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October 12, 2012

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published October 12, 2012. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in October 2012.

Book Review

The Prophesy Gene

by J. G. Stinson

"The Prophesy Gene" is an intriguing ecological thriller and adventure. Stuart D. Schooler’s "The Prophesy Gene" is a complex eco-thriller that employs elements of science fiction to draw its points out. Cousins Sarah and Michael... Read More

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River Bend Chronicle

by Kai White

Ben Miller’s "River Bend Chronicle" contains 472 pages of circuitous, dense, and nonchronological essays harboring geodes of insight carried along by a cast of characters ranging from riotous to pitiful. Framing this autobiographical... Read More

Book Review

A Spartan Game

by John Senger

“It’s amazing the number of people who still contact me and tell me about the positive influence my father had on them. They know what his life was all about. I wish that there was some way to let today’s generation know that his... Read More

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Bertilak of the High Desert

by Mark McLaughlin

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is one of the best-known and most beloved of the Arthurian Legends. To modernize it and move it from fourteenth-century England to twenty-first-century Nebraska is no small feat of hubris, but it is one... Read More

Book Review

I Am American.

by Mark McLaughlin

Hani Al Hadidi wants Americans to know that people in other parts of the world do not always appreciate the behavior of the United States government, American businesses, or even individual Americans abroad. Actions have consequences,... Read More

Book Review

Stay Calm and Content

by Sheila M. Trask

Cat Williams says that her new self-help book is different from all of the others. She’s not writing to help readers identify their problems; she’s writing to help them see their strengths. Through Stay Calm and Content: No Matter... Read More