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May 31, 2008

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published May 31, 2008. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in May 2008.

Book Review

Amadi's Snowman

by Elizabeth Breau

When Amadi defiantly tells his mother, “I’m an Igbo man of Nigeria…I’ll be a trader. I don’t need to read to do business,” the shakiness of claiming manhood when still a foot shorter than his mother jumps out at the reader... Read More

Book Review

Beijing Time

by Whitney Hallberg

The Revolution of 1949, which installed into power the Communist Party of China, also combined China’s five time zones into one—Beijing’s time: Central Time. “This collapsing of multiple time zones into one was no pragmatic... Read More