THE AENEID
By Virgil; translated by Robert Fagles
CLASSIC
LITERARY - A 2,000-year-old classic, newly translated. (Mar/Apr
2007)
AMERICAN YOUTH
By Phil LaMarche
CLASSIC SELECTION
LITERARY - Three boys in working-class New Hampshire play with a
handgun--with devastating consequences. (July/Aug 2007)
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MISTRESS OF THE ART OF DEATH
By Ariana Franklin
EXCELLENT SELECTION
LITERARY - A female coroner investigates the deaths of Christian
children in medieval England. (May/June 2007)
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
By Andre Aciman
EXCELLENT
LITERARY - A teenage boy falls in love with an older scholar.
(May/June 2007)
CHRISTINE FALLS
By Benjamin Black (John Banville)
EXCELLENT SELECTION
CRIME - In 1980s Dublin, a pathologist investigates the mysterious
death of a woman during childbirth. (May/June 2007)
FEAR OF THE DARK
By Walter Mosley
EXCELLENT
CRIME - In the third installment of the Fearless Jones series,
bookseller Paris Minton and Fearless Jones uncover a blackmailing
scheme. (Nov/Dec 2006)
FINAL EXAM
A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality
By Pauline W. Chen
EXCELLENT SELECTION
General NF - Death is inevitable, but how we prepare for it
differs. (Mar/Apr 2007)
BETTER
A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
By Atul Gawande
EXCELLENT
General NF - In this collection of essays, the doctor questions his
responsibilities in modern medicine. (July/Aug 2007)
THE HUMAN TOUCH
Our Part in the Creation of a Universe
By Michael Frayn
EXCELLENT
General NF - How human consciousness has helped define the
universe. (May/June 2007)
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