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Friday, August 14 2009

Empire of Illusion by Chris Hedges

By Chris Barsanti

This rests too heavily on the work of other great writers, doesn't bring enough to the party to justify its invitation, and doesn't earn the weight of its self-important subtitle.


Monday, July 28 2008

More Than It Hurts You by Darin Strauss

By Chris Barsanti

Strauss turns a sociological eye on his cast of characters and seems at times on the verge of creating a Bonfire of the Vanities for the new millennium.


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