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Composting a Life by Mary Catherine
Bateson, Grove Press, 1989 - Reviewed by Terri Carney
Mary Catherine Bateson's book might be over 20 years old, but
the stories and lessons contained within are more relevant than
ever, given our longer lifespans and the attendant disjunctures and
complexities that now define them. Her book explores the
friendships and connections . . .
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Forged: Writing in the Name of God - Why the Bible's
Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are by Bart D. Ehrman,
HarperOne, 2011 - Reviewed by Jame McGrath
I am grateful to Harper Collins for furnishing me with an
advance copy of Bart Ehrman's forthcoming book Forged: Writing in
the Name of God--Why the Bible's Authors Are Not Who We Think They
Are. Ehrman has provided yet another book popularizing New
Testament scholarship for a general audience. In this one, he
focuses on forgery in early Christianity.
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by
Seth Grahame-Smith, Grand Central Publishing, 2010 - Reviewed
by Eloise Sureau-Hale
In this rather unusual take on American history and how the
Civil War came to be, Seth Grahame-Smith portrays Abraham Lincoln
as a vampire hunter and exterminator. Divided chronologically,
focusing on the various eras and events that have shaped Lincoln's
life, the text starts with his childhood as Abraham encounters his
first vampire: his mother's murderer.
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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman,
Harper, 2010 - Reviewed by Richard McGowan
Sometimes I select a book to read because I am curious as to how
in the world an author manages to draw a reader into a preposterous
plot. In the case of Neil Gaiman's Newberry Medal-winning The
Graveyard Book, the question might be, "How in the netherworld did
he do that?"
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The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known
Atom in the Universe by Theodore Gray, Black Dog and
Leventhal, 2009 - Reviewed by Adam M. Azam
Everything that is tangible is made up of molecules, and every
molecule is made up of elements. (Sorry, this means that
nothing you buy can ever be "100% chemical free"). Theodore
Gray dives into the artistic world of these elements in his book
The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the
Universe.
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