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<description>Looking for a good book? Try these recommendations from Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library staff members!</description>
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<title>The Turnaround by Pelecanos, George</title>
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<description>In 1972 three teenagers went out for a night of fun, and six lives were forever changed by a single act of foolishness.&nbsp;Pelecanos weaves a tale of evil and goodness, of excuses and redemption.<br/>Recommendation for the Week of November 16, 2009</description>
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<title>Occasions to Savor: Our Meals, Menus and Remembrances by Long-Green, Edna Lee &amp; the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority</title>
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<description>This coffee-table size book,&nbsp;a product of&nbsp;one of the largest African-American women&rsquo;s organizations in the world, might be just what you need if you're looking for new dishes to cook.<br/>Recommendation for the Week of November 9, 2009</description>
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<title>1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance by Menzies, Gavin</title>
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<description>A delegation from the Chinese fleet arrives in Florence,&nbsp;meets the Pope, and inspires the&nbsp;Renaissance. Does this sound possible?&nbsp;<br/>Recommendation for the Week of November 2, 2009</description>
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<title>The Night Watch by Waters, Sarah</title>
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<description>This book is written backwards. The first section begins in 1947, proceeds in reverse to 1944 and then 1941. We gradually learn why the characters live the way they do after World War II.<br/>Recommendation for the Week of October 26, 2009</description>
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<title>The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America. by Shorto, Russell</title>
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<description>Shorto goes beyond the story of historical characters like Peter Steyvesant, and argues that much of what American society is today owes its origins to the Dutch culture, not the British.<br/>Recommendation for the Week of October 19, 2009</description>
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