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THE ODDS, by Stewart O’Nan

January 25, 2012

BITTERSWEET PARABLE OF midlife crisis follows a couple risking their finances and marriage in one last gamble.

Grade: B PLUS

THE ODDS: A LOVE STORY
Viking
2012

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THE VINEYARD AT THE END OF THE WORLD, by Ian Mount

January 24, 2012

ENGAGING LOOK INSIDE the recent rebirth of Argentina’s wine industry; fun for aficionados and casual sippers!

Grade: B PLUS

THE VINEYARD AT THE END OF THE WORLD: MAVERICK WINEMAKERS AND THE REBIRTH OF MALBEC
W. W. Norton
2012

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THE BOOK OF LIES, by Mary Horlock

January 21, 2012

GRIM, ATMOSPHERIC TALE traces the impact of Nazi occupation on the island of Guernsey, and on one girl’s family.

Grade: B PLUS

THE BOOK OF LIES
Harper Perennial
2011

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THE GILDED SHROUD, by Elizabeth Bailey

January 17, 2012

CHARMING HISTORICAL MYSTERY with a just pre-Regency English setting and an appealing heroine/sleuth is good fun.

Grade: B PLUS

THE GILDED SHROUD
Penguin
2011

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LOST IN LANGUAGE & SOUND, by Ntozake Shange

January 16, 2012

BEAUTIFULLY NUANCED, POETIC essays on art, life, culture, and a black woman’s experience from Ntozake Shange.

Grade: B PLUS

LOST IN LANGUAGE & SOUND: OR HOW I FOUND MY WAY TO THE ARTS
St. Martin's
2011

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NAZIS ON THE RUN, by Gerald Steinacher

January 11, 2012

EXHAUSTIVELY RESEARCHED INVESTIGATION of how Nazi war criminals escaped justice is shocking and comprehensive.

Grade: B PLUS

NAZIS ON THE RUN: HOW HITLER'S HENCHMEN FLED JUSTICE
Oxford University Press
2011

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PARADISE LUST, by Brook Wilensky-Lanford

January 10, 2012

FASCINATING TRUE TALES of the scholars, zealots, and eccentrics who have searched for an actual Garden of Eden.

Grade: B PLUS

PARADISE LUST: SEARCHING FOR THE GARDEN OF EDEN
Grove Press
2011

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THE FORGOTTEN WALTZ, by Anne Enright

January 7, 2012

THOUGHTFUL, COMPLEX NOVEL traces a relationship from its start as a brief affair to the end of two marriages.

Grade: B PLUS

THE FORGOTTEN WALTZ
W. W. Norton
2012

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SNUFF, by Terry Pratchett

January 5, 2012

THE LATEST DISCWORLD TALE!  Delightful adventure, as Commander Sam Vimes takes on the cause of goblins’ rights.

Grade: B PLUS

SNUFF: A NOVEL OF DISCWORLD
HarperCollins
2011

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SHOCKAHOLIC, by Carrie Fisher

January 2, 2012

CARRIE FISHER’S LATEST tell-all is more candid than ever, with revelations about her parents and celeb friends.

Grade: B PLUS

SHOCKAHOLIC
Simon & Schuster
2011

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