San Diego Public Library Recommended Books2017

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25 Works 67,207 Books 1,819 Reviews 4.1
San Diego Public Library staff write short book reviews of their favorite titles for the San Diego Union Tribune, which are published every other Sunday. Here is a selection of the titles we've show more recommended. Checkout information may be found in the library catalog. show less
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All, 2023 (24), 2022 (25), 2021 (26), 2020 (26), 2019 (26), 2018 (25), 2017 (25), 2016 (26), 2015 (26)
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Fifty-Nine in '84 : Old Hoss Radbourn, Barehanded Baseball, and the Greatest Season a Pitcher Ever Had by Edward Achorn
2017
The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
2017
First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies by Kate Andersen Brower
2017
The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir by Thi Bui
2017
Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? A Memoir by Roz Chast
2017
The Giving Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
2017
The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance by David Epstein
2017
The Way of the Runner: A Journey into the Fabled World of Japanese Running by Adharanand Finn
2017
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
2017
The Good Soldier Svejk by Jaroslav Hašek
2017
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
2017
Mr. Kafka: And Other Tales from the Time of the Cult by Bohumil Hrabal
2017
Never Say Die: The Myth and Marketing of the New Old Age by Susan Jacoby
2017
The Private Life of Mrs Sharma by Ratika Kapur
2017
The Hike: A Novel by Drew Magary
2017
The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial by Maggie Nelson
2017
KooKooLand by Gloria Norris
2017
Close Enough to Touch: A Novel by Colleen Oakley
2017
A Personal Matter by Kenzaburō Ōe
2017
Singing School: Learning to Write (and Read) Poetry by Studying with the Masters by Robert Pinsky
2017
Love Hurts: Buddhist Advice for the Heartbroken by Lodro Rinzler
2017
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
2017
The Singing Bones by Shaun Tan
2017
Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age by Sherry Turkle
2017
Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat by Patricia Williams
2017

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