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The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall

A Detective in India Immerse yourself in Indian society, culture and politics in the engaging first of the Detective Vish Puri series by Tarquin Hall. This “most private” investigator is read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Southeast Asian-related

The Substance of All Things by Sam Harris

Holding onto faith A young boy’s hands are damaged in a car accident, and he discovers his crippled hands hold a gift that will be a blessing and curse. Told read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Project 333

Less Dresses, More Wear: Project 333 by Courtney Carver Fewer clothes mean more wear, more time, more simplicity in your life, according to author Courtney Carver, who invites readers to read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Non-Fiction, Philosophy

The Perfect Wife by JP Delaney

A thoughtful wife may not be perfect Abby wakes up. Life seems normal until her husband, Tim tells her why she can’t leave the house. She isn’t really his wife.  She’s read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction

The Entitlement Cure by Elizabeth L. Cline

What about me?  Townsend believes that many people today no longer have the drive to work hard or pursue goals because of the expectation that things should be made easier read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Non-Fiction, Philosophy

The Conscious Closet by Elizabeth L. Cline

Tapping into what you wear  Increase your fashion sense and sensibilities with this informative, practical guide to making over your closet and attitude to being stylish. Cline, author of Overdressed: read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Good Living, Non-Fiction, Philosophy

The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani

Mary Poppins she ain’t. Translated from the French novella, and also previously released as Lullaby, this sinister and suspenseful tale of a nanny and her two charges is a page read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Translated

The Longevity Book by Cameron Diaz

In it for the long run – aging with grace and health “This is not an antiaging book. I don’t want you to live in fear of aging . . read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Good Living, Health, Non-Fiction

Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson

Meet me here to buy the book. A mummified corpse sparks global friendship “Knowing as much as you do about those who lived long before us in unimaginably different circumstances read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Books as gifts, British-related, European-related, Fiction, History, Novella, Travel

Lost Feast by Lenore Newman

  Buy this book before it’s extinct!     Discovering history by learning about food.   “This is the paradox of the lost feast. Even as we enjoy a time in read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Books as gifts, History, Non-Fiction, Science
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