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A THOUSAND ROOMS OF DREAM AND FEAR, by Atiq Rahimi

March 10, 2011

STARK, POETIC NOVEL provides a resonant glimpse of life and war in Afghanistan as well as a complex love story.

Grade: A MINUS

A THOUSAND ROOMS OF DREAM AND FEAR
2011

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ELECTRIC BARRACUDA, by Tim Dorsey

March 6, 2011

LUCKY 13! The newest caper starring Serge Storms, enforcer of his own quirky Florida justice, is the best yet.

Grade: A MINUS

ELECTRIC BARRACUDA
William Morrow
2011

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THE LAST GREATEST MAGICIAN IN THE WORLD, by Jim Steinmeyer

March 4, 2011

FASCINATING BIOGRAPHY of Thurston the Magician, Houdini’s greatest rival and a pioneer of modern stage magic.

Grade: A MINUS

THE LAST GREATEST MAGICIAN IN THE WORLD
Penguin
2011

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INVENTING GEORGE WASHINGTON, by Edward G. Lengel

February 15, 2011

FASCINATING, WITTY LITTLE book about the history of the George Washington mythology and its relation to truth.

Grade: A MINUS

INVENTING GEORGE WASHINGTON
HarperCollins
2011

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THE SECRET LIVES OF BABA SEGI’S WIVES, by Lola Shoneyin

February 4, 2011

CULTURE CLASH, personality clashes, and the shock of the new in Nigeria are depicted in this fascinating novel.

Grade: A MINUS

THE SECRET LIVES OF BABA SEGI'S WIVES
HarperCollins
2010

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UNDER THE HARROW, by Mark Dunn

January 27, 2011

EXTRAORDINARY NOVEL: part thriller, part science fiction, part time travel, part historical, totally original.

Grade: A MINUS

UNDER THE HARROW
Macadam/Cage
2010

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SOME WE LOVE, SOME WE HATE, SOME WE EAT by Hal Herzog

January 9, 2011

EYE-OPENING AND FUNNY, this book about human/animal interaction and ethics brings complex research to life. A MINUS

SOME WE LOVE, SOME WE HATE, SOME WE EAT: WHY IT’S SO HARD TO THINK STRAIGHT ABOUT ANIMALS
Harper
2010

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EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON by S C Gwynne

January 7, 2011

THE GRIPPING TRUE STORY of Quanah, the last Comanche war chief, and his mother Cynthia Parker, a white settler. A MINUS

EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON: QUANAH PARKER AND THE RISE AND FALL OF THE COMANCHES, THE MOST POWERFUL INDIAN TRIBE IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Scribner Book Company
2010

Grade: A MINUS

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SHADES OF MILK AND HONEY by Mary Robinette Kowal

January 2, 2011

JANE AUSTEN WITH MAGIC! Fantasy novel set in an alternate Regency, where ladies learn magic as well as piano. A MINUS

SHADES OF MILK AND HONEY
Saint Martin's Press Inc.
2010

Grade: A MINUS

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VILLAIN by Shuichi Yoshida

December 31, 2010

GRIM, TENSE, BEAUTIFULLY crafted Japanese thriller captures multiple perspectives on a brutal crime. Chilling. A MINUS

VILLAIN
Pantheon Books
2010

Grade: A MINUS

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