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Reviews from 2004:
December 2004 Reviews
The Storyteller's Daughter by Saira Shah, review by Mark Bradshaw
Stitch 'N Bitch Nation by Debbie Stoller, review by Carolyn Kretzer
De Kooning: An American Master by Annalyn Swan and Mark Stevens, review by Sarah Bagby
Gilgamesh: A New English Version by Stephen Mitchell, review by Mark Bradshaw
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, review by Sarah Jane Leming
November 2004 Reviews
Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants Kill by Jessica Stern, review by Mark Bradshaw
I am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe, review by Bruce Jacobs
The Captured: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier by Scott Zesch, review by Paul Erickson
The Darling by Russell Banks, review by Sarah Bagby
Loop: Poems by Anne Simpson and The Strange Hours Travelers Keep: Poems
by August Kleinzahler, reviews by Mark Bradshaw
Plain and Simple: A Journey to the Amish by Sue Bender, review by Paul Erickson
The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst, review by Mark Bradshaw
Autumn: From the Heart of the Home by Susan Branch, review by Hanna Collins
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare by Stephen Greenblatt and
Looking for Sex in Shakespeare by Stanley Wells, reviews by Mark Bradshaw
Sweet and Vicious by David Schickler, review by Bruce Jacobs
October 2004 Reviews
A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali by Gil Courtemanche, review by Mark Bradshaw
Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger, review by Mark Bradshaw
The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century by Paul Krugman, review by Mark Bradshaw
Fire Point by John Smolens, review by Bruce Jacobs
The Twelve Little Cakes by Dominika Dery, review by Beth Golay
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke, review by Mark Bradshaw
September 2004 Reviews
Rain Storm by Barry Eisler, review by Bruce Jacobs
Shopaholic and Sister by Sophie Kinsella, review by Louise Cale
The Know-It-All by A.J. Jacobs, review by Beth Golay
Crimes Against Nature by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., review by Mark Bradshaw
Eragon by Christopher Paolini, review by Sarah Jane Leming
Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama, review by Mark Bradshaw
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi, review by Mark Bradshaw
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains edited by David J. Wishart, review by Beth Golay
Your Garagenous Zone: Innovative Ideas for the Garage by Bill West, review by Sarah Bagby
August 2004 Reviews
Bushworld: Enter at Your Own Risk by Maureen Dowd, review by Todd Robins
Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan, review by Bruce Jacobs
Inside the Mirage: America's Fragile Partnership with Saudi Arabia by Thomas W. Lippman, review by Mark Bradshaw
Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror by Anonymous, review by Paul Erickson
July 2004 Reviews
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families:
Stories from Rwanda by Philip Gourevitch, review by Mark Bradshaw
Shakespeare's Language by Frank Kermode, review by Mark Bradshaw
An Unfinished Season: A Novel by Ward Just, review by Bruce Jacobs
The Perfect Play by Louise Wener, review by Bruce Jacobs
The Iraq War by John Keegan, review by Mark Bradshaw
June 2004 Reviews
Brick Lane by Monica Ali, review by Mark Bradshaw
Why Girls are Weird by Pamela Ribon, review by Christiana Reader
The Preservationist by David Maine, review by Sarah Bagby
Eagle Strike, by Anthony Horowitz, review by Luke White
A Pocketful of Kisses by Audrey Penn, review by Carolyn Kretzer
One Thousand and One Arabian Nights adapted by Geraldine McCaughrean, review by Mark Bradshaw
The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason, review by Beth Golay
Double Play by Robert B. Parker, review by Todd Robins
Prince Edward by Dennis McFarland, review by Lisa Smith
May 2004 Reviews
The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise, review by Mark Bradshaw
Aloft by Chang-rae Lee, review by Bruce Jacobs
Songs of the Kings by Barry Unsworth, review by Mark Bradshaw
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, review by Christiana Reader
The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler, review by Beth Golay
Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure by Sarah Macdonald, review by Jessica Stroope
True North by Jim Harrison and Hard Revolution by George Pelecanos, reviews by Bruce Jacobs
Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett, review by Carolyn Kretzer
Eventide by Kent Haruf, review by Carolyn Kretzer
April 2004 Reviews
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, review by Mark Bradshaw
Learning Joy from Dogs Without Collars: A Memoir by Lauralee Summer, review by Sarah Bagby
The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticot, review by Sarah Bagby
An Almost Perfect Moment by Binnie Kirshenbaum, review by Sarah Bagby
The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad by Fareed Zakaria, review by Mark Bradshaw
How to Be Alone by Jonathan Franzen, review by Christiana Reader
Done for a Dime by David Corbett, review by Bruce Jacobs
Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken, review by Mark Bradshaw
March 2004 Reviews
The World of Odysseus by M.I. Finley, review by Mark Bradshaw
Duck for President by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Betsy Lewin, review by Beth Golay
100 Best Books for Children by Anita Silvey, review by Carolyn Kretzer
The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer, review by Kristie Schmidt
Desserts That Have Killed Better Men Than Me by Jeremy Jackson, review by Beth Golay
Just One Look by Harlan Coben, review by Paul Erickson
Colombo Bay by Richard Pollak, review by Bruce Jacobs
February 2004 Reviews
To Serve the Lord as One Flesh by David P. Rundle, review by Paul Erickson
Cottonwood by Scott Phillips, review by Sarah Bagby
The Last Goodbye by Reed Arvin, review by Sarah Bagby
In Search of a Homeland by Penelope Lively, review by Mark Bradshaw
Stone Garden by Molly Moynahan, review by Bruce Jacobs
Tidying Up Art by Ursus Wehrli, review by Beth Golay
Mr. Paradise and A Coyote's in the House by Elmore Leonard, reviews by Sarah Bagby
Cadillac Beach by Tim Dorsey, review by Sarah Bagby
Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link, review by Mark Bradshaw
January 2004 Reviews
If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho by Anne Carson, review by Mark Bradshaw
The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad, review by Mark Bradshaw
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