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Northshire Bookstore ReviewReviewed By... Alden GravesTony Horwitz invests one of the greatest of American enigmas with flesh, blood, and a remarkable clarity of thought. John Brown had a singular focus that overrode every other aspect of his difficult life -- the abolition of slavery in America, which he regarded not only as a barbaric institution designed to benefit wealthy and influential landowners in the South, but a direct affront to God. As Mr. Horwitz ma... read more>>>
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Northshire Bookstore ReviewReviewed By... Alden GravesLiving with the memory of the night of April 15, 1912 was difficult for most of the survivors of the Titanic, but forgetting it was impossible. This is a collection of histories of some of the prominent players in the epic drama in the North Atlantic: John Jacob Astor's 18-year old widow, J. Bruce Ismay, Chairman of the White Star Line, Edith Russell, who became obsessed with the tragedy, and the Duff Gordons... read more>>>
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Northshire Bookstore ReviewReviewed By... Alden GravesThis is a meticulous look at one of the great tragedies of modern times, a story of religion distorted and faith betrayed. Jim Jones began his ministry as a crusader for racial equality and ended it submerged in a murderous, drug-induced madness. Ms. Scheeres details the long trek from Jones' first church in Indianapolis to the final stand of the People's Temple at their compound in Guyana. Horror on a truly ... read more>>>
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Northshire Bookstore ReviewReviewed By... Alden GravesAfter an interlude set in Cuba in 1957, Kennedy's novel moves to familiar territory for the author. It is a July night in 1968. Robert Kennedy lies mortally wounded in Los Angeles and simmering race relations in Albany, New York are beginning to boil over. Kennedy skillfully weaves the city's rich history into an exciting and topical narrative. His characters, which here include Ernest Hemingway and Bing Cros... read more>>>
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Alden Graves
 A native Vermonter, Alden works in the music department at the Northshire.
He is also in charge of the DVDs and tries very hard to have titles that customers might not readily find elsewhere. He loves film, especially ones that have either trains or Elizabeth Taylor in them. Alden contributes a weekly column on the movies to the Bennington Banner. His other interests include shipwrecks, Jack the Ripper, Peggy Lee, and real country music. Other staff members at the Northshire are very tolerant as he rambles on about the Andrea Doria and they probably know a lot more about the Ripper than they ever thought they would.
Click here for all of his reviews.
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