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Beard Trimming and Styling: Remington Diamond
Finally, a trimmer that does everything it promises.
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Reviews in Brief: My Darling! Miss Bancho Volume One by Mayu Fujikata
A broadly comic manga riff on boy/girl roles.
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Book Review: Mornings With Mailer: A Recollection of Friendship by Dwayne Raymond
A young writer who found Normal Mailer’s work difficult to read, ends up leading Mailer through the author’s last years.
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Reviews in Brief: Atomic Jihad
Why Iran's Ahmadinejad wants the bomb and how we aren't dealing with it.
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Book Review: The Alternative Manifesto by Eamonn Butler
A plan to turn around the UK from its current slide into debt hell.
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Reviews in Brief: No Mercy by Lori Armstrong
Back at the ranch in South Dakota, not is all well for Mercy Gunderson, a strong and perhaps unique heroine
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Book Review: King of the Lobby by Kathryn Allamong Jacob
A history of Sam Ward that fascinates and enchants all the same.
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Reviews in Brief: The World I Create by Ayami Kazama
An All-Ages romantic fantasy about teens with the power to project the images in their minds.
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Reviews in Brief: Aladdin: Legacy of the Lost by Ian Edginton and Patrick Reilly
A new comics version of the durable Aladdin yarn has loads of bloodthirsty boyishness.
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Reviews in Brief: The Urban Homestead by Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen
Live a self-sufficient, rural lifestyle in the city!
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Reviews in Brief: Kate Miller-Heidke, Curiouser
Swoopingly eccentric pop-craft from the Aussie singer/songwriter.
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Reviews in Brief: Haru Hana: The Complete Collection by Yuana Kazumi
The three-book shojo rom-com gets reissued in a hefty economy edition.
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Music Review: The Spits - The Spits (IV)
“New punk rock that sounds like old punk rock from The Ramones and The Misfits”
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Book Review: The Napkin, The Melon and The Monkey by Barbara Burke
Aha! moments on how to survive life as a customer service representative.
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Book Review: Katy's New World by Kim Vogel Sawyer
How will a young Mennonite girl maintain her faith while attending a public high school?
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Reviews in Brief: What A Wonderful World! Volume Two by Inio Asano
Asana's second telling look at 21st urban living is as solid and evocative as his first volume.
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Reviews in Brief: Drink Up Buttercup - Born and Thrown on A Hook
The Philly indy band’s full-length debut displays plenty of enjoyable pop quirk.
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Reviews in Brief: World of Warcraft: Death Knight by Dan Jolley and Rocio Zucchi
A new graphic novel tells the back story of a role-playing game character – do you care?
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DVD Review: Tea Party: The Documentary Film
A good initial attempt at explaining the tea party movement. Could have been better, but it's at least accurate.
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Reviews in Brief: Evil Ways by Justin Gustainis
If you like novels about the battle of good vs. evil, you’ll love Justin Gustainis’ books.
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by Writergirl2009
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on May 16, 2013
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