Periodically, we hope to shake things up a bit by giving a little peek into the lives of the EPL staff. This week, we collected the best books staff have read so far this year and what they liked about them.
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David: In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
A foreboding retelling of the sinking of the whale ship Essex, old in harrowing detail and with strong emphasis on characterization. The movie version, by Ron Howard, is not quite as good.
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Kathleen: The Golden Son by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
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Joyce: Small Data: The Tiny Clues that Uncover Huge Trends by Martin Lindtrom
It shows how small actions can have a large impact and how our culture affects our perception.
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Kelcey: Winter by Marissa Meyer
Great ending to an awesome series!
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Mason: A Hungry Lion or a Dwindling Assortment of Animals by Lucy Ruth Cummings
Anything I write here will spoil the plot.
Kristen: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
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Katherine: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
This is my favorite kind of nonfiction. I love books that bring me into places and situations that I've never been and that help me understand what is going on. I was swept away by the scope of the research for this book and loved reading the "About the Project" section in the back the revealed how thoroughly Matthew Desmond immersed himself into the environment in which evictions are most common.
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