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5.0 / 5.0
More than just the run-of-the-mill bartender’s guide, CO-SPECS, RECIPES & HISTORIES OF CLASSIC COCKTAILS is handsomely hardbound and designed with a distinct Art Deco sensibility...
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July 23, 2021
THE STORY OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE: Revised, Newly Illustrated Edition
By Author: Hugh Lofting, Adapted by: Melissa Dalton Martinez, Illustrator: Tom TolmanRating:
4.0 / 5.0
A refreshed text and detailed pencil illustrations bring new life to the rollicking adventures and resourceful talking animals of THE STORY OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE, a...
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5.0 / 5.0
An epic account of the travels of a young eleventh-century physician, THE TRAVELS OF IBN THOMAS sets the reader directly into a rich and historically-accurate...
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3.5 / 5.0
ALL GOOD QUESTS is a considered, contemplative and interesting work of literary fiction that is well worth a read for fans of the genre.
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4.0 / 5.0
Although the prose can lack focus and the ideological thrust fails under scrutiny, STRONGHOLD will still entertain and intrigue readers hungry for Game of Thrones-style...
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4.5 / 5.0
With beloved characters such as Tink appearing in the form of a wheelchair-bound homicidal maniac, Neil Ruttenberg's riveting crime novel, NEVER GROW UP, features a...
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3.7 / 5.0
A brief exploration of the difficult outsider life of one man in a fictional and tightly regimented society, QAMAR AL-ZAMAN is quite a dark, layered...
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5.0 / 5.0
James A. Ross' COLDWATER REVENGE is a fantastic and thrilling noir story full of twists and turns which simultaneously offers a surprisingly vivid depiction of...
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4.3 / 5.0
Omar L. Harris provides some useful guidance, encouragement, and motivation for CEOs and other business executives who want to serve a larger good than their...
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3.9 / 5.0
Informed by a lifetime of first-hand experience, Norman Currey’s AIRPLANE STORIES AND HISTORIES provides readers a brief glimpse into the history of modern aviation, making...

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5.0 / 5.0
For fans of historical fiction focused on the world’s great artworks, L’ORIGINE delivers a story spiced with famous names, mystery, and sex. Author and visual...