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September 25, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

True Confessions of a Reluctant Historical Fiction Reader That is Obsessed with Epidemics: Top 10 Books about Epidemics

“Bring out your dead.” – Monty Python and the Holy Grail When I was in the 8th grade, my history teacher was oh so kind as to send a note home to my parents letting them know I was failing history.  As you can imagine, that did not go over well.  And thus began my […]

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