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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...
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4.7 / 5.0
TOKYO TEMPOS is an enlightening and entertaining collection of essays, thanks to Micheal Pronko’s careful prose beautifully conjuring a sense of place and the occasional...
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3.9 / 5.0
Pablo Tricci's DON'T SETTLE, CHOOSE TO FEEL GOOD offers much practical and useful advice for better living.
November 25, 2024
THE SELF-LIBERATION OF PARSON SYKES: Enlistment in the Union Army
By David J. MasonRating:
3.0 / 5.0
Col. David J. Mason’s THE SELF-LIBERATION OF PARSON SYKES: Enlistment in the Union Army isn’t really the “novel” it claims to be, but it is...
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4.4 / 5.0
With a richly developed community, multidimensional characters, and an ever-present sense of looming tension and danger, Ethan Warrener's FOR HOME AND HEARTH offers readers an...