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The Distinguished Gentleman’s Literary Society is a newly formed group of guys who like to talk about books. The next selection will be The Wettest County In the World by Matt Bondurant. Based on the true story of Matt Bondurant’s grandfather and two granduncles, The Wettest County in the World is a gripping tale of brotherhood, greed, and murder. The Bondurant Boys were a notorious gang of roughnecks and moonshiners … Read More

Clayton Burroughs comes from a long line of outlaws. For generations, the Burroughs clan has made its home on Bull Mountain in North Georgia, running shine, pot, and meth over six state lines, virtually untouched by the rule of law. To distance himself from his family’s criminal empire, Clayton took the job of sheriff in a neighboring community to keep what peace he can. But when a federal agent with … Read More

The Distinguished Gentleman’s Literary Society is a newly formed group of guys who like to talk about books. The next selection will be The Road by Cormac McCarthy. This is a national bestseller and a Pulitzer Prize winning novel about a fight for survival. A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough … Read More

When Helen Macdonald’s father dies and she is knocked sideways by grief, she becomes obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk. She buys Mabel for £800 on a Scottish quayside and takes her home to Cambridge. Then she fills the freezer with hawk food and unplugs the phone, ready to embark on the long, strange business of trying to train this wildest of animals. H is for Hawk … Read More