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The Last Days of California, our Top Shelf pick for January, is finally on our shelves! Author Mary Miller's debut novel about a family on a road trip headed for the Rapture has met with considerable praise. Many of our booksellers have loved this story of the Metcalfs, as told from the point of view … Continue reading Praise for THE LAST DAYS OF CALIFORNIA
~post by Merrilee I bet if Mary Roach wrote textbooks, you could get a lot more high school students interested in Biology. I say this because I'm three-fourths of the way through her new book, Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, and even the parts that are too disgusting to repeat here (and trust me, … Continue reading GULP: All the Fun & Ick of the Alimentary Canal in One Handy Volume!
We love Mary Roach. Her new book, Gulp: Adventures of the Alimentary Canal, dives deep down into the digestive system to explain, in fascinating, classic Roach detail, what happens to the food we eat. In addition to having one of the best covers we've seen so far this year, the book also boasts this awesome … Continue reading GULP: Best Book Trailer of 2013
~Post by Nolan What if you aren't born innocent? Everyone is shaped by an experience and grows old in some way or another. You realize the world isn't the place it was and you're given new insights and new eyes that shade your existence just a little. But what if you aren't born innocent? What … Continue reading What Dies in Summer
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