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Year: 2016

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The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

In the second book of the Tearling series, The Invasion of the Tearling, Erika Johansen delivers another well-written book. Although the book is 514 pages, it i...

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Naomi Riley on The New Trail of Tears

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

The New Trail of Tears is at the top of my To Be Read pile. Fascinating and important, if tragic, topic.

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The Pawnbroker by Edward Lewis Wallant

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

The Pawnbroker by Edward Lewis Wallant is a recent republication from the 1960s. It is an excellent portrayal of a Jewish man who survived the Holocaust and cam...

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67 Shots: Kent State and the End of American Innocence by Howard Means

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

Although I know several people who attended Kent State University in the 1980s and 1990s, I never truly understood the events that occurred there on May 4, 1970...

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And After The Fire by Lauren Belfer

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

Lauren Belfer has written a compelling novel on an unknown Johann Sebastian Bach cantata that is hidden until present day. The masterful work is entitled And Af...

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The View from the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman – Part I

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Halfway through and ready to dive in again. So far, my sense is those who are fans of both Gaiman and the genres he works in would enjoy this book the most. A...

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