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The Real Bat Man... Author:  Merlin Tuttle We used to think they were utterly evil. But nowadays, anyone who pays attention knows that bats are widely beneficial to humans – particularly as pollinators and insect pest consumers.  Moreover, they’re entirely fascinating in their own right.  There may be no one who has played a more critical role in the complete transformation in the common perception of our furry flying friends than Merlin Tuttle.  A bat enthusiast from an early age, he tells of a life full of wide-ranging chiropteran adventures in The Secret Lives of Bats. Spanning the globe in [...]

Destiny and Disorder: A Stunning Series Debut! Author: Jessica Dall Set in a richly textured world torn between warring aristocratic factions and secret treachery, two very different teenagers hide from reality in their own ways. Brier Chastain-Bochard, spoiled daughter of the librarian and upper-class native by dent of a fortunate birth, hides from the cloying decay in the air that only she can smell. She seeks solace in decadence and alcohol, parties and friends, yet she remains haunted both by smell and an inexplicable memory of burning to death. Palmer Tash, lower class citizen and orphan is being raised in the church, [...]

 Life is Liminal: Sula and the Nature of Answers Author: Toni Morrison Stunned by the hauntingly elegant hardcover image of a beautiful woman, hands defiantly on her hips, fields in the distance, a dead robin suspended mystically from her neck, Sula intrigued me as a child and I loved looking at my mother’s unread copy and studying the face of the proud yet somehow wearied woman. As an adult now, reacquainting myself with all of the classics and renowned authors that I somehow missed, I decided that after a few enjoyable excerpts from Toni Morrison in college, it was time [...]