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April 2002

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published April 2002.

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The Mermaid That Came Between Them

by Amy Rea

Jacob Koleman was nearly seduced by a trio of mermaids when he was young, and the experience has never left him. Now he’s a middle-aged adventure novel writer who has lost his edge; even an aggressive book doctor thinks his latest book... Read More

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The Fitness Factor

by Patricia Weber

This book proclaims that there is a magic pill to wellness that anyone can have access to and afford: regular exercise. The author, co-founder and medical director of the Women’s Sports Medicine Center at the Hospital for Special... Read More

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The Extraordinary Voyage of Pytheas the Greek

Ultima Thule—the end of the world, the last extremity. The phrase has resonated through history but has remained oddly problematic: just how is Thule pronounced; where is or was it; and what—if anything—was to be found on arrival... Read More

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Infancia Robada

“Adriana, thirteen years old, and her cousin Andrea, fourteen, have been street children since they were seven years old. They left their homes because they were beaten and/or violated.” Such is the sad case of the eight girls... Read More

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Living Enlightenment

Ken Wilbur, in his preface, says of the author: “He is not here to offer comfort; he is here to tear you into approximately a thousand pieces…so that Infinity can reassemble you, Freedom can replace imprisonment, Fullness can... Read More

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Corpus Socius

by Camille-Yvette Welsch

To search for meaning here would be to negate the many meanings possible within this volume. Readers are not meant to construct meaning in the typically linear fashion. Instead, notice what repeats, what sounds are created, what sort of... Read More

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Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot

“Please let there be eggs,” Mercedes wished as she checked the chickens’ nests. Except for one small egg, there was nothing. Eggs were valued more than gold in West Berlin during the Russian blockade. Perhaps the chickens were... Read More

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