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Newsletter #44

June 8, 2015

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3 books featured in this issue

Cover of Gunnerkrigg Court: Orientation

Gunnerkrigg Court: Orientation

by Thomas Siddell

A customer request tipped me off to this webcomic-turned-book, and I think it might find a lot more fans, young and old. Orientation is an apt title for this first volume, as its two intrepid girl her... (Tom)

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Offshore

by Penelope Fitzgerald

MADE-UP Phinney by Post #6

The greatness of Fitzgerald's third novel (published, like all her others, after she turned 60) lies in its modesty. Its characters live, literally, on the margins, in a small group of leaky barges on... (Tom)

Cover of Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot

Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot

by Mark Vanhoenacker

Louis C.K. aside, most travelers these days seem to have forgotten the romance of flight. But not Mark Vanhoenacker. A commercial 747 pilot (who chose his previous career, management consulting, mainl... (Tom)

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