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    December 21, 2012
    Book Report: Not one, but many for the history books
    Have a history buff on your holiday guest list? You won't be disappointed to find all manner of biography and serious history new to bookshelves...
    lifestyleDecember 21, 2012 - 1:42pm
    December 13, 2012
    Book Report: Take your pick, there's something for everyone
    Someone on your holiday gift list who likes to read books by and about characters in the upper Midwest? There's a plethora in that category this...
    lifestyleDecember 13, 2012 - 9:54am
    December 6, 2012
    Book Report: Give the gift of a local author
    The holiday season is upon us and the search for appropriate gifts has begun. In our family the children get top priority and upper Midwestern...
    lifestyleDecember 6, 2012 - 8:15am
    November 29, 2012
    Book Report: Sights and sounds under the big top
    When I was a kid one of the biggest deals of the year was when the Al G. Kelly and Miller Brothers Circus came to town. It was a mid-sized circus,...
    lifestyleNovember 29, 2012 - 3:06pm
    November 23, 2012
    Book Report: Reprints make up for what you missed
    The University of Minnesota Press's Fesler-Lampert Heritage Book Series is a rare and wonderful bird indeed. It describes its mission as attempting...
    opinion/columnsNovember 23, 2012 - 1:48pm
    November 16, 2012
    Book Report: These tales are close to home
    Today let us begin with two very productive upper Midwestern writers who continue to write about our neighborhoods with relish and sometimes...
    opinion/columnsNovember 16, 2012 - 9:03am
    November 8, 2012
    Book Report: Post-election wrap-up
    Now that the election is over I thought I might stir the pot a bit with mention of a new book that's been receiving attention. It's "The Oath:...
    lifestyleNovember 8, 2012 - 1:18pm
    November 2, 2012
    Book Report: Author: Brutal honesty liberates
    Recently, a thoughtful friend dropped by and shoved a book in my gut and said, "Read this. I think you'll enjoy it." He's not in the habit of...
    lifestyleNovember 2, 2012 - 8:39am
    October 25, 2012
    Not all is "buono" in Italia
    My wife and I love to travel to Italy.
    opinion/columnsOctober 25, 2012 - 3:37pm
    October 18, 2012
    Book Report: Nothing that simple in Amish land
    Several writers are taking their cues from earlier centuries. In the 18th century, Samuel Richardson found he had a bestseller on his hands...
    opinion/columnsOctober 18, 2012 - 10:23am
    October 10, 2012
    Book Report: What readers crave: Clear, lively wordplay
    Today we'll examine two new books that have to do with good writing by writers who are indeed very good. One such writer is Verlyn Klinkenborg,...
    lifestyleOctober 10, 2012 - 3:24pm
    September 27, 2012
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    Book Review: Insider knowledge leads to gripping story; Feingold's "While America Sleeps"
    White Bear Lake novelist Julie Kramer makes good use of her past experience as a news producer for NBC, CBS and WCCO-TV, which is only one reason...
    opinion/columnsSeptember 27, 2012 - 12:20pm
    September 19, 2012
    Book Report: Memories: Looking back on what was, wasn't and the many paths not taken
    When you are in your twenties, even if you're confused and uncertain about your aims and purposes, you have a strong sense of what life itself...
    lifestyleSeptember 19, 2012 - 4:02pm
    September 7, 2012
    Book Report: Exposing the underbelly of old D.C.
    It's no secret that talent runs in families. Years ago I worked with Anthony Morley on the Minneapolis Tribune. Tony was a brilliant writer,...
    lifestyleSeptember 7, 2012 - 8:46am
    August 29, 2012
    Book Report: This author shines as voice of a community
    Novelist Toni Morrison has won the National Book Critics Circle, the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for her fiction. Little wonder. Her...
    opinion/columnsAugust 29, 2012 - 3:10pm
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