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August 2013

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published August 2013.

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The Riddle of Prague

by Tammy Snyder

"The Riddle of Prague" is a fast-paced, edge-of-your seat mystery-adventure that skillfully dangles the carrot until just the right moment. Hana Silna only wants to get to Prague, make the transfer of the house she inherited, do a bit of... Read More

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Paper Dreams

by Karen Rigby

Anthology of literary magazines offers rich retrospective of the visionary and the forgettable alike. In "Paper Dreams", Travis Kurowski, the founding editor of the literary blog Luna Park, gathers choice essays, interviews, commentary,... Read More

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Identically Different

by Peter Dabbene

With British humor, this professor cites cutting-edge twin studies to investigate causes of differences. The nature vs. nurture pendulum has swung toward genetic predetermination in recent years, with much-hyped searches for (and often,... Read More

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The American Craft Beer Cookbook

by John Senger

This judicious cookbook artfully describes the best recipes from American brewpubs with savory details. John Holl’s The American Craft Beer Cookbook: 150 Recipes from Your Favorite Brewpubs and Breweries is an information-packed tour... Read More

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Lousy Sex

by Lynn Evarts

Who are we really? Callahan attempts some answers to the age-old question by making the science understandable to the rest of us. How do we define “self?” For immunologist Gerald N. Callahan, self can be defined by the bacteria that... Read More

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