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THE COMICS: The Complete Collection Brian Walker Abrams ComicArts ISBN 978-0810995956 672 pages $40 Reviewed by Dan Kois For years, the Milwaukee Journal ran its comic strips in a four-page insert printed on green newsprint called, naturally, the Green Sheet. Through the summer of 1985, I returned home from camp every day hoping that the afternoon's Journal had already arrived: Opus and ... Continue Reading... Post a Comment | Share SONG OF SLAVES IN THE DESERT Alan Cheuse Sourcebooks ISBN 978-1402242991 500 pages $25.99 Reviewed by Brigitte Weeks, a former editor of The Washington Post Book World Alan Cheuse has written a crowded novel, full of flavor and life, but at times somewhat indigestible. Slavery is the topic, and his detailed description of the degrading horror of both the slave ships and the disposal ... Continue Reading... Post a Comment | Share THE LOVE OF MY YOUTH Mary Gordon Pantheon ISBN 978-0307377425 302 pages $25.95 Reviewed by Ron Charles, The Washington Post's fiction editor. He can be reached at charlesr(at symbol)washpost.com. At a recent neighborhood party, a well-read friend blurted out something terrifying. "I'm bored with fiction," she said. "I'm tired of novels about me." She's a smart, middle-aged ... Continue Reading... Post a Comment | Share Advertisement How to build an effective marketing business on the 'Net BareLifts - Lifts & Firms! The Invisible Solution For A Naturally Perky Look SWEET JIMINY Kristin Gore Hyperion ISBN 978-1401322892 230 pages $23.99 Reviewed by Lisa Scottoline, the author of 19 novels, including "Save Me," published this month I came to "Sweet Jiminy" as a fan of Kristin Gore. The daughter of the former vice president has long been out of her father's shadow, making a name for herself. She's written for "Saturday Night Live" ... Continue Reading... Post a Comment | Share

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