Book Review
Know the Mother
Ambivalence about motherhood and America’s ongoing racism factor in to these often poetic stories. “I was tired of the double habitation of my body, the split duties of my soul,” says a woman about her pregnancy, in Desiree...
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Crowning Glory
It’s confidence by coif in this account of a young woman’s undercover journey through New York City. “My hair has been my archenemy since seventh grade,” Stacy Harshman bemoans in her entertaining memoir "Crowning Glory". The...
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Rediscovering the Immune System as an Integrated Organ
This is an invaluable resource for undergraduate and graduate students in search of a nonstandard immunology primer. Peter Bretscher’s "Rediscovering the Immune System as an Integrated Organ" is a rigorous introduction to current...
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How To Cure Bedwetting
This work draws on forty years of a physician’s experience to present a commonsense approach to curing bedwetting. In How to Cure Bedwetting, Calgary-based physician Lane Robson, who opened a specialized bedwetting clinic in 2006,...
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Of Crime and Passion
At its heart, the story bears a message about the ongoing conflict between economic and social classes. In "Of Crime and Passion", the latest novella from Jonathan Harnisch, a proud young man seeks to transcend his underprivileged...
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Specimen
The facts of sex and inheritance cannot explain away human emotion in this strong, science-themed story collection. “People like to pretend that our genes define the truth for us. But I assure you that’s not the case,” a character...
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Mon amie américaine
A medical crisis challenges a transatlantic friendship in this understated dual account of betrayal and disability. Michèle Halberstadt is a film producer as well as a journalist and author. In her latest novel, "Mon amie américaine",...
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The Temple of Paris
A teen on a lifesaving mission is at the center of this rollicking European adventure novel. "The Temple of Paris", the second volume in Laura DeBruce’s Quicksilver Legacy trilogy, is a fast-paced fantasy adventure novel with plenty of...