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Supercommunicators
Adult Nonfiction. 'Pulitzer winner Duhigg (The Power of Habit) contends in this savvy guide that 'we can learn to connect in more meaningful ways if we can understand how conversations work.' Duhigg provides wise advice for bonding with friends, fighting with partners, and bridging divides over such lightning-rod issues as gun control. In lucid prose, Duhigg breaks conversation down to its fundamentals, providing both an actionable guide and a revealing peek into the psychological needs and motivations that underpin human interaction." Publishers Weekly
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Wandering Stars
Adult Fiction. "Star, a young survivor of 1864's Sand Creek Massacre (in present-day Colorado), is held at the Fort Marion Prison Castle and compelled to eschew his language and heritage by a brutal prison guard - as is Star's son Charles a generation later, at the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians. Charles survives with the help of fellow student Opal Viola, whose own story brings us to 2018 Oakland and events in Orange's Pulitzer Prize finalist, mega-award-winning There There." Library Journal
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Behind You Is the Sea
Adult Fiction. "A pregnant teen girl is ostracized by her family. A Palestinian American cop has divided loyalties. Refugees and their children alternately worship 'America’s glory...Macy’s One-Day Sale!' and chafe at the rejection they experience. In this episodic debut novel, Darraj portrays the joys, resentments, and yearnings of three generations of a tight-knit Palestinian American community. The elders...struggle to maintain their cultural values, including ethnocentrism and sexism, and pass them on to children who either prefer assimilation or who resist the refugee legacy...Marvelous and moving." Booklist
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