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The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman

The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman

by Pat Dole

Sun, Aug 01, 2010

With the aplomb of a Shakespearean actor, author Pullman performs his retelling and reinterpretation of Jesus' life, changing tones, voice levels, and accents to portray his characters, from the smooth persuasiveness of the stranger to the coarse comments of the ordinary people.

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The Call of the Wild by Jack London

The Call of the Wild by Jack London

by Sue Rosenzweig

Sun, Aug 01, 2010

Born in 1876, London was a renegade adventurer, a war correspondent and an avowed socialist. He first achieved fame with The Son of the Wolf, a collection of short stories drawn by his experiences in the Klondike gold rush. His other novels include White Fang, The Sea-Wolf, The Iron Heel, and many more. He died in 1916.

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