Books: Biography
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Book Review: Washington's Lady (Ladies of History Series #3) by Nancy Moser— Get to know America’s first first-lady – Washington’s Lady – well enough to call her a friend.
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Book Review: Blood River - A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart by Tim Butcher— Takes you gently through the 20th-century horror ride that is the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Book Review: Ruthless - A Tell-All Book by Keifer Bonvillain — It is impossible to take this anti-Oprah book seriously, and it only succeeds in backfiring, giving Winfrey fans more ammo in her defense.
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Book Review: The Way To Paradise by Mario Vargas Llosa— Mario Vargas Llosa juxtaposes the fame of painter Paul Gauguin with the life of his socialist campaigner grandmother, Flora Tristan.
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Book Review: Eat, Pray, Love - One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert— My favorite self-help book, and one that makes you think about what elements in life create lasting happiness within each of us.
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Book Review: Charles Fort - The Man Who Invented the Supernatural by Jim Steinmeyer— The life of Charles Fort, the man who brought you teleportation and all kinds of "damned" weirdness.
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Book Review: The Red Leather Diary by Lily Koppel— Koppel found a genuine treasure in this diary, a life so full and rich that would have gone unnoticed.
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Book Review: The Captive Princess - A Story Based on the Life of Young Pocahontas (Daughters of the Faith Series) by Wendy Lawton— Exploring the early life of America’s most famous female Native American, through historical fiction for Christian youth.
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Book Review: Shoot to Kill - From 2 Para to the SAS by Michael Asher— “Take a step forward!”: Spartan advice - adopted by the SAS - to a soldier who complained that his sword was too short.
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Interview with Mike Cox, Author of The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900— "...as a newspaperman, I quickly learned to write no matter how I felt because I had to if I wanted to stay employed."
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Book Review: A Life In Secrets - Vera Atkins and the Missing Agents of WWII by Sarah Helm— This book is like reading the best mystery, spy novel, espionage thriller, and personal WWII history all in one.
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Book Review: Bad Faith by Carmen Callil— Louis Darquier is yet another stupid idiot who floated to the top of the heap when idiots ruled the world.
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Graphic Novel Review: Diary of a Teenage Girl by Phoebe Gloeckner— A bittersweet tome about coming of age in 1970s San Francisco.
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