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3.0 / 5.0
With all of the proceeds from the book going to environmental charities, Apala Banerjee has stepped up to action with these charming poems and drawings....
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3.8 / 5.0
Isla Kinney's EXTRACTING MAGIC is a unique entry into the ever-popular fantasy genre, as this first book promises an intriguing start to a brand new...
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3.5 / 5.0
Though lacking the humor of the author’s excellent The Silver Sphere Trilogy, David Gittlin's THE ANDROBIOTICA FILE: Nearly Human is a similarly fast-paced and fun...
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3.0 / 5.0
In THE HISTORICAL LAMENTATION CLUB AND OTHER STORIES, author M.T. Rizzo explores big—and often very clever—ideas. Unfortunately, a lack of interesting characters and abstract plotting...
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4.5 / 5.0
Michael Glenn's SELECTED STORIES profoundly transform apparently mundane experiences into revelations about human nature.
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3.0 / 5.0
Well-written and implying a deeply-imagined universe, Daniel Hou's DEZUN leaves too much off the page and never finds focus for its familiar plot.
IR Approved
December 13, 2023
BUSINESS BUILDERS: How to Become an Admired and Trusted Corporate Leader
By Dan AdamsRating:
5.0 / 5.0
Direct yet provocative, BUSINESS BUILDERS (How to Become an Admired and Trusted Corporate Leader) by Dan Adams explains how the right match of leader and...
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4.0 / 5.0
Dr. Cecily Wang’s NO CRYING IN THE OPERATING ROOM is a compelling, heart-rending memoir that will captivate readers with its honesty and gut-wrenching detail.
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Rating:
4.4 / 5.0
Written and beautifully illustrated by Anu D. Misa, ELLA SAYS: Let's Have a Giving Christmas is a charming book for older preschoolers and early year...
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December 8, 2023
CRANKY SUPERPOWERS: Life Lessons Learned from the Common CrankaTsuris Chronicles
By Steven JosephRating:
4.0 / 5.0
Though Steven Joseph's CRANKY SUPERPOWERS seems rather too idiosyncratically arranged to be read as a self-help tome, the book is consistently funny and perhaps best...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
Full of wit, insight, and provocative imagery, EXITS is a masterful collection by award-winning poet Stephen C. Pollock.
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Rating:
4.2 / 5.0
With its focus on South African leadership culture and a clarity of purpose, Claudio Chistè’s RISE OF THE WARRIOR LEADER offers enough new ideas to...