Staff Pick!

From our new Leisure reading platform Libby, we made a selection of Ebooks and Audiobooks that we would like to recommend.
Either it is a book we enjoyed reading or listening, or a topic we are interested in.

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House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul

“I can recommend this book because I think RuPaul is without a doubt a positive force in the world, on balance, and she deserves praise for her many accomplishments.”
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Dubliners by James Joyce

“If time has flattened Joyce’s reputation to that of the arcane grand experimentalist, I was glad to discover that a crystalized, subtle sense of everyday people is at his foundation. I don’t need high fantasy, escapism, or a caper story; I read to explore the richness of ordinary human emotion and behavior. On this front, Dubliners delivers.”
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Cujo by Stephen King

“As a long-time fan of Stephen King, Cujo is one of my favorites. I also love dogs which makes this story more frightening. A beautiful, lovable St. Bernard that turns into a terror. Horrifying!”
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Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung

“Disturbing short stories, between Horror and Science-fiction. Enter in the universe of K-Horror.”
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The Years by Annie Ernaux

“« Le progrès était dans l’horizon des existences. Il était dans le plastique et le Formica, les antibiotiques et les indemnités de la sécurité sociale, l’eau courante sur l’évier et le tout- à-l ’égout, les colonies de vacances, la continuation des études et l’atome. Il faut être de son temps, disait-on à l’envi, comme une preuve d’intelligence et d’ouverture d’esprit. »
A woman recounts simple facts of her life: the small talks in the teachers’ room, TV debates, the supermarkets, the vacations, the relationship with her husband and children, the way she sees her body, the new hairstyles, the food, the new cut of the pants, the pill, the strikes. Sixty years of history unfold through these small, apparently insignificant events, with excitement for the new times, but also disconcerted by the merciless speed of history and the way it impacts the life of a family, of a woman.”
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Mibelief: What Makes Rational People believe Irrational Things by Dan Ariely

“The title captures my attention. After reading about the author (according to Wikipedia, he faced various accusations of academic misconduct and data fraud leading to retracted papers), I am still curious to have a look at the book. Should I trust him? What do you think?”
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The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

“I enjoy mysteries, a bit of horror, suspense. “The Yellow Wallpaper” is a short story written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman published in 1892. It tells of a woman’s chilling story of being ‘anxious’ and taken care of by her physician husband. She is locked away in a room to heal.”
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

“Anne Brontë is maybe not as famous as her sisters, but she is not less important. This novel is consider to be one of the first feminist novel. Published under the name “Acton Bell” in 1848, the novel mention themes such as alcoholism and domestic violence.”
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Pegasus by Laurent Richard and Sandrine Rigaud

“The Pegasus scandal has not been too much mediatized. I believe that it deserves more attention and I want to know more about it.”
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How the French Think by Sudhir Hazareesingh

“Obviously, I still ask myself the question after 20 years in France !”
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Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry

“With flashes of humor, abrupt changes of rhythm and point of view, Under the Volcano creates a puzzling atmosphere, like the confused state of the character: He was drunk, he was sober, he had a hangover; all at once. Alcoholism dominates all actions of Geoffrey Firmin, British consul in Mexico. And his journey is punctuated by moments of lucidity, remorse and reflections on modern and traditional societies, mythology, religion, loyalty and betrayal, and mostly about love: No se puede vivir sin amar…”
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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

“A classic revenge story. A delightful doorstop to binge-read.”
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Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman

“I had to read the book during my studies in Munich and I am curious to re-read it. Why not as an audio book on Libby?”
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Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict by Oren Kessler

“I have not read the book so far but basically, I like to take a historical look at things, especially with the current conflict in mind.”
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North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

“A love story that takes place in England during the Industrial Revolution. A Victorian “Pride and Prejudice”.”
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If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

“Kyuri, Miho, Ara and Wonna, four Korean women, live in the same apartment building in Seoul. Each woman narrates her difficulties and offers insight on the others. Frances Cha describes in a thrilling debut novel topics such as beauty obsessions, misogyny, and consumerism.
“I would live your life so much better than you if I had your face.”“
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