2017-08-17 20:12
Tunnels: Escapes Under the Berlin Wall and the Historic Films the JFK White House Tried to KillBy Greg MitchellCrown, 2016. 382 pgs. NonfictionThe Berlin Wall fell nearly 30 years ago. … Read More
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2017-08-16 18:34
The Fire By NightBy Teresa MessineoWilliam Morrow, 2017. 306 pgs. Historical FictionShedding more light on less familiar aspects of World War II, The Fire By Night paints an unflinching port… Read More
2017-08-12 22:32
Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee – a Look Inside North Korea By Jang Jin-sungAtria Books, 2014. 339 pgs. NonfictionHaving shown his gifts as a poet while still a teenager, Jang was give… Read More
2017-08-12 22:17
The Vicar's Daughter: A Proper RomanceBy Josi S. KilpackShadow Mountain, 2017, 315 pgs. Romance, Historical FictionCassie is the youngest of six sisters. Her parents have made a rule that sh… Read More
2017-08-11 16:30
Exquisite Captive by Heather DemetriosBalzer + Bray 2014, 463 pgs, Young Adult FictionNalia, a young jinni of a powerful and ancient ruling class, is the sole survivor of a violent coup… Read More
2017-08-09 18:06
Survivors Club: The True Story of a Very Young Prisoner of AuschwitzBy Michael Bornstein and Debbie Bornstein HolinstatFarrar Straus Giroux, 2017, 348 pages, Young Adult NonfictionIn 1945, i… Read More
2017-08-08 00:25
Summer Lovin'By Carly PhillipsHarlequin, 2005. Fiction, 298 pages.This cheerful romance is the typical romance where opposites attract, mixed with a generous helping of family drama. Zoe Cos… Read More
2017-08-07 22:42
The Curious Charms of Arthur PepperBy Phaedra PatrickMira Books, 2016, 331 pages, FictionSixty-nine-year-old Arthur Pepper lives a simple life. He gets out of bed at precisely 7:30 a.m., jus… Read More
2017-08-07 22:00
The Burning PointBy Tracy McKayBy Common Consent Press, 2017. 269 pgs. BiographyThe subtitle perfectly summarizes this book, "a memoir of addiction, destruction, love, parenting, survival, a… Read More
2017-08-05 18:57
The Vaccine Controversy: The History, Use, and Safety of Vaccinations by Kurt Link, M.D.Praeger Publishers, 2005, 196 pgs. Nonfiction Vaccines save countless lives every year by pr… Read More
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