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Northshire Bookstore ReviewReviewed By... Bill LewisSometimes the word "revisionist" can mean something good. In the case of Tim Jeal's magnificent biography of Henry Morton Stanley we have an example of revisionist biography at its absolute best. Drawing on his vast expertise to do with 19th century European affairs in sub-Saharan Africa, and with unprecedented access to new documents, Jeal completely reverses more than 100 years of characterization of Stanley ... read more>>>
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Northshire Bookstore ReviewReviewed By... Liz BarnumDavid Dornstein, the author's brother, was killed in the terrorist attack on Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie Scotland in 1988. This is a beautiful memoir of David's life and his struggle to be recognized as a writer and of the author's struggle to make sense of David's life and death. It is also the story of his own struggle to find a life of his own. The story is well written, deeply personal and a tribute... read more>>>
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Northshire Bookstore ReviewReviewed By... Liz BarnumRobert Kurson, the author of the critically
acclaimed Shadow Divers, returns with
another exciting true life adventure of a very
different kind. This is the story of Mike May
who though blind since the age of 3, lives a
very full life as an adventurer, entrepreneur
and family man. He set world records as
a skier, lived in a ... read more>>>
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