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December 2008

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

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Circuits & Bumps

by Lisa Bower

From the start of this engaging memoir readers are thrown into P.A. Condon’s family. The author tells stories of his origins including how his middle name was chosen (the result of his drunken father’s whims) and who his godfather... Read More

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The New England Coast

The New England Coast: The Most Spectacular Sights & Destinations (Voyageur Press 978-0-7603-3064-7) covers the five-state region John Smith christened “New England” in 1614. William H. Johnson contributes 150 stellar photographs... Read More

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The Anthropology of Childhood

“Images of badly abused slave children in Ivory Coast harvesting the cocoa beans that will be processed into the chocolates consumed by obese children in Los Angeles” will haunt the thoughts of everyone who reads this well-documented... Read More

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Lightland

by Marlene Satter

In 2029, scientists race against time to find a cure for a hemorrhagic fever named for the blue-black bruises it causes: Cobalt is fast and deadly—a pandemic killing millions. Chris Tempest, an archaeologist, and Kate Seagram, a... Read More

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My Life With Laura

by Andi Diehn

Cancer kills hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. every year and every death is a tragedy. If tragedy is quantifiable Laura Moutray’s death might be considered one of the worst; she was only thirty-six when she succumbed to... Read More

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Palm Springs-Style Gardening

“The great illusion of the desert is that it appears barren, but there is life and beauty visible only to the keen eyed beholder,” the author writes. Maureen “Mo” Gilmer is one of these keen eyed people; she has been gardening... Read More

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Color Mastery

by Christine Canfield

Choosing colors can be one of the most enjoyable aspects of quilting, but also one of the most frustrating when the match-ups just don’t seem to work together. Most quilters rely on their instincts to put a palette together, but... Read More

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