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The Oxford Companion

Posted on December 12, 2003 by Kevin Holtsberry

No, I don’t mean some Ivy League escort service. The title refers to a series of reference guides put out by Oxford Press. John J. Miller, obvious book ad...

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Fluke by Christopher Moore

Posted on December 12, 2003 by Kevin Holtsberry

Speaking of weird tales that take place under water, I recently read Fluke: Or, I know why the winged whale sings by Christopher Moore. This was another of thos...

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Madeleine Albright: Secretary of Bland

Posted on December 11, 2003 by Kevin Holtsberry

Perhaps this is my partisianship coming through, but I found this January Magazine interview with Madeleine Albright completly banal and uninteresting. I have a...

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Blue Road To Atlantis by Jay Nussbaum

Posted on December 9, 2003 by Kevin Holtsberry

Can a story about two fish change your perspective on life? A review of Jay Nussbaum's Blue Road to Atlantis.

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The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud

Posted on December 8, 2003 by Kevin Holtsberry

To further prove just how removed I am from literary hipness, let me admit that I enjoy reading fantasy books. To be fair, I am not obsessive about it or anythi...

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The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud

Posted on December 8, 2003 by Kevin Holtsberry

To further prove just how removed I am from literary hipness, let me admit that I enjoy reading fantasy books. To be fair, I am not obsessive about it or anythi...

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