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08/08/2014 - 5:49pm

BOOKS

FICTION
Margaret Mitchell Gone with the wind

Comic Books, Graphic Novels & Comic Strips
Jon Vermilyea Fata Morgana 741.5 V526

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NONFICTION
Arts, Architecture & Crafts
Kathryn Hamm...

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08/05/2014 - 2:28pm

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Not all graphic novels and comics are about superher...

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08/01/2014 - 2:40pm

This month’s staff picks display will be dedicated to fiction. Story engages us in all the worlds our collective experience encompasses. Whether you’re a devotee of fiction or just want to give something new a try, check out the Mechanics’ Institute Library staff’s favorites.

Taryn recommends Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

In 1945, Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war an...

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08/01/2014 - 11:46am

This month we celebrate the life and career of iconic American actor Harrison Ford. Since his small supporting roles in 70’s classics such as Apocalypse Now and American Graffiti, to his breakout with Star Wars, Ford has established him...

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08/01/2014 - 11:37am

BOOKS

FICTION
Fredrik Backman A man called Ove
Katie Crouch Abroad
Rebecca Makkai The hundred-year house
Tom McNeal Far far away
Bill Morris...

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07/25/2014 - 11:06am

BOOKS

FICTION
Sally Beauman The visitors
Chris Bohjalian Close your eyes, hold hands
Stephanie Evanovich The sweet spot
Romain Gary Lady L.
Idwal Jones...

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07/18/2014 - 9:56am

BOOKS

FICTION
Anne Cleeland Tainted Angel
Emily Gould Friendship
Mira Jacob The sleepwalker's guide to dancing
Jane Jakeman In the city of dark waters
Jojo Moyes...

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07/15/2014 - 10:08am

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Climatic change is a hot topic, considered the reaso...

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07/14/2014 - 3:34pm

Which movies do film industry professionals like? This September, CinemaLit will dedicate the month to the movies that film critics love, with input from writers David Thomson, Kenneth Turan and others. David Thomson’s The New Biographical Dictionary of Film and Kenneth Turan’s Not to be Missed: Fifty-Four Favorites from a Lifetime of Film offer much to consider....

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07/11/2014 - 10:10am

BOOKS

FICTION
Susan Jane Gilman The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street
Jonas Jonasson The girl who saved the King of Sweden
Jean Kwok Mambo in Chinatown
Sue Miller The arsonist
David Peace...

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