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The Pine Barrens, by John McPhee
On a road map of New Jersey, the dense web of highways connecting New York City to Philadelphia -- and each to its hundreds of suburbs -...
 
- reviewed by Jean_Kahler
 
 
American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America, by Chris Hedges, is a worthwhile read on a topic that seems beaten to death in popular punditry and conventional "blue-stat...
 
- reviewed by mbrumbaugh
 
 
No one today holds a position in a child’s world even remotely comparable to the one Charlie Chaplin held then...
 
- reviewed by pcontino
 
 
Acres of Diamonds Revisited, by Russell H. Conwell, Editor Len McNally
A modern English re-incarnation of the imortal classic by Russell H. Conwell. Includes a series of articles "Russell H. Conwell - His Life And Accomplishment...
 
- reviewed by lenmcnally
 
 
Probably unlike most readers of this novel, I was well past high school when I first met Phineas and Gene...
 
- reviewed by cheyne
 
 
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Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
Many great minds throughout history have commented on the invisible war waged between the written word and technology. Kafka referred to the dawn of motion picture as the...
reviewed by BLNicholas
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American Wife , by Curtis Sittenfeld
It seemed like a good idea: a sexed-up, fictionalized autobiography of Laura Bush. For eight years the First Lady has been the "silent partner" in a White House that can boast that it changed the cou...
reviewed by pcontino
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The Ha-Ha, by Dave King
This is Dave King's debut fictional novel, and it is superb. It is centered around Howie, a Vietnam Vet. He became disabled in the war and has been trying to rebuild his life ever since. His disabi...
reviewed by sbarranca
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the novel that took this series to a whole new level. Not only is it more complicated, dramatic, and suspenseful than the first three, but it is also the found...
reviewed by sbarranca
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Out Stealing Horses, by Per Petterson
This is a quiet book, with a subtle, quiet impact. Thankfully, such low-decibel works are still receiving attention in the world of smash-'em-ups and steamy scandal, where much of our entertainment l...
reviewed by JonIrwin
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