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  2. Books Published January 17, 2014

January 17, 2014

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published January 17, 2014. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in January 2014.

Book Review

Freedom Now!

by Matt Sutherland

Back in the day, mainstream newspapers and magazines loved to present the civil rights struggle in photos depicting black activists as passive victims of Southern white racism, a fact that infuriates the many historians who know better.... Read More

Book Review

Docket No. 76

by Robin Farrell Edmunds

A richly detailed New Orleans is the backdrop for this brilliant and intense debut drama. In a compact 186 pages, Arita M. L. Bohannan constructs a harrowing story that asks the question, “Justice for whom?” When a five-year-old girl... Read More

Book Review

Thump

by Michelle Anne Schingler

Racial and sexual tension in the workplace combine in a stimulating, suspenseful novel. Emeritus lawyer Avraham Azrieli deviates from the realm of political thrillers to deliver a taut courtroom drama that blends issues of race and... Read More

Book Review

Manifesting Minds

by Patty Sutherland

"Manifesting Minds", an ode to all things psychedelic, is one of those books that is guaranteed to shake up the worldview of even the most jaded and well read. People can expect to have their minds blown, their consciousness raised, and... Read More