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• Big Questions in New York: Carthage, Joyce Carol Oates

  

  *****Fourth Estate, 2014ASIN B00DJHKGUKPart of the Mysterious USA Mystery reading challengeSometimes there are periods when nothing you read impresses you—and... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2014 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Ghosts Walking in Vermont: The Winter People, Jennifer McMahon

  

  **Doubleday, 2014ISBN 0385538499 (ISBN13: 9780385538497)Part of the Mysteries from Every State Reading ChallengeWhile this book had potential, it fell kind of... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2014 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Sinister Missouri: The Weight of Blood, Laura McHugh

  

  Spiegel Grau, 2014ISBN 0812995201 (ISBN13: 9780812995206)***3/4Part of the Mysteries from Every State Reading Challenge“If the wolf wants in, he’ll find a way. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Injustice in North Dakota: The Round House, Louise Erdrich

  

  *****Harper Collins, 2012ISBN 0062065246 (ISBN13: 9780062065247)Part of the Mysteries from Every State Reading ChallengeThe Round House dealt with a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2014 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Verdant, Adventurous Washington: Gemini, Carol Cassella

  

  ***Simon Schuster, 2014ISBN 1451627939 (ISBN13: 9781451627930)Part of the Mysteries from Every State Reading ChallengeAn unidentified woman has been the victi... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2014 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Life-changing Decisions in Pittsburgh: Taken, Kathleen George

  

  ***3/4Dell, 2001ISBN 0440236614 (ISBN13: 9780440236610)Part of the Mysteries from Every State Reading ChallengeSometimes the split-second decisions we make... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2014 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• In Biker Shorts in New Jersey: One for the Money, Janet Evanovich

  

  ****St. Martin’s Griffin, 1994ISBN 0312362080 (ISBN13: 9780312362089)Part of the Mysteries from Every State Reading ChallengeI enjoyed One for the Money much... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Pig Pickin’ and Square Dancing in North Carolina: Bootlegger’s Daughter, Margare...

  

  Thorndike Press, 1992ISBN 0786223278 (ISBN13: 9780786223275)***1/2Part of the Mysteries from Every State Reading ChallengeBootlegger’s Daughter was exactly... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Best of Arbiter News

  

  Here are some of our best stories: Source-NOAA and Woods Hole Sea Grant. Graphics by Oliver Lude Marine Debris: What Trash Does to Our Oceans. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Too Bright to Hear Too Loud to See, Juliann Garey

  

  *****Soho Press, 2012ISBN 161695129X (ISBN13: 9781616951290)WASHINGTON, March 9, 2014—I usually do not read books about mental illness, but this was on sale on... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2014 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Venezuela in Crisis: a Brief Summary of WHO, WHAT and WHY

  

  Caracas, Feb. 12, 2014, durdaneta, Wikimedia CommonsThe clashes between the Venezuelan authorities, government supporters and protesters are getting more... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2014 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Snowy, Remote Minnesota: The Vanishing, Wendy Webb

  

  Hyperion, 2014ISBN 1401341942 (ISBN13: 9781401341947)***1/4Part of the Mysteries from Every State Reading ChallengeJulia Bishop has recently lost her husband,... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2014 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Launch of Arbiter News, Best of the Week, Call for Contributors

  

  I am delighted to announce the launch of Arbiter News!We believe there should be a place on the internet where thinkers can articulate their findings on a... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, Anne Sebba

  

  George Weidenfeld Nicholson, 2011ISBN 0297858963 (ISBN13: 9780297858966)0 stars (if I could give negative stars, I would)I can’t remember when a book made me... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• A Good Editor is Hard to Find in New Hampshire: Before and After, Rosellen Brown

  

  *Picador, 1992ISBN 0312424418 (ISBN13: 9780312424411)Part of the Mysteries from Every State Reading Challenge This is another review I was writing in my head... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Snapshot of 1980s South Florida: LaBrava, Elmore Leonard

  

  Harper Torch, 1983ISBN 0060512237 (ISBN13: 9780060512231)Part of the Mysterious USA Reading ChallengeHaving spent a little of my childhood in early 1980s Miami—... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2014 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Moving Forward (On Two Wheels): HIV/AIDS Fundraising By Bicycle

  

  by SuperFantastic, Flickr Creative CommonsGuest Post by EVE PIERCEOne of the best things about cycling is the feeling of camaraderie that develops with other... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2014 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• 3+1 Books with Strong Asian (American) Female Voices

  

  3 works of fiction + 1 work of nonfiction on a particular subjectI absolutely love reading about Asian history and culture. However, I find that stories... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, SOCIETY

• Study: Cognitive Training Aids Older People in Maintaining Long-term Brain...

  

  Pictures by Ann, Flickr Creative CommonsWASHINGTON, DC, January 14, 2014—The first large-scale study of its kind published Monday concludes that cognitive... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• 5 Quick Facts About Persimmons

  

  by Brad Greenlee bgreenlee, Flickr Creative Commons1. Persimmons belong to the genus Diospyros, and like tomatoes, persimmons are technically berries by TANAKA... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, ORGANIC, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN