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The Book Of Job: A Biography by Mark Larrimore, reviewed by Brian Bethune Johnny Cash: The Life by Robert Hilburn, reviewed by Martin Partriquin Fresh Hell: Motherhood In Pieces by Carellin Brooks, reviewed by Julia McKinnell To Be A Friend Is Fatal: The Fight To Save The Iraqis America Left Behind, by Kirk W. Johnson, reviewed by Michael Petrou Churchill’s Bomb: How the United States Overtook Britain in the First Nuclear Arms Race, by Graham Farmelo, reviewed by Katie EngelhartVisit the Maclean’s Bookmarked blog for news and reviews on all things literary.
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