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THESE THINGS HAPPEN, by Richard Kramer

January 31, 2013

A VERY NEW YORK story about a charming, disaffected teenager and his parents and their partners.  Sweet.

Grade: SOLID B

THESE THINGS HAPPEN
Unbridled Books
2012

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THE WRATH OF ANGELS, by John Connolly

January 30, 2013

ATMOSPHERIC PARANORMAL THRILLER mixes a noir detective, some seriously spooky bad guys, and vivid Maine details.

Grade: B PLUS

THE WRATH OF ANGELS: A CHARLIE PARKER THRILLER
Atria
2013

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KORE, by Andrzej Szczeklik (translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones)

ELOQUENT, COMPASSIONATE WORK by a Polish physician and researcher links medicine with the arts and humanities.

Grade: A MINUS

KORE: ON SICKNESS, THE SICK, AND THE SEARCH FOR THE SOUL OF MEDICINE
Counterpoint
2012

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SEVEN LOCKS by Christine Wade

January 29, 2013

HYPNOTICALLY ATMOSPHERIC NOVEL vividly limns pre-Revolutionary New York State, draws on history and legend. B PLUS

SEVEN LOCKS
Atria Books
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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SEVEN LOCKS, by Christine Wade

January 28, 2013

HYPNOTICALLY ATMOSPHERIC NOVEL vividly limns pre-Revolutionary New York State, draws on history and legend.

Grade: B PLUS

SEVEN LOCKS
Atria
2013

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JUNGLELAND, by Christopher S. Stewart

January 27, 2013

REAL LIFE ADVENTURE in the jungles of Honduras as a journalist searches for the fabled, long lost White City.

Grade: SOLID B

JUNGLELAND: A MYSTERIOUS LOST CITY, A WWII SPY, AND A TRUE STORY OF DEADLY ADVENTURE
HarperCollins
2013

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STAKEOUT, by Parnell Hall

January 26, 2013

HILARIOUSLY HAPLESS DETECTIVE Stanley Hastings is suspected of murder, semi-eptly hunts the real killer. Fun!

Grade: B PLUS

STAKEOUT: A STANLEY HASTINGS MYSTERY
Pegasus
2013

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CONSTANCE, by Franny Moyle

January 25, 2013

ABSORBING BIOGRAPHY OF Oscar Wilde’s wife Constance reveals her as fascinating and talented in her own right.

Grade: B PLUS

CONSTANCE: THE TRAGIC AND SCANDALOUS LIFE OF MRS. OSCAR WILDE
Pegasus
2012

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THROUGH THE GLASS, by Shannon Moroney

January 24, 2013

UNUSUAL, HIGHLY CANDID memoir from a woman whose husband of only one month was jailed for shocking crimes.

Grade: SOLID B

THROUGH THE GLASS
Gallery Books
2012

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TRUST ME, I’M LYING, by Ryan Holiday

January 23, 2013

INSIDE THE WORLD of online media spin doctoring with one of its early gurus.  Cynical but enlightening.

Grade: SOLID B

TRUST ME, I'M LYING: CONFESSIONS OF A MEDIA MANIPULATOR
Penguin
2012

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