We the People, by Juan Williams This comprehensive American history tells how Americans, known and unknown, contributed to this nation’s story. The author poses interesting questions. What would the Founding…
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Decade of the Wolf: Returning the Wild to Yellowstone, by Douglas W. Smith and Gary Ferguson And When the Wolves Returned: Restoring Nature’s Balance in Yellowstone, by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent…
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Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise, by Ruth Reichl I met Ruth Reichl when she generously donated her time at the Seattle Public Library System’s…
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Dark Nantucket Noon, by Jane Langton Katherine, or Kitty as everyone calls her, returns to the island of Nantucket especially to view a spectacular, noon eclipse of the sun. She…
Recommended Reads: Enjoy a Roman holiday with ‘Coins in the Fountain’
Coins in the Fountain: A Memoir of Rome, by Judith Works You’re invited on a Roman holiday. You’ll linger over each page of this book, savoring the full-flavored descriptions of…
Recommended Reads: Bicycle memoir an exciting ride across America
Going Somewhere: A Bicycle Journey Across America, by Brian Benson This memoir will take you on an exciting ride from small town Wisconsin to Portland, Ore. Brian is a young…
Recommended Reads: ‘Subirdia’ complements upcoming Great Backyard Bird Count
Welcome To Subirdia, by John M. Marzluff The weekend of Feb. 12 will be the Great Backyard Bird Count. Every year participants are asked to count birds for as little…
Recommended Read: ‘Last Policeman’ a detective novel with science fiction twist
The Last Policeman, by Ben H. Winters All is not as it appears, right from the start of this novel. It looks like a suicide, and yet rookie Detective Hank…
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Recommended Reads: ‘Anonymous Source’ a media thriller with roots in 9/11
The Anonymous Source, by A. C. Fuller This media thriller engages you from its very beginning, which is 9/11. When the first plane hit the North Tower of the World…
Interim City Engineer appointed to permanent post
Mountlake Terrace City Manager Arlene Fisher has promoted Chad Schulhauser to City Engineer and Engineering Services Director. Schulhauser has been serving in the position of Interim Director since the former…
Recommended Reads: ‘Prayer of the Dragon’ a murder mystery set in Tibet
Prayer of the Dragon, by Eliot Pattison This book will transport you and immerse you into the geography and culture of Tibet, and it will give you a mystery to…