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A Cold Day in Paradise by Steve Hamilton
A hardboiled detective story set in the cold confines of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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Book Review: Spies by Michael Frayn
An intelligent, thought-provoking, and suspenseful novel about youth and the nature of memory.
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Children of God Go Bowling by Shannon Olson
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How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life by Peter Robinson
A character study of one of the most important historical figures of the twentieth century plus an inside view of what it means to be a young White House speech-writer.
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Killing the Buddha by Peter Manseau & Jeff Sharlet
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Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
A fascinating portrait of Russia and a touching meditation on generational conflicts; eminently readable and still quite relevant today.
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Skeptics and True Believers by Chet Raymo
A well intentioned but seriously flawed attempt to infuse science with the wonder and awe of religious sentiment.
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The Annunciation of Francesca Dunn by Janis Hallowell
A teenage girl as a modern Virgin Mary? Sounds weird I know but it is actually a thoughtful and tender look at the way people cope with the world around them.
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Jesus Sound Explosion by Mark Anderson
What happens when a pastor's kid feels torn between his family's faith and his love of Rock and Roll; between being "in the world but not of it" and being firmly "of the world?"
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Mr. Paradise by Elmore Leonard
Mr. Paradise is quality entertainment by most standards but it doesn't rise to the level of Leonard's past efforts.
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