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Tag: New York City

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City on a Grid: How New York Became New York by Gerard Koeppel

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

The book is a fascinating look at urban planning (or lack thereof in some respects) from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries in America's largest city - N...

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The Wicked City by Beatriz Williams

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

Although Williams' novels have a bit more sex than I like (any mention of it is a bit more than my preference not because of prudishness, but I like action more...

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The Great and the Good by Michel Deon

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

The book is intriguing because it almost feels like a classic. A classic in the sense that it captures the time period perfectly - 1950's America as an industri...

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A Certain Age by Beatriz Williams

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

I do not typically read novels about rich and glamorous people, but Beatriz Williams’ latest novel A Certain Age caught my eye. It caught my eye because i...

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Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

An excellent middle grade novel. Strong central character with a great voice. Stead artfully and insightfully explores the challenges of school, families, and f...

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