Lean In
By Sheryl Sandberg and Nell Scovell
Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sandberg argues that women need to stop feeling guilty for their professional accomplishments. She offers suggestions to help women jumpstart their lackluster careers.
Doctor Sleep
By Stephen King
Recovering alcoholic Dan Torrance has cleaned up, but nightmares from the events of The Shining still plague him. When Dan begins seeing messages magically appear on his blackboard when he wakes up, he knows he has a new friend who also possesses this talent. Young Abra Stone is about to discover a monstrous group of psychic vampires posing as harmless RV aficionados. Abra will enlist Dan’s help in battling these ancient ones who prey on children with the shining.
David and Goliath
By Malcolm Gladwell
How does the underdog defeat the favored winner? Gladwell researches stories of how an unlucky beginning can mold character development. Always a talented storyteller, Gladwell’s latest is sure to appeal to every modern-day Horatio Alger fan.
The Lowland
By Jhumpta Lahiri
Subhash and Udayan Mitra were inseparable growing up in India, but they went their separate ways in adulthood – Udayan gravitating toward radicalism, and Subhash immigrating to America to pursue a life in academic research. When Udayan is killed, Subhash reaches out to his brother’s widow, hoping to ease their shared pain and better understand Udayan’s beliefs.
