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Life's Ride or Fall...You Make the Call

“Every new horizon is cloaked in a mist of uncertainty” the author writes. “The only way to clear the mist and see the sharp edge of opportunity on the horizon is by using a roadmap—a plan of action.” In this well-organized and... Read More

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The 7 1/2 Habits of Highly Humorous People

“To think my wife cheats on me just because she sometimes comes home at 6 a.m. and hasn’t had sex with me in two years is just silly” Jacobson writes. This hypothetical example of humorous self talk is a great example of the... Read More

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The Lace Reader

"The Lace Reader" accomplishes the rare feat of combining an interesting premise with a gripping storyline that keeps readers guessing until the end. Set against the background of Salem’s Puritan and lace-making past the novel also... Read More

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The Organ Grinder and the Monkey

Sam Moffie’s second novel the bold and picaresque "The Organ Grinder and the Monkey" is a story of merriment madness and murder that takes place in settings including the Italian neighbourhood of Steubenville Ohio; a Jewish community... Read More

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The Poetry in Yu

Encouraged by her mother’s warm reception of a birthday poem, Yu began writing the poems collected here when she was a mere eight years old. The poems, befitting her age, are simple and warm, optimistic and bright as in this cinquain,... Read More

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The Religious Subversion of Democracy

“Onward Nazi soldiers, onward Christian soldiers, onward Marxist soldiers, onward Marxists and Muslims, onward every chosen People, every Crusader and Holy War-maker. Onward into misery, into wickedness, into death!” —Island,... Read More

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Women Can't Play

Virginia author Clyde Dowell’s novel Women Can’t Play is all about the games people play. There’s the every Sunday board game of war called Risk that the book’s five black male protagonists play religiously. It provides the focus... Read More

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