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I must start out by confessing that this is one of my all-time favorite books. Yes, A Girl Named Zippy is yet another memoir of a poor family in the hinterlands of Indiana, but this one is set apart by the author’s skill. You know how most books about childhood are told from the safety […]

Doubt that the actions of one person can make a difference? Want to learn more about the root causes of terrorism in a little understood part of the world? Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen chronicles the story of one man’s attempt to climb one of the most treacherous mountains in the […]