Tag: Book of the Day

  • Book of the Day: The Last American Man

    The Last American ManThe Last American Man by Elizabeth Gilbert

    Over 175 5-Star Reviews!

    What does it mean to be a man in modern America? Do men somehow better themselves when they leave civilization and head into the woods? The Last American Man is a cultural examination of contemporary American male identity and the uniquely American desire to return to the wilderness.

    Acclaimed author and journalist Elizabeth Gilbert explores the fascinating true story of Eustace Conway…

    In 1977, at the age of seventeen, Conway left his family’s comfortable suburban home to move to the Appalachian Mountains. For more than two decades he has lived there, making fire with sticks, wearing skins from animals he has trapped, and trying to convince Americans to give up their materialistic lifestyles and return with him back to nature.

    To Gilbert, Conway’s mythical character challenges all our assumptions about what it is to be a modern man in America; he is a symbol of much we feel how our men should be, but rarely are.

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  • Book of the Day: The Professor

    The ProfessorThe Professor by Robert Bailey

    Over 1,000 5-Star Reviews!

    Law professor Thomas Jackson McMurtrie literally wrote the book on evidence. But when a power-hungry colleague uses a recent run-in between McMurtrie and headstrong student Rick Drake to end his career, he is left unsure what to do next.

    Meanwhile, a devastating trucking accident in Henshaw, Alabama, leaves a young family dead. Drake, now a fledgling lawyer, takes the case against the freight carrier and soon begins to uncover the truth behind the tragedy that is buried in a tangled web of arson, bribery, and greed. On the eve of the trial and with his case unraveling in the midst of a dangerous cover-up that threatens to silence his star witnesses, Drake realizes that only his estranged mentor, Professor McMurtrie, can help him now.

    With everything to lose and only justice to gain, will McMurtrie and Drake overcome bad blood to defeat a ruthless adversary? Can the Professor turn back the clock and recover all that he’s lost?

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  • Book of the Day: Wish You Were Here: A Mrs. Murphy Cat Mystery

    Wish You Were Here: A Mrs. Murphy MysteryWish You Were Here: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
    by Rita Mae Brown

    Curiosity just might be the death of Mrs. Murphy–and her human companion, Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen.  Small towns are like families:  Everyone lives very close together… and everyone keeps secrets.  

    Crozet, Virginia, is a typical small town-until its secrets explode into murder.  Crozet’s thirty-something post-mistress, Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, has a tiger cat (Mrs. Murphy) and a Welsh Corgi (Tucker), a pending divorce, and a bad habit of reading postcards not addressed to her.  When Crozet’s citizens start turning up murdered, Harry remembers that each received a card with a tombstone on the front and the message "Wish you were here" on the back.  Intent on protecting their human friend, Mrs. Murphy and Tucker begin to scent out clues.  Meanwhile, Harry is conducting her own investigation, unaware her pets are one step ahead of her.  If only Mrs. Murphy could alert her somehow, Harry could uncover the culprit before the murder occurs–and before Harry finds herself on the killer’s mailing list.

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