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September 2012

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

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The Essential Tom Marshall

by Peter Dabbene

In the age of the Internet, more literary works are available to more people than ever before. The problem with this overabundance of riches, which applies to poetry as much as any other genre, is that there isn’t enough time for most... Read More

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Napoleon's Penis

by Mark McLaughlin

The charming and, at times, hilarious preface and opening chapters aside, Dr. Stanley M. Bierman’s Napoleon’s Penis does not quite live up to the promise of its title and subtitle. A collection of thirty-seven essays culled from a... Read More

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Twenty One Days Later

by Karen Rigby

Twenty-One Days Later chronicles Tony Baccarini’s three-week stay at Kenilworth Clinic, a psychiatric institution in Cape Town, South Africa. Most of the poems revolve around staff, fellow patients, the author’s treatment for bipolar... Read More

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Answered Prayer

by Melissa Wuske

In "Answered Prayer", Mary-Anne Coetzee shares stories of how God has answered her prayers, and tells of the struggles she faced and the knowledge she gained in the process. Coetzee has an unshakably strong faith in God. The book itself... Read More

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47

by Peter Dabbene

A group of murder suspects trapped together—perhaps snowbound at a hotel or confined on a ship at sea—is a convention of mystery novels. Angela Peach’s "47" adds a science-fiction element to the scenario, resulting in a suspenseful... Read More

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Successful Tails

by Sheila M. Trask

Healers come in many forms. Some wear white coats, other have wagging tails. Many of the latter are celebrated by Patricia H. Wheeler in this uplifting book about therapy dogs and the people they help. Wheeler is an experienced educator... Read More

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The Wisdom of Generations

by Lee Gooden

Tieman H. Dippel’s The Language of Conscience Evolution Series, beginning with the first book, The New Legacy (published twice in the late eighties and republished in 2002), and continuing with the sixth and latest volume in the... Read More

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