Carolyn's Favorite Books of 2022

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Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel By Bonnie Garmus Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9780385547345
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Published: Doubleday - April 5th, 2022

The Bullet That Missed: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery By Richard Osman Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9780593299395
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Published: Pamela Dorman Books - September 20th, 2022

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Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love By John Gottman, Ph.D., Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD, Doug Abrams, Rachel Carlton Abrams, M.D. Cover Image
$26.95
ISBN: 9781523504466
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Published: Workman Publishing Company - February 5th, 2019

Whether you are in a long-term relationship or just starting one, this book will engage you in eight fun, easy and constructive “dates” full of conversation about trust, conflict, sex, money, family, adventure, spirituality, and dreams. From the leading scientists on marriage and family, this book will help you discover (or rediscover) the love you desire and deserve with your partner.


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City on Fire: A Novel (The Danny Ryan Trilogy #1) By Don Winslow Cover Image
$28.99
ISBN: 9780062851192
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Published: William Morrow - April 26th, 2022

1986, Providence, Rhode Island, rival gangs, the Irish Murphy’s who control the docks, and the Italian Moretti’s who run the drugs and hijack the trucks, have come to a tenuous truce. But when a mysterious women appears at the annual clambake, trouble quickly ensues and a gang war erupts. Winslow’s first installment of this trilogy is rich with local flavor, the ties that bind a community where everybody knows everybody, and the inevitable body count in an intense, fast-paced and brooding full-scale mob family saga.


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Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files: A Cookbook By Deb Perelman Cover Image
$35.00
ISBN: 9780593318782
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Published: Knopf - November 15th, 2022

Fuss-free, delicious and doable. Another fab Smitten Kitchen cookbook! Filled with recipes like Turkey Meatloaf for Skeptics, Toasted Ricotta Gnocchi with Pistachio Pesto and Apple Butterscotch Crisp, this cookbook will easily become a kitchen staples. Cooking out of her tiny NYC kitchen, Deb Perelman, is a self-taught, realistic cook who won’t send you all over for crazy ingredients. With her sharp wit and clear (and snarky) instructions, you’ll be a happy(ier) cook!