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Discove r Cit yV iewN C.co m's fre s h up d ate d loo k ! | 37 910 • 387 • 1225 www.nextdayaccess.com dlong@nextdayaccess.com • Ramps (purchase & rental) • Grab Bars • Vertical Platform Lifts • Pool Lifts • Stair Lifts • Ceiling Lifts • Handrails • Bathroom Saftey • Door Widenings • Home Safety Automation Stay in Your Home Longer & Safer Fayetteville's Certified Accessibility Specialist A comprehensive guide to health care in Cumberland County and surrounding areas YOUR LOCAL HEALTH & WELLNESS RESOURCE D I R E C T O R Y 2 0 2 0 MEDICAL &DENTAL D I R E C T O R Y 2 0 2 0 MEDICAL &DENTAL COMING SOON I I love to read book reviews. In fact, hardly a day goes by that I don't check out the latest "best books" of the month or year. As we begin a new year, let's look back at the great selection of the best books from 2019. All have been critically acclaimed, and several have already been optioned for movies. ere is something here for every taste, including fiction, biographies, history and even humor, so you can start 2020 with a great list to ponder and read! "A Door in the Earth" by Amy Waldman College senior Parveen Shams returns to Afghanistan, the land of her birth, aer reading a bestselling book about a humanitarian effort to provide healthcare to women there. What she finds does not resemble the grand expectations she had from that book. As Parveen's dreams of doing something important crumble, she finds herself amid a military effort that brings the war to the village, and she must decide where her loyalties lie. is novel helps us understand the living history and difficulties of perspective and idealism in the face of America's longest-standing war. "THE British are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777" by Rick Atkinson Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Atkinson brings his talent for extensive research to this first volume of the Revolution Trilogy. Here he tells the story of the first 21 months of America's War for Independence. In addition to relating the tales of some of the most astonishing American leaders such as Henry Knox, Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, he also presents a compelling story from the British perspective. is is truly an exhilarating way to learn more about the fight for our country's independence. "No Stopping Us Now: The Adventures of Older Women in American History" by Gail Collins Women have always struggled with their position in society – older women even more so. In the 18th century, if a woman was not married by her early 20s she was past her prime, and post-menopausal women were either considered witches or just put out to pasture. Attitudes have changed over the last few centuries, but not always for the better. Gail Collins, well-known author and journalist for e New York Times, chronicles the "herky-jerky" nature of the older woman's journey toward progress in the United States. is is a delightful adventure that will surprise many younger women who don't know the oppressive traditions that women have faced over the last four centuries. "The Secrets We Kept" by Lara Prescott Inspired by a true story, Prescott's book tells us about secretaries turned spies in the 1950s. Oen used as couriers and "swallows" (female spies tasked with seducing a target), these women provided an incredible service to the CIA during the Cold War. Two of these women were given the assignment of a lifetime. eir job was to infiltrate the hearts and minds of the citizens of Soviet Russia, not with propaganda, but with one of the greatest love stories of the 20th century, "Doctor Zhivago". When Moscow refused to let Pasternak's book be published in

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