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Murder both fictional and true top the list along with books to better your life and candy recipes!  What more could you ask for…   The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins Using the science of habits, riveting stories and surprising facts from some of the most famous moments in history, art and business, Mel…

This week’s books run the gamut from bloviators to cult leaders, from baseball to the environment, from mystery and suspense to historical fiction.   Burial Hour by Jeffery Deaver When the murder of a businessman has ties to a case in Naples, Italy, Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs don’t hesitate to join the search that…

The taming of the Wild West, drug use in Nazi Germany, improving your health through eating and sleeping better, pursuing a meaningful life that involves kindness to others, and some great suspense, sci-fi, and mysteries!   All by Myself, Alone by Mary Higgins Clark Escaping the humiliation of her ex-fiancé’s arrest, gems expert Celia Kolbride…

Newest books in series, books that discuss philosophy and the one big idea in science, a new feline detective, all the suspense you can stand, and more in this week’s selections!   Ageproof: Living Longer without Running Out of Money or Breaking a Hip by Jean Chatzky and Dr. Michael Roizen Two leading experts explain…

The Friends of the Miami Public Library are holding a book sale on Friday May 5th and Saturday May 6th from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The sale will be held outside the library, weather permitting, on the sidewalk at the southwest corner.  In case of inclement weather, the sale will be moved inside.  A…

This week’s lineup offers bestselling authors including Debbie Macomber, J.A. Jance, and Bruce Feiler.  It includes the first in a new sci-fi series by John Scalzi as well as the latest in continuing series by Anne Perry and Randy Wayne White.  There are also offerings on end-of-life care, mental health care and more! Between Heaven…

New York as a future Venice, never-before-seen notebooks by Joan Didion, and murder and mayhem galore in this week’s line-up of new books! All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg Hiding the truth about her unhappiness and struggles with anxiety from everyone including her family, best friend, and therapist, Andrea Bern joins her loved ones in…

Interested in the latest brain research?  Learn how addictive technologies  and meditation work.  Find out about a war hero or a hermit.  Become engrossed in a murder mystery or dark secrets that destroy families.  Imagine or predict the future.  It’s all here. Autumn by Ali Smith The debut installment in a series about aging, time,…

If the only sure things in life are death and taxes, we’ve got it covered this week with a pre-death planning guide and tax guides for 2017.  In addition there are mysteries and zombies, art and agendas, quilting and cooking, relationships and more! The Abominable Mr. Seabrook by Joe Ollmann Ollmann presents the life of…

Born of Vengeance by Sherrilyn Kenyon When his family is slaughtered and his wife frames him for their deaths, Bastien Cabarro goes on the run for ten years before taking a chance to clear his name by placing his fate in the hands of his betrayer’s sister. Death of a Ghost by M. C. Beaton…