2002 Year End Staff Picks

The Power of One, Bryce Courtenay
Recommended by Suzanne

Everyone has seen the movie, but you can't fully appreciate this story until you read the book. It is funny, painful, uplifting, and heartbreaking at the same time. This is one of the best fictional stories I have ever read. For those who don't know, it is the story of a white English boy growing up in South Africa and all the joys and sorrows of this experience.

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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Pirsig
Recommended by Suzanne

This is the longest it has EVER taken me to read a book. This philosophical mind-bender disguised in the form of a story requires at least twice as much time to think as to read. It is not light reading material, but for anyone who's mind is getting spongy and tired, this is the perfect workout. I loved it. I think I will have to read it two more times to fully absorb all the ideas and information presented...

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