- In the Great Green Room: The Brilliant and Bold Life of Margaret Wise Brown by Amy Gary (2017) Biography
- Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family & a Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance (2016) Memoir/Autobiography / Sociology / Poverty /
- A Truck Full of Money: One Man’s Quest to Recover from Great Success by Tracy Kidder (2016) Biography / Technology /Computers / Philanthropy / Mental Illness
- Lab Girl by Hope Jahren (2016) Memoir/Autobiography / Botany /Science / Nature
- Feast of the Goat: A Novel by Mario Vargas Llosa (2002) – Historical Fiction / Latin America/ Political
- Alone In Antarctica: The First Woman To Ski Solo Across The Southern Ice by Felicity Aston (2014) Memoir / Autobiography / Adventure
- Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story by Douglas Preston (2017) Nonfiction/ Adventure
- Circling The Sun by Paula Mclain (2015) Biographical Fiction / Historical Fiction/ Beryl Markam / Africa
- The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee (2016) Science/ Medicine/ Cancer /Health
- News of the World: A Novel by Paulette Jiles (2016) Historical Fiction /Texas/Western/ Civil War
- Hidden Figures: The American Dream & the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly (2016) NASA / Math / History/ Science/ Space Race African Americans / Women
- The Pecan Man by Cassie Dandridge Selleck (2012) Southern Fiction / Racism / Rape / Murder/ Historical Fiction
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (1969) Autobiography / Memoir / African American / Racism / Civil Rights
- The Lake House: A Novel by Kate Morton (2016) Historical Fiction / England / Mystery/ Family Secrets / Kidnapping
- Elizabeth is Missing: A Novel by Emma Healey (2015) Alzheimer / Dementia /England / Missing Persons / Mystery
- The Children of Hugang Shi DVD (2008) Young British journalist saves orphaned children during Japanese occupation of China in 1937.
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Mary Lou Carlson
2/24/2017 08:13:55 am
Thank you for sharing!
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AuthorMy name is Melinda Grix -Adult Services Librarian at the Clarkston Independence District Library - facilitating our Morning Book Discussions since 2007. You will find me in the library on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Archives
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