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Title Swap with Librarians

Good Reads from our June 3 , 2008 Title Swap:

Barry, Rebecca Later, at the Bar: A Novel in Stories: 10 inter- connected stories that follow the regulars of a small town bar in upstate NY called Lucy's Tavern.

Berendt, John Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil: True crime tale saga of antiques dealer Jim Williams whose 1981 shooting of his lover Danny Hansford obsesses Savannah denizens.

Berendt, John The City of Fallen Angels: An intimate look at the magic, mystery and decadence of the city of Venice and it's inhabitants.

Bernstein, Harry The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers:A moving tale about working class life set in early 1900's England and the boundaries that can be overcome by love.

Bernstein, Harry The Dream: A Memoir: The author's account of his youth in Depression-era Chicago and New York.

Diamant, Anita The Red Tent: An inspired reimagining of the female experience in Biblical times.

Dudman, Martha Tod Black Olives: A woman hides in her ex-boyfriend's jeep as he makes his way to his country home and she reminisces about the good and bad of their relationship.

Dungy, Tony Quiet Strength: A Memoir: Super-bowl winning head coach of the Indianapolis Colts details his journey on becoming a genuine man of God.

Ferrante, Elena The Lost Daughter: A divorced, 47 year old academic's deeply conflicted feelings about motherhood. A powerful tale of hope and regret.

Galloway, Steven The Cellist of Sarajevo: 3 people trying to survive in a city rife with extreme fear of desperate times and the cellist who plays undaunted in their mist.

Hamill, Denis Fork in the Road: Tragic love story and riveting drama of one man's heartbreaking journey from exhilaration to desolation.

Horan, Nancy Loving Frank: Fictional account of Frank Lloyd Wright's love affair with Mamah Cheney.

Jones, Sadie The Outcast: The downward spiral and tortured redemption of a young man shattered by loss.

Patchett, Ann Bel Canto: A hostage situation in South America evolves into something quite different as the boundaries between captive and captor blur.

Pearl, Matthew Dante Club: Distinguished founders of a Dante Club at Cambridge become embroiled in a gruesome set of murders inspired by the punishments of the Inferno .

Picoult, Jodi Plain Truth: An unmarried Amish teen gives birth to a baby she is accused of then smothering.

Rand, Ayn Atlas Shrugged: A woman struggles to manage a transcontinental railroad amid the pressures & restrictions of massive bureaucracy.

Rand, Ayn The Fountainhead: A brilliant young architect's revolutionary building designs lead him to wage a desperate battle against his colleagues, society, & the woman he loves.

Strout, Elizabeth Olive Kitteridge: 13 rich narratives that give a snapshot of life in coastal Maine.

Vishnevskaya, Galina Galina: A Russian Story: An autobiography of Galina Vishnevskaya, a Soviet artist, richly woven against the backdrop of Soviet history.

Wolfe, Inger Ash The Calling: Thrilling psychological tale for the hunt of the killer of the terminally ill.

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