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GETTING LUCKY, by D. C. Brod

February 29, 2012

A REPORTER TURNS SLEUTH to investigate suspicious deaths and shady land deals in this entertaining mystery.

Grade: SOLID B

GETTING LUCKY
Tyrus Books
2011

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THE TIME IN BETWEEN, by María Dueñas

February 28, 2012

SWEEPING EPIC ADVENTURE follows a Spanish woman from poverty to success as a couturiere to wartime espionage.

Grade: B PLUS

THE TIME IN BETWEEN
Atria
2011

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EXTREME WEATHER, by Bonnie Schneider

February 27, 2012

INFORMATIVE, IF SLIGHTLY TERRIFYING! Meteorologist’s overview of/survival guide for extreme weather conditions.

Grade: SOLID B

EXTREME WEATHER: A GUIDE TO SURVIVING FLASH FLOODS, TORNADOES, HURRICANES, HEAT WAVES, SNOWSTORMS, TSUNAMIS, AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS
Palgrave Macmillan
2012

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AN EMERGENCY IN SLOW MOTION by William Todd Schultz

February 26, 2012

PHOTOGRAPHER DIANE ARBUS seen through a psychologist’s eyes. Thought-provoking, but not as much so as her work. SOLID B

AN EMERGENCY IN SLOW MOTION
Bloomsbury USA
2011

Grade: SOLID B

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SEALAB by Ben Hellwarth

February 25, 2012

REAL-LIFE ADVENTURE tale of the scientists and explorers who worked to create underwater human habitats. Fun! SOLID B

SEALAB: AMERICA’S FORGOTTEN QUEST TO LIVE AND WORK ON THE OCEAN FLOOR
Simon & Schuster
2012

Grade: SOLID B

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CHOKE HOLD (HARD CASE CRIME) by Christa Faust

February 24, 2012

WILD, GRITTY NOIR adventure has plenty of graphic sex and violence, a unique tough-broad protagonist’s voice. B PLUS

CHOKE HOLD (HARD CASE CRIME)
Hard Case Crime
2011

Grade: B PLUS

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CHOKE HOLD, by Christa Faust

February 23, 2012

WILD, GRITTY NOIR adventure has plenty of graphic sex and violence, a unique tough-broad protagonist’s voice.

Grade: B PLUS

CHOKE HOLD
Hard Case Crime
2011

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EFFIE, by Suzanne Fagence Cooper

February 22, 2012

FASCINATING BIOGRAPHY, RICH with newly released letters, of Victorian art figure Effie Gray Ruskin Millais.

Grade: B PLUS

EFFIE: THE PASSIONATE LIVES OF EFFIE GRAY, JOHN RUSKIN, AND JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS
St. Martin's
2011

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MOFFIE, by André Carl van der Merwe

February 21, 2012

CHILLING, COMPELLING NOVEL shows a gay white South African man’s struggles with family, apartheid society, army.

Grade: B PLUS

MOFFIE
Europa Editions
2011

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GROWING UP AMISH, by Ira Wagler

February 20, 2012

THOUGHTFUL AND EYE-OPENING memoir tells the story of a man’s difficult decision to leave his Amish community.

Grade: SOLID B

GROWING UP AMISH: A MEMOIR
Tyndale House
2011

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