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New Relax & Read Books
May 25, 2006
Here are some new titles from the Relax & Read shelf, perfect for Summer reading.
Non-Fiction
Game Of Shadows
by Mark Fainaru-Wada And Lance Williams
Read the account from the award-winning investigative reports who broke the story about baseball, Barry Bonds and steroids. This is the report that recently prompted the Commissioner to call for an in-depth investigation.
The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell
by John Crawford
Like many others, Crawford joined the National Guard to pay for his college tuition. One semester short of graduating, his honeymoon was interrupted by a call to active duty in Iraq. During the breaks between patrolling the streets of Baghdad, he wrote the true stories of what he and his fellow soldiers witnessed and experienced.
Luckiest Man: The Life And Death Of Lou Gehrig
by Jonathan Eig
Gehrig is considered by most to be the greatest 1st baseman in history, whose consecutive games streak was ended by a disease that carries his name. This biography shows that his life was more complicated, and more heroic than anyone really knew.
Fiction
Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral
by Kris Radish
Local author Radish spins another tale of sisterhood when 5 women come together over a UPS package that contains a pair of red sneakers filled with ashes and a note requesting a traveling funeral. As the women whoop it up across the country, they discover how much is still possible if only they can unravel the secret left to them.
Prep
by Curtis Sittenfeld
A bright teenage girl leaves Indiana behind to attend the prestigious Ault School in Massachusetts. Over the next four years she experiences complicated relationships with teachers, intense friendships with other girls and an all-consuming preoccupation with a classmate that is less than a boyfriend but more than a crush, all of which prove to be both hilarious and excruciating.
5th Horseman
by James Patterson
A young woman recuperating in a hospital dies when no one responds to the call button. The hospitals doctors, some of the best in the country, are completely mystified by her death. The hospital administration covers-up and the ensuing court battle engages the entire country.
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