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June 2013

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published June 2013.

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Stonehenge—A New Understanding

by Edward Morris

Revealing book by archeology professor excavates meaning of Stone Age monuments. This book grows out of excavations Mike Parker Pearson and his teams made in and around Stonehenge from 2003 to 2009. A professor of archeology at the... Read More

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Resurgent Antisemitism

by Jeff Fleischer

Essays on historic and current anti-Semitism do an outstanding job of describing its chilling diversity. While the Holocaust was the worst crime of modern anti-Semitism, it was hardly alone. Libel, violence, and discrimination against... Read More

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Evolved

by Jeff Fleischer

Essays try to uncover the hidden, evolutionary nature of human behavior. In Evolved: Chronicles of a Pleistocene Mind, author and amateur naturalist Maximilian Werner creates a memoir from a series of essays about his relationship with... Read More

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Damn Love

by Jessica Henkle

First-time author writes with aplomb, possesses a keen perception of how love undoes a human heart. “I get it. Broken hearts mend and in six months I’ll see that we were never right for each other anyway. But this middle distance... Read More

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Gardens of the Renaissance

by Meg Nola

Sumptuous illustrations are a look back in time, yet also an inspiration for the future. The temptress Bathsheba is the cover girl for Getty Publications’ "Gardens of the Renaissance", standing calmly naked with gleaming gold tresses... Read More

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Restrike

by Jeannine Chartier Hanscom

Murder and espionage set the stage for amateur sleuths in the debut mystery, "Restrike". Coleman and Dinah are equally enamored of art, and both choose to move from North Carolina to New York to pursue careers in the art world. Coleman... Read More

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New School

by Bill Baker

Teenage angst and sibling rivalry are excellent additions to this graphic novel’s hero journey. "New School" is the latest graphic novel from Dash Shaw, the creator of BodyWorld and Bottomless Belly Button. Like its predecessors, "New... Read More