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EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED FROM DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, by Shelly Mazzanoble

February 19, 2012

HUMOROUS LITTLE BOOK bridges the worlds of self-help and gaming; amid the jokes are some surprising insights.

Grade: SOLID B

EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED FROM DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
Wizards of the Coast
2011

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UNORTHODOX, by Deborah Feldman

February 18, 2012

CANDID AND ENGROSSING memoir of a young woman’s decision to leave New York’s Satmar Hasidic Jewish community.

Grade: B PLUS

UNORTHODOX: THE SCANDALOUS REJECTION OF MY HASIDIC ROOTS
Simon and Schuster
2012

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THE SHAKESPEARE THEFTS, by Eric Rasmussen

February 15, 2012

ROBBERIES, FORGERIES, DRAMA abound in this history of the Shakespeare First Folio, a Holy Grail among books.

Grade: SOLID B

THE SHAKESPEARE THEFTS: IN SEARCH OF THE FIRST FOLIOS
Palgrave Macmillan
2011

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THE RAGGED EDGE OF THE WORLD, by Eugene Linden

February 13, 2012

INTENSELY ABSORBING ACCOUNT by a veteran traveler of technology’s impact on geographically isolated cultures.

Grade: B PLUS

THE RAGGED EDGE OF THE WORLD: ENCOUNTERS AT THE FRONTIERS WHERE MODERNITY, WILDLANDS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE MEET
Viking
2011

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KILLER STUFF AND TONS OF MONEY, by Maureen Stanton

February 6, 2012

ON THE ROAD with an antique dealer looking for the big score! Fun, fast-paced reporting, lots of engaging info.

Grade: B PLUS

KILLER STUFF AND TONS OF MONEY: SEEKING HISTORY AND HIDDEN GEMS IN FLEA-MARKET AMERICA
Penguin
2011

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LIGHTNING RODS, by Helen DeWitt

January 14, 2012

POINTED SATIRE OF the business world’s sociopathy, misogyny is like spending 2+ hours with a misogynist sociopath.  SOS

LIGHTNING RODS
New Directions
2011

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