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Hot Titles for a Cold Month Devra Dragos

Michael SauersLaura Johnson

Nebraska Library CommissionJanuary 15, 2014

Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal--Mary Roach

Laura:

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Daniel James Brown

Devra:

The Story of the Human Body:

Evolution Health and Disease

Daniel E. Lieberman

Laura:

Hyperbole and a half

Allie Brosh

Michael:

The Hidden White House: Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America’s Most Famous Residence

Robert Klara

Devra:

The Most of Nora Ephron

Laura:

Fingal O’Reilly, Irish Doctor

Patrick Taylor

narrated by John Keating

Devra:

Fortunately, the Milk

Neil Gaiman

Michael:

The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion

Fannie Flagg

Laura:

The Lost Testament James Becker

Devra:

Harvest of Time

Alastair Reynolds

Michael:

Thankless in Death

Nora Roberts

Laura:

Death Rides the Zephyr

Janet Dawson

Devra:

The Cuckoo’s Calling

Robert Galbraith(AKA J. K. Rowling)

Laura:

The Rosie Project Graeme C. Simsion

Devra:

Joyland

Stephen King

Michael:

The Human Division

John Scalzi

Laura:

Wild Justice

Kelley Armstrong

Devra:

Parasite

Mira Grant

Michael:

Jeeves and the Wedding Bells

Sebastian Faulks

Laura:

Heirs of the Body

Carola Dunn

Devra:

The adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle

Patrick Rothfuss

Michael:

Spirit of Steamboat: A Walt Longmire Story

Craig Johnson

Laura:

Home of the Braised

Julie Hyzy

Devra:

Game trilogy• Game• Buzz• Bubble

Anders De La Motte

Michael:

W is for Wasted

Sue Grafton

Laura:

Forthcoming books on Devra’s reading list

• The Undead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley• Why Kings Confess by C.S. Harris• Ruin Falls by Jenny Milchman• The Wives of Los Alamos by TaraShea Nesbit• Watch Your Back by Karen Rose• Miss Dimple Picks a Peck of Trouble by Mignon F.

Ballard• Hangman by Stephan Talty• The Heist by Daniel Silva

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