, i.e., our world… A terrific ride.” –Washington Post, Jonathan Yardley
“The answer to every Connelly fan’s dream: Hieronymus Bosch meets the Lincoln Lawyer… By turns wary, competitive, complementary, cooperative and mutually predatory… Connelly brings his two sleuths together in a way that honors them both” –Kirkus Reviews
Laurie Halse Anderson ’s Chains:
(excerpt at Simon and Schuster)
Anderson (Speak; Fever 1793) packs so much detail into her evocation of wartime New York City that readers will see the turmoil and confusion of the times, and her solidly researched exploration of British and Patriot treatment of slaves during a war for freedom is nuanced and evenhanded, presented in service of a fast-moving, emotionally involving plot. –Publishers Weekly
This exceptional book pulls in readers from the first sentence and keeps them engaged through the last with its gentle pacing and gripping portrayal of a young woman struggling to stay true to herself and fighting for her freedom in any way she can. The layers of complexity, detail, and rich imagery found within these pages allow more mature readers to delve deeply while still giving younger middle school readers a story and characters they will appreciate. Through the graceful simplicity of dialogue and narration, even brief side characters are deftly drawn and believable. Thought-provoking and emotional, Isabel’s story will linger long after the last page has been read. –VOYA
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