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First French Kiss and Other Traumas
by Bagdasarian, Adam
Memories a Tad Too Sweet
Are you content to laugh and cry at the memories that'll surface as you read, or do you require something a bit deeper, a tad more than the immediate emotional response? If you need more, you're in trouble. |
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Jesus Papers, The: Exposing the Greatest Cover-Up in History
by Baigent, Michael
More From the Man Who Started It All
Jesus very well may have survived the crucifixion, and his divinity was basically a creation of those who came after him who were eager to suppress the truth. |
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Paradise Alley
by Baker, Kevin
When New York City Bled
Easily one of the year's best novels, Paradise Alley instructs, entertains and provokes in a deceptively simple manner. |
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The Winner
by Baldacci, David
A Winner, For Sure
This is genré writing at its best. Baldacci combines narrative and dialogue brilliantly to create moods and action enough to impress the most addicted Tom Clancy fan. |
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Go Tell It On The Mountain
by Baldwin, James
James Baldwin's Great American Novel
Go Tell It On The Mountain is a symphony of the post great migration black family, their interior lives, interconnection with their southern past and ability to survive through tremendous pain. |
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Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of Color
by Ball, Philip
Worth Every Bit of the Brain Cells You'll Need to Understand It
If you're at least somewhat familiar with the subject, Bright Earth is a wonder, a gem. If you're not, it's still an important book—you'll still love it, but you'll have to work for your pleasure. |
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Field Notes on the Compassionate Life: A Search for the Soul of Kindness
by Barasch, Marc Ian
Loving One's Fellow Man: It's Not Just a Job, it's an Adventure
It seems like a premise for a hopelessly hokey movie…a man sets out to prove that humans are basically good. He does so by exploring various manifestations of compassion and kindness |
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Into the Darkness
by Barbara Michaels
Pleasant and Intelligent Mystery
This ain't Shakespeare, and it ain't Agatha Christie, but it's nicely written, fun, and a mystery solid enough so you'll never guess whodunit. |
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Coldheart Canyon
by Barker, Clive
Ghosts of Hollyweird
Contrary to that Bo Derek movie, ghosts can do it. Coldheart Canyon is a spicy novel, with just a hint of curdled aftertaste. |
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Regeneration
by Barker, Pat
The Tragedy of War From Behind the Front
The first in a series of anti-war novels by award winning author Pat Barker. |
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