Book Review
Changing Channels
Grant’s experience tells the story of how Canada entered the age of modern media. In Changing Channels: Confessions of a Canadian Communications Lawyer, Peter S. Grant takes readers through his life story with a mix of personal...
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Images from the Arsenal of Democracy
This companion book to American involvement in WWII exhibits photos that depict manufacturing to create a fascinating historical record. As large as the attack on Pearl Harbor looms in the story of American involvement in World War II,...
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Fired Earth, Woven Bamboo
This fine showcase of Japanese art displays in clear photographs pottery that is on par with famous paintings and sculptures. The Asian art collection of Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts has long been known as one of the best such...
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Scared Stiff
This enjoyable trivia book will have you afraid to stop reading—who knows what phobias have practical, evolutionary reasons? Fear is a natural part of human evolution, a way to keep safe from predators and health risks, but taken to an...
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Reboots
This noir detective story set in a future with paranormal Earth inhabitants blends genres in an interesting way. Reboots: Diabolical Streak is a noir-style detective story that takes place in a mash-up world of science fiction and...
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The Gods of Second Chances
Alaska’s sense of place and an exploration of family and faith blend to reveal this intriguing narrator: a good man with his share of faults. With his strong debut novel, Dan Berne takes the story of a longstanding family feud and...
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The Country I Lived In
The key elements of a gumshoe mystery combine with exciting historical details to build this fast-faced narrative. "The Country I Lived In" is a throwback detective story, mixing Cold War paranoia with lone-wolf gumshoe adventure. By...
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O, Democracy!
Rooney successfully captures both the excitement of a political campaign and the ennui of a going-nowhere office job in this character-driven novel. In Kathleen Rooney’s novel "O, Democracy!", working on a Senate reelection campaign...