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Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen,
Algonquin Books, 2007 - Reviewed by Richard McGowan
If you ever entertained ideas of what it's like to work for and
travel with a circus, consider reading Sara Gruen's eminently
enjoyable Water for Elephants first. You might
reconsider unless circus life has changed significantly from the
depression-era circus depicted in this book.
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The Beijing Consensus: How China's Authoritarian
Model Will Dominate the Twenty-First Century by
Stefan Halper, Basic Books, 2010 - Reviewed by Su-Mei Ooi
Halper's book does a brilliant job of providing the reader with
a clear picture of how China's economic clout is now coupled with a
growing sophistication in international diplomacy. Nevertheless,
while Halper provides a convincing account of how China's economic
rise is allowing many developing countries to circumvent. . .
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Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs and
Parenting by Michael Perry, Harper, 2009 - Reviewed
by Travis Ryan
Coop is at once a cautionary tale for anyone who has
romanticized the idea of heading into the country to take up life
on a small farm and hearty encouragement for doing exactly the
same. In this memoir, Perry covers the ups and downs of
marrying near midlife, becoming a father (first to his wife's young
daughter, then quickly to a newborn), and moving his family to a
farmstead in rural . . .
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The Elephant's Journey by Jose
Saramago, Harcourt, 2010- Reviewed by Eloise Sureau-Hale
When King Joao of Portugal and his wife resolve to present
Archduke Maximilian of Austria with a matrimonial gift, they think
big! What better way to show their appreciation than to send a live
elephant. Now the question that arises is that of transport. No
plane, no train, no large motorized vehicles because it is
1551!
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