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December 2016

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published December 2016.

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The Recipe Hacker Confidential

by Rachel Jagareski

Diana Keuilian is tired of the “toxic food environment” plaguing modern diets and causing so many food allergies, obesity, diabetes, and other chronic conditions. Her new cookbook contains more than 120 recipes that are free of the... Read More

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The Tornado is the World

by Matt Sutherland

With crystal, complete sentences of fully developed ideas, Catherine Pierce explores wreckage and destruction, and the sense of surprise one feels after surviving another day of modern existence. The author of two previous collections,... Read More

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Revisioning Activism

by Karl Helicher

These practical essays offer hope to those who believe they must suffer silently and alone. David Bedrick’s "Revisioning Activism" seeks to right individual and social wrongs through writing. This wide-ranging collection examines... Read More

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The Secret Life of Fat

by Melissa Wuske

Fat is not the antithesis of health, as this insightful book shows. "The Secret Life of Fat" by Sylvia Tara takes a fresh look at a taboo. The word “fat” is so often associated with succinct, negative labels like bad and gross. But... Read More

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Untangling Self

by Kristen Rabe

Buddhist principles hold the key to social change, according to this title that works on many levels. In "Untangling Self", Andrew Olendzki offers an accessible, powerful discussion of how the ancient wisdom of Buddhism can transform... Read More

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In the Eyes of Mr. Fury

by Meagan Logsdon

A lovely patchwork of stories, this novel explores human relationships via magical realism. Philip Ridley’s "In the Eyes of Mr. Fury" is a fantastical and profound exploration of relationships. Witnessing the gruesome suicide of Judge... Read More

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