Penny calls these "Girls Own Adventure Stories" and this one was excellent! A young
woman murders her husband and wanders across the Rockey Mountain West, facing
starvation and "rugged individuals" of various sorts, all the while being pursued by her
terrible twin brother in law. My idea of a good time.

Andy

No one makes me laugh like Sherman Alexie, whic is why I forgive him when he
reminds me of the darker sides of being alive. Short stories to make you think, feel
and yes, laugh out loud.

Laura W

Some books are just meant to be consumed in giant, breathless chunks and this is
one of them. Violent, funny and touching all at once, I had a great time with this book.

Penny

I loved this book from start to finish. Bee's collection of short stories are both witty
and self deprecating without being too over the top. Her candid exploration of her
childhood through adult years is without a doubt, intriguing...
A great summer read if you love to laugh til you cry.

Kaitlyn

Here's a romantic, funny,m fact-filled novel that's perfect for summer reading,
Full of weird characters, a plucky heroine and a journey of self-discovery and
danger in the Yucatan rain forest, this book will take you on vacation without
taking you off your couch.

Penny and Mandi

Passionate Minds has the most important of the ABC's: adultery, book burnings, and
calculus. This biography tells the exciting, passionate, inspirational, & woefully
forgotten story of Emilie du Chatelet's life. While Voltaire's fame has endured
through the centuries, the same cannot be said for the women who was his lover
& closet companion for fifteen years. In the mid-1700's, Emilie theorized on the
movements of planets, experimented with the properties of light, translated Newton
into French, continued the study of the newly-invented form of math called calculus,
& had a torrid affair (one of many) with the Duc de Richelieu, who was the basis for
the novel Dangerous Liasons. Aren"t you intgrigued?

Mandi

This is above all a powerful love story, but surrounding it is a passion for life that
continues through exciting adventures and untimely deaths. I absolutely loved
this book. It is really one of the best I have read this year.

Lee Ann

Themes of alienation and anger pulse through this tightly paced novel as it's central
character, Sascha, struggles to find her own personal power in this unique coming
of age story. This one is a true page turner that sweeps you to a very satisfying
conclusion.

PENNY

Set in the magnificent mountain wilderness of Wyoming, Ron Carlson's latest is
a sure-fire must read for those who love tine writing, page turning suspense, and the
hardships and beauty of exploring the outdoors. It is a story of love and redemption
with not a word wasted.

Andy and Penny

If you are a fan of tighly plotted literary novels with the highest quality of writing
and the kind of suspense that will keep you reading all night, this book is for you!
Chaon loves to explore questions of identity and this time he investigates the
relationship between Multiple Personality Disorder and identity theft. This is a
wonderfully paranoid novel for life in the Computer Age.

Andy