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December 2012

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

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Burden of the Desert

by Mark McLaughlin

“There are saints in Baghdad, but none of them are journalists,” Jack Wolfe quips to his fellow reporters while on assignment in Iraq in 2003. That sentence by a key character, along with the admonition from one Iraqi to another to... Read More

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Whitetail Shooting Gallery

by Shawn Syms

Canadian author Annette Lapointe presents a moody, atmospheric portrait of small-town life in Whitetail Shooting Gallery. Set on the Saskatchewan prairies, the novel catalogues relationships characterized by discord, violence, and raw,... Read More

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Worry Wart

by Lynn Evarts

Poor Chole Lore! Her life is so consumed with worries that she even worries about worrying. And when she worries, a large wart appears on the side of her nose, making her constant worry even more, well, worrisome. As Chloe goes about her... Read More

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The Anomaly

by Emily Asad

Everyone wonders what happens when a person dies. The shell decomposes, true, but what about the eternal soul? What further adventures await? Wendy Joyce’s "The Anomaly" throws back the veil that divides the celestial realms of Haven... Read More

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A Thing Called Life

by Lisa Bower

Finnish-born businessman Ozzy Vikman uses poetry to make sense of the world. The poems in "A Thing Called Life" show readers that tough people can outlast tough times if they stay positive and focus on the light at the end of the tunnel.... Read More

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Slouching Towards Sirte

by Amy O'Loughlin

In Slouching Towards Sirte: NATO’s War on Libya and Africa, Maximilian Forte dissects the purposes, justifications, myths, and consequences of NATO’s military intervention in Libya in 2011. Publicized for world consumption as a... Read More

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Jacob's Cellar

by Mark McLaughlin

“History belongs to the one who tells the better story,” old Grandpa Fentress, patriarch of the Ebhart clan, tells his family of hardy Missouri pioneers, as they huddle in the cellar seeking shelter from a storm. That doesn’t mean,... Read More

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