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Staff Book Reviews

wading through the stacks to bring you the best of the best

 

 

 

Winkie

by Clifford Chase

-reviewed by Jamie Belsky

 

Three Cups of Tea

by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

-reviewed by Gary Hunt

Vintage Restaurant

by Jeff Keys

-reviewed by Darren Sutherland

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Heat

by Bill Buford

-reviewed by Darren Sutherland

The Gentle Order of Girls and Boys

by Dao Strom

-reviewed by Harper Hall

 

Literacy and Longing in L.A.

by Kaufman & Mack

-reviewed by Jennifer Pinkerton

The Cheese Monkeys

by Chip Kidd

-reviewed by Kristen Manger

 

River Town

by Peter Hessler

-reviewed by Gary Hunt

The Reach of a Chef

by Thomas Ruhlman

-reviewed by Darren Sutherland

 

The Highest Tide

by Jim Lynch

-reviewed by Jennifer Pinkerton

My Latest Grievance

by Elinor Lipman

-reviewed by Harper Hall

 

White Ghost Girls

by Alice Greenway

-reviewed by Kristin Manger

The Omnivore's Dilemma

by Michael Pollan

-reviewed by Lynea Newcomer

 

Riding WIth Strangers

by Elijah Wald

-reviewed by Darren Sutherland

The End of Faith

by Sam Harris

-reviewed by Gary Hunt

 

The Whiskey Rebellion

by William Hogeland

-reviewed by Darren Sutherland

American Vertigo

by Bernard-Henry Levy

-reviewed by Jennifer Pinkerton

 

Lapham Rising

by Roger Rosenblatt

-reviewed by Harper Hall

The $64 Tomato

by William Alexander

-reviewed by Lynea Newcomer

 

The Brooklyn Follies

by Paul Auster

-reviewed by

Harriet Parker-Bass

The Riddle of the Traveling Skull

by Harry Stephen Keeler

-reviewed by

Darren Sutherland

 

The Future of Life

by Edward O. Wilson

-reviewed by Gary Hunt

Taught by America: a Story of Struggle and Hope in Compton

by Sarah Sentilles

-by Kristen Manger

 

Beasts of No Nation

by Uzodinma Iweala

-reviewed by Harriet Parker-Bass

Confessions of an Economic Hitman

by John Perkins

-reviewed by Lynea Newcomer

 

Over the Edge 

by Marc Paul Kaplan

-reviewed by Darren Sutherland

Down Range

by Dick Couch

-reviewed by Gary Hunt

 

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In conjuction with a weekly column in the Wood River Journal, our discriminating staff has reviewed a varied selection of works--from the newest bestsellers to works of local interest to lesser-known authors who deserve a closer look.

Let us help you keep your own nightstand stack to a minimum!

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