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Mike Hare - Bookseller in Saratoga Springs

Mike is an avid reader of History, Politics, Art, Literature, and Poetry. Plays the piano, tennis, and chess with varying degrees of accomplishment. Especially enjoys Saratoga, its bucolic surroundings, and its proximity to urban centers.

Tom Lake: A Reese's Book Club Pick by Ann Patchett - Book Review

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Tom Lake: A Reese's Book Club Pick By Ann Patchett Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780063327528
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Published: Harper - August 1st, 2023

Channeling the atmosphere of Chekhov and the transcendence of Our Town, Patchett weaves a lyrical tale where the past haunts the present. As Lara reveals her story to her three grown daughters, they edge toward reconciliation with what came before, and acceptance of all they share. ~ Reviewed by Mike Hare


An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America by Edwin Raymond - Book Review

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An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America By Edwin Raymond, Jon Sternfeld Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9780593653166
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Published: Viking - October 17th, 2023

Harsh takedown of the NYPD from one of its own. Raymond exposes the department's fixation on targeting minorities for minor infractions, forcing patrols to shortchange their roles deterring crime. By bravely challenging the institution's deeply hierarchical and bureaucratic culture, he is helping to remodel it into something more just. ~ Reviewed by Mike Hare


The Goth House Experiment by SJ Sindu - Book Review

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$19.95
ISBN: 9781641295192
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Published: Soho Press - October 17th, 2023

Widely varied stories exploring the fissures of contemporary life. Sindu expertly blends realistic, supernatural, gothic, and dreamlike elements to depict believable, often flawed people hovering on the cusp of disaster. ~ Reviewed by Mike Hare


1920: The Year of the Six Presidents by David Pietrusza - Book Review

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1920: The Year of the Six Presidents By David Pietrusza Cover Image
$25.99
ISBN: 9780786721023
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Published: Basic Books - April 8th, 2008

A half dozen past, current, and future presidents crossed paths in the boisterous, unpredictable campaign of 1920. The United States, scarred by World War I, was entering uncharted social, political, and technological seas, and this lively account shows how those presidents adapted to the fierce currents. ~ Reviewed by Mike Hare


Mild Vertigo by Mieko Kanai - Book Review

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Mild Vertigo By Mieko Kanai, Polly Barton (Translated by), Kate Zambreno (Introduction by) Cover Image
By Mieko Kanai, Polly Barton (Translated by), Kate Zambreno (Introduction by)
$16.95
ISBN: 9780811232289
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Published: New Directions - May 2nd, 2023

The outwardly sedate life of a late 20th Century Tokyo housewife is but a misleading veneer: inwardly her mind and imagination churn at warp speed. This imaginative novel zigs and zags and zooms unpredictably, uncannily, and uninhibitedly. ~ Reviewed by Mike Hare


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