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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, by Siddhartha Mukherjee - Available in print (616.994 M953)

BOOKS

FICTION
Jim Dodge Fup
Jill McGivering The last kestrel
Joyce Carol Oates Mudwoman: a widow's story
Aimee Phan The reeducation of Cherry Truong
Joseph M. Schuster The might-have-been

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FICTION
João Almino The book of emotions
Louis Begley Schmidt steps back
Peter Behrens The O'Briens
Amber Dermont The starboard sea
Vanessa Gebbie The coward's tale
Jane Green Another piece of my heart

Apocalypse on the Set by Ben Taylor. Available in print (791.43 T238).

For anyone interested in moviemaking and Hollywood gossip Apocalypse on the Set should satisfy both cravings. This book covers nine productions that have lasting reputations in the film industry and describes the financial, emotional, and professional toll on the filmmakers, the studios, and the crews that helped put these movies on the screen.

BOOKS

FICTION
Carol Anshaw Carry the one
Friedrich Christian Delius Portrait of the mother as a young woman
John Donatich The variations
Steve Erickson These dreams of you
Alex George A good American

BOOKS

FICTION
Peter Cameron Coral Glynn
Catherine Chung Forgotten country
Lauren Fox Friends like us
Gail Jones Five bells
Jonathan Odell The healing
Olaf Olafsson Restoration

BOOKS

FICTION
Meredith Maran A theory of small earthquakes: a novel

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Elizabeth Hand Available dark
Jonathan Kellerman Victims
Michael Robotham Bleed for me

Short Stories

It's Saturday and 75-degrees in San Francisco.

Being at work and only able to admire the sunlight from afar, Donna and I decided to whip together a display highlighting urban/indoor gardening, recipes for those fresh veggies, and general information on the slow food movement. The display will be on the third floor all month for those with Spring in mind, but here are a few of the titles. You can also view a list of all the materials online.

Urban Gardening

BOOKS

FICTION
Richard Mason History of a pleasure seeker: a novel

Historical Fiction
Thomas Mallon Watergate: a novel

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Cristina Alger The darlings
Robert Jackson Bennett The troupe

The Mechanics' Institute is proud to cosponsor science historian and author George Dyson speaking at the Commonwealth Club on Thursday, March 8, 6:00 p.m.