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The Chickenhawk Syndrome: War, Sacrifice, and
Personal Responsibility by Cheyney Ryan, Rowman &
Littlefield, 2009 - Reviewed by Harry van der Linden
In The Chickenhawk Syndrome, author Cheyney Ryan argues that we
are living in a time of alienated wars. The American public
typically readily supports its political leaders . . .
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Hardscrabble by Kevin McFadden,
University of Georgia Press, 2008 - Reviewed by Chris Bungard
Kevin McFadden's latest collection of poems, Hardscrabble,
draws connections between simple American life and the language of
the people between . . .
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The Likeness by Tana French, Penguin
(Non-Classics), 2009 - Reviewed by Judi Morrel
Has anyone ever told you that you look just like someone else?
It seems to be an urban legend that everyone has a double - that's
the underlying premise of Tana French's second novel, in which a
protagonist from her Edgar-award winning first novel, . . .
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham
Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin, Simon and
Schuster, 2006 - Reviewed by Dick McGowan
My son, a history major, gave me this book and said, "Dad, this
is the best history book I've ever read." He has good
judgment.
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