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Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

With the opening line of Silver Sparrow, “My father, James Witherspoon, is a bigamist,” author Tayari Jones unveils a breathtaking story about a man’s deception, a family’s complicity, and two teenage girls caught in the middle.

Set in a middle-class neighborhood in Atlanta in the 1980s, the novel revolves around James Witherspoon’s two families—the public one and the secret one. When the daughters from each family meet and form a friendship, only one of them knows they are sisters. It is a relationship destined to explode when secrets are revealed and illusions shattered. As Jones explores the backstories of her rich yet flawed characters—the father, the two mothers, the grandmother, and the uncle—she also reveals the joy, as well as the destruction, they brought to one another’s lives.

*Dogfish Memories by Joseph Dane

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“A beautifully written account of sailing, and love, and geography, and memory—told in prose as clear and open as water itself.” (Aimee Bender, author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake )

 

*     Elsewhere, California by

Dana Johnson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“I love listening to Avery talk about anything and everything, from the Dodgers to the art world to neighborhood negotiations to certain brands of shorts. Here is a character with an intensely engaging voice, surrounded by an equally riveting cast, all created by a writer who knows how to make words— and people— sparkle on the page."
—Aimee Bender, author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

* So You Want To Be A Leader by

                                             Al Restivo, Ph.D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The world of organizations is filled with those who aspire to lead. Those who wish to lead have a responsibility to develop their leadership skills not only for their own benefit but also for those who will follow them. So You Want to be a Leader is about vision, charisma, communication, and other essential characteristics required to lead, qualities that will allow those who are following to get behind and make things happen.