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RJ Julia Booksellers
768 Boston Post Road
Madison, CT 06443
203.245.3959
800.74.READS
books@rjjulia.com

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Sun 10am – 6pm

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Show Date: February 1, 2005

Roxanne's Picks:

The Ha-Ha
by Dave King

This is a fascinating book, which we mentioned the first part of the book on the last show. The main character, Howard, harmed in the Viet Nam war couldn't speak or write afterwards, but could understand everything. The author, Dave King, did such an incredible job of reminding us about how people want to be connected, regardless of their physicality. And you can see from the story how harmful it is to not be connected. I believe every word and character in this story because it's written so well.

French Women Don't Get Fat
by Mireille Guiliano

I loved this because she's a good storyteller. She takes the notion that French women aren't as obsessed about ridiculous diets and working out all the time like Americans are. Her idea is that you go back to the idea of food being pleasurable and reconnecting with that pleasure. Savoring everything will lead to not over-eating. She also has a notion about making bargains about food - don't deny yourself a piece of delicious cake, but then eat a light meal for dinner.

Start Late, Finish Rich
by David Bach

I'm usually cynical about these types of book, but the notion of this book is that people become rich by being deliberate in their savings. You can start late : one example of his is if you start putting away $5 a day (relatively the same cost of a double latte from Starbucks) in 10 years you will have $30,000, in 30 years you will have $350,000. It's all about the little ways you can start paying attention to how you spend your money and how you can save.

Eve Green
by Susan Fletcher

The most beautiful writing I have read in a very long time. The narrator is a young woman whose mom died when she was 7 years old and was then sent to live with her grandmother. Now she's pregnant and this causes her to reflect back on her life. This is delicious, delicious writing that has swept me away!

Organizing Plain & Simple
by Donna Smallin

The author engages you in how much more relaxing your life would be without clutter. She helps you organize the house room by room and has you think about doing one task at a time. It sounds simple and it really works.

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Faith's Picks:

Sustenance & Desire
by Bascove

This is a book you can put down and open up at any time. A food lover's anthology that includes poems and stories written about food that the editor feels is worthy enough to incorporate. The editor also made the paintings in the book and they are absolutely gorgeous and intriguing - like 1930's deco. A very sensual book.

Stripped
by Eugenia West

This was written by a woman from Lyme, CT. The story takes place along the shoreline of Connecticut and in London. It's about one woman's search to find her CEO-husband's murderer.

A Woman's Guide to Sexual Health
by Dr. Mary Jane Minkin

This is a complex book about the woman's reproductive systems. It discusses fertility issues, menstruation - the whole gambit - and is very informative.

Haunted Castles of the World
by Charles Coulombe

The author takes you on a global tour of haunted castles from all over the world. The fun part is that these are places that are accessible and you can visit - some you can even spend the night in.

Overcoming Dyslexia
by Susan Shaywitz

This is a piercing and clarifying light on the issues of dyslexia - very informative about this disorder.

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Rose's Picks:

Pearl
by Mary Gordon

This is a story about how lives can just unravel and how a mother's parenting, who thought she did a great job in rearing her child, can all backfire. There is a religious undercurrent in all her writings - a wonderful read and it gets the reader to think about if we're doing the right thing.

First Desire
by Nancy Reisman

A story, which starts out about the disappearance of a sister and this event, then leads us into the lives of her siblings. The story is told through each of the siblings perspectives. About the struggle that most of us have who want to be close and intimate with our siblings and parents and some who don't want that intimacy.

The Blind Assasin
by Margaret Atwood

This is a story, within a story, within a story. This is such a clever read and the plots are interwoven in such an engaging way that it never gets confusing. An incredible accomplishment by Atwood.

The Swallows of Kabul
by Yasmina Khadra

Learned more about the Taliban in this book than any news has done.

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Sally's Picks:

Roux the Day
by Peter King

The Gourmet Detective scours New Orleans for a missing cookbook the latest installment of Peter King's mystery series. What begins as a reasonably simple mission authenticating an old book of recipes via its most famous dish, oysters Belvedere quickly gets complicated by murder, forgery and a posse of lady chefs who kidnap the hero. This is part of a whole series from the Gourmet Detective books and they are so entertaining, fun and whimsical.

First Harbor Lights
by Theodore Weesner

This is well written, but a very disturbing story that stays with you. A story of a lobsterman on the southern coast of Maine who finds out he has cancer. He has conflicting feelings about his life and his relationships. The main focus of the book is on his wife, his daughter, and his daughter's lover. He looks at the compromises he's made and how he will come to grips with this before his death. A lot of feelings are shown in this book - including anger and rage - but it's very poignant and revealing. A tough read, but well worth it.

Some Days There's Pie
by Catherine Landis

A story about a woman who thinks she's bought her ticket out of a small town in Tennessee. She runs into a feisty older woman who is a reporter and the story revolves around their relationship: one who's at the beginning of her life, and one who's at the end of her life. The writing is very good and refreshing.