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Looking for a new courtroom drama?
Defending Jacob is written by William Landay, an ex-Assistant District Attorney. Just another lawyer-turned-writer who has churned out yet another bland courtroom drama? Not in my opinion. I thoroughly enjoyed Defending Jacob and highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys legal thrillers along the lines of John Grisham and Richard North Patterson (in their heyday), or anyone who enjoys a "meaty" read.
Lost in Shangri-La
Lost in Shangri-La – a true story, is written by Mitchell Zuckoff. Towards the end of World War II, a US Army transport plane crashed in a remote, uncharted valley in the mountains of New Guinea. The valley, named Shangri-La by the survivors, was populated by numerous, constantly warring stone-age tribes, untouched by the modern world. There was no way in to the valley except by plane – there were no tracks or roads, the mountain passes were too high and the air too thin to allow a helicopter rescue, and the jungle was too thick to allow them to build a runway. Injured and afraid, the survivors spent seven weeks in this isolated paradise, unsure of how, or even if, they would be rescued.
From the new book shelves
It might surprise you to know that librarians have very long lists of books they want to read. We see so many books everyday - sometimes they're hot off the press, and sometimes they're books that have had pride of place on our shelves for a long time. The myth that we spend all our time reading is well-established, but really, we're just like you. We read in our spare time, and there seems to be less and less of that these days, for all of us.
