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Review: Wendell Berry essays explore a sense of place

Reviewed by Tom Eblen teblen@herald-leader.com

Reading Wendell Berry is like having a conversation with a friend — an old friend whose wisdom makes you want to do nothing more than hush and listen.

'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks': a marvelous medical tale

Reviewed by Dwight Garner New York Times News Service

The best book blurb I'm aware of came from Roy Blount Jr., who said about Pete Dexter's 1988 novel, Paris Trout: "I put it down once to wipe off the sweat." I'm not sure I know what that means. Was the sweat on Blount's forehead? On the dust jacket? On his fogged-up reading glasses? But I like it.

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