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Recommended Books:
title: Into the Wild
author: Jon Krakauer
summary: A young man trying to find himself in the outer reaches of
Alaska
recommended by: Gregory Robinson, Tom Veirs, Adam Devore
title: What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day
author: Pearl Cleage
summary: How a Black woman with AIDS deals with life
recommended by: Sara Schick
title: Of Mice & Men
author: John Steinbeck
summary: Two men struggle to survive the Great Depression & loneliness
recommended by: T. Veirs, Jeb Holley
title: The Chicken Soup for the Soul books
author: Jack Canfield & Mark Victor Hansen
summary: Series of short stories that Open the Heart and Rekindle the
Spirit
recommended by: Billie Madison
title: Catcher in the Rye
author: J.D.Salinger
summary: Holden Caufield deals with life's problems
recommended by: Kara Krause, Suzanne Toniny
title: Trainspotting
author: Irvine Welsh
summary: Life with some Scottish junkies
recommended by: Robbie Hanlon, Ryan McLaughlin
title: Return to Orbit
author:Buzz Aldrin
summary: Aldrin's odyssey before, during, and after his famous trip
to the moon
recommended by: Danielle Clausen
title: Where the Heart Is
author: Billie Letts
summary: Trials and tribulations of a pregnant, unwed 17 year
old. Spans seven years.
recommended by: Jill Warren
title: It
author: Stephen King
summary: A man faces his childhood fears
recommended by: Kevin Stundon
title: The Little Prince
author: Antoine de Saint Exupery
summary: The story of a prince who travels to Earth & finds priceless
wisdom
recommended by: Sarah Langenburg
title: The Eye of the World
author: Robert Jordan
summary: Book 1 of the Wheel of Time series- Rand Al'Thor & friends
have been chosen to fight the Dark One
recommended by: David Stobaugh
title: All Creatures Great and Small
author: James Heriott
summary: Tales of a small town vet in 1950's England
recommended by: Kris Tinnon
title: The Grapes of Wrath
author: John Steinbeck
summary: The Joad family's adventures during their trek to CA in an
attempt to make a better life for themselves
recommended by: Dan Ebbert, Joe Thierer
title: The Power of One
author: Bryce Courtenay
summary: Story of a boy growing up in WWII era Africa and overcoming
prejudice.
recommended by: Tim Turner
title:The Awakening
author: Kate Chopin
summary: a woman breaking free from chains of society's expectations
recommended by: Bethany Tietjen
title: Indian in the Cupboard
author: Lynne Reid Banks
summary: A magic cupboard brings a child's toys to life
recommended by: Bryon Smith
title: Cupid's Revenge
author: Ruth Jean Dale
summary: Two people fall in love in a small town
recommended by: Heather Scheer
title: Tuesdays with Morrie
author: Mitch Albom
summary: An old teacher and a middle aged student teach each other
lessons about the world & life
recommended by: Barbara Brandenburg, Michelle Closen, Sally Hodge,
Deanna Walenta
title: In Cold Blood
author: Truman Capote
summary: True story of the murder of a family, & the ensuing trial
& execution
recommended by: Jim Marry
title: On the Beach
author: Nevil Schute
summary: Ordinary life as the world comes to its end following nuclear
war
recommended by: Darren Hedman
title: The Gift
author: Danielle Steele
summary: A lost child is eerily "replaced" with another
recommended by: Shannon Ward
title: No Greater Love
author: Danielle Steele
summary: A woman must overcome her feeling about having survived the
sinking of the Titanic
recommended by: Michelle Closen
title: Malice
author: Danielle Steele
summary: The difficulties facing a girl who has murdered her father
for abusing her
recommended by: Sarah Fulks
title:The Holy Bible
author: multiple contributors
summary: personally and socially thought provoking
recommended by: G. Wassell
title: When the Winds Blows
author: James Patterson
summary: FBI agent & veterinarian search for secret genetic engineering
lab
recommended by: Bud Shipp
title: Johnny Got his Gun
author: Dalton Trumbo
summary: A soldier thinks back on his life after having his body destroyed
in war
recommended by: Cassie Schumacher
title: About Face
author: Col. David Hackworth
summary: True story of the most decorated living soldier and
his experiences in the military.
recommended by: Tim Turner
title: Here on Earth
author: Alice hoffman
summary: A married woman returns to her hometown after being gone for
19 years
recommended by: Laura Bazhenow
title: Green Eggs & Ham
author: Dr. Suess
summary: It about people who form opinions without knowing what they
are talking about
recommended by: Dave Roberts
title: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian
Trail
author: Bill Bryson
summary: A mostly humorous (intertwined with American history)
hiking experience of an average "Joe" who wanted to experience the the
AT as a hiker/camper.
recommended by: Doug Nafziger
title: Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy
author: Douglas Adams
summary: An off the wall comedy series about the end earth and life
in outer space.
recommended by: Tim Schaab
title: A Clockwork Orange
author: Anthony Burgess
summary: A government experiment to deter crime turns a delinquent
into a victim
recommended by: Matt Level
title: Mama
author: Terry McMillan
summary: A woman struggles with her life & four children
recommended by: Alesha Williams
title: From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
author: E. L. Konigsburg
summary: Two kids discover a secret while living in a museum
recommended by: Kara Picton
title: The Diving Bell & the Butterfly
author: Jean-Dominique Bauby
summary: True story of a man incapacitated by a stroke struggling to
cope
recommended by: Adam Devore
title: My Antonia
author: Willa Cather
summary: The story of a Nebraska boy's life-long friendship with an
immigrant girl
recommended by: Bethany Tietjen
title: Don't Know Much About History
author: Kenneth C. Davis
summary: A humorous, yet accurate account of American history in an
easy-to-read format
recommended by: Tim Turner
title: Animal Farm
author: George Orwell
summary: Lovely story about revolution and corruption. Plus has lots
of fun loving animals.
recommended by: Zack Malmgren
title: Pest Control
author: Bill Fitzhugh
summary: Follow Bob Dillon, a Bug Exterminator, through his humorous
adventures when he is mistaken for a professional killer.
recommended by: Tim Schaab
title: Wuthering Heights
author: Emily Bronte
summary: 19th century love story
recommended by: Denise Danley
title: Run Jane, Run
author: Jane Wells
summary: A physically abused women is trying to escape her husband.
recommended by: Nadine Sauer
title: The Godfather
author: Mario Puzo
summary: The story of the Corleone family and their exploits in early
america. Very well written and easy to read, plus surprises at every
turn.
recommended by: Riley White
title: Message in a Bottle
author: Nicholas Sparks
summary: A young woman finds a message in a bottle from a man professing
his love to his deceased wife.
recommended by: Jackie French
title: Divine Secrets of the YA-YA Sisterhood
author: Rebecca Wells
summary: A daughter and mother look back over their history.
recommended by: Erika Knight
title: The Pinball Effect: How Renaissance Water Gardens Made the Carburetor
Possible
author: James Burke
summary: A provoking look at how seemingly unrelated events in human
history are linked together.
recommended by: Kris Adams
title: Lightning
author: Dean Koontz
summary: A man falls in love with a woman from the future and attempts
to protect her from the dangers she will face.
recommended by: Corey Shannon
title: "Guilty by Reason of Insanity"
author: Dorothy Otnow Lewis
summary: A psychiatrist explores the minds of killers (many of them,
young adults)
recommended by: Leanne Bonifas
title: The Way We Were.
author: Joan Rivers
summary: A woman is looking all over for love, not knowing that love
is right in front of her.
recommended by: Jenny Smith
title: Apollyon (5th of 8 Books from Left Behind series)
author: Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
summary: Continuing book on those left behind at the rapture.
recommended by: Stan Matheny
title: The Mitford Series
author: Jan Karon
summary: A wonderfully refreshing series about small-town life and
relationships.
recommended by: Peggy Gross
title: THE LOOP
author: Nicholas Evans
summary: A novel of big themes: freedom, self-reliance, conservation,
and sheer survival for wolves and people in Hope, Montana.
recommended by: Peggy Gross
title: A Lesson Before Dying
author: Ernest J. Gaines
summary: This is a book about prejudice, the value of individual integrity,
and the extraordinary resources of the human spirit.
recommended by: Peggy Gross
title: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
author: Maya Angelou
summary: "A work of art about 'the black experience.' Anyone
who doesn't read it doesn't want to know where it was, much less where
it's at."
recommended by: Peggy Gross
title: The Forgetting Room
author: Nick Bantock
summary: A colorful portrayl of a middle aged man who discovers who
he truly is while claiming his grandfather's inheritance
recommended by: Kathy Kooken
title: Magic: the Gathering - the brother's war
author: Wizards of the Coast
summary: part of a series about Urza's saga, urza's legacy, and urza's
destiny
recommended by: Kevin Wilkins
title: Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
author: Edgar Allan Poe
summary: A compilation of the great works of Poe.
recommended by: Tony Pagán
title: English Title: Palace Walk
author: Naguib Mahfouz
summary: A painfully truthful account of Egyptian family life in the
early 20th century (the first book in the Cairo trilogy)
recommended by: Julia Pleasant
title: Melody
author: V.C. Andrews
summary: A girl discovers many interesting and scary things about
her past while living in Cape Cod (part of the Logan series)
recommended by: Nassara S. Sloan
title: A Child Called It & The Lost Boy
author: Dave Pelzer
summary: A moving account of child abuse.
recommended by: Callie Durham
title: Fear and Loathing in Los Vegas
author: Hunter S. Thompson
summary: A "wacked-out" trip to Las Vegas. (The origin of Gonzo
Journalism)
recommended by: Tom Inman
title: Girl, Interrupted
author: Susanna Kaysen
summary: A humorous novel about a girl committed to a psychiatric hospital.
recommended by: Laura Thornton
title: Go Ask Alice
author: Anonymous
summary: The diary of a young girl addicted to drugs.
recommended by: Tony Pagán
title: Go Ask Alice
author: Anonymous
summary: A 15 year old struggles with her drug additcion.
recommended by: Cayce Byrd
title: Helter Skelter
author: Vincent Bugliosi
summary: The true story of the Manson murders written by the prosecuting
attorney
recommended by: Emily Schumacher
title: The Killer Angels
author: Michael Shaara
summary: A story of the events surrounding the Battle of Gettysburg
recommended by: Julia Pleasant
title: The Dark Half
author: Stephen King
summary: a mystery about the crime spree of George Stark (or is it
Alexis Machine?) and a horror story about Beaumont's struggle to catch
up with his doppelganger and kill him.
recommended by: Billy Scott
title: Under Cover of Daylight
author: James W. Hall
summary: A good mystery that has a lot of good twists. Also,
with many
good scenes, and a amazing plot.
recommended by: Jimmy Faggett II
title: Einstein's Dreams
author: Alan Lightman
summary: Thirty fables about theoretical realms of time.
recommended by: Kris Adams
title: Harry Potter books
author: J.K. Rowling
summary: A young boy tries to find his way in a world of wizardry.
recommended by: Sonya Stundon & Mrs. Stevens
title: Letters From a Nut & More Letters from a Nut
author: Ted L. Nancy, with intro by Jerry Seinfeld
summary: Hysterically absurd letters and responses.
recommended by: Tony Pagán
title: Watermelon
author: Marian Keyes
summary: A hilarious account of a woman who is left by her husband,
then overcomes his pathetic pleas to rekindle their relationship.
recommended by: Sara Ray
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