Book Review
Raising Resilient Bees
"Raising Resilient Bees" challenges accepted practices in commercial beekeeping, based on decades of experience on an organic farm. Advocates of stewarding bees with minimal disturbance to the hive, Eric and Joy McEwen argue that...
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The Reluctant Visionary
"The Reluctant Visionary" is a suspenseful novel in which a grandmother and her granddaughter believe they can impact the future. In Datta Groover’s novel "The Reluctant Visionary", two women linked by blood but separated by time are...
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The Angel of Lorraine
Centering military details, the historical novel "The Angel of Lorraine" concerns the fights between the English and the French during Joan of Arc’s time. Peter Tallon’s detailed historical novel "The Angel of Lorraine" follows Joan...
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Cotton Teeth
"Cotton Teeth" is a memoir that holds its audience in thrall by applying humor and style to its stories of endurance. Told with a comic’s dark wit, Glenn Rockowitz’s "Cotton Teeth" is an unsettling, unsparing memoir about the ravages...
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Sugaring Down
The historical novel "Sugaring Down" shows that it’s all too easy to go too far when you’re trying to change the world. Young activists are determined to transform society in Dan Chodorkoff’s historical novel "Sugaring Down", which...
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The Girl Who Wrote Her Own Fairytale
"The Girl Who Wrote Her Own Fairytale" is a sweet bedtime story that imparts earned wisdom from one generation to the next. In Lee DeNoya’s tender illustrated children’s book "The Girl Who Wrote Her Own Fairytale", a girl’s...
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Drums in the Distance
Joe Mulhall’s "Drums in the Distance" documents growing alarm from a two-decade fight against far-right extremism. A blend of journalism, history, and memoir, "Drums in the Distance" serves as a dramatic warning of the resurgence of...
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Hotel Bars and the Art of Being Conscious
In the philosophical novel "Hotel Bars and the Art of Being Conscious", a student of life doubles as a bartender, hoping to learn what being human is all about. Copious drinks and mind control play into August Delp’s cerebral novel...