The River Lock: One Boy's Life Along the Mohawk (Memoir)
 Reminiscing on Haven's past filled with drugs, sex, and violence: One's hometown, the city one grows up in, has much to do with the development of one's character. "The River Lock: One's Boy's Life Along the Mohawk" is author Stephen Haven's [... more]
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Drums Along the Mohawk (New York Classics)
Interesting and well-written novel: This story of the Revolutionary War era settlers in the Mohawk River valley was excellent. Edmonds did considerable historical research and his characters come alive as he tells this tale of the conflict between the [... more]
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The Jewish War: A Novel (Library of Modern Jewish ...
Portrait of spiritual futility: The other reviewers' notes on this book's humor notwithstanding, do not expect to laugh out loud, IMHO. Although Reich valiantly attempts to convey an important story through humor, her approach ultimately fails to make [... more]
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The Victory Gardens of Brooklyn (Library of Modern ...
Never Dissapointed With My Favorite Author: I have been reading her books since I first discovered them in the '60s. I await each new publication with eagerness. This book is Merrill Joan Gerber at her best. What could be better than a multi-generational [... more]
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Crossroads in Time: An Illustrated History of Syracuse
"Crossroads In Time" could well serve as a template for other regional and state historical societies: Dating from its beginnings in 1862, the Onondaga historical Association (OHA) is one of the oldest cultural organizations in Central New York. [... more]
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Irish Orientalism: A Literary and Intellectual History ...
Great Literary History: Irish Orientalism: A Literary and Intellectual History by Joseph Lennon (Syracuse University Press) Centuries before W. B. Yeats wove Indian, Japanese, and Irish forms together in his poetry and plays, Irish writers found kinships [... more]
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Signs & Seasons
Wonderful new edition of a Burroughs classic: SIGNS AND SEASONS is arguably the best book ever written by the literary naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921). Now it is made even better with an eloquent introduction, and extensive annotations, by Vassar's [... more]
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Frankenstein's Daughters: Women Writing Science Fiction
A good look at the past: This an academic book (Syracuse University Press) that lumps all women's sf writing into 3 catagories: 1. Utopiean Science in Science Fiction by Women, 2. Beautiful Alien Monster-Women--BAMs, 3. Cross--Dressing as a Male narrator. [... more]
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The Erie Canal Reader, 1790-1950
This book sinks!: This is a title that could've and should've been a major delight for readers. It should have contained all sorts of items connected with the canal---copies of old engravings, bills of lading, average citizen letters, cartoons and [... more]
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The Stolen Jew (Library of Modern Jewish Literature)
A complex read with a book within a book.: If I could bring this unusual book into popularity, I would be doing many readers a favor. It is a story about family, about self, about Judiasm. Many complex relationships with people who have issues in their [... more]
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The Golden Tradition: Jewish Life and Thought in Eastern ...
The best that's currently available: The best available and reader friendly book regarding Jews and Judaism in Eastern Europe before the Holocaust. Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 947.004924 EAN: 9780815604235 Edition: 1st Syracuse University [... more]
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A Reader's Guide to Dylan Thomas (Reader's Guides)
Author: William York Tindall Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 841.912 EAN: 9780815604013 Edition: 1st Syracuse University Press Ed ISBN: 0815604017 Number Of Pages: 305 Publication Date: 1996-10 [... more]
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