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August 2012

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

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Blue Earth

by Elizabeth Breau

Dreamlike retrospection begins a slow motion version of the tornado with which this novel opens, spiraling down through seemingly bottomless layers of memory to alter psychological terrain as relentlessly as wind and rain reshape the... Read More

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Robert Duncan

by Daniel Coffey

Robert Duncan, we learn in the first few pages, was adopted by a theosophist couple who happened to be looking for a boy born at precisely the date and time that he was born. His birth mother, Marguerite, died hours after Robert was... Read More

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We Shall Not Be Moved

by Melissa Wuske

The recent memories of many Americans are seared with images of a devastated, storm-and-flood-ravaged, and desperately savage New Orleans. In the wake of these unforgettable pictures, however, most Americans moved on with their... Read More

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You According to Them

by Maria Siano

After years of being a consultant and coach assisting employees in identifying blind spots and behaviors that may inadvertently be holding them back from reaching their career goals, Canaday shares her experience in a book that is part... Read More

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Persecution

by Monica Carter

“Why it says to the world what the world wants to hear: that nothing goes better with depravity than vanity,” claims the narrator of "Persecution". Like the author’s debut, The Worst Intentions, the vanity of the Italian... Read More

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The Wayward Moon

by Hilary Daninhirsch

"The Wayward Moon" is a magnificent piece of historical fiction and a startlingly beautiful portrayal of a strong woman in an era when women were expected to be only a man’s wife and mother to his children. In a mesmerizing voice,... Read More

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