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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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Faith Middleton

The Book Show
WNPR-Connecticut Public Radio
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"My book buddies, Roxanne Coady of R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT, Dr. Rose Quiello, lecturer in English at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, and enthusiastic reader Sally Gessner join me in the studio every two weeks. Occasionally Lee Jacobis, author and former professor at the University of Connecticut, drops in as well.

We tell you about the books we've enjoyed recently, and listeners are invited to tell us about your favorite books on line. E-mail us at faithwnpr@aol.com. Tell us in a couple of sentences about an all-time favorite book, or a recent great read, and why you love it. Adults and children are welcome! We'll read your letters over the air."

- Faith Middleton

RECENT BOOKS

Show Date: November 9, 2007

ROXANNE'S PICKS:
Letters of E. B. White:Revised Edition
by E. B. White

An utterly delicious book. This covers the years 1975 - 1985, and White's life in New York City (at The New Yorker) and in Brooklyn Maine. He has an elegant, old-fashioned, gracious way of writing - and is hilarious at the same time. This collection of letters is a wonderful way to read a biography and to get a glimpse of another time and place.

Into Hot Air: Mounting Mount Everest
by Chris Elliott

A wonderful spoof on adventure books written by the Saturday Night Live star. Elliott contends that his Uncle Percy actually made it up Mt. Everest before Sir Edmond Hillary did, and sets out to prove it. Ridiculous, but ridiculous in a way that really works for me

Bless This Food:Ancient and Contemporary Graces from Around the World
by Adrian Butash

A lovely collection of graces from around the world.

Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow's Big Changes
by Mark Penn with E. Kinney Zalesne

This is the new Tipping Point. Penn, Hillary Clinton's chief strategist and polster, identifies 75 small trends (older dads, more felons being released, etc.) that are going to have great influence on American life. Written in a very conversational style, this is fascinating and highly readable.

Missing Witness
by Gordon Campbell

This is a courtroom drama, up there with Presumed Innocent. A wife and daughter enter the house, and when they leave, the husband is dead. Seems like a closed case, but then the woman's father-in-law hires Daniel Morgan, a top criminal lawyer, to defend her, and the action begins!

The Great Man
by Kate Chrisensen

Oscar Feldman was a noted painter, and at his death he left not only a wife and sister - but also a mistress and two daughters. With two biographers working on his life story (or stories), all three women get to give their take on the 'great' man. This is an old-fashioned novel with great storytelling.

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ROSE'S PICKS:

Reviving Ophelia:Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
by Mary Piphe

A therapist who has worked extensively with young girls, Dr. Phipher posits that teen-age girls, who up 'til the age of 11 or 12 have creative spirits that soar, become aware of our image-conscious culture and their self-esteem plummets. Not only does she analyze the problem, but she also offers some practical advice on how to help them through adolescence.

A Three-Dog Life
by Abigail Thomas

When Thomas's husband was hit by a car and suffered traumatic brain injury, she was forced to deal with disaster. Hailed as a 'best memoir' by Stephen King, this is the story of her attempt to reconfigure her life after it all had changed. It sounds grim, but isn't, filled instead with startling truths.

The Nine : Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
edited by Jeffrey Toobin

This is a glimpse into the lives and chambers of the Supreme Court justices, a group that wields enormous power, yet are hardly known. Reading like a detective novel, Toobin humanizes his subjects, but leaves the reader with a sense of how much individual politics and personalities effect the interpretation of constitutional law.

The Interpretation of Murder
by Jed Rubenfeld

Freud arrives in NYC for his only visit to America. Accompanied by Carl Jung, he is swept into the murder of a young heiress, and the attempted murder of another. The first murder mystery by a multi-talent Yale professor of constitutional law, this is a real page-turner.

Atonement
by Ian McEwan

Briony, watching her older sister Cecilia, and a servant's son, Robbie, one summer afternoon, concocts a (false) story that ruins their lives. This is the story of how one makes amends for such an action - a story of the nature of guilt, forgiveness, and class. This is a good, and very engrossing, beach read

Funeral Makers
by Cathie Pelletier

The is a laugh-out-loud, falling-out-of-your-chair, funny book. The McKinnons are the patriarchs Mattagash, a remote hamlet in northern Maine. When one of the sisters dies of beriberi (from subsisting only on China tea and polished rice) her siblings return to "make a funeral" for her. Hilarious.

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FAITH'S PICKS:

Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck

A classic and a terrific story, this is the tale of George and Lennie, two migrant workers in California, whose bond helps them cope in a harsh and uncaring world. Steinbeck's realism portrays the cruelty of society to people who are different. An extraordinary read!

Filthy Shakespeare: Shakespeare's Most Outrageous Sexual Puns
by Pauline Kiernan

The title says it all! A fun look at the richness and complexity of Shakespeare's language and word play.

Amish Grace:How Forgiveness Transcended Traged
by Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, and David L. Weaver-Zercherl

After a gunman killed five Amish schoolgirls and wounded five others last fall, the world was stunned by the level of forgiveness that the Amish community bestowed on the family of the murderer. This book, by three experts of the Amish culture, explores that tradition. A fantastic and fascinating story of forgiveness transcending tragedy.

The Importance of Being Barbra
by Tom Santopietro

Santopietro is great in writing about creative people, and this study of Barbra Striesand is no exception. Interesting, respectful and comprehesive, this chronicles the life of one of our biggest stars in an even and non-sensationalist way.

When Prayers Aren't Answered
by John Welshons

What happens when life seems beset with trials and tragedies and one's prayers aren't answered? A wise book on how to make sense and deal with these challenges to one's beliefs.

Peony In Love
by Lisa See

A new novel, this is based on a true event: three women in 17th century China, all married to the same man, wrote and published The Three Wives Commentary, a book of literary criticism of the opera The Peony Pavilion (a work that women could read, but not see).