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Great Bastards of History by Jure Fiorillo

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Kevin Holtsberry

Jure Fiorillo’s Great Bastards of History: True and Riveting Accounts of the Most Famous Illegitimate Children Who Went on to Achieve Greatness is about the most famous illegitimate children who went on to achieve greatness.  Fiorillo primarily covers famous illegitimate children … Continue reading →

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In the Mail: Looking East

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Kevin Holtsberry

–>Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistanby Ali Eteraz Publishers Weekly Eteraz, known for his blog Islamophere, opens his memoir with a vivid description of his father promising Allah that if God bestowed him with a son, that boy “will … Continue reading →

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In the Mail: Big Personalities Edition

Posted on May 2, 2009 by Kevin Holtsberry

–> LeMay: The Life and Wars of General Curtis LeMay by Warren Kozak From the Inside Flap Hero or Villian? The firebombing of Tokyo. Strategic Air Command. John F. Kennedy. Dr. Strangelove. George Wallace. All of these have one man … Continue reading →

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In the Mail: biography/memoir edition

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Kevin Holtsberry

–>  The Road of Lost Innocence by Somaly Mam Publishers Weekly The horror and violence perpetrated on young girls to feed the sex trade industry in southeast Asia is personalized in this graphic story. Of “mixed race,” Khmer and Phnong, … Continue reading →

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