Reported by Rita
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors,
and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth
Macy
Beth Macy takes us into the epicenter of America's
twenty-plus year struggle with opioid addiction. From distressed small
communities in Central Appalachia to wealthy suburbs; from disparate cities to
once-idyllic farm towns; it's a heartbreaking trajectory that illustrates how
this national crisis has persisted for so long and become so firmly entrenched.
I found this book to be easy to read and well researched. It was very thorough and informative - well done. - KM 5 stars
Naturalist: A Graphic Adaptation by Jim Ottaviani (Adapter), Edward O. Wilson, C.M.
Butzer (Illustrator)
A vibrant graphic adaptation of the classic science
memoir. Regarded as one of the world’s preeminent biologists, Edward O. Wilson
spent his boyhood exploring the forests and swamps of south Alabama and the
Florida panhandle, collecting snakes, butterflies, and ants—the latter to
become his lifelong specialty. His memoir Naturalist, called “one of the finest
scientific memoirs ever written” by the Los Angeles Times, is an inspiring
account of Wilson’s growth as a scientist and the evolution of the fields he
helped define. This graphic edition, adapted by New York Times bestselling
comics writer Jim Ottaviani and illustrated by C.M. Butzer, brings Wilson’s
childhood and celebrated career to life through dynamic full-color
illustrations and Wilson’s own lyric writing.
I thought this was a great expose of Wilson's
life. Very fascinating. - AH 5 stars
Murder in Constantinople by A.E. Goldin
A gripping, immersive historical murder mystery in
which a wayward boy from London's East End is pulled into the hunt for a serial
killer on the eve of the Crimean War. London, 1854- twenty-one-year-old Ben
Canaan attracts trouble wherever he goes. His father wants him to be a good
Jewish son, working for the family business on Whitechapel Road, but Ben and
his friends, the 'Good-for-Nothings', just want adventure.
This was a good read - a really interesting
story. - GP 5 stars
Other Books Mentioned:
Marce Catlett: The Force of a
Story: A Port William Novel by Wendell Berry
Jordan's Stormy Banks (Body Farm, #7.5) by Jefferson Bass
The Devil's Bones (Body Farm, #3) by Jefferson Bass
Trauma Room Two by Philip Allen Green
Skylark by Paula McLain
Wings: The Story of a Band on
the Run by Paul McCartney, Ted Widmer (Editor)
New Books:
Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson
The Company of Owls by Polly Atkin
The True True Story of Raja
the Gullible by Rabih Alameddine
The Last Gifts of the
Universe by Riley August
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