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August 2012

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

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The Blue Hippopotamus

by Cheryl Hibbard

Paul Ehrlich describes his new book, "The Blue Hippopotamus", as a semi-autobiographical novel, and readers will be left wondering which parts are real and which are embellished. Ehrlich’s attempt to make “some incidents even better... Read More

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Just Like Us

by Mark McLaughlin

“It all seemed such a good idea at first,” explains Judas Iscariot of his betrayal of Christ. Judas’s tortured musings make up one of the twenty-one “snapshots” of life with Jesus found in David Gurney’s book, Just Like Us... Read More

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A Death in Concord

by Lee Gooden

Connie Mcfadden Tonsgard has been a finalist in nearly twenty screenplay contests, including those sponsored by the Screenplay Festival and StoryPros. Her new screenplay, "A Death in Concord", has the pace, energy, and twists and turns... Read More

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The Music . . . Oh, the Music

by Karen Rigby

In her latest work, Francesca Noumoff offers an account of Elonora, a Russian Holocaust survivor and violinist whose love for music sheltered her through hardship. The book is narrated by an ambiguous speaker who declares, “I am the... Read More

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Memories, Thoughts, and Dreams

by Karen Rigby

Guy Bala’s "Memories, Thoughts, and Dreams" features twenty-eight poems celebrating common aspects of nature and grieving the end of a romantic relationship. Using symbolic elements such as seasons, flowers, beauty, and the... Read More

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Among the Fallen

by Mark McLaughlin

The second in a planned four-book series, Among the Fallen: Restless Dreams is a brilliant if brutal blood fest. Set in a “city of the dead” (and undead), it is packed with shuffling hordes of zombies, crazed and crucified religious... Read More

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Journey Man

by Kristine Morris

William Claassen takes readers on a journey that spans thirty years, nine countries, and four continents in his travel memoir, Journey Man: A World Calling, and though his book has an ample share of odd and outlandish characters,... Read More

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