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Cities for People

by J. G. Stinson

What would a modern city look like if it was designed around people instead of traffic, around public spaces instead of roads? Why are some European cities so full of people walking and cycling? Architect and author Jan Gehl presents a... Read More

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Nightmare

by J. G. Stinson

Genre is mostly the creation of publishing houses and book distributors; it makes easier the job of marketing and selling books that are similar in content. It’s also useful to book reviewers as a way to identify books that readers may... Read More

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Revenge

by J. G. Stinson

Forced into exile for her fictional examinations of Islam and its faults, living with the possibility of a fatwa against her becoming a reality, Taslima Nasrin continues to explore her chosen topics in her writings. One might think that... Read More

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Emma and the Vampires

by J. G. Stinson

In the annual glut of summer beach reads, Jane Austen’s novels likely still hold a respectable place on many readers’ lists. Austen’s fictional recountings of the doings of her era’s English society and classes make for a... Read More

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African Women Writing Resistance

by J. G. Stinson

African Women Writing Resistance: An Anthology of Contemporary Voices collects writings of thirty-six women from thirteen African countries, providing a metaphorical megaphone to those women and a clear, unflinching look at what it’s... Read More

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From We to Me

by J. G. Stinson

The death of a spouse is a monumental event, regardless of how good or bad the marital relationship was in life. Divorce provokes many of the same emotions as death, with the added stress of seeing one’s ex after the divorce is... Read More

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