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4.0 / 5.0
With its vividly drawn characters and compelling blend of earthly drama and metaphysical intrigue, HERE LYETH by Johanna Frank is a compulsively readable entry in...
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3.5 / 5.0
Readers of MIT OUT SOUND by Rick Lenz will enjoy its author’s insider knowledge of Hollywood.
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3.0 / 5.0
Suzanne Giesemann’s THE AWAKENED WAY—Making the Shift to a Divinely Guided Life provides some valuable, easy-to-understand instructions for meditative practice, even if its underlying cosmological...
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3.8 / 5.0
Yarrow Paisley's DIVINE IN ESSENCE: Stories is not for those who like their fiction tidy and clear-cut. Rather, it is a collection for readers willing...
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December 4, 2024
BACKBONE: Surviving the Road Less Quantified; Toward a Deeper Understanding of Qualitative Research
By David M. Schneer, PhDRating:
4.5 / 5.0
In this wide-ranging and fascinating book, BACKBONE: Surviving the Road Less Quantified; Toward a Deeper Understanding of Qualitative Research, David M. Schneer skillfully combines a...
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3.0 / 5.0
Dave Tabler’s DELAWARE FROM FREEWAYS TO E-WAYS is full of vibrant imagery and interesting history, though a lack of clear structure sometimes impedes both learning...
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4.5 / 5.0
OUR GLOBAL CRISIS is a comprehensive and fascinating study of the state of the planet. Author Brian D. McLean skillfully uses historical examples to highlight...
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2.9 / 5.0
WAIRAKA POINT: The Paradox of Truth by Trevor Watkin covers an extraordinary amount of ground, including romantic drama, travelogue, and low-key thriller, but suffers from...
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4.5 / 5.0
A joy to read aloud, Aishah Hight's CAKE, LEMONADE, AND SPRINKLES is a perfect read for parents and educators looking to spark conversations about identity,...
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3.5 / 5.0
Laura Pashley’s DODGING CUPCAKES heartily tackles serious and relatable elements of being the new kid at school.
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3.0 / 5.0
A CHRISTMAS KISS: A Novel by K.L. Gilchrist is the literary equivalent of comfort food: cozy, relatively safe, homey, and more inclined to warmth and...
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3.8 / 5.0
An atmospheric tale of star-crossed love and Spain's postwar reckoning, Peter J. Meehan's RETURN TO PAMPLONA: A Lover's Quest in Post-War Spain offers a deeply...