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January 2008

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published January 2008.

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The Logical End

by Liam Brennan

From the moment of our conception, we are starting to die. This grim idea is the tip of the iceberg of the views presented by first-time author and quality control technician Jack Varner, who sets out to tell readers how the world is... Read More

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Kayla the Koala Bear

by Jada Bradley

Kayla the Koala Bear is front and center in this book’s title but she is by no means the star of the story. From the title and cover illustration this appears to be a book about a koala bear living in its natural habitat but it is... Read More

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A Secret Revealed

by Val Grimm

Bounders and Easterling warriors have begun to stalk the Northlands. Ranger cadet Camber Bloodstone his cousin Dane and Captain Dega Darkhawk discover the reason when the earth opens and spills them into a dwarf warren. Sentash the... Read More

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Milagros y Creencias

by Jada Bradley

To paraphrase the endorsement on the back cover this Spanish language book “cannot be considered a novel in the strictest sense.” It is rather a series of connected vignettes. Valenzuela Verdugo a native of Mexico has also published... Read More

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Lost Diamond

by Dawn Goldsmith

A diamond mine in post-apartheid South Africa a missing gargantuan-sized diamond and an engaging geologist hired to find it—what could be more exotic and enticing to mystery readers? Add a beautiful woman the South African countryside... Read More

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Handwriting Analysis

by Todd Mercer

As individual as a fingerprint and more revealing than a pastoral confession handwriting is a window to the psyche that cannot be covered over. The author writes “…handwriting will tend to be more reliable revealing a person’s... Read More

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The Joy of Winning Against the Odds

by Andi Diehn

The self-guided journey from poverty to prosperity is a familiar one in the genre of memoir. While some people who are born into despair and oppression remain downtrodden their whole lives others rise above the fray and beat the odds to... Read More

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Earth & Space

by Henry L. Carrigan

In a useful and straightforward study, Lasse A. Kivioja, professor emeritus of Geodetic Sciences at Purdue University, provides a model of the universe intended to educate anyone interested in understanding the Earth’s place in the... Read More

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