Book Review
Bathsheba Bathed in Grace
Dramatized accounts from the Bible attract faithful practitioners dedicated to greater understanding of religious documents through interpretation, and this work of Carol Cook is another fictional innovation based on popular stories from...
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Executive Advantage
The stress an executive faces daily would overwhelm anyone without adequate training—a subject addressed in Jacqui Grey’s guide to productive leadership, "Executive Advantage". Problems begin as executives combat emotional upheaval...
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Swiss Made
For good or bad, Switzerland has a reputation for standing alone in global business. R. James Breiding, in his fascinating history, Swiss Made, explores every facet of the country’s economic environment, from the earliest beginnings in...
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Limping through Life
Before a vaccine existed, polio hit many communities with disability and death. This is the scenario described in Limping Through Life: A Farm Boy’s Polio Memoir, a new book by Jerry Apps. Growing up on a farm in central Wisconsin,...
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Forced Journey
Stories of people who suffered during World War II fill shelves of libraries and bookstores, yet readers never seem to lose interest in the most-innocent victims of global warfare—the children. Rosemary Zibart presents a touching...
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Uchechi
The subject of star-crossed lovers subjected to the opposition of parents resisting cultural, religious, and racial differences—a common theme in works of literature—also characterizes Uchechi: The Triumph of Love. This short,...
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Past the Last Island
"Past the Last Island", by Kathleen Flanagan Rollins, is a fascinating return to the beginning of society and a poignant reminder of the power of love. In vivid detail, Rollins depicts a place and time in which modern humans perish, a...
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Journey to Oxford
As the United States expanded in the 1800s, Native Americans lost their customs and culture, as well as their lives, to disease and warfare. Set during that tumultuous period, Barnard McEntire’s Journey to Oxford: A Love Story is the...