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MURDEROUS MINDS by Ph.D. Dean A. Haycock

March 29, 2014

THE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF MASS MURDERERS and other violent criminals, explained in the context of neuroscience. SOLID B

MURDEROUS MINDS : EXPLORING THE CRIMINAL PSYCHOPATHIC BRAIN: NEUROLOGICAL IMAGING AND THE MANIFESTATION OF EVIL
Pegasus Books
2014

Grade: SOLID B

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BLACK MOON by Kenneth Calhoun

March 28, 2014

IN AN INSOMNIAC APOCALYPSE, the few who can still sleep struggle to survive. Terrifying near-future thriller! B PLUS

BLACK MOON
Hogarth
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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THE SECRET WORLD OF SLEEP by Penelope A. Lewis

March 27, 2014

SLEEP SCIENCE! A DELIGHTFUL, informative overview of research on sleep, complete with charming illustrations. B PLUS

THE SECRET WORLD OF SLEEP
Palgrave Macmillan
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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THE CASTLE OF WHISPERS by Carole Martinez

March 26, 2014

ENCHANTING, POETIC HISTORICAL novel tells the tale of a hermit nun in 12th century France. Gorgeous writing! B PLUS

THE CASTLE OF WHISPERS
Europa Editions, Incorporated
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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PIONEER GIRL by Bich Minh Nguyen

March 25, 2014

RUEFULLY WITTY NOVEL focuses on a Vietnamese-American woman’s quest to understand her family. Smart fiction! B PLUS

PIONEER GIRL
Viking
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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THE KEPT GIRL by Kim Cooper

March 24, 2014

SPECTACULAR LA NOIR captures the madly extravagant California of 1929, complete with sleuth Raymond Chandler. B PLUS

THE KEPT GIRL
Esotouric
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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MAYHEM by Sarah Pinborough

March 23, 2014

A HORRIFYING SUPERNATURAL TWIST on a Victorian murder mystery. Grim, evocative, chilling novel. B PLUS

MAYHEM
Jo Fletcher
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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TWISTED SISTERS by Jen Lancaster

March 22, 2014

A CLEVER TAKE ON family misunderstandings, ambition, and the horrors of reality TV, with a touch of magic. SOLID B

TWISTED SISTERS
Nal New American Library
2014

Grade: SOLID B

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STRANGE BODIES by Marcel Theroux

March 21, 2014

LIFE AFTER DEATH? Or maybe something even stranger? Marvelous SFF: literary, philosophical, scary as hell. A MINUS

STRANGE BODIES
Farrar
2014

Grade: A MINUS

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NOW I KNOW WHO MY COMRADES ARE by Emily Parker

March 20, 2014

THE INTERNET AND SOCIAL DISSENT in China, Cuba, and Russia. Interviews with key politics bloggers enlighten. SOLID B

NOW I KNOW WHO MY COMRADES ARE: VOICES FROM THE INTERNET UNDERGROUND
Sarah Crichton Books
2014

Grade: SOLID B

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