Archive | Book Reviews
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Book Review: “My Name Is Memory” by Ann Brashares
In her newest novel, “My Name is Memory,” Ann Brashares asks readers to stretch their imaginations and accept the concept of past lives, reincarnation and soul mates.
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Book Review: “Wish You Well” by David Baldacci
New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci is known for his fast-paced, plot-based, legal thrillers. But from the first page of “Wish You Well,” it’s clear this will be an exception to the rule.
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Book Review: “Tell-All” by Chuck Palahniuk
In "Act One, Scene Five" of Chuck Palahniuk's latest novel, the narrator, Hazie, rips up a letter and flushes it down the toilet. "Folding the parchment, I tear it once, twice. Folding and tearing, until the sentences become only words.
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Book Review: “The November Criminals”
Pretentious, rambling and naive are just a few of the less-than-desirable traits that describe Addison Schacht, the young protagonist of “The November Criminals” — Sam Munson’s debut novel, (released April 20).
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Book Review: “Taming The Gods: Religion and Democracy On Three Continents”
In his new book Taming the Gods, British-Dutch writer Ian Buruma recalls the outrage and death threats that greeted the publication of Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses.
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Book Review: “The Quants”
Wall Street titans like Lehman Brothers CEO Dick Fuld, AIG CEO Hank Greenberg, and scam artist Bernie Madoff have emerged as the central villains of the financial crisis.
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Long-awaited Twain autobiography to be released in November
Over 100 years after his death, Mark Twain will be given one last opportunity to dish out his sardonic wit this November when U. California-Berkeley publishes his long-awaited uncensored autobiography.
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Book Review: “Life Would Be Perfect If I Lived In That House” by Meghan Daum
Trained by my interior design-savvy mother, I am the kind of avid house hunter who laid claim to her future mansions (a French-style villa, a stone castle with turrets, an adorable cottage with a view of the lake and a garden of sunflowers) at the ripe age of six and has since taken to pointing them ...
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Book Review: Carl Hiaasen’s “Skinny Dip”
Jamaican pot, attempted murder, lies, sex and blackmail. Carl Hiaasen’s “Skinny Dip” covers all of this and more, offering a perfect combination of high comedy and subtle social commentary.