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Review

The Tao of Pooh, by Benjamin Hoff (1982)

By Barbara Frederick | December 3, 2014

I first read this when it was relatively new; still only a hardbound and…

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School for Barbarians: Education Under the Nazis by Erika Mann (1938)

By Barbara Frederick | November 26, 2014

This is a 2014 Dover republication of Erika Mann’s book published in 1938. Since…

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Blinded by the Right by David Brock (2002)

By Barbara Frederick | November 19, 2014

Please note that this book was published in 2002. Twelve years ago. So why…

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Red Planet Blues by Robert Sawyer (2013)

By Barbara Frederick | November 12, 2014

If you’ve been following my reviews, you know by now that I’m a true…

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Movie: "Lee Daniels' The Butler" (2013)

By Barbara Frederick | November 5, 2014

Cecil Gaines served eight presidents during his time as a butler in the White…

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"Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex" by Mary Roach (2008)

By Lance Finney | October 29, 2014

Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex delivers on its subtitle; it’s a…

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"all dogs have ADHD" by Kathy Hoopmann (2009)

By Barbara Frederick | October 22, 2014

This is the sort of simple language and words-and-pictures book normally assumed to be…

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"all cats have asperger syndrome" by Kathy Hoopmann (2006)

By Barbara Frederick | October 15, 2014

This is a children’s book in that it is a square vinyl-covered thin book…

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"A History of God" by Karen Armstrong (1975)

By Lance Finney | October 8, 2014

A few years ago, I saw a YouTube video that gave a different history…

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The Devil on Trial (2008)

By Barbara Frederick | October 1, 2014

The subtitle is “Witches, Anarchists, Atheists, Communists, and Terrorists in America’s Courtrooms.”  My copy…

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