New releases -- Friedman, Gerritson and Proulx
This week, we'll get Thomas L. Friedman's latest attempt to make sense of the world; he tackles environmental issues rather than world politics. Also, Tess Gerritsen and Annie Proulx return.
Monday:
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution — and How It Can Renew America by Thomas L. Friedman (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $24). Friedman takes a fresh, and provocative look at two of the biggest challenges we face today: America’s surprising loss of focus and national purpose since 9/11; and the global environmental crisis.
Tuesday:
The Keepsake by Tess Gerritsen (Ballantine, $26). Medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles discovers that a newly discovered Egyptian mummy is really a modern day murder victim.
Fine Just the Way It Is by Annie Proulx (Scribner, $25). The steely Proulx returns with another astonishing series of hardscrabble lives lived in the sparse, inhospitable West.
Breakthrough: Eight Steps to Wellness by Suzanne Somers (Crown, $25.95). This is the latest look at longevity medicine and bioidentical hormones from the former actress.
The 39 Clues No. 1: The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan (Scholastic Press, $12.99). Around the world are hidden 39 clues that will reveal the secret to the world’s most powerful family, but young Amy and Dan must decide whether to hunt clues or uncover what really happened to their parents.
Anathem by Neal Stephenson (Morrow, $29.95). A young avout living in a sanctuary for mathematicians, scientists, and philosophers, goes on a once-in-a-decade venture beyond the concent’s gates, and finds himself poised on the brink of cataclysmic change.
Bob Schieffer’s America by Bob Schieffer (Putnam, $24.95). This is a collection of 168 essays, covering a broad range: from the hard issues of today to the human stories that show us who we are.
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