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exciting as the last. His characters are always unique, yet somehow seem familiar, and they tend to have a great amount of depth. I have been a fan of Woodrell ever since I read “ Tom ato Red.� Before that, I had never really considered myself a fan of noir.
However, his brilliant writing opened my eyes to the possibilities of the genre. “The Outlaw Album� is a perfect read for winter, when the weather is cold and the mind tends to wander. Curl up under your favorite blanket with this one. It’s sure to give you chills. (Anthony Ramirez, Books Inc.) “In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin,� Erik
Larson, Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc.: In 1933 Hitler is only the newly appointed Chancellor of Germany. There are no SS, no Gestapo and no concentration camps. The horror of the Third Reich is barely
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becomes, or already is, part of my life. Natalia, a young doctor, is on a quest to unravel the mystery of her grandfather’s sudden departure and his abrupt death. Why did he leave to search for a deathless man of local legend, and what does the love story between a young peasant girl and a wild tiger have to do with his disappearance? With her magical storytelling, Obrecht resurrects a whole lost world, a place and a country no longer on the map. (Aggie Zivaljevic, Kepler’s) “Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design,� Jennifer Bass and Pat
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