Book Review
Not That It Matters
Emphasizing the importance of appreciating that which makes life worthwhile, the pieces collected in John E. Budzinski’s "Not That It Matters" are celebrations of everyday experiences. John E. Budzinski’s "Not That It Matters" is a...
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Young Man, Muddled
A coming-of-age memoir steeped in the arts and events of the 1960s, "Young Man, Muddled" is a compelling mix of personal and political musings. Robert Kanigel’s contemplative memoir "Young Man, Muddled" revisits his youthful confusion...
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Specks of Dust
"Specks of Dust" is a riveting novel in which a sensitive young man takes an international route into his adulthood. In Will Duncan’s heartrending novel "Specks of Dust", a Ugandan man comes of age. Soon after his father is killed,...
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The Cordillera
In the novel "The Cordillera", a complex would-be rancher faces dramatic events in international locations. In Luis Rousset’s novel "The Cordillera", a young man’s future is derailed when he’s offered a position as an international...
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A Volga Tale
Guzel Yakhina’s spellbinding, fabulistic novel "A Volga Tale" views the Russian Revolution from within a small agrarian settlement. In the pastoral time before the Revolution, Jacob is a schoolteacher who lives alone in Gnadenthal...
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Immortalised to Death
"Immortalised to Death" is a lively mystery novel that delights in the particulars of Charles Dickens’s Victorian England. In Lyn Squire’s rollicking mystery novel "Immortalised to Death", the sudden demise of Charles Dickens is...
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To a High Court
The story of ordinary citizens who petitioned the Supreme Court to gain the right to sue formidable entities, "To a High Court" is a memoir about a historic, power-shifting legal quest. Neil Thomas Proto’s memoir "To a High Court"...
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Anita
Confident and celebratory, "Anita" is a memoir about self-discovery across several continents. Traversing multiple countries, Ana B. Castano’s memoir "Anita" is a decisive story of love, loss, and self-awareness. When she was young,...