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Serious Beach Books Could Ruin Your Tilapia Dinnernew

Marine researcher Richard Ellis inks out humanity's remarkably efficient depletion of marine life, be it plant, fish, or mammal. Ellis's book on the ocean is reviewed along with Russ Rymer's "American Beach," James Jones' "From Here to Eternity," Lisa Stocker's "P-Town Summer" and Charles Sprawson's "Haunts of the Black Masseur."
Baltimore City Paper  |  Lee Gardner  |  08-07-2004  |  Fiction

Village Voice Writer Chronicles Woman's Life after Prisonnew

Released after 16 years in prison, Elaine Bartlett finds that the family she longed to rejoin has many troubles. Gonnerman describes the ex-convict's plight in writing that is plain and sometimes a bit dull, but this book has some remarkable sections and memorable moments.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Scott Carlson  |  08-07-2004  |  Nonfiction

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