Recent Reviews

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“The Fixer is a fascinating read that is almost like looking in someone’s medicine cabinet—you know you’re not supposed to but curiosity gets the better of you.”

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a fascinating collection of case studies of cross-cultural adoption . . .”

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“When we first arrived in the United States, my father made me dictate everything I could remember about the years while we were apart.” These valuable notes form the basis for Janet Singer Applefi

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“Herold really goes to town reporting, and it’s an impressive book that deserves your attention.”

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A Life Impossible is a well-written and remarkable book in its honesty. It will be an inspiration to many, . . .”

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“So many times in life, one must put on an act.” 

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“By seeing the magic that is around us, we can be motivated to respond to the climate crisis.”

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“Jacobs is in conversation with stories that are at once tribal and universal.”

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"an enthralling and believable story."

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The Queens’ English is a massive dictionary for children, ages 10 and up. It’s not about a monarch across the ocean.

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An Unfinished Love Story is in large measure a book about loss, both personal and political, but it’s also a celebration of the power of research to reanimate the past and reshape

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El agua es la vida—“water is life”—Cedar Koons writes at the beginning of her compelling new mystery, A Thirst for Murder, quoting an old Southwest Spanish saying.

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