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BY JOHN HOOD

INVISIBLE. Paul Auster. Holt. 320 pages. $25.

In Paul Auster's world, everybody writes. And those who don't write want to. Not surprising, then,...more...]]> Violence: Six Sideways Reflections (Paperback) by Slavoj Žižek]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82087832 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/413JSGcL9rL._SL75_.jpg 1159765 Hood http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1210710102p2/1159765.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1159765-hood Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:42:31 -0800 The First Rule (Hardcover) by Robert Crais]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82087800 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NjZnfhuhL._SL75_.jpg 1159765 Hood http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1210710102p2/1159765.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1159765-hood Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:42:08 -0800 Gutshot Straight: A Novel (Hardcover) by Lou Berney]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82087751 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1261151193s/7037737.jpg 1159765 Hood http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1210710102p2/1159765.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1159765-hood Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:41:32 -0800 Silencer (Thorn Mysteries) by James W. Hall]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82087714 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51l8wCVh3iL._SL75_.jpg 1159765 Hood http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1210710102p2/1159765.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1159765-hood Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:41:06 -0800 Interesting Times: Writings from a Turbulent Decade (Hardcover) by George Packer]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82087674 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256139217s/6456231.jpg 1159765 Hood http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1210710102p2/1159765.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1159765-hood Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:40:37 -0800 New Stories from the South 2009 (Paperback) by Madison Smartt Bell]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82087521 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256055329s/6525930.jpg 1159765 Hood http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1210710102p2/1159765.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1159765-hood Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:38:48 -0800
Standard-Bearers

New Stories from the South Lives Up to Tradition

John Hood

There must be something in the muddy water south of the Mason-Dixon Line that makes folks inordinately drawn to story, especially the short ...more...]]> The Art of Making Money: The Story of a Master Counterfeiter (Hardcover) by Jason Kersten]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82087379 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255963849s/6369624.jpg 1159765 Hood http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1210710102p2/1159765.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1159765-hood Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:36:35 -0800
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Dough-Re-Me, Baby!

Jason Kersten Knows a Cat Who Really Makes Money

John Hood

You know, if the economy wasn’t so screwed up and a few less folks owed me loot, I...more...]]> Last Night in Twisted River: A Novel (Hardcover) by John Irving]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82087190 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255597935s/6323821.jpg 1159765 Hood http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1210710102p2/1159765.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1159765-hood Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:34:29 -0800
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The River is Twisted

As is John Irving’s Latest Tall Tale

John Hood

Accidents become us. They must. Otherwise why on Earth would we befall so many? Accidents also...more...]]> The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America, 1858-1919 (Hardcover) by Douglas Brinkley]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82086841 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255579460s/4668676.jpg 1159765 Hood http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1210710102p2/1159765.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1159765-hood Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:30:11 -0800
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The Rough Riding Tree Hugger

Teddy Roosevelt’s Deep Green Militancy

John Hood

There’s a good reason why Teddy Roosevelt’s mug is on Mount Rushmore. Because ...more...]]>