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Situations Matter: Understanding How Context Transforms Your World by Sam Sommers

On February 4, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

Sommers argues that by understanding the powerful influence that context has in our lives and using this knowledge to rethink how we see the world, we can be more effective at work, at home, and in daily interactions with others.

Mistaken – A Novel About The Entwined Lives Of two Dubliners by Neil Jordan

On February 4, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, by Wilfried F. Voss

Kevin and Gerald were two boys growing up on opposite sides of the Dublin economic divide. Though they had never met, they shared a growing awareness of each other through episodes of mistaken identity.

The Accidental Feminist: How Elizabeth Taylor Raised Our Consciousness and We Were Too Distracted By Her Beauty to Notice by M. G. Lord

On February 4, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Entertainment, History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, by Wilfried F. Voss

The legendary actress has lived her life defiantly in public–undermining post-war reactionary sex roles, helping directors thwart the Hollywood Production Code.

Da Vinci’s Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image by Toby Lester

On February 4, 2012, in Art & Photography, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

This is the story of Vitruvian Man: Leonardo da Vinci’s famous drawing of a man in a circle and a square. Deployed today to celebrate subjects as various as the nature of genius, the beauty of the human form, and the universality of the human spirit, the figure appears on everything from coffee cups and T-shirts to book covers and corporate logos. In short, it has become the world’s most famous cultural icon, yet almost nobody knows anything about it.

Stay Awake: Haunting And Suspenseful Stories by Dan Chaon

On February 4, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, Short Stories, by Wilfried F. Voss

Dan Chaon’s stories feature scattered families, unfulfilled dreamers, anxious souls. They exist in a twilight realm—in a place by the window late at night when the streets are empty and the world appears to be quiet. But you are up, unable to sleep. So you stay awake.

Rub Out the Words: The Letters of William S. Burroughs 1959-1974

On February 4, 2012, in Book Reviews, Essays, Nonfiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

An intimate glimpse into the private life of an often misunderstood artist, Rub Out the Words is also an unforgettable portrait of one of the twentieth century’s most uncompromising literary personalities.

The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards by William J Broad

On February 4, 2012, in Book Reviews, Health, Mind & Body, Nonfiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

William Broad, a lifelong practitioner, shows us that uncommon states are integral to a hidden world of risk and reward that lies beneath clouds of myth, superstition, and hype.Five years in the making, The Science of Yoga draws on more than a century of painstaking research to present the first impartial evaluation of a practice thousands of years old.

Raylan: The New U.S. Marshal Givens Novel by Elmore Leonard

On February 4, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, by Wilfried F. Voss

The revered New York Times bestselling author, recognized as “America’s greatest crime writer” (Newsweek), brings back U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, the mesmerizing hero of Pronto, Riding the Rap, and the hit FX series Justified.

The Miseducation of Cameron Post – A Lesbian Coming-Of-Age Novel by Emily M. Danforth

On February 3, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Young Adult Literature, by Wilfried F. Voss

The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a stunning and unforgettable literary debut about discovering who you are and finding the courage to live life according to your own rules.

What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank: Stories by Nathan Englander

On February 3, 2012, in Book Reviews, Essays, Fiction, History, Short Stories, by Wilfried F. Voss

These eight new stories from the celebrated novelist and short-story writer Nathan Englander display a gifted young author grappling with the great questions of modern life, with a command of language and the imagination that place Englander at the very forefront of contemporary American fiction.

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