This week, we range from a collection of first-rate poetry to a fictional work on the rise of Adolf Hitler for a great selection of recommended reads. Fiction Thrilling World War II Tale in Stalingrad ‘City of Thieves’ By David Benioff The Nazis have invaded Russia and besieged Stalingrad. Lev and Kolya, two Russian prisoners, can avoid execution if they accept a mission to find 12 eggs for a Soviet colonel’s daughter’s wedding cake. This book has great action, memorable characters, and incredible writing. Penguin, 2009, 258 pages Books, a Barge, and Broken Hearts ‘The Little Paris Bookshop’ By Nina George Jean Perdu sells books and dispenses advice via literature from his barge on Paris’s Seine River. Accompanied by a bestselling author and an Italian chef, Perdu sets off in his boat to discover the fate of a woman he had loved long ago. On this adventure, the three become …
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