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Author(s):
Rhoda Lerman
Genre(s):
Literary Fiction
God's Ear: A Novel
April 3, 2017
Reviewed by: 
David Cooper
When novelist Rhoda Lerman died in 2015 her New York Times obituary described her novels as not resembling one another.
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Author(s):
Garrett Hongo
Genre(s):
Asian American, Poetry, Regional & Cultural
Coral Road: Poems
September 21, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Larry Smith
“This is deep music and clear, as the poet carries us to those places in the heart that ground and guide us.
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Author(s):
Ramón Díaz Eterovic
Translator(s):
Patrick Blaine
Genre(s):
World Literature, Caribbean, Latin American, International Settings, Mystery & Thriller
Dark Echoes of the Past
November 30, 2017
Reviewed by: 
D. R. Meredith
“Dark Echoes of the Past is a literary treat for fans of noir . . .”
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Author(s):
Stephanie Graves
Genre(s):
Mystery & Thriller, Women Sleuths, Historical, World War II Era
Olive Bright, Pigeoneer
January 11, 2021
Reviewed by: 
Carolyn Haley
This book is perfect for readers who love details.
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Author(s):
Charles King
Genre(s):
Cultural Affairs, United States, Anthropology, History, U.S., 20th Century, Political & Social Science
Gods of the Upper Air: How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologists Reinvented Race, Sex, and Gender in the Twentieth Century
August 5, 2019
Reviewed by: 
James H. McDonald
“We need anthropology now more than ever. As Ruth Benedict once noted prophetically, ‘The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human difference.’”
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Author(s):
Kevin Young
Genre(s):
Poetry, African American, Single Author
Ardency: A Chronicle of the Amistad Rebels
January 22, 2011
Reviewed by: 
David Cooper
Ardency: A Chronicle of the Amistad Rebels is Kevin Young’s powerful verse account of the 1839 mutiny of Mendi-speaking kidnap victims from Sierra Leone.
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