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Random Reviews 2011-2012

(second Wednesday of the month in the Corvallis library main meeting room)
12:00 - 1:00 pm

September 14 : Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Reviewer: Rebecca Olson
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October 12 : Readers Theatre - readings from nine books by nine outstanding presenters
As part of their 50th celebration, the Friends of the Library presents:

• Dick Weinman - Master of the Senate
• Sandy Ridlington - Olive Kitteredge
• David Low - DaVinci Code
• Gregg Kleiner - This House of Sky
• Curtis Kiefer - Harry Potter
• Rick Borsten - Snow Falling on Cedars
• Charlotte Headrick - To Kill a Mockingbird 
• Jane Donovan - Nickel and Dimed

Readers theater will be directed by Jane Donovan
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November 9 : Lean on Pete by Willy Vlautin
Reviewer: Gary Whitehouse
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• Willy Vlautin reads from his novel and plays a few songs from his album

December 14 : Cascadia’s Fault: The Earthquake and Tsunami that Could Devastate North America by Jerry Thompson
Reviewer: Chris Goldfinger
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January 11 : A Sand County Almanac, and Sketches Here and There by Aldo Leopold
Reviewer: Cristina Eisenberg
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February 8 : Aftershock: The Next Economy and America’s Future by Robert Reich
Reviewer: Charles Vars
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March 14 : The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Reviewer: Marisa Chappell
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April 11 : Country Driving: A Journey from Farm to Factory by Peter Hessler
Reviewer: Staci Simonich
[Recording not available].

May 9 : Mink River by Brian Doyle
Reviewer: John Larison
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June 13 : The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear by Seth Mnookin
Reviewer: Michael Wong

Random Reviews are Sponsored by The Friends of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library.
Reviews are held on the second Wednesday of the month from 12:00 - 1:00pm and are open to the public and free of charge.
Coffee, tea, and cookies are served. Feel free to bring your lunch.

A sign language interpreter can be provided with 48 hours notice. Call 541-766-6928.