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Author makes tale dull and academic

THE ORDEAL OF ELIZABETH MARSH: A Woman in World History. By Linda Colley. Pantheon, $27.50, 363 pages, hardcover. “Neither fish nor fowl” is an apt idiom for this disappointing … more

By Jane Davis
For The Decatur Daily | 6/16/13 | 175 views

Thrilling ‘Unseen’ story leaves you wanting the next installment

UNSEEN. By Karin Slaughter. Delacorte, 379 pages, $27, hardcover. Author Karin Slaughter, plus Georgia Bureau of Investigation Agent Will Trent equal a home run, every time. Opening the … more

By Carolyn Brackin Orr
For The Decatur Daily | 6/16/13 | 104 views

Bestsellers

Fiction 1. “Inferno” by Dan Brown (Doubleday) 2. “And the Mountains Echoed” by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhear) 3. “Zero Hour” by Clive Cussler, Graham Brown … more

6/16/13 | 62 views

Books you can review

Call 256-340-2433 if you want to review a listed book. Books must be picked up Monday-Wednesday. Books will be held for pickup for two weeks, after which they will go back on the list. THE … more

6/16/13 | 62 views

Barbecue book explores South’s love of grilling

EVERYDAY BARBECUE: At Home with America's Favorite Pitmaster. By Myron Mixon. Ballantine, 295 pages, $24, softcover. While Memorial Day may have come and gone, it is not too late to get … more

By Lynda Self
For The Decatur Daily | 6/9/13 | 212 views

‘Wrath’ gives tidbits about American society Civil War

THE WRATH OF COCHISE: The Bascom Affair and the Origins of the Apache Wars. By Terry Mort. Pegasus, 352 pages. $27.95, hardcover. When I read the dust jacket of “The Wrath of … more

By Ronald H. Fritze
For The Decatur Daily | 6/9/13 | 257 views

‘Power Surge’: Oil, gas, renewable energy all part of America’s future

THE POWER SURGE: Energy, Opportunity, and the Battle for America’s Future”. By Michael Levi. Oxford University Press. In recent years, the seemingly dry subjects of oil and gas … more

By Kevin Begos
Associated Press | 6/9/13 | 173 views

Books you can review

Call 256-340-2433 if you want to review a listed book. Books must be picked up Monday-Wednesday. Books will be held for pickup for two weeks, after which they will go back on the list. THE … more

6/9/13 | 152 views

Bestsellers

Fiction 1. “Inferno” by Dan Brown (Doubleday) 2. “And the Mountains Echoed” by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhear) 3. “Zero Hour” by Clive Cussler, Graham Brown … more

6/9/13 | 116 views

‘Return’ tells of Afghan history

Author William Dalrymple begins his history of England’s involvement in Afghanistan with an overview of conflicts that plagued leadership within the region much earlier: the complex relationship between the Sadozai and the Barakzai families more

By Cheryl Carpenter
For The Decatur Daily | 6/2/13 | 300 views

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