“Eruption”
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Fiction: “Eruption” by Michael Crichton and James Patterson
A history-making eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. But a secret held for decades by the U.S. military is far more terrifying than any volcano.
Michael Crichton, creator of “Jurassic Park,” “ER,” “Twister,” and “Westworld,” had a passion project he’d been pursuing for years, ahead of his untimely passing in 2008. Knowing how special it was, his wife, Sherri Crichton, held back his notes and the partial manuscript until she found the right author to complete it: James Patterson.
Nonfiction: “When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion” by Julie Satow
A glamorous portrait of the golden age of American department stores and of three visionary women who led them.
Youth: “Figgy & Boone: Best Brother Ever!” By Janee Trasler
Figgy says Boone is the best brother ever but Boone explains he is a rat and Figgy is a mouse and everyone in Parsley’s family album are cousin rodents.
