The Common Good Books Story So Far...
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At 10:00am, November 1, 2006, Common Good Books opened its doors to the world. Although tucked below Nina's Coffee Cafe at the corner of Selby and Western, hundreds of people found our little bookshop looking for a nice, local store to buy a book or two. Now, after more than three years, we are still here.
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Common Good Book Events
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All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Title of Event: Common Good Book Club -- The Patience Stone
When: Monday, March 15, 2010 7:00 PM
Location: Common Good Books
Description: (1) Read Book (We have it on good authority that it's better than the title might lead you to believe).
(2) Meet & Discuss
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Staff Recommendations
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Eclectic, interesting, challenging--our staff picks will intrigue and entertain. For more opinions check out our blog:
http://commongoodbooks.blogspot.com/
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The Help
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Stockett, Kathryn
The book everyone is falling in love with . . .
In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. Black maids raise the white children, but no one trusts them not to steal the silver. Black maids clean the toilets, but they have their own out back. Everyone stays within the lines. But, suddenly, three women - Aibileen, Minny, and Skeeter - find themselves tired of the lines.
Aibileen is a black maid, raising her seventeenth white child. She is a smart, regal woman, but a bitter seed has been planted in Aibileen's chest after the death of her son. Aibileen's best friend, Minny, is the sassiest woman in Mississippi, and goes through jobs like water. And Skeeter is just back from college, a white woman with a degree but, to her mother's chagrin, no ring on her finger. Too tall and too smart for her own good, she now discovers her beloved maid Constantine has disappeared without a trace.
Seemingly as different as can be, these women will come together for a clandestine project that will put all of them at risk. And why? Because they are suffocating within the lines. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, Aibileen, Minny, and Skeeter start a movement of their own, forever changing a town and the way women - black and white, mothers and daughters - view one another. |
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Indie Next List
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Unique and provocative selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by the independent booksellers of America.
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The Rose Variations
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Chamberlain, Marisha
Marisha Chamberlain's novel tells the story of classical musician Rose MacGregor, who weaves her way through triumphs and tribulations looking for answers, fulfillment, and the possibility of happiness. We cheer Rose as she composes her way through life in this well-written and engaging novel.--Ann Carlson, Harborwalk Books (Georgetown, SC) |
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