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The Book of the Week newsletter highlights a different title from the Greene County Public Library each week which is featured on LITE 99.9 and MIX 107.7.



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Book of the Week - 06/29/09

Request a copy of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire

When Dorothy triumphed over the so-called Wicked Witch of the West in Frank Baum's tales, we heard only Dorothy's side of the story. The Wicked Witch we think we know is the predictable, green-faced villainess straight out of MGM's imagination. But there's more to the story than that. Where did the Wicked Witch come from? How exactly was she wicked? Read More... | Request a copy »

 
Book of the Week - 06/22/09

Request a copy of Among the Mad

Among the Mad
by Jacqueline Winspear

In the thrilling new mystery by the New York Times-bestselling author of An Incomplete Revenge, Maisie Dobbs must catch a madman before he commits murder on an unimaginable scale. Read More... | Request a copy »

 
Book of the Week - 06/15/09

Request a copy of The 19th Wife

The 19th Wife
by David Ebershoff

This novel from the author of The Danish Girl and Pasadena is a spellbinding work of literary suspense, set against the history of the Mormon Church, that combines historical fiction with a modern-day mystery. Read More... | Request a copy »

 
Book of the Week - 06/08/09

Request a copy of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home
by Joss Whedon

Since the destruction of the Hellmouth, the Slayers - newly legion - have gotten organized and are kicking some serious undead butt. But not everything's fun and firearms, as an old enemy reappears and Dawn experiences some serious growing pains. Meanwhile, one of the "Buffy" decoy slayers is going through major pain of her own. Buffy creator Joss Whedon brings Buffy back to Dark Horse in this direct follow-up to season seven of the smash-hit TV series. Read More... | Request a copy »

 
Book of the Week - 06/01/09

Request a copy of North River

North River
by Pete Hamill

North River is the story of Dr. James Delaney, a middle-aged Depression-era sawbones who pays house calls to gangsters and grandees alike without favor. Scarred by the war, the disappearance of his wife and the absence of his headstrong daughter, Delaney lives only for his patients. At least until his daughter abandons her 3-year-old son inside Delaney's door one day when he is out. The boy, named Carlos -called Carlito- spurs emotions long since forgotten. Slowly, the doctor puts his luckless past behind him and begins to live again. Read More... | Request a copy »

 
Book of the Week - 05/25/09

Request a copy of Abraham Lincoln's Extraordinary Era: The Man and His Times

Abraham Lincoln's Extraordinary Era: The Man and His Times
by Karen Kostyal

This handsomely illustrated volume commemorates Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday and gives rare insight into the president who shook the world--and whose words and example endure today in nations from Siberia to Mexico to Pakistan.
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Book of the Week - 05/18/09

Request a copy of Terminator 3: Terminator Dreams

Terminator 3: Terminator Dreams
by Aaron Allston

Terminator Dreams is an original novel of the human struggle in the future created by the film. John Connor is a young man who, together with Kate Brewster, the daughter of the man who sets Skynet into motion, leads the human resistance determined to free humanity from the terrifying threat of extermination by the killing machines. Read More... | Request a copy »

 
Book of the Week - 05/11/09

Request a copy of Origin: The True Story of Wolverine

Origin: The True Story of Wolverine
by Bill Jemas

This romantic period piece defied industry expectations. At long last, all is revealed about the incredible forces that molded Wolverine, the world's most perfect killing machine with a heart as big as the great outdoors.
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