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Avid readers from Central Pennsylvania tell you about the books they've read lately. Mysteries, non-fiction, biographies, children's books ...
The Black Notebooks: an Interior Journey, by Toi Derricotte (Norton, 1999)
University of Pittsburgh professor and author Toi Derricotte is one of the most honored African American poets in the literary world today. ...
The Attack, by Yasmina Khadra (Anchor Books, 2005)
Newsweek magazine calls Yasmina Khadra one of the rare writers "capable of giving the meaning of violence" in the Middle East today. His ...
A History of Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania, by Dr. George P. Donehoo (Wennawoods ...
Native American names grace many of the cities, counties, rivers, mountains, and lakes in Pennsylvania. In fact, according to historian ...
A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father, by Augusten Burroughs (St. Martin's Press, 2008)
Entertainment Weekly has ranked Augusten Burroughs as one of the "25 Funniest People in America." His books are also some of the most heart ...
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan (Penguin Press, 2006)
It's "Buy Fresh, Buy Local Week" in Pennsylvania
The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It by Jonathan Zittrain (Yale University Press, 2008)
After years of wild success, have we "come to the end of the Internet?" The message of this book is that the internet is moving from ...
How Can I keep from Singing: Pete Seeger by David Dunaway (De Capo, 2008)
Pete Seeger's music-iconic songs such as "If I had a Hammer"--raised the consciousness of a generation
Bring Out Your Dead: The Great Plague of Yellow Fever in Philadelphia in 1793 by J. H. Powell ( ...
How would America handle a major outbreak of an infectious disease? Our nation has weathered terrible epidemics in the past-not necessarily ...
Going Local: an Adventurer's Guide to Unique Eats, Cool Pubs, and Cozy Cafes, by Ken Hull
Here in Central Pennsylvania we have lots of farms and lots of fresh produce-and many owner-operated eateries that make the most of the ...
The Robobots by Matt Novak (Dorling-Kindersley Children, 1999)
Here's a book for children from kindergarten to grade that sneaks in a lesson about accepting diversity while at the same time being wildly ...
H. Beam Piper: A Biography by Greg Mortensen
One of the world's greatest science fiction writers was a native of Central Pennsylvania! H
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen
The title of the book refers to a proverb from a region in Pakistan