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'Don Quixote' presented to the Prime Minister

Wednesday, 20 April 2016, 12:44 Last update: about 10 years ago

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat was presented with a copy of DUN KIXOTT MILL-MANĊA (Don Quixote from Mancha), Miguel de Cervantes’ picaresque novel which has been translated as a long poem in...

'For the Love of Wine' explores an ancient wine culture

Tuesday, 19 April 2016, 15:22 Last update: about 10 years ago

As children we learn to read starting with ABCs, yet most wine lovers inadvertently skip over the beginning history of the drink they love. France and Italy are often spoken of as the grand old...

Aussie Shield

Tuesday, 19 April 2016, 11:59 Last update: about 10 years ago

78th FIGHTER WING, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE MALTA HISTORY 1952-1954 By Colonel Mark Said AFM Ret’d AUSSIE SHIELD sheds light on the Australian Air Force’s 78th Fighter...

'Far From True' is latest thriller from Linwood Barclay

Monday, 18 April 2016, 15:17 Last update: about 10 years ago

"Far From True," Linwood Barclay's sequel to "Broken Promise," continues the interweaving tales of the inhabitants of Promise Falls. Barclay does an admirable job of familiarizing the reader with...

Pavone's stellar writing carries the day in 'The Travelers'

Sunday, 17 April 2016, 12:36 Last update: about 10 years ago

Chris Pavone's latest novel, "The Travelers," showcases international locales with reluctant spies. Writer Will Rhodes works for Travelers magazine, and his duties take him around the world. He's...

Evanovich delivers heartfelt romance in 'Total Package'

Saturday, 16 April 2016, 12:32 Last update: about 10 years ago

Stephanie Evanovich delivers another swoon-worthy romance with "The Total Package." She reunites the heroine of her story with her long- lost love in the most unlikely of settings - a football...

'Country of Red Azaleas' is compelling tale of friendship

Friday, 15 April 2016, 12:31 Last update: about 10 years ago

Domnica Radulescu, who came to the U.S. from Romania in 1983 as a political refugee, has crafted a compelling tale of two friends, one Serbian, one Bosnian, who grew up together in the former...

Batman's life as a night stalker, dancing machine

Thursday, 14 April 2016, 12:30 Last update: about 10 years ago

Batman is a brooding night stalker, grim and remorseless. Also, he's a guy who might break out into "Batusi" on the dance floor. While Superman has barely veered off his flight path over the...

'Peacekeeping' transcends pre-quake Haiti setting

Wednesday, 13 April 2016, 12:29 Last update: about 10 years ago

While plenty has been written, fiction and nonfiction, about Haiti's political disgraces, natural disasters, cultural enigmas and entrenched dysfunction, Mischa Berlinski's new novel stands out for...

'Baseball's No-Hit Wonders' is fascinating book

Tuesday, 12 April 2016, 12:25 Last update: about 10 years ago

Spring is almost official, and that means the other season about to start is baseball season. Author Dirk Lammers examines the history of a pitcher's dream to throw a no-hitter in "Baseball's No-Hit...

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