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January 2017

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published January 2017.

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Thirteen Shells

by Karen Rigby

This wise, moving ode to an era turns the pain of growing up with divorce into a hopeful journey. "Thirteen Shells" draws an impressionable Canadian girlhood from the late 1970s through the 1980s. Nadia Bozak reveals the erosion of a... Read More

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Earth as It Is

by Amanda Adams

Both loving and heartbreaking, Earth As It Is lends a new perspective to an ongoing dialogue. Jan Maher’s Earth As It Is is a heartfelt story about an extraordinary life. Charlie is a heterosexual man who grows up wanting to wear... Read More

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Love and Other Pranks

by Amanda Adams

A novel that can be parsed several times to uncover new meaning, "Love and Other Pranks" is a must-read. Stylish and surreal, "Love and Other Pranks" by Tony Vigorito is a wild ride through both the past and present. The novel is split... Read More

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A Mother's Tale

by Karl Helicher

Lopate’s stories of his mother paint a rather bleak portrait of the dark side of the American dream. Phillip Lopate’s A Mother’s Tale reveals the author’s complex relationship with his mother, Frances, through essays that show... Read More

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Just So

by Catherine Thureson

These collected seminars will introduce the brilliance of the renowned philosopher to new audiences. "Just So" brings together three of renowned philosopher Alan Watts’s seminars. Just over ten hours long, its content is fascinating... Read More

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The Lady of the Lakes

by Claire Foster

"The Lady of the Lakes" on audiobook is a magical escape to another time and place. "The Lady of the Lakes", an audiobook voiced by Cassandra Campbell, is a delightful look into the true love story of Scotland’s most famous poet, Sir... Read More

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Altar of Resistance

by John M. Murray

Grounded in historical fact but spiced up with thrilling imagination, "Altar of Resistance" moves this World War II trilogy forward. Samuel Marquis picks up his World War II trilogy with Altar of Resistance, a well-researched and... Read More

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Federal Prison Handbook

by Rachel Jagareski

The author doles out plenty of factual data, but injects his own hard-won advice about prison culture. Longtime federal prisoner Christopher Zoukis has written an authoritative and highly detailed compendium of necessary information for... Read More

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