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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 ❚ SIUSLAW NEWS Four Great Reads: Fictional Pandemic All Too Real; Making America Sacred Again; An Immigration Story; Disappearing Jets “Viral” by Kevin E. Ready (NAPSI)—A story of hope and the indomitable will of the human spirit. Th is is a popular fi ction saga of a pandemic—written well before the COVID-19 virus was ever heard of— and the actions taken by peo- ple around the world to fi ght it. Th e story is told from the view- point of several key characters in various coun- tries and walks of life. It includes realistic descrip- tions of the disease and heartfelt sub-stories of the characters as they deal with the pandemic. A woman of science must step up and become a leader and, hopeful- ly, a savior. A fi rst responder fi nds himself fi ghting for the lives of thousands. Valiant medical work- ers face near-impossible tasks while risking their very lives. Sounds only too real. Purchase at https://amzn. to/2AieoiT. “Original Politics: Making America Sacred Again” by Glenn Aparicio Parry To recreate a whole and sacred America, it is important to piece together the forgotten fragments of history currently keeping the coun- try divided. Just as a traditional Na- tive American potter begins a new pot with shards of old pots, “Orig- inal Politics” re-constellates the na- tion as a whole out of the seemingly disparate shards from its origins. Perhaps the most signifi cant for- gotten piece is the profound eff ect Native America had on the found- ing values of this nation. “Orig- inal Politics” demonstrates how the best as- pects of Amer- ica’s founding vision were in- spired from Na- tive American cultures: natural rights, liberty, and egalitarian justice. Native America has inspired bringing all the world’s peoples together on one soil in a harmonious cultural mosaic of uni- ty and diversity. Purchase at https:// amzn.to/3bgwsHe. “Stitching a Life: An Immigra- tion Story” by Mary Helen Fein It’s 1900, and 16-year-old Helen comes alone across the Atlantic from a village in Lithuania, fl ee- ing terrible an- ti-Semitism and persecution. She arrives at Ellis Island, and set- tles on the Low- er East Side. She fi nds a job and devotes herself to bringing the rest of her fam- ily to the New World. A few at a time, Helen’s family members arrive. Each goes to work and contributes to bringing over their remaining beloved ones. Hel- en meanwhile, falls in love with a man who introduces her to a diff er- ent New York—of wonder, beauty and possibility. From She Writes Press, purchase at https://amzn. to/3cs356h. “Final Flight” by Eric C. Ander- son On a clear, cold night high above East Asia, a China Air passenger jet disappears from radar with all aboard. It’s an anomaly, a fl uke. And then a couple of hours later, it happens again. It’s 2023. Former Air Force main- tenance offi cer Jason Montgomery and Rob “Ski” Kalawski have just landed the gig of their lives. China Air’s aging fl eet of Boeing 777s des- perately needs navigation hardware and soft ware upgrades. It’s a multi- million-dollar contract, and they’re just the guys to do it. Right? Wrong. Jason’s just the middleman, but he fi nds him- self trapped between yaku- za gangsters, a tattooed drag- on-lady sales exec and mur- derous Rus- sian mobsters. Purchase at https:// amzn.to/3ba9Qbc. BookBites is a continuing series bringing readers information and ideas for their next read. For more reading ideas, visit BookTrib.com and subscribe to the weekly news- letter. 7B Business & Service Directory D-057 CLEANING SERVICES CCB #96660 Tweety Sez: Consistent, Quality Cleaning. tfc For clean as a whistle, call 997-2385. 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