Winter 09-10 Winner of "The Book Pick" Contest:

The Hierophant of 100th Street
By Cullen Dorn

A semi-autobiographical account of a young man born and raised in the worst slums of New York who ventures out to discover the meaning of life, and finds romance, mysticism, and purpose behind its very mystery.

Seeking to extricate himself from 100th Street, Adam is drafted into the army and later travels to Egypt, where in a harsh world of theocrats and misogynists he falls in love with a young Arab woman. Out of his element, he attacks the social structure—and ends up running for his life. He returns back to the old neighborhood only to find it changed … destroyed by an invasion of drugs, betrayal, and murder.

By chance he encounters a mysterious man, Clifford Bias (a renowned twentieth-century clairvoyant), and is taken under the wing of the "magus." Discovering his own psychic abilities, Adam enters his mentor's secret society and a world of mysticism and love.

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Members Only "North Shore Confessions" Part One
By Jr. Todd Love Ball

The gym is always known as a place for working out...but there is so much more! Follow Marcus, a fiery personal trainer with a brash attitude as he gets caught up in the riches and loathing of the North Shore of Chicago.

Key Light
By Pat Stewart

An artists journey. Denied her daughter from birth, Sada finds her life through her ever deepening talent as an artist. The story is filled with passion, reflection, revelation, and self-discovery.

it is what it is...beating breast cancer
By Carol Chatellier Kleinrock

I've tried to capture the thoughts of both myself & the people around me while going through chemo and radiation. After starting an email chain my family and friends were informed, enlightened, amused and most importantly not afraid for me.

Among Us Women
By Joan Lerner

3 women of different ages and ethnicity who have in common a career in interior design. The novel is set in the mid-eighties to the mid-nineties and explores many issues that still persist--women's empowerment, abortion, homosexuality, euthanasia--all provocative issues