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Raising Resilient Bees

by Brandee Gruener

"Raising Resilient Bees" challenges accepted practices in commercial beekeeping, based on decades of experience on an organic farm. Advocates of stewarding bees with minimal disturbance to the hive, Eric and Joy McEwen argue that... Read More

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The Reluctant Visionary

by Brandee Gruener

"The Reluctant Visionary" is a suspenseful novel in which a grandmother and her granddaughter believe they can impact the future. In Datta Groover’s novel "The Reluctant Visionary", two women linked by blood but separated by time are... Read More

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The Angel of Lorraine

by Brandee Gruener

Centering military details, the historical novel "The Angel of Lorraine" concerns the fights between the English and the French during Joan of Arc’s time. Peter Tallon’s detailed historical novel "The Angel of Lorraine" follows Joan... Read More

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Cotton Teeth

by Brandee Gruener

"Cotton Teeth" is a memoir that holds its audience in thrall by applying humor and style to its stories of endurance. Told with a comic’s dark wit, Glenn Rockowitz’s "Cotton Teeth" is an unsettling, unsparing memoir about the ravages... Read More

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Sugaring Down

by Brandee Gruener

The historical novel "Sugaring Down" shows that it’s all too easy to go too far when you’re trying to change the world. Young activists are determined to transform society in Dan Chodorkoff’s historical novel "Sugaring Down", which... Read More

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Drums in the Distance

by Brandee Gruener

Joe Mulhall’s "Drums in the Distance" documents growing alarm from a two-decade fight against far-right extremism. A blend of journalism, history, and memoir, "Drums in the Distance" serves as a dramatic warning of the resurgence of... Read More

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