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Northern Beaches Council presents

ADULT SUMMER READING GUIDEEnjoy an abundance of summer reading!1 Dec – 28 Feb

YOUR SUMMER READING LIST

Northern Beaches Council Library has put together this enticing mix of great reads to guide you through an enjoyable and diverse summer reading experience.

Use this list of suggestions as the basis of your summer reading list. Visit the library or access our catalogue online to check availability.

We also invite you to explore our online collections including eAudio books, eBooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers; all free to library members and accessible from our website.

ADULT SUMMER READING BOOK BINGO Book Bingo is available to play throughout the entire 2016-17 summer season. Bingo cards are available inside this booklet and at all library branches. Play for a chance to win Book Bingo prizes by dropping a copy of your completed card to any Northern Beaches Council Library branch.

Join the challenge to discover a great summer read!

Staff Picks Non-FictionMemoirsCookingLeisure and TravelSelf DevelopmentHealthy LifestyleHistoricalBook Club FavouritesPrize WinnersModern Australia Staff Picks Fiction Popular Series Thriller and Suspense Local AuthorsNot So Young Adult Chic LitFree Home Library ServiceLibraries Holiday Opening Hours

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STAFF PICKS - NON-FICTION

My Name Is Mahtob Mahtob Mahmoody

Future CrimesMarc Goodman

White Sands Geoff Dyer

Gut: The Inside Story Of Our Body’s Most Under-Rated Organ Giulia Enders

SullyChesley Sullenberger

Resonate: For People Who Need To Be Heard Louise Mahler

When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi

The Prison Book Club Ann Walmsley

The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet Michael Mosley

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MEMOIRS

Making it As I Go Along Marian Keyes

The Last Crocodile Hunter Robert Irwin

A Life Coloured In Ken Done

Talking To My Country Stan Grant

Everywhere I Look Helen Garner

Reckoning: A Memoir Magda Szubanski

One Life: My Mother’s Story Kate Grenville

Conversations With McCartney Paul Du Noyer

Bomber: The Whole Story Mark Thompson with Martin Blake

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COOKING

The Food I Love Neil Perry

Rick Stein’s Long WeekendRick Stein

Super Food Family Classics Jamie Oliver

Basics To Brilliance Donna Hay

Food For Life Michelle Bridges

The Saffron Tales Yasmin Khan

Delicieux Gabriel Gate

NeighbourhoodHetty Mckinnon

Real Food Australian Women’s Weekly

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TRAVEL AND LEISURE

Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across America Matt Whyman

HomespaceDarren Palmer

World Of Wanderlust Brooke Saward

Country Style Gardens Victoria Carey

Atlas Of Improbable PlacesTravis Elborough And Alan Horsfield

Living Design Jamie Durie

Walking The Himalayas Levison Wood

The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country In The World Lonely Planet

Art With An iPhone Kat Sloma

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SELF DEVELOPMENT

101 Ways to Live Well Lonely Planet

The Answer Allan Pease and Barbara Pease

Joy on DemandChade-Meng Tan

Beautiful Failures Lucy Clark

The Book of Joy Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu

How to Live a Good LifeJonathan Fields

A Practical Guide to Mindful Meditation Michael Bunting with Patrick Kearney

Beyond Belief Hugh MacKay

The Happiness Track Emma Seppala

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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

The Great Aussie Bloke Slim-Down Peter FitzSimons

Kicking It Around The GlobeMatthew Burke

Life As I Know It Michelle Payne with John Harms

Pushing The Limits: Life, Marathons & Kokoda Kurt Fearnley and Warwick Green

Shine: The Making Of The Australian Netball Diamonds Jenny Sinclair and Megan Maurice

Retox Yoga: Yoga, Food, Attitude Lauren Imparato

The Longevity Book Cameron Diaz with Sandra Bark

Top Walks In Australia Melanie Ball

I Quit Sugar: Simplicious Sarah Wilson

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HISTORICAL

The Flame Bearer Bernard Cornwell

The Shifting Fog Kate Morton

Three Sisters Three Queens Philippa Gregory

The Good People Hannah Kent

The House Between Tides Sarah Maine

The Cavendon Hall Barbara Taylor Bradford

A Christmas Message Anne Perry

The Muse Jessie Burton

The Chocolate Tin Fiona McIntosh

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BOOK CLUB FAVOURITES

The Summer Before the War Helen Simonson

The Dressmaker Rosalie Ham

The Secret Chord Geraldine Brooks

The Last Painting of Sara De Vos Dominic Smith

Our Souls at Night Kent Haruf

Truly Madly GuiltyLiane Moriarty

Still Alice Lisa Genova

My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante

After You Jojo Moyes

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PRIZE WINNERS

Mothering Sunday Graham Swift

Island Home Tim Winton

The Patterson Girls Rachael Johns

The Other Side Of The World Stephanie Bishop

The Natural Way Of Things Charlotte Wood

Salt Creek Lucy Treloar

The Narrow Road To The Deep North Richard Flanagan

The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr

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MODERN AUSTRALIA

A Fig At The Gate: The Joys Of Friendship, Gardening And The Gaining Of Wisdom Kate Llewellyn

Manly Sea Eagles: The Team They Love To Beat Ray Chesterton

Indigo Storm Fleur McDonald

Delicious: Weekends Valli Little

Bushranger TracksGregory Powell

The Boy Behind The Curtain Tim Winton

Barbarian Days William Finnegan

Travelling Australia Mick’s Way: The Places You’ll Go Mick Miller and Robyn Ford

Flavours Of Urban SydneyEthan Jenkins

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STAFF PICKS - FICTION

A Year Of Marvellous Ways Sarah Winman

EligibleCurtis Sittenfeld

The Dry Jane Harper

Britt-Marie Was Here Fredrik Backman

DodgersBill Beverly

A Spool Of Blue Thread Anne Tyler

Hope Farm Peggy Frew

Beside Myself Ann Morgan

Belgravia Julian Fellowes

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POPULAR SERIES

One With You Sylvia Day (Crossfire Series)

The Rosie Effect Graeme Simsion (Rosie Project Series)

This Was A Man Jeffrey Archer (Clifton Chronicles Series)

The Wrong Side Of Goodbye Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch Series)

The Black Widow Daniel Silva (Gabriel Allon Series)

Written In My Own Heart’s Blood Diana Gabaldon (Outlander Series)

A Dance With Dragons George R R Martin (Game of Thrones Series)

The City Of Mirrors Justin Cronin (The Passage Series)

The Story Of The Lost Child Elena Ferrante (Elena Ferrante Series)

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THRILLER AND SUSPENSE

The Midnight Watch David Dyer

The Silent Inheritance Joy Dettman

The Four Legendary Kingdoms Matthew Reilly

Never Never James Patterson & Candice Fox

HomeHarlan Coben

The Whistler John Grisham

No Man’s Land David Baldacci

Night School Lee Child

An Isolated Incident Emily Maguire

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LOCAL AUTHORS

Penguin Bloom: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved A Family Cameron Bloom and Bradley Trevor Greive

Once Lost Ber Carroll

The Beast’s Garden Kate Forsyth

The Soldier’s Curse Meg Keneally and Tom Keneally

The Fence Meredith Jaffe

La Dolce Vita Silvia Colloca

How To Lose A Few Kegs (Without Busting A Gut) Gus Worland

Farewell To The FatherTimothy Elliott

Precious Things Kelly Doust

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NOT SO YOUNG ADULT

Confessions: The Paris Mysteries James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

QuarantineJames Phelan

Clockwork Angel Cassandra Clare

Conspiracy 365. January Gabrielle Lord

Skulduggery Pleasant Derek Landy

The Maze Runner James Dashner

The Fault In Our Stars John Green

The Recruit Robert Muchamore

The Siege Of Macindaw John Flanagan

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CHIC LIT

A Chance Of Stormy Weather Tricia Stringer

A Distant Journey Di Morrissey

Bridget Jones’s Baby: The Diaries Helen Fielding

Faithful Alice Hoffman

The Art Of Keeping Secrets Rachael Johns

Two By Two Nicholas Sparks

Falling: A Love Story Jane Green

The Boy Is Back Meg Cabot

Secrets Of A Happy Marriage Cathy Kelly

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Our home library service is available to the frail, aged, people with disabilities and their carers who are unable to visit the library or carry their library items home.

Enjoy a wide range of library materials delivered to you regularly at no cost. You can request specific titles, fiction or non-fiction items, regular or large print books, audio books on CD, music CDs, movies, documentaries, magazines and much more.

We select library items for you based on your preferences, alternatively you can select at the library or online.

A medical certificate or statement signed by a doctor may be required to assess eligibility.

Visit our website northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au or call us to request an application form.

Dee Why Library9942 2393

Manly Library9976 1730

Mona Vale Library9970 1600

FREE HOME LIBRARY SERVICE We deliver books, DVDs, music CDs, magazines and much more

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Belrose Library: Closed Saturday 24 December – Monday 2 January

Dee Why Library: Closed Saturday 24 December – Monday 2 January

Forestville Library: Closed Saturday 24 December – Monday 2 January

Manly Library: Open Saturday 24 December 9.30am – 12.30pm. Closed Sunday 25 December – Monday 2 January

Mona Vale Library: Open Saturday 24 December 10am – 2pm. Closed Sunday 25 – Tuesday 27 December. Open Wednesday 28 – Friday 30 December 10am – 6pm. Closed Saturday 31 December – Monday 2 January

Warringah Mall Library: Open Saturday 24 December 9am – 1pm. Closed Sunday 25 – Tuesday 27 December. Open Wednesday 28 – Friday 30 December 9am – 5pm. Closed Saturday 31 December – Monday 2 January

Return chutes available at all branches. All Library Branches will resume normal opening hours from Tuesday 3 January.Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

LIBRARIES HOLIDAY OPENING HOURS

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Forestville Library 6 Darley Street, Forestville 2087

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Warringah Mall LibraryShop 650, Level 2Westfield Warringah Mall Brookvale 2100

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Mona Vale Library1 Park Street, Mona Vale 2013

Belrose LibraryGlenrose Place, Belrose 2085

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