Book of the week
Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon GreatnessScott Jurek2012, 272 pagesNonfictionHave you ever dreamed of being the best in your field? If so, you may understand what drives Scott Jurek to be the best ultramarathoner in the world. And there is no question that he is the best. This book provides a great deal of insight into what makes him tick and how he manages to run 165 miles at a time (and set records) on a...
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Wallace: The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls – One Flying Disc at a TimeJim Gorant2012, 261 pagesNonfictionWallace, an abandoned pit bull puppy, is rescued twice in his early life. But he ends up in a shelter, unwanted. Andrew “Roo” Yori and his girlfriend Clara Setzer befriend Wallace and fight for a chance to adopt him. Roo discovers the sport of disc throwing for dogs, and an amazing...
Concord Public Library 'Book of the week'
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Fat Is The New 30: The Sweet Potato Queen's Guide to Coping with (the Crappy Parts) of Life2012, 254 pagesNonfictionThe Sweet Potato Queen movement began with the author and a few of her southern belle friends, sporting tiaras, majorette boots and sequins everywhere, getting their sparkle on for the Saint Patrick's day parade. They now have...
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For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Grounds For AppealBernard Knight2011, 215 pagesFictionA body is discovered in a bog in Wales in 1955 and homeopathologist Richard Pryor and his colleagues try to determine if this is an ancient “bog body” or a more recent murder. Other interesting cases are presented; the team attempts to solve amurder by the blood splatters, and to...
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For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Catch MeLisa Gardner2012, 385 pagesFictionCharlie Grant believes she will be murdered on Jan. 21, but she isn't going downwithout a fight. She has trained hard to make sure of that. Her two best friends were murdered on that date a year apart and no suspect was found. When she was 8 years old, she was taken to live with her aunt in New Hampshire....
