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Spying On Democracy

SPYING ON DEMOCRACY. Government Surveillance, Corporate Power, and Public Resistance. Heidi Boghosian. City Lights Books. At first glance, this book appears like it was written in response to former CIA … Continue reading →

August 19, 2013 · 3 Comments

The Ocean At the End of the Lane

THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE. Neil Gaiman. Harper Collins. Neil Gaiman doesn’t just evoke childhood when you read his work. Whether you are out on the back … Continue reading →

August 1, 2013 · 1 Comment

Return To Oakpine

RETURN TO OAKPINE. Ron Carlson. Viking. Ron Carlson has developed a reputation as a master of short fiction, and Return To Oakpine is noted as one of his best pieces of work. … Continue reading →

July 10, 2013 · Leave a comment

Tor Summer Spotlight

Editor’s Picks: Tor & Forge lead the way with summer fantasy reads. LUCK OF THE DRAW (XANTH). Piers Anthony. Tor. Anthony’s Chronicles of Xanth series (this the 36th installment) features the best the … Continue reading →

July 8, 2013 · Leave a comment

Joyland

JOYLAND. Stephen King. Hard Case Crime/Titan Books. When Stephen King writes to his considerable strengths as an author, he stands well above the level of any other scribblers using the … Continue reading →

June 23, 2013 · Leave a comment

Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music

ASSIMILATE. A CRITICAL HISTORY OF INDUSTRIAL MUSIC. S. Alexander Reed. Oxford University Press. Assimilate serves as the first analysis of industrial music as a genre, delineating the history of this often … Continue reading →

June 23, 2013 · 1 Comment

Travels With Epicurus

TRAVELS WITH EPICURUS. Daniel Klein. Penguin Books Epicurus has always been one of my favorite philosophers. Back when I was 12 years old, approaching Confirmation, and struggling with the mounting … Continue reading →

May 24, 2013 · Leave a comment

Library Advisory

The Best From Saunders’ 2013 Shelf New Releases from Elsevier in Language and Medicine New Releases from Springer in Medicine New Releases from Wiley & Sons in Science From the … Continue reading →

May 19, 2013 · Leave a comment

Announcing the 2005 Bard Fiction Prize

New Releases from Palgrave New Releases from Wiley & Sons MURDER OF A MEDICI PRINCESS. Caroline Murphy. Oxford University Press. In Murder of a Medici Princess, Caroline Murphy describes the spirited but all-too-brief … Continue reading →

May 10, 2013 · 1 Comment

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