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Review of Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card.

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World War Z was not what I expected. Brooks’ previous effort was The Zombie Survival Guide, and I thought World War Z would be his attempt at a straight-forward zombie novel. That is not the case. The book can be considered a collection of very short stories that take place in the same world (which [...]

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Review of Stiff by Mary Roach.

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The copy on the back of Marvellous Hairy bills it as a novel about a man who is turning into a monkey. However, it goes far beyond that. The story revolves around a giant, evil corporation nicknamed Gargantuan Enterprises and the people who want to bring it down, then before you know it, there are [...]

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I’ll keep this short, because Freakonomics is a pretty simple book. It takes a look at various topic—the effect of names on success, drug dealer salaries, cheating in sumo wrestling, etc.—through the eyes of an economist. This book is a few years old (and has a sequel out now), and it took me a while [...]

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Review of the book Under the Banner of Heaven, by Jon Krakauer.

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Review of Club Dead by Charlaine Harris.

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Book review of Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris.

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Review of Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris.

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A review of Daniel Levitin’s book This is Your Brain on Music.

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