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Employees recommend leisure reading

deerslayerBill Shepard, an administrative assistant in the contracts office, favors the classics. He recommends James Fenimore Cooper‘s “The Deerslayer.”

The book is “a true coming-of-age story in which the main character, Natty Bumppo (a.k.a. Leatherstocking), receives lessons about life, love and the importance of friendship. Throughout the novel, there are many uplifting passages, all of which deal with the nearly indescribable beauty that surrounds us here in Upstate New York,” Shepard says.

“Although a long novel, it is easy to lose oneself in the fascinating adventures of Natty Bumppo. Cooper gives us a story which is both substantial and fulfilling.”

8th confession book coverJane Ann Kogut, who works in nursing administration at Upstate Medical‘s Community-General campus, raves about James Patterson. She recently finished “The 8th Confession” from his Women‘s Murder Club series, featuring a detective, medical examiner, lawyer and newspaper reporter who team up to solve murders.

“They‘re good reads. They‘re interesting,” Kogut says, adding that the books do not have to be read in order. “He shares a little history in each one, of what happened prior.”
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