Pharaohs of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of Tutankhamun’s Dynasty by Guy de la Bédoyère A vivid story of an astonishing period in ancient Egypt’s history—1550 BC to 1295 BC—that tears away the gold and glamour to reveal how Continue reading New Book Recommendations for Adults at Big Flats
If These Apples Should Fall: Cézanne and the Present by T.J. Clark An illuminating analysis of the work of Paul Cézanne, one of the most influential painters in the history of modern art, by T. J. Clark, one of the Continue reading New Book Recommendations for Adults at Big Flats
Indian Horse: A Novel by Richard Wagamese After being taken forcibly from his family, Saul Indian Horse is placed in an abusive boarding school determined to expunge his Ojibway traditions and knowledge. But he finds salvation each morning at dawn, Continue reading New Adult Book Recommendations at Big Flats for October
The Maker of Swans by Paraic O’Donnell In the dead of night, shots ring out over the grounds of a sprawling English estate. The world-weary butler Eustace recognizes the gunman―his employer, Mr. Crowe―and knows he must think and act quickly. Continue reading New Adult Book Recommendations at Big Flats for September
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert Book two in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles—the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known—and feared—as the man christened Muad’Dib. As Emperor of the known universe, Continue reading New Adult Book Recommendations at Big Flats
Gravel Heart: By Abdulrazak Gurnah, winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature Salim has always known that his father does not want him. Living with his parents and his adored Uncle Amir in a house full of secrets, he Continue reading New Adult Book Recommendations at Big Flats
The Age of AI: And Our Human Future by Henry A Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, Daniel Huttenlocher Three of the world’s most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the way it is transforming human society—and Continue reading New Adult Book Recommendations at Big Flats
An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination by Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang Award-winning New York Times reporters Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang unveil the tech story of our times in a riveting, behind-the-scenes exposé that offers the definitive Continue reading October New Adult Book Recommendations at Big Flats
Optic Nerve by María Gainza (translated by Thomas Bunstead) “In this delightful autofiction―the first book by Gainza, an Argentine art critic, to appear in English―a woman delivers pithy assessments of world-class painters along with glimpses of her life, braiding the Continue reading New Books at Big Flats Library
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