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July 2012

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published July 2012.

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The Lure of Luxe

by Barry Silverstein

The luxury-goods market is a distinct segment of the consumer market with an aura all its own. Most closely associated with fashion, luxury goods tend to remain popular even in a down economy because of their timeless appeal to the... Read More

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The Child at Forty

by Elizabeth Millard

In his first novel, screenwriter and playwright Michael Wurth provides an ample amount of context for four intersecting lives. It is this significant amount of background that makes the events of his story so compelling. Wurth’s... Read More

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SNAFU

by Mark McLaughlin

With polls showing the “Presidential Election to be as tight as a prom dress,” and the Electoral College on the brink of dissolution by constitutional amendment, the fate of the country comes down to how one “small, dirt-ball... Read More

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Chickadees at Night

by Mary Popham

The chickadee: a bird so small it fits into a child’s hands; a birdfeeder resident twelve months a year; and a songster with a “fee-bee and a buzzy chicka-dee-dee-dee.” Using rhyming short phrases, Bill O. Smith and Charles R.... Read More

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Power from the People

by Aubrey Blanche

The movement to source energy at the local level has boomed in recent years. "Power from the People" is a good guide for entrepreneurs looking to get in on the trend in an environmentally conscious way. Community energy has multiple... Read More

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Never Back Down

by Andi Diehn

There are men who learn at a very young age to travel the safest path—do what your parents wish for you, never try to be better than you think you are. Jack Landry isn’t that kind of man. Instead, he reaches far and high for the... Read More

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No Animals We Could Name

by Devon Shepherd

In his fascinating debut short story collection, Ted Sanders demonstrates remarkable range. The stories collected here run the gamut from domesticated realism (“Putting the Lizard to Sleep” and “Opinion of Person”) to haunting... Read More

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Detox Your World

by Julie Eakin

Okay, so the book’s cover may look like a scene out of a Pink Panther movie from the ‘70s—a curvy blonde offering us a cocktail (which happens to be green)—but there’s nothing funny about the content of "Detox Your World". In... Read More

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