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Book Review: “Gun Machine”
Gun Machine, written by Warren Ellis, is a fast paced thriller, which will leave you on the edge of your seat, clinging to every word. […]
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Book review: “The Last Lecture”
Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University, delivered his last lecture to reflect upon his fatal pancreatic cancer in September 2007. […]
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Book review: “Mr. Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore”
Robin Sloane is the author of the novel, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore. This mystery is set in modern day San Francisco at, unsurprisingly, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore. […]
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Book review: “The Sea Wolf”
The Sea Wolf, written by Jack London, features an educated man in the later 1800s who gets shipwrecked and taken aboard by a different vessel, where he is held captive by the ship’s cruel captain. […]
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Book Review: “It’s Kind of a Funny Story”
Ned Vizzini’s semi-coming-of-age novel It’s Kind of a Funny Story revolves around the struggles of Craig Gilner, a teenager whose dream comes true, but it sends him into a depression, the likes of which few have ever experienced. […]
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Book review: “The Last Little Blue Envelope”
The Last Little Blue Envelope, written by Maureen Johnson, revisits the world of Ginny Blackstone after her incredulous journey through Europe guided by letters from her deceased aunt. […]
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Book Review: The Forgotten
David Baldacci’s newest book, The Forgotten, has raised the bar for action novels. Set in the tourist-based town of Paradise, Florida, this fiction book uses modern time conspiracy to convey a plot full of unexpected twists and turns. […]
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Book review: “The Firm”
The Firm is a 1991 novel written by John Grisham. Taking place in a small Memphis law firm, the book is a high-octane legal thriller that is a constant reminder that not everything is what it seems on the outside. […]
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Book Review: “The Name of the Star”
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson is a novel set in the streets of London during a new school year, but the story is not all fictitious for the killings that are present are nearly identical to Jack the Ripper’s. […]