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Review of Zenith Man

Review of Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom by McCracken Poston Jr. Rating ***** You can’t judge a book by its cover—or, in this case, its title. When I first read the title of this book, I did not react positively

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Review of The Art Thief

Review of The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel rating ***** I was immediately attracted by the premise behind Michael Finkel’s book The Art Thief. Not only was Stephane Breitwieser the most prolific art thief in

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Review of Trevor Noah: Born a Crime

Review of Trevor Noah Born a Crime: Stories From A South African Childhood Rating ***** I remember the first time I saw Trevor Noah sitting behind the desk of the Daily Show. He was replacing Jon Stewart. Where did they get this guy from? I

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Review of the book Adrift

Review of the book Adrift: A True Story on the Icy Atlantic and the One Who Lived to Tell About it by Brian Murphy Rating **** Having just read The Graves Are Walking about the Irish potato famine, I was intrigued by this survival story

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Review of Solito: A Memoir

Review of Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora Rating **** 1/2 This is a story about an illegal immigrant—a story that every anti-immigration proponent should read. Javier Zamora is nine years old when he begins his journey from El Salvador to the U.S. He recounts

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Review of The Other Side of Prospect

Review of The Other Side of Prospect: A Story of Violence, Injustice, and the American City by Nicholas Dawidoff Rating ***** The central plot in this book involves a wrongful conviction. But that is just one among many threads in this expansive nonfiction work. Over

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