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Tim Gebhart lives in Sioux Falls, SD, where he practices law in order to provide shelter for his family, his dogs, and his books. He is a member of the National Book Critics Circle and his blog de guerre is A Progressive on the Prairie.
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Book Review: The Challenge: How a Maverick Navy Officer and a Young Law Professor Risked Their Careers by Jonathan Mahler
An in-depth but very readable look at a lawsuit challenging the manner in which Guantanamo detainees would be tried.
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Book Review: The Interrogation by J.M.G. Le Clézio
Abstract experimentalism of reissued English translation of 2008 Nobel Prize winner's debut novel leaves it unlikely to capture broad U.S. audience.
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Book Review: Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March by Michael Norman and Elizabeth M. Norman
Depth of research and range of perspectives help create an engrossing and essential book on the Bataan Death March.
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Book Review: God's Mercy by Kerstin Ekman
Sense of place moves from setting to allegory in Swedish author Kerstin Ekman's most recently translated novel.
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Book Review: The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist
Swedish author's thought-provoking dystopian novel asks how we assess an individual's contribution to society.
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Book Review: Between the Assassinations by Aravind Adiga
Mann Booker Prize winner uses short sketches to examine the years of "squandered idealism and hope."
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Comic Book Review: Masterpiece Comics by R. Sikoryak
Combination of icons of the comics and classic literature produces an accomplished and effective parody.
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Book Review: Breath by Tim Winton
Tim Winton writes about breath, both as a life sustainer and as a metaphor.
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Book Review: To Live or to Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan by Nicholas Schmidle
Author's immersion in and travels across Pakistan provide a broad and valuable look at the country's life and politics.
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Book Review: The Burning Skies by David J. Williams
Nonstop action remains the core in second installment of a planned trilogy of geopolitical struggle on Earth in 2110.
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