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Book Explores Adults with 'Unrooted Childhoods': Memoirs and Essays by Leading Writers Who Grew up as Travelers

By: Tony Simmons

One Perfect Day by Rebecca Mead – Book Review: Investigative Journalist Takes on Bridezillas & Expensive Weddings

By: Alison Fletcher

A Summary of Anne Kingston's The Meaning of Wife: Author Analyzes the Future of the Married Woman

By: Feature Writer Cynthia Jones-Shoeman

Ecological Intelligence Book Review: Author Explores the Hidden Eco Impact of Consumer Purchases

By: Feature Writer Patricia Faulhaber

Book Review: Speed Tribes: Karl Taro Greenfield’s Stunning Look at Japanese Sub – Cultures

By: Brian Jungwiwattanaporn

Review – In the Land of Invented Languages: Arika Okrent on Klingon, Esperanto, Blissymbols, and More

By: Matthew Bingley

Book Review of The Betrayal of Work: Beth Shulman Presents How Minimum Wage Jobs Fail Those in Poverty

By: Feature Writer Cynthia Jones-Shoeman

The Sociopath Next Door – Martha Stout, PhD: Antisocial Personality: the Ultimate Personality Disorder

By: Feature Writer Amy Andersen

Book Review – A Whole New Mind: Daniel Pink – Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future

By: Feature Writer Britta Stromeyer Esmail

Aldous Huxley and The Doors of Perception: Psychedelia and Artistic Creativity

By: Holly Thacker

Theodor Adorno On Popular Music: Psuedo-individualisation and Stardardisation

By: Holly Thacker

The Year of Living Biblically by AJ Jacobs: A Fascinating Look at Living the Bible at its Most Literal Word

By: Feature Writer Victoria Oldham

Review -- The Lives they Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic by Penney and Stastny

By: Vickie Britton

Book Review - Suzuki's Green Guide: Living an Eco-Friendly Lifestyle by David Suzuki and David Boyd

By: Feature Writer Susan Whelan

Michael Eric Dyson Strikes Again: "Know What I Mean?" Offers Scholar's Thoughts on Hip Hop

By: Michael Irvin Arrington

Book Review: In Search of The Blues: A Historian's Look at Delta Blues Mythology

By: Eva Gordon

Small Wonder – Barbara Kingsolver: Essays that Gives you a Heads up of What’s up in the World

By: My Nguyen

Flights of Fancy, Leaps of Faith: Cindy Dell Clark Brings American Children's Beliefs to Life

By: Krista Giannak

Book Review: Going Going Gone by Malcolm Tait: A Summary of Animals and Plants on the Edge of Extinction

By: Feature Writer Susan Whelan

Notes From an Exhibition: Patrick Gale's Novel About Family Dynamics and Religion is Fantastic

By: Feature Writer Victoria Oldham

Book Review: Caught Out! By Wendy Lewis: Australian Scandals, Lies and Cover-Ups from 1991 - 2007

By: Feature Writer Susan Whelan

Book Review - The Good Giving Guide: Australian Charity Profiles and How to Choose a Charity to Support

By: Feature Writer Susan Whelan

Against Happiness: A Review: Why Seeking Happiness Can Be Harmful

By: Lisa Rufle

Review-The Girls Who Went Away: A Moving Account of Women who Gave up Babies for Adoption

By: Vickie Britton

Malcolm Gladwell: A Review: Tipping Point and Blink Target How We Think and What We Do

By: Kathy A. Stump

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