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New From Macmillan Audio

IN THIS TOGETHER. Ann Romney. Macmillan Audio. In this memoir, Ann Romney tells the story of her life in blunt and honest terms, showing us that even the privileged and … Continue reading →

October 19, 2015 · Leave a comment

October 2015

PATHFINDER TALES: BEYOND THE POOL OF STARS. Howard Andrew Jones. TOR. Howard Andrew Jones is renowned for his ability to blend fantasy with adventure in building works of fiction with … Continue reading →

October 13, 2015 · Leave a comment

Odes To the Golden Age of Song

INTRODUCING DARLENE LOVE. Darlene Love. Produced by Stevie Van Zandt. Columbia Records. Darlene Love has long been thought of as one of rock guru Phil Spector’s great discoveries, known for … Continue reading →

September 14, 2015 · Leave a comment

Talking Folklore Center Leaves Time Standing Still

IZZY YOUNG: TALKING FOLKLORE CENTER. Directed by Jim Downing. MVD Visual/Gazell Records. In 1959, Izzy Young helped to put folk music on the map with his Folklore Center which sat … Continue reading →

August 17, 2015 · Leave a comment

Medicare & Medicaid At 50

MEDICARE AND MEDICAID AT 50. Edited by Alan B. Cohen; David C. Colby; Keith A. Wailoo; Julian E. Zelizer. Oxford University Press. This volume, just released from Oxford, takes a … Continue reading →

August 11, 2015 · Leave a comment

War Times From Different Perspectives

THE REAPER. Nicholas Irving. With Gary Brozek. Macmillan Audio. The Reaper is a gripping memoir written by Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving. Irving was regarded as the most … Continue reading →

July 31, 2015 · Leave a comment

Portraits of Van Morrison’s Middle Period

VAN MORRISON: ANOTHER GLORIOUS DECADE. UNDER REVIEW. 1977- 1987. MVD. Due out on September 18, Glorious Decade chronicles an important and generally under-appreciated period of “Van-the-Man’s” storied career. In the … Continue reading →

July 31, 2015 · 2 Comments

August 2015

DARK ORBIT. Carolyn Ives Gilman. TOR. Carolyn Ives Gilman’s Dark Orbit will be like presents under the tree on Christmas day for Sci-Fi fans across the globe. In this dark … Continue reading →

July 31, 2015 · Leave a comment

Tropical Taste of Tiempo Libre

PANAMERICANO. Tiempo Libre. Universal Music Latin Entertainment. The music the Afro-Caribbean group Tiempo Libre makes is all about clear crystal rhythms rising through the fog to tug you from your chair, these … Continue reading →

June 18, 2015 · Leave a comment

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