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<title>Transparent by Lemon, Don</title>
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<description>Lemon's openness will motivate anyone who is discouraged. He writes honestly about issues such as family, racism, loss, secrets, faith, happiness and embracing change.<br/>Recommendation for the Week of February 6, 2012</description>
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<title>Blood of the Prodigal by Gaus, Paul L. </title>
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<description>Having just finished reading the latest Manhattan-based Matt Scudder mystery, I'm off to rural Ohio.<br/>Recommendation for the Week of January 30, 2012</description>
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<title>The Novel: An Alternative History: Beginnings to 1600 by Moore, Steven</title>
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<description>Is it ethical to recommend a book when I've only read the introduction and few other stretches? I say Yes, if the intro reminds me of a Tasmanian Devil cartoon.<br/>Recommendation for the Week of January 23, 2012</description>
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<title>In the Sanctuary of Outcasts: A Memoir by White, Neil</title>
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<description>The law eventually caught up with White and he was sentenced to 18 months in the federal prison which was also America's last leprosarium (leper colony).<br/>Recommendation for the Week of January 16, 2012</description>
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<title>The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Kean, Sam</title>
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<description>There are a lot of funny and intriguing stories about the development and use of the periodic table, such as how the founder of Parker pens was able to corner the market in the 1940's by using ruthenium in the tips of fountain pens.<br/>Recommendation for the Week of January 9, 2012</description>
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