March 4 – 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
“Super Freakonomics” by Steven D Devitt & Stephen J Dubner – Challenges the way we think, exploring the hidden side of everything
“What The Dog Saw” by Malcolm Gladwell – Brings together, for the first time, the best of his writing from the New Yorker
“The G Free Diet” by Elizabeth Hasselbeck – Explains how and why gluten causes some people such debilitating symptoms and shows the way to meticulously and yet enjoyably avoid it
“Willie Mays, The Life, The Legend” by James S Hirsh – Authorized by Willie Mays and written by a New York Times bestselling author, this is the definitive biography of one of baseball’s immortals
“Stones Into Schools” by Greg Mortenson – Describes how Mortenson and his manager, Sarfraz Khan, barnstormed around Badakshan Province and the Wakhan Corridor to establish the first schools there, promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan
“Staying True” by Jenny Sanford – In this candid and compelling memoir, the First Lady of South Carolina reveals the private ordeal behind her very public betrayal and offers inspiration for anyone struggling to keep faith during life’s most trying times
FICTION
“Aunt Dimity Down Under” by Nancy Atherton – One of the most charming entries in this popular series
“Flirt” by Laurell K Hamilton – An Anita Blake Vampire Hunter novel
“Last Snow” by Eric Van Lustbader – A terrific story, swift moving and thought provoking
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