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Review of "An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s” by Doris Kearns Goodwin

For those of us who have studied the 60s or lived through those years, what could be better than a collection of inside observations and anecdotes from people who were actually “in the room”? And not only was Dick Goodwin, the author’s husband of 42 years, in the room, he was responsible for much of what came out of it.


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Kid Lit Review of "Making Light Bloom” by Sandra Nickel

Clara Driscoll (nee Wolcott), who – uncredited – created the famous Tiffany Lamp, was born in 1861 and grew up in Ohio on a farm surrounded by flowers. She had a talent for drawing and decided to put it use to earn money for her struggling family. She moved to New York, and in 1888 she found a job at the studio of Louis Tiffany, the famous purveyor of gorgeous stained glass w...


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Review of "Squeeze Me” by Carl Hiaasen

The title of this barely-disguised satirical skewering of President Trump and his entourage, lifestyle, and personal habits comes from the very large McGuffin of this story, a Burmese python. One of the world’s largest constrictors, this particular python used to be popular as an...


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Kid Lit Review of "The Polar Bear and the Ballerina” by Eric Velasquez

This mostly wordless book conveys a lovely fantasy about a special friendship between two very different beings united in their love of art. The ability of art to transcend barriers, aided by kindness and acceptance, can make the world a more beautiful place, and draw people together. But sometimes it takes the innocence of a child to make that happen.


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Polar War: Submarines, Spies, and the Struggle for Power in a Melting Arctic by Kenneth R. Rosen

This riveting book about the changing Arctic and its growing importance is part history, part political treatise, part environmental primer, and part a lyrical travelogue. It also is a paean to the Arctic’s wild and as yet untouched areas, and its star-filled (and increasingly, Starlink-filled) skies.


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