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Teaching a Stone to Talk
Posted on December 2, 2022 by mcconelibrary inHere, in this compelling assembly of writings, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard explores the world of natural facts and human meanings. This book club kit contains 10 paperback copies.
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All Systems Red
Posted on December 2, 2022 by mcconelibrary in“As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure.” In a corporate-dominated space-faring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. For their own safety, exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids. But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern. On […]
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Without You There is No Us
Posted on December 2, 2022 by mcconelibrary inA haunting memoir of teaching English to the sons of North Korea’s ruling class during the last six months of Kim Jong-il’s reign Every day, three times a day, the students march in two straight lines, singing praises to Kim Jong-il and North Korea: Without you, there is no motherland. Without you, there is no […]
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Why Fish Don’t Exist
Posted on December 2, 2022 by mcconelibrary inA wondrous debut from an extraordinary new voice in nonfiction, Why Fish Don’t Exist is a dark and astonishing tale of love, chaos, scientific obsession, and—possibly—even murder. David Starr Jordan was a taxonomist, a man possessed with bringing order to the natural world. In time, he would be credited with discovering nearly a fifth of […]
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Out Stealing Horses
Posted on December 2, 2022 by mcconelibrary inWe were going out stealing horses. That was what he said, standing at the door to the cabin where I was spending the summer with my father. I was fifteen. It was 1948 and one of the first days of July. Trond’s friend Jon often appeared at his doorstep with an adventure in mind for […]
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Maple & Lead
Posted on December 2, 2022 by mcconelibrary inA critically acclaimed anthology of 11 short stories by Aaron Parrett, with illustrations by artist Seth Roby, letterpress-printed and hand-bound at The Territorial Press. This book club kit contains 10 paperback copies.
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Loving Frank
Posted on December 2, 2022 by mcconelibrary inI have been standing on the side of life, watching it float by. I want to swim in the river. I want to feel the current. So writes Mamah Borthwick Cheney in her diary as she struggles to justify her clandestine love affair with Frank Lloyd Wright. Four years earlier, in 1903, Mamah and her […]
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This House Is Haunted
Posted on December 2, 2022 by mcconelibrary in1867. Eliza Caine arrives in Norfolk to take up her position as governess at Gaudlin Hall on a dark and chilling night. As she makes her way across the station platform, a pair of invisible hands push her from behind into the path of an approaching train. She is only saved by the vigilance of […]
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Sweet Tooth
Posted on December 2, 2022 by mcconelibrary inIn this stunning new novel, Ian McEwan’s first female protagonist since Atonement is about to learn that espionage is the ultimate seduction. Cambridge student Serena Frome’s beauty and intelligence make her the ideal recruit for MI5. The year is 1972. The Cold War is far from over. England’s legendary intelligence agency is determined to manipulate […]
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