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Book Notes 2/12/2024

Posted on February 12, 2024 at 10:26 AM by Genesis Gaule

Blog Book Notes

2/12/2024

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White House by the Sea

by Kate Storey

Call Number: BIO - Collective - - STOREY

Drawing from a wealth of conversations with family members, friends, neighbors, household and security staff, Storey delivers a rich and textured account of the Kennedys’ lives in their summer refuge. From the 1920s, when Rose and Joseph P. Kennedy rented then bought a home known as The Malcolm Cottage, to today, when many Kennedys have purchased their own homes surrounding what’s now called The Big House, this book delivers many surprising revelations across the decades, including what matriarch Rose considered the family’s greatest tragedy, the rivalrous relationship between brothers Jack and Joe, details about Jackie’s life at the compound, and previously unknown glimpses into JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s loving and ill-fated relationship.


Death in the Dark Woods

by Annelise Ryan

Call Number: Mystery RYAN Monster v.2

Recently, there have been numerous sightings of a Bigfoot-type creature in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest area of Bayfield County, Wisconsin. After a man is found dead from a vicious throat injury in the forest, the conservation warden asks Morgan to investigate. When Morgan and her dog, Newt, go there to investigate, they uncover a trail of lies, deception, and murder. It seems a mysterious creature is indeed living in the forest, and Morgan might be its next target.


The Tibetan Book of the Dead for Beginners

by Lama Lhanang Rinpoche and Mordy Levine

Call Number: 294.3423 RINPOCHE // Also in e-audio

This book helps readers cultivate courage and embrace the unknown?not just in the final days, but every day.


The Getaway List

by Emma Lord

Call Number: Young Adult Lord

Riley isn’t sure what to expect from Tom, who has been distant since his famous mom’s scriptwriting career pulled him away. But when Riley arrives in the city, their reconnection is as effortless as it was when they were young?except with one, unexpected complication that will pull Riley’s feelings in a direction she didn’t know they could take. As she, Tom, and their newfound friends work their way through the delightfully chaotic items on The Getaway List, Riley learns that sometimes the biggest adventure is not one you take, but one you feel in your heart.


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