Book Review
Born Into This
The short stories of Adam Thompson’s collection "Born Into This" center on the lives of Aboriginal and immigrant Tasmanians. In these natural, ethereal tales, characters’ moral struggles and victories are highlighted, as is courage,...
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I Only Make Love in Montréal
The characters of Rabin’s gratifying short story collection share roots in a harried culture. Rabin’s hyperrealistic short story collection "I Only Make Love in Montréal" depicts Caribbean life and the impacts of the absence of...
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Happiness Power
"Happiness Power" is a welcoming self-help guide that asserts that happiness is necessary when it comes to building a better world. Robert Gill Jr.’s accessible self-help text "Happiness Power" concerns the intersecting pathways to a...
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Breaking the Silence
"Breaking the Silence" is a compelling and fresh text that gets real about the benefits of open discussions of sex. Moshe Kedan’s sexuality guide "Breaking the Silence" relates sexual well-being to happy home lives, urging people to...
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Healing Worthlessness
Based in personal experiences, the self-help text "Healing Worthlessness" addresses the society-wide problem of abuse with love and compassion. Drawing on the work of psychoanalysts and upon personal experiences, Desiree Leigh...
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The Miracle Machine
Like a constellation in which perception and purpose are stars, "The Miracle Machine" is a fantastic poetic work. Marrying poetry with fantasy, Matthew Pennock’s "The Miracle Machine" is a phenomenal trip that loops through time,...
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The Art of Poet Philosopher
Its style singular, the exuberant collection "The Art of Poet Philosopher" concerns righteousness, and its expressions captivate the senses. Concerned with virtuosity, Cortez Brasean’s semiautobiographical collection "The Art of Poet...
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Surrender
"Surrender" is a gripping and defiant memoir about personal identity and motherhood. In her captivating memoir "Surrender", Marylee MacDonald reflects on her life as an adoptee and how it influenced the relinquishment of her firstborn...