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SLEIGHTS OF MIND by Stephen Macknik

November 23, 2010

NEUROSCIENCE AND STAGE MAGIC brought together in this remarkable book. Fascinating topic, clear writing! A MINUS

SLEIGHTS OF MIND: WHAT THE NEUROSCIENCE OF MAGIC REVEALS ABOUT OUR EVERYDAY DECEPTIONS
Holt, Henry & Company, Inc.
2010

Grade: A MINUS

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VOYAGER by Stephen J. Pyne

November 18, 2010

BIG-PICTURE LOOK at the Voyager space missions offers historical and social context, fine writing and research. A MINUS

VOYAGER: SEEKING NEWER WORLDS IN THE THIRD GREAT AGE OF DISCOVERY
Penguin Group (USA)
2010

Grade: A MINUS

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PROOFINESS by Charles Seife

November 14, 2010

ENGAGING LOOK at mathematical misinformation and disinformation challenges our critical thinking skills. A MINUS

PROOFINESS: THE DARK ARTS OF MATHEMATICAL DECEPTION
Viking Books
2010

Grade: A MINUS

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THE TYPEWRITER IS HOLY by Bill Morgan

November 7, 2010

EASYGOING YET COMPREHENSIVELY researched, this history of the Beat movement and its writers is a treasure. A MINUS

THE TYPEWRITER IS HOLY: THE COMPLETE, UNCENSORED HISTORY OF THE BEAT GENERATION
Free Press
2010

Grade: A MINUS

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ALL CLEAR by Connie Willis

THE MOST AMBITIOUS time-travel novel ever written? Probably. The sequel to BLACKOUT is a triumph. A MINUS

ALL CLEAR
Random House Publishing Group
2010

Grade: A MINUS

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STAR ISLAND by Carl Hiaasen

November 5, 2010

CLASSIC CARL HIASSEN! This cynical celebrity caper features a picaresque cast of misfits, twisty plot. A MINUS

STAR ISLAND
Knopf Publishing Group
2010

Grade: A MINUS

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ROLE MODELS by John Waters

November 3, 2010

JOHN WATERS’S best book yet! A delightfully off-kilter collection of essays on his favorite people and things. A MINUS

ROLE MODELS
Farrar Straus Giroux
2010

Grade: A MINUS

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STRIP by Thomas Perry

October 29, 2010

DELIGHTFULLY COMPLEX gangster thriller is Thomas Perry at his finest. Seedy LA detail adds richness, texture. A MINUS

STRIP
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
2010

Grade: A MINUS

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ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD by Yasmin Sabina Khan

October 28, 2010

FASCINATING, WELL RESEARCHED history of the Statue of Liberty is entertaining read, great scholarly resource. A MINUS

ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD: THE CREATION OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
Cornell University Press
2010

Grade: A MINUS

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THE IMPERFECTIONISTS by Tom Rachman

October 26, 2010

LUMINOUS, DELICATE, wistful novel-in-stories focuses on the staff of an international newspaper in decline. A MINUS

THE IMPERFECTIONISTS
Dial Press
2010

Grade: A MINUS

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