READINGS FOR WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16, 2015 «

READINGS FOR WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16, 2015

LaShonda Katrice Barnett

Grove Press

Jam on the Vine: A Novel

A courageous African-American woman starts a Kansas City newspaper.

Akhil Sharma

W. W. Norton

Family Life: A Novel

An Indian family finds America a strange land; by a praised storyteller.

Mary Pilon

Bloomsbury

The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World’s Favorite Board Game

Colorful characters & corporate greed mark the history of "Monopoly."

Mary Pilon

Bloomsbury

The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World’s Favorite Board Game

An encore reading by the author, an award-winning NYTimes reporter.

Rowland Brucken

Northern Illinois University Press

A Most Uncertain Crusade

. . .The United States, The United Nations, And Human Rights, 1941-53

Consider reading -- your mind's daily greens. Simply reading a book can lower stress levels, help you sleep better, keep your brain sharp,
and also stave off Alzheimer's.
--Carolyn Gregoire, "9 Ways To Become The Master of Your Own Mind"

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