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  • In the course of this tome's 788 pages is to be found nary a word about artistic life and not so much as a passing reference to a single cultural figure.

    'The Shameful Peace' 2009

  • The music did verily rock, the books flowed like water and so did the alcohol; by three hours into the party/signing, I was surreptitiously checking my tome's front cover to make sure I was spelling my own name right.

    hope does not spring eternal. sometimes it just dribbles. 2004

  • They covered his body in the spiking calligraphy of the ancients, sometimes a mere symbol to hook a bound tome's worth of knowledge, something to recall, and ensure that all Pasho trained later might have access to an unchanging spring of wisdom.

    Asimov's Science Fiction 2004

  • They covered his body in the spiking calligraphy of the ancients, sometimes a mere symbol to hook a bound tome's worth of knowledge, something to recall, and ensure that all Pasho trained later might have access to an unchanging spring of wisdom.

    Archive 2004-09-01 2004

  • But perhaps the tome's most compelling argument is that the well-documented home advantage in big-league sports isn't the result of travel or climate or loud crowds.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Dave Feschuk 2011

  • But the tome's embarrassing cover - a shiny gold wedding ring with the title engraved in flowing cursive, set against a bright orange background - made me cower in the checkout line.

    TheDartmouth.com | America's Oldest College Newspaper. Founded 1799. 2010

  • But the tome's embarrassing cover - a shiny gold wedding ring with the title engraved in flowing cursive, set against a bright orange background - made me cower in the checkout line.

    TheDartmouth.com | America's Oldest College Newspaper. Founded 1799. 2010

  • Some of his co-workers had been offended by the book's cover, which included pictures of men in white robes and peaked hoods along with the tome's title, Notre Dame vs. the Klan.

    UUpdates - All updates 2010

  • "Percy" should hold well in repeat frames given the tome's popularity and strong word of mouth.

    Variety.com 2010

  • Hampton's historically astute literary style certainly sets much of the tome's tone, particularly in the footnotes to the lyrics.

    latimes.com - News 2010

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