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Contributed by Mary Anne Ellis, Southern History Department, Birmingham Public Library
book jacket Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Set in England in the early 19th century, this novel is the story of the five Bennet sisters. Told from the point of view of the second-oldest, the witty and intelligent Elizabeth, this work explores aspects of a society in which women must often marry for money or else depend on the charity of relations or uncongenial work. But Elizabeth is determined to marry for love.
book jacket The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Famous Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is entangled in a murder investigation at the Louvre Museum in Paris. As he investigates the murder with cryptologist Sophie Neveau he discovers hidden clues in the work of artist Leonardo Da Vinci that point to a secret that could change the course of history.
book jacket Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
This is the account of how Professor Nafisi formed a reading group with seven of her best students. During clandestine meetings in Nafisi’s home because of the Ayatollah Khomeini's restrictive policies on Western literature, the women assert themselves in the only way they can, with discussion of books, their hopes, their dreams, and their desire for freedom.
book jacket What Becomes of the Brokenhearted: A Memoir by E. Lynn Harris
This is the autobiography of bestselling author E. Lynn Harris. Readers familiar with Harris’ novels may be surprised at this decidedly unglamorous account of his life, including incidents of abuse in his youth, struggles with clinical depression, and an attempt at suicide in his adulthood.
book jacket The Purpose – Driven Life : What on Earth Am I Here For? by Richard Warren
Readers who wonder why they were born and what they’re supposed to do in life may find the answer they’re looking for in Warren’s book, which maintains that God created everyone for a special purpose. Written in forty chapters to be read over a period of forty days, Warren’s book stresses dedication to God and principles of worship and community as keys to discovering "what on earth am I here for."