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Three Sisters Ponds
Workmanlike and modest, Lockerbie bombing investigator offers an intriguing tale of what life as an FBI agent is really like. When Phillip B. J. Reid says he is “truly proud of the success [he] had as a black law enforcement...
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A New Brand of Patriotism
A Capraesque naïveté fills this charming attempt to show America what it could be. “The great America that we grew up to love doesn’t exist anymore,” an old veteran laments during a meeting with a group of fellow war heroes in "A...
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Haven's Key
Unpretentious and realistic characters put a refreshing spin on the fantasy-quest genre. A kindly old storyteller, a slender girl who is a healer, a young boy with a tattooed face, a dishonored archer, his wife, and her colorfully furred...
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The Fo’c’sle Door
This rollicking novel is inhabited by unforgettable characters and told in the style of Dickens and Stevenson. In the eighteenth century, the coast of Cornwall, England, was notorious for being a haunt and haven for smugglers,...
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True View
Quick and compelling, the mystery in this thriller peels open like an onion, offering a unique premise and believable characters. “Remote viewers” allegedly use extra-sensory perception and out-of-body experiences to find, track,...
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America's Greatest Blunder
This primer to American history asks “what-if” of the nation’s entrance into WWI, exploring the options with a well-paced and thoroughly researched narrative. The entry of the United States into World War I was “one of...
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Jehovah's Witnesses - The Good... The Bad... The Deceptive... And Worse! An Exposé
A former Jehovah’s Witnesses leader blows the whistle on what he believes is “spiritual abuse” by a “cult.” Only a former true believer who has lost his faith in the religion he gave his life to could have written Jehovah’s...
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The Inconvenient Indian
Glib humor gives way to serious discussion of historic and modern treatment of Indians. “Most of the history of Indians in North America has been forgotten,” says Canadian (and Cherokee) author Thomas King. “What we are left with...