WSJ’s Top Book Recommendations-Cary Regional

Discover the best books of the year, handpicked by the editors of The Wall Street Journal. From thought-provoking nonfiction to engrossing fiction, our Top Book Recommendations offer a curated list of exceptional reads that will inform, inspire, and entertain. Featuring titles from acclaimed authors and emerging voices, our selection spans genres and subjects, ensuring there's something for every reader. Dive into the world of ideas, stories, and perspectives that will change the way you think, feel, and see the world.
 

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1. Founding brothers: the revolutionary generation

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Author:
Ellis, Joseph J.
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Middlecreek Community - Adult Non-Fiction
973.4 ELLIS
Morrisville Community - Adult Non-Fiction
973.4 ELLIS
North Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
973.4 ELLIS

2. Lollapalooza: the uncensored story of alternative rock's wildest festival

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Bienstock, Richard
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
781.66 BIENS
Middlecreek Community - Adult Non-Fiction
781.66 BIENS
Oberlin Regional - Adult Non-Fiction has 2
781.66 BIENS
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"Through hundreds of new interviews with artists, tour founders, festival organizers, promoters, publicists, sideshow freaks, stage crews, record label execs, reporters, roadies, and more, Lollapalooza chronicles the tour's pioneering 1991-1997 run, and, in the process, alternative rock's rise--as well as the reverberations that led to a massive shift in the music industry and the culture at large. [The book] features original interviews with some...

3. Windswept: walking the paths of trailblazing women

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Abbs, Annabel
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Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
796.51 ABBS
Richard B Harrison - Adult Non-Fiction
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Southgate Community - Adult Non-Fiction
796.51 ABBS
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"Annabel Abbs-Streets's Windswept: Walking the Paths of Trailblazing Women is a beautifully written meditation on connecting with the outdoors through the simple act of walking. In captivating and elegant prose, Abbs-Streets's follows in the footsteps of women who boldly reclaimed wild landscapes for themselves, including Georgia O'Keeffe in the empty plains of Texas and New Mexico, Nan Shepherd in the mountains of Scotland, Gwen John following the...