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New Relax & Read Books
June 6, 2007
While your favorite TV shows are all in rerun mode, grab an opportunity to enjoy one of our Relax & Read selections.
Fiction
The Castle In The Forest by Norman Mailer
In Mailer's first work of fiction in more than a decade, he takes us into the evil that is Adolf Hitler. Focusing on the childhood years up to age 14, Mailer adds to the darkness of this tale by having it narrated by a mid-level devil named Dieter.
Snow Flower And The Secret Fan by Lisa See
Nu shu is the secret language Chinese women have used for centuries to communicate with each other, beyond the knowledge of the men around them. This is the story of two 'pen pals' who send coded messages to one another on a silk fan. Over the years they share everything until a misunderstanding happens that challenges their friendship.
Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden
Two Cree friends spend horrific and heroic times on the battlefields of World War I. These stories come back through flashbacks amidst the 3 day journey one of them makes when his medicine woman aunt takes him by canoe to her home in the bush to tend to his wounds and addiction to morphine.
Non-Fiction
The Places In Between by Rory Stewart
In January 2002 Stewart began his 21 month walk across Afghanistan. With only the company of a Mastodon that met up with him along the way, he endured the hardships of weather, threatening soldiers, tribal elders and the Taliban. Yet he found the kindness and generosity of strangers all along the way.
Wisconsin Indian Literature: Anthology Of Native Voices edited by Kathleen Tigerman
This is a collection of oral traditions, myths, legends, histories and speeches, both ancient and contemporary, of the current 12 bands and nations of Wisconsin Indians. Arranged chronologically within each nation, Tigerman has presented an authentic and enthralling group of voices.
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