With Kafkaesque and Orwellian overtones, Nobel laureate's 1977 novel, now available in U.S., remains all too relevant today.
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Graphic Novel Review: Modesty Blaise: The Lady Killers by Peter O’Donnell and Neville Colvin
Titan Books' reprint of the classic British crime and spy comic strip takes the unstoppable heroine into the 1980's.
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A marvelous book of baseball and friendship...
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Gina Pera takes a close look at an often ignored subject: Adult ADD.
Read More »Book Review: The Way of Herodotus: Travels with the Man Who Invented History by Justin Marozzi
Some 2,500 years after his death, the "Father of History" serves as traveling companion and guide for British journalist.
Read More »Book Review: Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon
Cindy Pon has done the remarkable job of not only telling a wonderful fantasy story with believable characters, but bringing alive a culture's history.
Read More »Manga Review: Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit Volume One by Motoro Mase
Viz Media brings a popular "mature readers" manga series to American shores.
Read More »Book Review: A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II by Lynne Olson
Of all nations that participated in the Alliance against Nazi Germany, only one was not allowed in the victory parade in Britain after the war.
Read More »Book Review: The Google Way: How One Company is Revolutionizing Management As We Know It by Bernard Girard
The book of how Google has rewritten management principles in the 21st century.
Read More »Book Review: Censoring An Iranian Love Story by Shahriar Mandanipour
A beautifully written book in which moments of satire rub up against humanity.
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