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QUEEN OF THE AIR by Dean Jensen

August 31, 2013

THE FASCINATING TRUE STORY of two great circus performers and their tumultuous, tragic love. Spellbinding. B PLUS

QUEEN OF THE AIR: A TRUE STORY OF LOVE AND TRAGEDY AT THE CIRCUS
Crown Publishing Group (NY)
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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THE DRUNKEN BOTANIST by Amy Stewart

August 30, 2013

DELIGHTFUL ILLUSTRATED GUIDE to the plants made into the world’s favorite alcoholic drinks. Fun, informative! B PLUS

THE DRUNKEN BOTANIST
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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SNOW WHITE MUST DIE by Nele Neuhaus

August 29, 2013

YEARS-OLD MURDERS HAUNT a small German village, spark new violence. Suspenseful mystery is a riveting read. B PLUS

SNOW WHITE MUST DIE
Minotaur Books
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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HALDOL AND HYACINTHS by Melody Moezzi

August 28, 2013

STARTLINGLY FUNNY MEMOIR about mental and physical illness, the Iranian diaspora, perfectionism, and love. SOLID B

HALDOL AND HYACINTHS
Avery
2013

Grade: SOLID B

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THE FAME THIEF (JUNIOR BENDER #3) by Timothy Hallinan

August 27, 2013

WONDERFUL COMIC NOIR with a burglar/sleuth tracking down the ghosts of an Old Hollywood scandal. Great stuff! B PLUS

THE FAME THIEF (JUNIOR BENDER #3)
Soho Crime
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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EXTRA SENSORY by Brian Clegg

August 26, 2013

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON ESP and other paranormal phenomena, reviewed in entertaining detail. Fun and smart! B PLUS

EXTRA SENSORY: THE SCIENCE AND PSEUDOSCIENCE OF TELEPATHY AND OTHER POWERS OF THE MIND
St. Martin’s Press
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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LOVE ME ANYWAY by Tiffany Hawk

August 25, 2013

YOUNG FLIGHT ATTENDANTS find challenges and opportunities in their work. Lovely, witty coming-of-age story. SOLID B

LOVE ME ANYWAY
Thomas Dunne Books
2013

Grade: SOLID B

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THE CHILD CATCHERS by Kathryn Joyce

August 24, 2013

UNETHICAL ADOPTIONS, INTERNATIONAL and domestic, examined in detail and with compassion. Eye-opening and sad. B PLUS

THE CHILD CATCHERS: RESCUE, TRAFFICKING, AND THE NEW GOSPEL OF ADOPTION
PublicAffairs
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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PALEOFANTASY by Marlene Zuk

August 23, 2013

A SMART, WITTY LOOK at “paleofantasy” and other misconceptions about human evolution, from a biologist. B PLUS

PALEOFANTASY: WHAT EVOLUTION REALLY TELLS US ABOUT SEX, DIET, AND HOW WE LIVE
Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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ROOM NO. 10 (ERIK WINTER SERIES #7) by Åke Edwardson

August 22, 2013

ATMOSPHERIC SWEDISH MYSTERY features a philosophical detective solving a murder that echoes a long-past case. B PLUS

ROOM NO. 10 (ERIK WINTER SERIES #7)
Simon & Schuster
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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