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Book Review: Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned by John A. Farrell
New biography provides unvarnished portrait of one of America's most famous trial attorneys.
Read More »Book Review: Enchanted Tales: Snow White by Oceanhouse Media
A nice reading app for kids with colorful illustrations and read-along features.
Read More »Book Review: The Training of Socket Greeny by Tony Bertauski
A world of danger and excitement in a young adult science fiction thriller.
Read More »Book Review: Star of the Sea: A Day in the Life of a Starfish by Janet Halfmann
A fascinating look at the world of a starfish.
Read More »Book Review: Ticket Masters: The Rise Of The Concert Industry And How The Public Got Scalped by Dean Budnick and Josh Baron
The complex history of the concert ticket industry.
Read More »Book Review: The Card: A Van Stone Novel by Jim Devitt
Writing an essay and winning the prize as bat boy for the Mariners, Van Stone is living the dream.
Read More »Book Review: The Adventures of Joe-Joe Nut and Biscuit Bill Case # 2: Mineral Mischief by Renee Hand
Maple moose hires two detectives to recover her missing mineral rock.
Read More »Book Review: Mayan Night by Richard Weekley
Poetry for the end of the world and beyond.
Read More »Book Review: After Midnight by Irmgard Keun
Slim novel effectively portrays life in pre-war Nazi Germany through the eyes of a young ingenue.
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