Remember to buy local  Local independent businesses re-invest far more money (73% vs. 43%) in their local economies than national chain stores do.  And on-line retailers such as Amazon.com not only don’t re-invest dollars in the local economy, they typically don’t pay state or local sales taxes,  create local jobs, host community events, mentor local youth –  in short, don’t contribute the added value that communities garner from their locally-owned businesses. All of that extra value is paid for by the businesses in your neighborhoods, and they need your purchasing power to stay open and keep contributing. Thanks for supporting your independent booksellers and other local retailers!
	Monday Night Book Club meets the second Monday of the month at 7:00 Jan. 12 - The Wild Places by Robert MacFarlane Feb. 9 - Love My Rifle More Than You by Kayla Williams
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Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson "I was completely taken with Out Stealing Horses from the first page. I found it powerful yet so quietly done I could hear myself breathe and I finished with an exhalation of awe."  - Amy Tan Picador Softcover  $14.00 The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell The Massachusetts Bay colonists might not sound like a topic that would fascinate your friends and relations, but if you've enjoyed Sarah Vowell on This American Life or John Stewart, you know she'll have a different take on things. She quotes from the likes of John Winthrop and Greg Brady (of the Brady Bunch), and also the Narragansett sachem Miantonomi, relating our country's past with its present. Riverhead Books Hardcover  $25.95 Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama Of course, we all want to know more about the next president of the US and what kind of person he is. But this book is also a good read just for itself. Three Rivers Press Softcover  $14.95 White Tiger by Aravind Adiga "An exhilirating, side-splitting account of India today, as well as an eloquent howl at her many injustices. Adiga enters the literary scene resplendent in battle dress and ready to conquer. Let us bow to him."  -Gary Shteyngart, author of Absurdistan Free Press Softcover  $14.00
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