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Sketches from the Periphery

by Karen Rigby

A well-meaning aid worker navigates political and cultural tensions while on assignment in Africa in "Sketches from the Periphery", a thoughtful fish-out-of-water novel. An American contractor faces the aftermath of the war in Darfur in... Read More

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Bandwidth

by Willem Marx

The insider’s history "Bandwidth" filters the meteoric rise, fall, and resurgence of fiber-optic telecommunication companies through the lenses of industry leaders. Part memoir, part technology history, Dan Caruso’s "Bandwidth" is... Read More

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Exploring Wine Regions: México

by Meg Nola

Exuberant in covering Mexico’s wine country and its splendid natural views, "Exploring Wine Regions: México" is an expansive travel guide. Photojournalist and wine enthusiast Michael C. Higgins’s "Exploring Wine Regions: México" is... Read More

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Boy with Wings

by Meg Nola

An evocative historical novel that celebrates distinctive individuals in the Depression-era South. In Mark Mustian’s riveting historical novel "Boy with Wings", a man’s strange birthmark and winged appendages force him to live as... Read More

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Picture a Garden

by Katy Keffer

Grounded in values of sustainability and ecological authenticity, "Picture a Garden" is an imaginative and informative introduction to gardening. Linda Hornberg’s delightful gardening handbook "Picture a Garden" is an illustrated guide... Read More

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The Plagiarism Plot

by Leah Block

"The Plagiarism Plot" is an engaging series entry that moves at a rapid-fire pace through a complex investigation to clear a professor’s name. In Geoffrey M. Cooper’s exciting thriller "The Plagiarism Plot", a professor investigates... Read More

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Ironbottom Sound

by James Edward Cook

Part of a continuing series, "Ironbottom Sound" is an insightful and sincere historical novel about a military man pulled between his sexual orientation and his sense of duty. In Grover Hartt III’s historical novel "Ironbottom Sound",... Read More

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