Monday, November 12, 2007

The Splendid Solution: Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio by Jeffrey Kluger

This nonfiction title was discussed at the November gathering of the "Books for Lunch" group. Jeffrey Kluger did a wonderful job of telling this story about a terrible disease and the search for a cure. This book is nonfiction, but reads like a novel with a lot of action and dialog. Some members of the group said they hesitated to pick it up because they thought it would be dry or boring. Instead, they felt it was a good mix of facts and statistics and was well written. "The Splendid Solution" was the 2007 All Iowa Reads selection. For more information on this book or other All Iowa Reads titles, go to http://iowacenterforthebook.org

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