Book Review
Tantalizing Table Toppers
Judy Gauthier’s "Tantalizing Table Toppers" includes over two dozen designs for projects that are stylish and achievable, ranging from farmhouse chic to contemporary to dinner party elegant. The book’s designs and instructions cover...
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Handprints on Hubble
In her memoir "Handprints on Hubble", astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan conveys the excitement of going to space. Kathryn Sullivan had a career in oceanography when she was chosen to be among the first women astronauts recruited by NASA. She...
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Yellow Star, Red Star
Jelena Subotić’s "Yellow Star, Red Star" examines postwar views of the Holocaust in Eastern Bloc countries. In 1941, a nineteen-year-old Jewish nurse entered the Semlin labor camp of her own free will, eager to care for others but...
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A Human Creation
"A Human Creation" argues that God originated in the minds of humans. W. R. Frederick’s philosophical exploration "A Human Creation" covers religion, works of science, and psychology to argue that God is the product of human...
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Eastbound from Flagstaff
"Eastbound from Flagstaff" is a thoughtful Christian novel whose portrayal of 1920s America is accomplished. Annette Valentine’s bittersweet Christian historical novel "Eastbound from Flagstaff" brings 1920s Detroit to life. When...
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Someone to Kiss My Scars
"Someone to Kiss My Scars" is a fresh suspense novel: swift, eventful, and with a satisfying love story underlying it all. Lost memories and the pain of recovering them are a playing field for suspense in Brooke Skipstone’s taut new...
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A South You Never Ate
Bernard L. Herman’s exceptional foodography of Virginia’s eastern shore, "A South You Never Ate", is a blend of “plate, place, and conversation.” The southern tip of the Delmarva peninsula is bordered by the Atlantic on the east...
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Blackbird Blues
The social and religious politics of the 1960s come to life in Jean K. Carney’s perceptive novel. Jean K. Carney’s novel "Blackbird Blues" brings 1960s America into sharp focus, exploring a number of period issues through the stories...