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August 8, 2017

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published August 8, 2017. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in August 2017.

Book Review

Rest is the New Sport

by Kristine Morris

Do you go to bed tired and wake up tired in the morning? Do you have burnout—difficulty concentrating, trouble sleeping, or an elevated heart rate? Jef Geys, a sports physiotherapist and osteopath with fifteen years of research and... Read More

Book Review

Love Reconsidered

by Brittney Decker

"Love Reconsidered" is a touching story filled with extraordinary characters put in heartbreaking situations. Phyllis J. Piano’s "Love Reconsidered" is a heartrending journey charged with emotion. This inspiring tale teaches lessons on... Read More

Book Review

Being the Change

by Anna Call

Addressing both climate change helplessness and the meaning of everyday life, this book posits a personal, positive approach to environmental mindfulness. "Being the Change" approaches climate change from a fundamentally different... Read More

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Our Israeli Diary

by Rebecca Foster

In 1975, British biographer Antonia Fraser caused a scandal by leaving her husband for Jewish playwright Harold Pinter, whom she did not marry until 1980. Like Joan Didion’s recent South and West, Fraser’s "Our Israeli Diary" is less... Read More

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To Lay to Rest Our Ghosts

by Kristine Morris

What is remembered; what is missed; what will never be again—these are the things Caitlin Hamilton Summie holds in her deft hands, opening them to us and calling us to look, to taste, to feel. The palpable void left in a small... Read More

Book Review

The Beginning

by Pallas Gates McCorquodale

First in a new time-travel adventure series, The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls, Book One: The Beginning,by M. J. Thomas, introduces nine-year-old Peter, his dog, Hank, and his sister, Mary, as they unwittingly break the seal on an ancient... Read More

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Dead Man's Bridge

by Robin Farrell Edmunds

Ex-military man Jake Cantrell is the sardonic observer-investigator around whom this flawless mystery revolves. This fast-paced, character-driven novel features an ex-military man as he attempts to catch a killer, and discover who’s... Read More

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