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Book Review: Girl by the Road at Night
Girl by the Road at Night By David Rabe Simon & Schuster; 240 pages; $23 The Vietnam War was a debacle the likes of which this country had never experienced. An underestimated opponent and fervent...
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Book Review: The Cobra
The Cobra By Frederick Forsyth G. P. Putnam’s Son’s; 364 pages; $26.95 A two billion dollar budget. Check. Independence to act in total secrecy. Check. Authority to use any military unit for any reason...
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Book Review: The Bone Yard
The Bone Yard By Jefferson Bass William Morrow; 336 pages; $24.99 Growing up in Florida in the 1960s, my mother often warned me that I would end up in the reform school in Marianna if I didn’t...
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Book Review: Honor Bound
Honor Bound By Robert N. Macomber Pineapple Press; 364 pages; $21.95 If you’ve ever viewed the St. Johns River on the way to Orlando, then you probably have a good idea of what Florida looked like 120...
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Book Review: Cocktail Hour Under The Tree of Forgetfulness
Cocktail Hour Under The Tree of Forgetfulness By Alexandra Fuller Penguin; 256 pages; $25.95 Review by Mark James Reading is sometimes a form of travel for me; I can visit faraway places without...
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Book Review: Chasing Midnight
Chasing Midnight By Randy Wayne White $25.95; G.P. Putnam’s Sons Marion “Doc” Ford returns in Randy Wayne White’s 19th installment of the popular series. This time it’s sturgeon slaughter for caviar,...
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Book Review: Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock & Roll
Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock & Roll Ann & Nancy Wilson with Charles R. Cross If you’re older than 35 or 40, you’re more than likely familiar with the band Heart. If...
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Book Review: House of Earth
House of Earth By Woody Guthrie Harper Collins; $25.99 Woody Guthrie remains an icon almost 50 years after his death. He is best known for his songs set during The Great Depression, featuring...
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Book Review: The Next Time You See Me
The Next Time You See Me By Holly Goddard Jones Touchstone; $24.99 Any story set south of the Mason-Dixon Line is likely to get pigeonholed as “Southern Lit.” Labels can be handicaps, but mayhem,...
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Book Review: Mary Coin
MARY COIN By Marisa Silver Blue Rider Press; $26.95 Rod Stewart told us long ago that every picture tells a story. Marisa Silver takes that to heart in her new novel based upon the iconic,...
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Book Review: American Tropic
American Tropic By Thomas Sanchez Alfred A. Knopf; 244 pages; $26 Thomas Sanchez is rarely mentioned in discussions of Florida Lit; that bizarre genre consists of a cozy bunch of writers currently...
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Book Review: Night Moves
Night Moves By Randy Wayne White G.P. Putnam’s Sons; $26.95 That writing machine formally known as Randy Wayne White is at it again, having published his 20th Doc Ford novel. Note that is his 20th...
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Book Review: Bad Monkey
Bad Monkey By Carl Hiaasen Alfred A. Knopf; $26.95 It’s already been a banner year for Florida authors, and now Carl Hiaasen joins Tim Dorsey and Randy Wayne White with another addition to his...
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Book Review: Gracianna
Gracianna By Trini Amador Greenleaf Book Group Press; $24.95 One should never review a book you know you won’t like; there’s not much chance of it being a good review. Love stories fall into that...
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Book Review: The Marijuana Chronicles
The Marijuana Chronicles Edited by Jonathon Santlofer Akashic Books; $15.95 It’s always nice to stumble across an indie publisher, especially one that isn’t afraid to push into territories that go...
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Book Review: AMERICAN SPIRIT
AMERICAN SPIRIT By Dan Kennedy New Harvest Books; $26.00 Just what is the “American Spirit?” Don’t tread on me!? Remember the Alamo/Maine/Pearl Harbor/9/11? All were coined to rally the public, but...
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Book Review: A Marker to Measure Drift
A Marker to Measure Drift By Alexander Maksik Alfred A. Knopf; $24.95 As much as I hate to work, I’m grateful I have a job. Or maybe I should say that I’m grateful to have a paycheck. You have to take...
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