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"Fallout" | Reviewed by William Winkler
In August 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This attack, coupled with another atomic...
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Oct 20, 20201 min read
"The Buddhist On Death Row" | Reviewed by Joan Kletzker
“The Buddhist on Death Row,” by David Sheff, is a book infused with hope, honesty and transformation. It is a spiritual, inspirational...
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Oct 18, 20203 min read
"His Truth is Marching On" Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Drawing on interviews conducted over many decades, Jon Meacham has written a heartfelt portrait of the iconic civil rights movement...
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Oct 17, 20202 min read
"The Shadows" | Reviewed by Jennifer Johnson
Adulthood is bleak for the teens of working-class Gritten, a town where the cycle of poverty and misery seems inescapable in “The...
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Oct 14, 20202 min read
“The Lions of Fifth Avenue" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
The lions in Fiona Davis’ latest book “The Lions of Fifth Avenue” refers to the majestic stone lions that grace the outside entryway to...
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Oct 8, 20202 min read
"A Better Man: (A Mostly Serious) Letter to My Son" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
“Why is it boys who are pulling the trigger?” Michael Black raised that discomfiting and lingering question in the aftermath of the 2018...
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Oct 8, 20202 min read
"14 Miles: Building the Border Wall" | Reviewed by William Winkler
The U.S./Mexican border south of San Diego passes rapidly, west to east, from the densely urban Tijuana River estuary to sparsely...
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Oct 2, 20203 min read
"This Little Family" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
The initial paragraphs of the chilling novel “This Little Family” are the most gripping I have ever read. The beginning sentences reflect...
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Oct 2, 20202 min read
"The Keys to the Kingdom" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
“The Keys to the Kingdom” is a love story about a man and his favorite football team. David Smale, a lifelong Chief's fan, shares his...
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Oct 1, 20203 min read
"Ruth Bader Ginsberg: A Life" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
With the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsberg last month, additional attention has been riveted on the stellar judge, her adoring public...
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Sep 28, 20203 min read
"28 Summers" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
Summer might have faded, but novels by Elin Hilderbrand are always worth a read. Such is the case with “28 Summers.” When Mallory...
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Sep 27, 20203 min read
"Just Us: An American Conversation," | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
“Just Us: An American Conversation” is a collage of poems, charts, facts, quotes, essays and musings about racism and the failure of...
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Sep 27, 20202 min read
"Something She's Not Telling Us" | Reviewed by Susan Ferguson
“Something She’s Not Telling Us,” is a tense, suspenseful domestic thriller by Darcey Bell with a twist halfway through. The story and...
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Sep 19, 20201 min read
"No Truth Without Ruth," | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
Our country weeps at the loss of Ruth Bader Ginsberg, a wondrous trailblazer, a pioneer for human rights who set the bar high for all of...
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Sep 18, 20202 min read
"Where Dreams Descend" | Reviewed by Haley Calvin
“Where Dreams Descend: A Novel," by Janella Angeles, is full of show-stopping magic, fun characters and an unsolved mystery, and I was...
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Sep 16, 20201 min read
“The Screaming Hairy Armadillo,” | Reviewed by Nelson Appell
Sure, children know all about elephants, zebras and tigers. But how much promotion do less popular animals get, especially those with...
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Sep 14, 20202 min read
"Homeland Elegies," | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Ayad Akhtar’s “Homeland Elegies” captures the present moment in U.S. history with a force and depth that leaves the reader impressed and...
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Sep 11, 20201 min read
"Confessions of a Bookseller," | Reviewed by Debbie Bandy
On the southwest coast of Scotland lies the village of Wigtown. And in this village is a bookshop named The Bookshop. This shop is the...
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Sep 11, 20202 min read
"The Demon-Haunted World,"| Reviewed by William Winkler
Cornell University astrophysicist Carl Sagan was a lifelong advocate for increasing public awareness of science and the scientific...
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Sep 10, 20202 min read
Review: “The Ghost and the Wolf: The Broken,” Book One|Reviewed by Bill Schwab
“The Ghost and the Wolf” is an action-packed thriller written for young adults, but suitable for older adults too. What starts as a...
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