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Newsletter #254

November 25, 2019

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3 books featured in this issue

Cover of Seattle at 150: Stories of the City Through 150 Objects from the Seattle Municipal Archives

Seattle at 150: Stories of the City Through 150 Objects from the Seattle Municipal Archives

by Jennifer Ott and HistoryLink

TRUE

When your city is changing every time you turn around, history can be something you want to hold onto, and the indefatigable local historians at HistoryLink know that is often best done deep in the ar... (Tom)

Cover of The Gift: How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World

The Gift: How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World

by Lewis Hyde

TRUE

The Gift first appeared in 1983 to immediate acclaim and lasting popularity. Despite the praise, I avoided it for years because I thought it was a long-winded version of those insipid inspirational po... (James)

Cover of Your House Will Pay

Your House Will Pay

by Steph Cha

MADE-UP

You could be forgiven for wondering, for the first half of this novel, why we have it shelved in the Crime & Mystery section, as you get to know two families, the Parks and the Matthewses, in cont... (Tom)

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