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August 15, 2004

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published August 15, 2004. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in August 2004.

Book Review

Farewell to Kosovo

by Mark McLaughlin

“Now we, the Turks, have become the enemy in our own country,” laments a refugee leading a convoy of villagers fleeing the advancing Serbian army. Cries similar to this one spoken by a character in Omer Ertur’s stunning and very... Read More

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From F to Phi Beta Kappa

by Kathleen Youmans

College can be a horrifically difficult testing ground for the beginning student making demands on time discipline and organizational abilities. Too often the result is a shallow paper chase where an undergraduate is happy to survive the... Read More

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De La Sole

Dempsey’s "De La Sole" outlines a freewheeling almost-love-story between a heroine who’s too cute and a hero who’s too shy — complicated by an inconvenient boyfriend with a taste for jazzy-shoes a couple of foul-mouthed thugs and... Read More

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Blanche Lazzell

Modern Maven: Blanche Lazzell (1878—1956) didn’t have the problem others did with merging the two distinctly different facets of her identity. The quiet girl, who was partially deaf and enormously proud of the traditional values she... Read More

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Diana

Princess Passion: Born to royalty in a land with monarchic mystique … raised in fortune, her life a quiet reflection of grace … married amid unprecedented worldwide adulation … killed tragically, a possible victim of the media she... Read More

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D is for Democracy

by Linda Salisbury

The picture-book design of this primer belies the depth of its information and vocabulary about democracy and Americas famous citizens and leaders. In fact, middle- and high-schoolers struggling with homework might want to keep a copy... Read More

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Mr. Maxwells Mouse

by Bonnie Deigh

Picture the quiet celebration of a professional promotion, a fine restaurant, and impeccably solicitous service-from the entree itself! Mr. Maxwell, a successful businesscat somewhere in his middle years, “had grown unaccustomed to... Read More

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Lady's Big Surprise

by Lynn Geiger

In a world where horses are better than the mall, movies, or instant messaging, this story brings to life all the dreams that girls have about ponies. Young horse lovers will enjoy these adventures, which reinforce the magical connection... Read More

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