Friday, May 31, 2013

The Dinner

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The Dinner  by Herman Koch Hogarth, 2012. 292 pgs. Fiction The reader is lead through a four course meal by the decidedly unreliable ...
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Norwegian by Night

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Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.  290 pgs. Mystery When 82-year old Sheldon Horowitz finds himse...
Friday, May 24, 2013

The World Until Yesterday

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The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn From Traditional Societies?  By Jared Diamond Viking, 2012. 499 pgs. Nonfiction  In his...

Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker

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Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker  By Jennifer Chiaverini Dutton, 2013. 356 pgs. Historical Fiction Elizabeth Keckley was born a slave, but ...
Monday, May 20, 2013

The Golem and the Jinni

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The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker HarperCollins, 2013.  486 pgs. Fantasy In this remarkably accomplished first volume, Helene W...

The Inside Ring

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The Inside Ring by Mike Lawson Grove Press, 2005.  429 pgs. Mystery Joe DeMarco is a smart guy, a Washington lawyer who can't get ...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Dark Triumph

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Dark Triumph By Robin LaFevers Houghton Mifflin, 2013. 385 pgs. Young Adult This sequel to Grave Mercy follows Sybella, another daught...
Friday, May 10, 2013

Jerusalem: A Cookbook

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Jerusalem: A Cookbook by Yotem Ottolenghi Ten Speed Press, 2012. 318 pgs. Nonfiction. Yotem Ottolenghi interweaves traditiona...
Thursday, May 2, 2013

2312

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2312 By Kim Stanley Robinson Orbit, 2012. 561 pgs. Science Fiction. 2312 is a science fiction epic set just before the year ...
Saturday, April 27, 2013

The Angel's Kiss

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The Angel’s Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery By Justin Richards AudioGO, 2013. Science Fiction In New York, Melody Malone is the owner an...
Monday, April 22, 2013

Baseball as a Road to God: Seeing Beyond the Game

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Baseball as a Road to God:  Seeing Beyond the Game by John Sexton, with Thomas Oliphant and Peter J. Schwartz Gotham, 2013. 242 pgs. Non...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Familiar

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Familiar By J. Robert Lennon Graywolf Press, 2012. 205 pgs. Fiction Driving home from her yearly pilgrimage to her son’s grav...

The Disaster Diaries

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The Disaster Diaries: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Apocalypse  By Sam Sheridan Penguin Press, 2013. 324 pgs. Nonfiction. ...
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Saturday Night Widows: The Adventures of Six Friends Remaking Their Lives

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Saturday Night Widows: The Adventures of Six Friends Remaking Their Lives  By Becky Aikman Crown, 2013. 337 pgs. Nonfiction Soon afte...

Aviator's Wife

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The Aviator’s Wife  By Melanie Benjamin Delacorte Press, 2013. 402 pgs. Historical Fiction Charles and Anne Lindbergh's names are ...
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Jungleland

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Jungleland: A Mysterious Lost City, a WWII Spy, and a True Story of Deadly Adventure  By Christopher Stewart Harper, 2013. 263 pgs. Biog...

Because I Said So!

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Because I Said So!: The Truth Behind the Myths, Tales & Warnings Every Generation Passes Down To Its Kids  By Ken Jennings Scribner,...

In the Shadow of the Banyan

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In the Shadow of the Banyan  By Vaddey Ratner Simon & Schuster, 2012. 322 pgs. Fiction "In the Shadow of the Banyan" ...

No Easy Day

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No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama Bin Ladin: The Autobiography of a Navy SEAL  By Mark Owen with Kevin ...

The Twelve

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The Twelve  By Justin Cronin Ballantine Books, 2012. 592 pgs. Horror The Twelve does not simply pick up where The Passage left off. ...

America Again: Re-Becoming the Greatness We Never Weren’t

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America Again: Re-Becoming the Greatness We Never Weren’t  By Stephen Colbert Grand Central Pub., 2012. 240 pgs. Nonfiction  On his TV...