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Here, There, and All Over the Place
"Here, There, and All Over the Place" is a collection of day brighteners, motivators, and thoughts set in an appealing format. Johnny “JR” Remick’s "Here, There, and All Over the Place" collects over 150 aphorisms—those little...
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Trials and Trails
Jim Halverson’s "Trials and Trails" is a panorama of the Old West overlaid by psychological theory. In Jim Halverson’s "Trials and Trails", two disaffected cowboys search for new lives in the post–Civil War West. LeRoy is an...
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The Madness of Fear
"The Madness of Fear" offers a fresh perspective on a misunderstood psychiatric challenge. People may think they know what catatonia is, but they are probably wrong. That’s the first of many surprises in the scholarly but fascinating...
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Baby Snakes
"Baby Snakes" is an original take on the Raj, full of wry humor, strong characters, and evocative descriptions that linger. Full-bodied characters and a darkly comedic narrative voice combine in Demarest Campbell’s "Baby Snakes", a...
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Among the Clouds Above
"Among the Clouds Above" combines history, realism, and strong characters for a compelling war story. John Rhodes’s "Among the Clouds Above" is an intense, sharply observed WWII novel whose animate characters bring the air war against...
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Athapaskan Matriliny and Trade in Canada and Alaska
This master’s thesis sets a foundation for further research into Pacific Northwest tribes. Written as a master’s thesis in 1971 by Wayne W. Allen, "Athapaskan Matriliny and Trade in Canada and Alaska" examines the cultural influence...
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City of a Million Dreams
With a resident’s in-the-bones understanding of the place, Jason Berry’s "City of a Million Dreams" is a hypnotic biography of a unique American city. Beyond its Mardis Gras, po boys, and jazz lies a richer and more complex New...
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Squint
Chad Morris and Shelly Brown’s "Squint" pulls off the seemingly impossible: it is an empathy-building novel with a message that’s fun to read. Thirteen-year-old Flint lives with his grandparents and wears special glasses that don’t...