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Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty - Daniel Schulman

Bleeding Kansas - Sara Paretsky

The Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Battle Over a Forbidden Book - Peter Finn, Petra Couvée

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November 2014

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reviewed: Bleeding Kansas

I found the book realistic and compelling and I loved the characters. Pretty close to where I grew up and where I went to co...

Bleeding Kansas - Sara Paretsky

reviewed: Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty

"Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple." Football coach Barry Switzer's remark c...

Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty - Daniel Schulman

September 2014

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reviewed: The Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Battle Over a Forbidden Book

I got this out of the library based on an LA Times review, I think, and expected a caper thriller about the CIA publishing an...

The Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Battle Over a Forbidden Book - Peter Finn, Petra Couvée

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The Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Battle Over a Forbidden Book - Peter Finn, Petra Couvée

The Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Battle Over a Forbidden Book Peter Finn, Petra Couvée

September 2014

04

reviewed: The Pope of Greenwich Village

I love this book. It reminded me of The Friends of Eddie Coyle, another favorite. Lots of low-life but lovable characters, ...

The Pope of Greenwich Village - Vincent Patrick

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The Pope of Greenwich Village - Vincent Patrick

The Pope of Greenwich Village Vincent Patrick

August 2014

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reviewed: Doctor Zhivago

One of the great books, I think. I'm not sure how I'd feel about it without having seen the movie, which is not only a wonde...

Doctor Zhivago - Boris Pasternak, Борис Пастернак

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Doctor Zhivago - Boris Pasternak, Борис Пастернак

Doctor Zhivago Boris Pasternak, Борис Пастернак

August 2014

05

reviewed: The Black Rose (Joe Dylan) (Volume 4)

More hard-hitting prose from James Newman, this time dividing the plot between Fun City and the UK, past and present, from se...

The Black Rose (Joe Dylan) (Volume 4) - James A. Newman

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The Black Rose (Joe Dylan) (Volume 4) - James A. Newman

The Black Rose (Joe Dylan) (Volume 4) James A. Newman

June 2014

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reviewed: The White Flamingo

The setting of this shocking mystery is Hell itself, ironically renamed "Fun City," somewhere in Thailand. Not for the squea...

The White Flamingo - James A. Newman

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The White Flamingo - James A. Newman

The White Flamingo James A. Newman

May 2014

24

reviewed: The Mayor of MacDougal Street

A couple of things struck me while reading this. One, there needs to be some other media form for this kind of thing--READIN...

The Mayor of MacDougal Street - Dave Van Ronk, Elijah Wald

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The Mayor of MacDougal Street - Dave Van Ronk, Elijah Wald

The Mayor of MacDougal Street Dave Van Ronk, Elijah Wald

May 2014

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reviewed: Chasing the Golden Dragon

Cool adventure/crime novel set in the mean streets of Southeast Asia. Local color galore and tons of detail on how to launde...

Chasing the Golden Dragon - Warren Olson

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Chasing the Golden Dragon - Warren Olson

Chasing the Golden Dragon Warren Olson

March 2014

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reviewed: My Christian Penis

Imaginative. Something different. Not your usual talking penis story by a long shot. Highly recommend it--cracked me up.

My Christian Penis - R. Tyler

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My Christian Penis - R. Tyler

My Christian Penis R. Tyler