January 1 – new books at Rourk library in Shallotte
The Friends of the Library offer these descriptions of the new book offerings at the Rourk branch library in Shallotte.
NON-FICTION
“High On Arrival” by Mackenzie Phillips – The actor-musician-mother shares her lifelong battle with personal demons and near-fatal addictions
“Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog” by Lisa Scottoline – The amazing adventures of an ordinary woman
FICTION
“Mariposa” by Greg Bear – Bear keeps everything whizzing right along to the slam-bang conclusion
“The Atlantis Code” by Charles Brokaw – A winning combination of all the ingredients an adventure addict could want: great action, dark conspiracies, cliff-hangers and a real sense of wonder
“The Disciple” by Stephen Coonts – Coonts weaves an unforgettable tale of men and women at war, returning to the kind of military and espionage story that made “Cuba” one of his most successful novels
“Too Much Money” by Dominick Dunne – A satisfying, mischievous and compulsively readable tale by the most brilliant society chronicler of our time
“To Try Men’s Souls” by Newt Gingrich & William R Forstchen – A novel of George Washington and the fight for American freedom
“The Golden City” by John Twelve Hawks – The thrilling conclusion to the author’s best selling “Fourth Realm” trilogy
“A Separate Country” by Robert Hicks – A novel set in New Orleans, and based on the incredible true love story of Confederate General John Bell Hood and his wife, Anna Marie
“Summer Of Two Wishes” by Julia London – When one wish came true, she suddenly needed a second wish and a second chance
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