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Review: At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson

Review: At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson

Robert April 2, 2012 0

Bill Bryson, author of such excellent books as Walk in the Woods and A Short History of Nearly Everything, returns with At Home: A Short History of Private Life.  Based on the earlier books,

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Review: John Adams (Blu-Ray)

Review: John Adams (Blu-Ray)

Robert September 5, 2011 1

John Adams is an HBO mini-series produced by Tom Hank’s company, Playtone, and based on the book by David McCullough. It stars Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney. The program aired starting in March of 2008 as

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Review: The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell

Review: The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell

Robert November 14, 2009 0

Author: Sarah Vowell Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover Pages: 272 This is possibly the only non-fiction book about the puritan settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Providence that references Spider-man. It’s the first book I

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