Category: Book Reviews

July 17, 2017

Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance **** (of 4)

The simple description is on the cover. J.D. Vance, a self-denominated hillbilly from Kentucky, describes what it took to grow up in a family devoid...

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July 17, 2017

Nemesis by Lindsay Davis *** (of 4)

The twentieth book in the series on detective Marcus Didius Falco, this one in Rome and Latium in the year 77 AD. In this mystery,...

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July 17, 2017

The Wildlife of Our Bodies by Rob Dunn *** (of 5)

Rob Dunn is a microbiologist determined to make the invisible world of microscopic organisms present in our everyday lives. In this book he focuses on...

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June 6, 2017

Dark Money by Jane Mayer *** (of 4)

Jane Mayer has followed the money trail from a small, quiet group of far right wing billionaires to recipients aligned with their political ambitions. Led...

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May 16, 2017

10 LB. Penalty by Dick Francis ** (of 4)

A young British jockey is pulled from his mount by his excessively wealthy father. His new job is to assist as his father runs for...

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May 2, 2017

SPQR by Mary Beard *** (of 4)

It is no simple task to recount the thousand year history of the Ancient Roman empire. It isn’t even easy to determine when the empire...

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March 31, 2017

Regeneration by Pat Barker **** (of 4)

Most of the action takes place away from the European trenches of World War I. Instead, Dr. Rivers uses the new field of psychoanalysis to...

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March 7, 2017

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman **** (of 4)

Ove awakens at the same hour every morning and sees no reason to change any part of his routine that begins with close inspection of...

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February 27, 2017

Hero of the Empire by Candace Millard *** (of 4)

Almost from the day he was born into privilege, Winston Churchill was ambitious. Searching for an opportunity to demonstrate his talents and value to the...

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February 16, 2017