\nCity of Dreams<\/strong> by William Martin
\nCrossing Places<\/strong> by Elly Griffiths
\nDay of the Barbarians<\/strong> by Alessandro Barbaro
\nFarm Work: <\/strong>Jamie Wyeth Exhibition Catalog
\nGenesis Code<\/strong> by John Case<\/p>\n
Why does someone choose this book, but not that one?\u00a0 Ah, the mystery and the fun.\u00a0 And if Roseledge Books rarely has a specific book someone is looking for, few who stop leave without finding at least one treasure.<\/p>\n
Hard to tell from the titles how many books are about coastal lore.<\/p><\/div>\n Lincoln Letter<\/strong> by William Martin Six titles have a direct tie to Maine, maybe a seventh (M. is reading it now to find out), and I think an eighth ties to Tenants Harbor through a summer person.\u00a0 Please recall that any book is right for RB shelves if it has a tie to TH (or Maine).\u00a0 The old rule of thumb argued for up to six degrees of separation to find the tie, but, as I recall,\u00a0 a more recent figure argues for 4.17 steps to shelfdom because everyone and everything is more connected now.<\/p>\n Obscure patterns lurk within rock and among Roseledge Books and readers.<\/p><\/div>\n If people typically look at ten books for each one they choose (a very old University of Chicago study), just think of all the fun you are missing by not being here to browse through Roseledge Books’ unusual gatherings of books and people.<\/p>\n There is still time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Wow!\u00a0 How good can good be?\u00a0 Take a look below and know that with people reading, then knowing about all of this, the world stands a chance.\u00a0 These are some of the books readers chose the past several days: Bad … Continue reading
\nGuns, Germs and Steel<\/strong> by Jared Diamond
\nHare With Amber Eyes<\/strong> by Edmund deWaal
\nJanus Stone<\/strong> by Elly Griffiths
\nIn the Bleak Midwinter<\/strong> by Julia Spencer-Fleming
\nIn the Garden of Beasts<\/strong> by Erik Larson
\nKnots and Crosses<\/strong> by Ian Rankin<\/p>\n![\"IMG_1797.jpg\"](\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-obEf7GBKgkk\/TVH5vCpzFyI\/AAAAAAAAC6A\/Ejwvy-Z1FGk\/IMG_1797.jpg\")
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\nLone Survivor<\/strong> by Marcus Luttrell
\nMaine\u2019s Favorite Birds<\/strong> by Jeffrey Wells, Alison Childs
\nMission to Paris<\/strong> by Alan Furst
\nMayflower<\/strong> by Nathaniel Philbrick<\/p>\n
\nOld Books Rare Friends<\/strong> by Madeline Stern and Leona Rostenberg
\nOtherwise<\/strong> by Farley Mowat
\nPlaces in Between<\/strong> by Rory Stewart
\nQ\u2019s Legacy<\/strong> by Helene Hanff
\nRag and Bone<\/strong> by Peter Manseau
\nThread Across the Ocean<\/strong> by John Steele Gordon\t`
\nTrinity Six<\/strong> by Charles Cumming
\nTrunk Music<\/strong> by Michael Connelly
\nWater: A Natural History<\/strong> by Alice Outwater<\/p>\n<\/a>