Author: Friendly Staff

The Reckoning John Grisham Pete Banning was Clanton’s favorite son – a decorated World War II hero, a farmer, father, and a faithful member of the Methodist church. Then, one cool October morning he rose early, walked into the church, and calmly killed his pastor and friend. In a major novel unlike anything he has…

The Fifth Risk Michael Lewis Michael Lewis’s brilliant narrative takes us into the engine rooms of a government under attack by its own leaders. In Agriculture the funding of vital programs like food stamps and school lunches is being slashed. The Commerce Department may not have enough staff to conduct the 2020 Census properly. Over…

The Fall of Gondolin J.R.R. Tolkien The Fall of Gondolin is one of the original Lost Tales that J.R.R. Tolkien started writing in 1917 in an army barracks. The story was just published as a standalone book by HarperCollins. The book follows two of the greatest powers in the world. Morgoth is of the uttermost…

Elevation Stephen King In the small town of Castle Rock, the setting of many of King’s stories, Scott Carey is engaged in an escalating battle with the lesbians next door. One of the women is friendly; the other, cold as ice. Both are trying to launch a new restaurant, but the people of Castle Rock…

Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in George R.R. Martin’s new masterly work. Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen – the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria – took up…

Becoming Michelle Obama Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America – the first African American to serve in that role – she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history. In her memoir, a…