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December 30, 2015

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published December 30, 2015. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in December 2015.

Book Review

The Bad Times

by Peter Dabbene

The Great Irish Famine, a tragedy that led to many Irish families emigrating to America in the late 1840s, has been studied in great detail by academics and historians. Christine Kinealy and John Walsh bring that story to life through... Read More

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Reaching beyond Faith

by Joe Taylor

This is a necessary exegetical resource for those who wish to understand the Koran in a pluralistic context. In his refreshing and insightful Reaching Beyond Faith, Ibn Farabi treads the waters between blind faith in and a deep... Read More

Book Review

Oddballs

by Meg Nola

All of "Oddballs"’ wood engravings should be appreciated with second and third glances in recognition of the painstaking, hands-on nature of their medium. Jim Westergard’s "Oddballs" is a tribute to humanity’s more unusual members,... Read More

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King of Yiddish

by Michelle Anne Schingler

A story about a Holocaust survivor seeking vengeance showcases Leviant at his absurdist best. Beneath the linguistic panache and magical realism of Curt Leviant’s endlessly consumable "King of Yiddish" lie complex questions of family... Read More

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Tomorrows End

by Lee Gooden

Teenager Kevin Knight learns that he is a savior of the universe in this nonstop joyride of a sci-fi epic. "Tomorrows End" is the first ambitious novel in G. R. Morris’s science fiction/fantasy series The Path of a Savior. In addition... Read More