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May-lee Chai

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A 'Loving' Memorial

[14.May.08] :. Mildred Dolores Loving was one of those quiet American heroes who changed the course of US history.

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The Concrete Dragon by Thomas J. Campanella

[30.May.08] :. Campanella describes the new skylines of China from Shanghai to Beijing to Guangzhou with an expert’s eye and novelist’s wit.

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Black Space by Adilifu Nama

[18.Apr.08] :. A thought-provoking and timely exploration of white racial anxieties as projected onto black males in science fiction films.

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Cylons in America: by ed. Tiffany Potter, C. W. Marshall

[25.Mar.08] :. While thought-provoking and well-researched, this book is only for hard-core Battlestar Galactica fans who also happen to like academic essays.

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