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Is it your turn to pick books for your group? Not sure what to suggest? We have 10 copies of the titles below and each title can be placed on hold and checked out together or individually by each of your book group members.

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What Tech Calls Thinking

What Tech Calls Thinking

An Inquiry Into the Intellectual Bedrock of Silicon Valley

by Daub, Adrian

Book - 2020

The titans of Silicon Valley, for all their utopian imaginings, never really had our best interests at heart: recent threats to democracy, truth, privacy,...Show more The titans of Silicon Valley, for all their utopian imaginings, never really had our best interests at heart: recent threats to democracy, truth, privacy, and safety, as a result of tech’s reckless pursuit of progress, have shown as much. This book captures technology in all its contradictions and innovation, across borders and socioeconomic divisions, from history through the future, beyond platitudes and PR hype, and past doom and gloom. Show less

The titans of Silicon Valley, for all their utopian imaginings, never really had our best interests at heart: recent threats to democracy, truth, privacy,...Show more The titans of Silicon Valley, for all their utopian imaginings, never really had our best interests at heart: recent threats to democracy, truth, privacy, and safety, as a result of tech’s reckless pursuit of progress, have shown as much. This book captures technology in all its contradictions and innovation, across borders and socioeconomic divisions, from history through the future, beyond platitudes and PR hype, and past doom and gloom. Show less

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The Queen of Water

The Queen of Water

by Resau, Laura

Book - 2011

Living in a village in Ecuador, a Quechua Indian girl is sent to work as an indentured servant for an upper class "mestizo" family. Living in a village in Ecuador, a Quechua Indian girl is sent to work as an indentured servant for an upper class "mestizo" family. Show less

Living in a village in Ecuador, a Quechua Indian girl is sent to work as an indentured servant for an upper class "mestizo" family. Living in a village in Ecuador, a Quechua Indian girl is sent to work as an indentured servant for an upper class "mestizo" family. Show less

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The Resisters

The Resisters

A Novel

by Jen, Gish

Book - 2020

The time: not so long from now. The place: AutoAmerica, a country surveilled by one “Aunt Nettie,” a Big Brother that is part artificial intelligence, part internet, and oddly human—even funny. The time: not so long from now. The place: AutoAmerica, a country surveilled by one “Aunt Nettie,” a Big Brother that is part artificial intelligence, part internet, and oddly human—even funny. Show less

The time: not so long from now. The place: AutoAmerica, a country surveilled by one “Aunt Nettie,” a Big Brother that is part artificial intelligence, part internet, and oddly human—even funny. The time: not so long from now. The place: AutoAmerica, a country surveilled by one “Aunt Nettie,” a Big Brother that is part artificial intelligence, part internet, and oddly human—even funny. Show less

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Together in A Sudden Strangeness

Together in A Sudden Strangeness

America's Poets Respond to the Pandemic

Book - 2020

As the novel coronavirus and its devastating effects began to spread in the United States and around the world, Alice Quinn reached out to poets across th...Show more As the novel coronavirus and its devastating effects began to spread in the United States and around the world, Alice Quinn reached out to poets across the country to see if, and what, they were writing under quarantine. This is a collection of those works that are an intimate and intricate portrait of our suddenly altered reality. Show less

As the novel coronavirus and its devastating effects began to spread in the United States and around the world, Alice Quinn reached out to poets across th...Show more As the novel coronavirus and its devastating effects began to spread in the United States and around the world, Alice Quinn reached out to poets across the country to see if, and what, they were writing under quarantine. This is a collection of those works that are an intimate and intricate portrait of our suddenly altered reality. Show less

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Ancillary Justice

Ancillary Justice

by Leckie, Ann

Book - 2013

The only novel ever to win the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards and the first book in Ann Leckie's New York Times bestselling trilogy. On a remot...Show more The only novel ever to win the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards and the first book in Ann Leckie's New York Times bestselling trilogy. On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. Once, she was the Justice of Toren - a colossal starship with an artificial intelligence linking thousands of soldiers in the service of the Radch, the empire that conquered the galaxy. Now, an act of treachery has ripped it all away, leaving her with one fragile human body, unanswered questions, and a burning desire for vengeance. Show less

The only novel ever to win the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards and the first book in Ann Leckie's New York Times bestselling trilogy. On a remot...Show more The only novel ever to win the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards and the first book in Ann Leckie's New York Times bestselling trilogy. On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. Once, she was the Justice of Toren - a colossal starship with an artificial intelligence linking thousands of soldiers in the service of the Radch, the empire that conquered the galaxy. Now, an act of treachery has ripped it all away, leaving her with one fragile human body, unanswered questions, and a burning desire for vengeance. Show less

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A Fire Story

A Fire Story

by Fies, Brian

Graphic Novel - 2020

During the 2017 wildfires, author and illustrator Brian Fies lost his Sonoma home. Out of the experience he created a full-length graphic novel, including environmental insight and the stories of others affected by the disaster. During the 2017 wildfires, author and illustrator Brian Fies lost his Sonoma home. Out of the experience he created a full-length graphic novel, including environmental insight and the stories of others affected by the disaster. Show less

During the 2017 wildfires, author and illustrator Brian Fies lost his Sonoma home. Out of the experience he created a full-length graphic novel, including environmental insight and the stories of others affected by the disaster. During the 2017 wildfires, author and illustrator Brian Fies lost his Sonoma home. Out of the experience he created a full-length graphic novel, including environmental insight and the stories of others affected by the disaster. Show less

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Housekeeping

Housekeeping

by Robinson, Marilynne

Book - 1980

A reissue of the contemporary feminist classic, Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and her younger sister, Lucille, who grow up haphazardly, first under th...Show more A reissue of the contemporary feminist classic, Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and her younger sister, Lucille, who grow up haphazardly, first under the care of their competent grandmother, then of two comically bumbling great-aunts, and finally of Sylvie, the eccentric and remote sister of their dead mother. Show less

A reissue of the contemporary feminist classic, Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and her younger sister, Lucille, who grow up haphazardly, first under th...Show more A reissue of the contemporary feminist classic, Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and her younger sister, Lucille, who grow up haphazardly, first under the care of their competent grandmother, then of two comically bumbling great-aunts, and finally of Sylvie, the eccentric and remote sister of their dead mother. Show less

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All American Boys

All American Boys

by Reynolds, Jason

Book - 2015

In this painful and all-too-timely book, two authors-one black, one white-present a story of police brutality. In this painful and all-too-timely book, two authors-one black, one white-present a story of police brutality. Show less

In this painful and all-too-timely book, two authors-one black, one white-present a story of police brutality. In this painful and all-too-timely book, two authors-one black, one white-present a story of police brutality. Show less

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Citizen

Citizen

An American Lyric

by Rankine, Claudia

Book - 2014

Claudia Rankine's bold new book recounts mounting racial aggressions in ongoing encounters in twenty-first-century daily life and in the media. Claudia Rankine's bold new book recounts mounting racial aggressions in ongoing encounters in twenty-first-century daily life and in the media. Show less

Claudia Rankine's bold new book recounts mounting racial aggressions in ongoing encounters in twenty-first-century daily life and in the media. Claudia Rankine's bold new book recounts mounting racial aggressions in ongoing encounters in twenty-first-century daily life and in the media. Show less

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When Washington Was in Vogue

When Washington Was in Vogue

A Lost Novel of the Harlem Renaissance

by Williams, Edward Christopher

Book - 2005

Nearly lost after its anonymous publication in 1926 and only recently rediscovered, When Washington Was in Vogue is an acclaimed love story written and set during the Harlem Renaissance. Nearly lost after its anonymous publication in 1926 and only recently rediscovered, When Washington Was in Vogue is an acclaimed love story written and set during the Harlem Renaissance. Show less

Nearly lost after its anonymous publication in 1926 and only recently rediscovered, When Washington Was in Vogue is an acclaimed love story written and set during the Harlem Renaissance. Nearly lost after its anonymous publication in 1926 and only recently rediscovered, When Washington Was in Vogue is an acclaimed love story written and set during the Harlem Renaissance. Show less

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The Water Dancer

The Water Dancer

A Novel

by Coates, Ta-Nehisi

Book - 2019

Son of an enslaved African American woman and her owner, Hiram Walker, realizes at five that he has photographic recall--except where it concerns his mother, Rose, who was sold. Son of an enslaved African American woman and her owner, Hiram Walker, realizes at five that he has photographic recall--except where it concerns his mother, Rose, who was sold. Show less

Son of an enslaved African American woman and her owner, Hiram Walker, realizes at five that he has photographic recall--except where it concerns his mother, Rose, who was sold. Son of an enslaved African American woman and her owner, Hiram Walker, realizes at five that he has photographic recall--except where it concerns his mother, Rose, who was sold. Show less

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The Vanishing Half

The Vanishing Half

by Bennett, Brit

Book - 2020

This book features identical twin sisters, who at age 16 run away from their small, black, 1950s Southern town and take different paths, one passing for white. This book features identical twin sisters, who at age 16 run away from their small, black, 1950s Southern town and take different paths, one passing for white. Show less

This book features identical twin sisters, who at age 16 run away from their small, black, 1950s Southern town and take different paths, one passing for white. This book features identical twin sisters, who at age 16 run away from their small, black, 1950s Southern town and take different paths, one passing for white. Show less

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Shuggie Bain

Shuggie Bain

A Novel

by Stuart, Douglas

Book - 2020

Stuart's debut follows a boy growing up in 1980s and 1990s as his family is ravaged by addiction in Glasgow, Scotland during the Thatcher era. Stuart's debut follows a boy growing up in 1980s and 1990s as his family is ravaged by addiction in Glasgow, Scotland during the Thatcher era. Show less

Stuart's debut follows a boy growing up in 1980s and 1990s as his family is ravaged by addiction in Glasgow, Scotland during the Thatcher era. Stuart's debut follows a boy growing up in 1980s and 1990s as his family is ravaged by addiction in Glasgow, Scotland during the Thatcher era. Show less

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A Paradise Built in Hell

A Paradise Built in Hell

The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disasters

by Solnit, Rebecca

Book - 2009

Natural and man-made disasters can be "utopias" that showcase human solidarity and point the way to a freer society, according this stimulating contrarian study. Natural and man-made disasters can be "utopias" that showcase human solidarity and point the way to a freer society, according this stimulating contrarian study. Show less

Natural and man-made disasters can be "utopias" that showcase human solidarity and point the way to a freer society, according this stimulating contrarian study. Natural and man-made disasters can be "utopias" that showcase human solidarity and point the way to a freer society, according this stimulating contrarian study. Show less

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Everything I Never Told You

Everything I Never Told You

by Ng, Celeste

Book - 2014

This emotionally involving debut novel explores themes of belonging using the story of the death of a teenage girl, Lydia, from a mixed-race family in 1970s Ohio. This emotionally involving debut novel explores themes of belonging using the story of the death of a teenage girl, Lydia, from a mixed-race family in 1970s Ohio. Show less

This emotionally involving debut novel explores themes of belonging using the story of the death of a teenage girl, Lydia, from a mixed-race family in 1970s Ohio. This emotionally involving debut novel explores themes of belonging using the story of the death of a teenage girl, Lydia, from a mixed-race family in 1970s Ohio. Show less

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The Cold Millions

The Cold Millions

A Novel

by Walter, Jess

Book - 2020

Walter (Beautiful Ruins) reconstructs the free speech riots of 1909--1910 in Spokane, Wash., in this superb tale of orphaned, train-hopping brothers Gig and Rye Dolan. Walter (Beautiful Ruins) reconstructs the free speech riots of 1909--1910 in Spokane, Wash., in this superb tale of orphaned, train-hopping brothers Gig and Rye Dolan. Show less

Walter (Beautiful Ruins) reconstructs the free speech riots of 1909--1910 in Spokane, Wash., in this superb tale of orphaned, train-hopping brothers Gig and Rye Dolan. Walter (Beautiful Ruins) reconstructs the free speech riots of 1909--1910 in Spokane, Wash., in this superb tale of orphaned, train-hopping brothers Gig and Rye Dolan. Show less

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American Dirt

American Dirt

A Novel

by Cummins, Jeanine

Book - 2020

With this devastating yet hopeful work, Cummins breathes life into the statistics of the thousands fleeing their homelands and seeking to cross the southern border of the United States. With this devastating yet hopeful work, Cummins breathes life into the statistics of the thousands fleeing their homelands and seeking to cross the southern border of the United States. Show less

With this devastating yet hopeful work, Cummins breathes life into the statistics of the thousands fleeing their homelands and seeking to cross the southern border of the United States. With this devastating yet hopeful work, Cummins breathes life into the statistics of the thousands fleeing their homelands and seeking to cross the southern border of the United States. Show less

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