Staff Picks
Submitted by admin on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 12:31
Here are some books members of our staff have enjoyed.
Marion Beard
Fiction
Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen (Playaway)
A Reliable Wife - Robert Goolrick
Black and Blue - Anna Quindlen (NetLibrary)
The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein
Snowflower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See
The Hour I First Believed - Wally Lamb
My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult (Playaway)
When Madeline Was Young - Jane Hamilton (Playaway)
Loving Frank - Nancy Horan
Non Fiction
Dancing With Rose - Lauren Kessler (NetLibrary)
Fat Girl - Judith Moore (NetLibrary)
House Rules - Rachel Sontag (NetLibrary)
The Glass Castle - Jeanette Walls (NetLibrary)
Audrey Bisard
Fiction
Sweetheart - Chelsea Cain
Heartsick - Chelsea Cain
Evil At Heart - Chelsea Cain
The Forgotten - Kate Morton
Love Mercy - Earlene Fowler
The Last Son - Nicholas Sparks
Sweetheart - Chelsea Cain
Heartsick - Chelsea Cain
Evil At Heart - Chelsea Cain
The Forgotten - Kate Morton
Love Mercy - Earlene Fowler
The Last Son - Nicholas Sparks
Bonnie Roy-Bentley
Fiction
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle - David Wroblewski
Cutting the Stone - Abraham Vergese
The Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton
The Help - Kathryn Stockhart
Julia's Chocolates - Cathy Lamb
Whistling in the Dark - Leslie Kagan
Bleeding Heart Square - Andrew Taylor
Execution Dock - Anne Perry
The Bridge of Sighs - Richard Russo
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle - David Wroblewski
Cutting the Stone - Abraham Vergese
The Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton
The Help - Kathryn Stockhart
Julia's Chocolates - Cathy Lamb
Whistling in the Dark - Leslie Kagan
Bleeding Heart Square - Andrew Taylor
Execution Dock - Anne Perry
The Bridge of Sighs - Richard Russo
Sally Gates
Fiction
The Associate - John Grisham
The Elegance of the Hedgehog - Muriel Barbery
The Help - Kathryn Stockett
Execution Dock - Anne Perry
The Associate - John Grisham
The Elegance of the Hedgehog - Muriel Barbery
The Help - Kathryn Stockett
Execution Dock - Anne Perry
Non Fiction
Diet Myths That Keep Us Fat - Nancy L. Snyderman
Against Medical Advice: A True Story - James L. Patterson
The Big Book of Garden Design - Time Life Books
Designing with Perennials - Pamela Harper
A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson
Crockery Cookbook - Better Homes and Gardens
Flavored Breads: Recipes from Mark Miller’s Coyote Café - Mark Miller
Internet for Dummies - John R. Levine
Diet Myths That Keep Us Fat - Nancy L. Snyderman
Against Medical Advice: A True Story - James L. Patterson
The Big Book of Garden Design - Time Life Books
Designing with Perennials - Pamela Harper
A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson
Crockery Cookbook - Better Homes and Gardens
Flavored Breads: Recipes from Mark Miller’s Coyote Café - Mark Miller
Internet for Dummies - John R. Levine
Mike Ball
Fiction
Sarum - Edward Rutherfurd
A Dirty Job - Christopher Moore
Lamb - The Gospel According To Biff, Christ's Boyhood Friend - Christopher Moore
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime - Mark Haddon
Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett
Princes of Ireland - Edward Rutherfurd
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke
Stamping Butterflies - John Courtenay Grimwood
Snowflower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See
Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut
Timequake - Kurt Vonnegut
Juvenile/YA
Hoot - Carl Hiaasen
Peter and the Starcatchers - Dave Barry
The True Meaning of Smeckday - Adam Rex
Keys to the Kingdom Series - Garth Nix
Old Kingdom Series - Garth Nix
Percy Jackson and the Olympians series - Rick Riordan
Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones
Dalemark Quartet - Diana Wynne Jones
Cart & Cwidder - Diana Wynne Jones
Drowned Ammet Diana Wynne Jones
The Spellcoats - Diana Wynne Jones
The Crown of Dalemark - Diana Wynne Jones
Nonfiction
A Man Without A Country - Kurt Vonnegut
A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson
Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up - Dave Barry
Biography
The Life & Times of the Thunderbolt Kid - Bill Bryson
Einstein, His Life and Universe - Walter Isaacson
Too Soon To Say Goodbye - Art Buchwald
Sarum - Edward Rutherfurd
A Dirty Job - Christopher Moore
Lamb - The Gospel According To Biff, Christ's Boyhood Friend - Christopher Moore
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime - Mark Haddon
Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett
Princes of Ireland - Edward Rutherfurd
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke
Stamping Butterflies - John Courtenay Grimwood
Snowflower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See
Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut
Timequake - Kurt Vonnegut
Juvenile/YA
Hoot - Carl Hiaasen
Peter and the Starcatchers - Dave Barry
The True Meaning of Smeckday - Adam Rex
Keys to the Kingdom Series - Garth Nix
Old Kingdom Series - Garth Nix
Percy Jackson and the Olympians series - Rick Riordan
Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones
Dalemark Quartet - Diana Wynne Jones
Cart & Cwidder - Diana Wynne Jones
Drowned Ammet Diana Wynne Jones
The Spellcoats - Diana Wynne Jones
The Crown of Dalemark - Diana Wynne Jones
Nonfiction
A Man Without A Country - Kurt Vonnegut
A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson
Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up - Dave Barry
Biography
The Life & Times of the Thunderbolt Kid - Bill Bryson
Einstein, His Life and Universe - Walter Isaacson
Too Soon To Say Goodbye - Art Buchwald
Ann Brindle
Fiction
Sarah's Key - Tatiana deRosnay
The Reader - Bernard Schlink
Push: a novel - Sapphire
Snowflower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See
Wishin' and hopin' - Wally Lamb
Biography
True Compass: a memoir - Edward Moore Kennedy
Sarah's Key - Tatiana deRosnay
The Reader - Bernard Schlink
Push: a novel - Sapphire
Snowflower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See
Wishin' and hopin' - Wally Lamb
Biography
True Compass: a memoir - Edward Moore Kennedy
Non-fiction
Money 911: your most pressing money questions answered, your money emergencies solved - Jean Chatcky
Grace (eventually) Thoughts on faith - Anne Lamott
Money 911: your most pressing money questions answered, your money emergencies solved - Jean Chatcky
Grace (eventually) Thoughts on faith - Anne Lamott
Mary Ferguson
Fiction
Dream House - Valerie Laken
Go the F*ck to Sleep - Adam Mansbach
Half Broke Horses : a true-life novel - Jeannette Walls
Homer & Langley : a novel - E. L. Doctorow
Biography
Dreams from my Father - Barack Obama
Music
At the Crossroads : original songs and holy blues - Rev. Robert Jones
The Cost - The Frames
Guitar Evangelists - Rev. Robert & Sister Bernice Jones
The Swell Season - The Swell Season
Up on the Ridge - Dierks Bentley
Non-fiction
Between the Lines: A view inside American politics, people, and culture - Jonathan Alter
The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder - Vincent Bugliosi
Dream House - Valerie Laken
Go the F*ck to Sleep - Adam Mansbach
Half Broke Horses : a true-life novel - Jeannette Walls
Homer & Langley : a novel - E. L. Doctorow
Biography
Dreams from my Father - Barack Obama
Music
At the Crossroads : original songs and holy blues - Rev. Robert Jones
The Cost - The Frames
Guitar Evangelists - Rev. Robert & Sister Bernice Jones
The Swell Season - The Swell Season
Up on the Ridge - Dierks Bentley
Non-fiction
Between the Lines: A view inside American politics, people, and culture - Jonathan Alter
The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder - Vincent Bugliosi