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August 7, 2012

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published August 7, 2012. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in August 2012.

Book Review

I'd Fight the Devil

by Elizabeth Millard

Although many people are familiar with the butterfly-laden feeling of first love, it’s the ebb and flow of an ongoing relationship where so many truly fascinating stories reside. For first-time novelist John Faller, that story begins... Read More

Book Review

The Sons of God

by Mark McLaughlin

In so many ways, "The Sons of God" is the equivalent of a 1960s B-movie. With its human sacrifice, pagan rites, plots to breed a master race, conspiracy theories, and helpless damsels in distress, Greg Banks’ religiously spiced,... Read More

Book Review

Rise

by Peter Dabbene

The beauty of short stories is in what they leave out; there is greater imperative for every word to count, to cut to the heart of the matter. L. Annette Binder’s "Rise" is a wondrous debut collection of her stories, any one of which... Read More

Book Review

Call of a Coward

by Penny Hastings

When Marcia Moston’s husband, Bob, confided his belief that God was calling them to pack up and move to a Mayan Village in Guatemala, Marcia was stunned. In her memoir, Call of a Coward: the God of Moses and the Middle Class... Read More

Book Review

We Shall Not Be Moved

by Melissa Wuske

The recent memories of many Americans are seared with images of a devastated, storm-and-flood-ravaged, and desperately savage New Orleans. In the wake of these unforgettable pictures, however, most Americans moved on with their... Read More