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October 2, 2008

The latest Marylandia

Smart Woman's GuideHere's a look at some of the latest books by local authors or with a Maryland theme:

Janet Horn, a Baltimore doctor and former faculty member at Johns Hopkins' med school, is co-author of The Smart Woman's Guide to Staying Healthy After 50. It deals with topics ranging from fitness and nutrition to cancer. (New Harbinger/$19.95/280 pages)

Notes on Democracy by H.L. Mencken, is a reissue of The Great One's classic. Among his cutting observations are our "tendency to crowd competent and self-respecting men out of the public service" and democracy's "parade of obvious imbecilities." (Dissident Books/$14.95/204 pages)

Giraffes in the Savannah is a children's book described as a "fairy tale about harmony in nature" by Gopal Dorai, who has worked as an adjunct professor in economics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. (American Literary Press/$15.95/22 pages)  

House of Good Hope by Michael Downs, an assistant professor of English at Towson University, is part memoir and part narrative. The book follows a group of teenagers in a troubled section of Hartford, Conn., and includes Downs' own thoughts on living in the city. The book was a finalist for the 2008 Connecticut Book Award in the biography/memoir category. (Bison Books/$19.95/326 pages) 

 

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While she always preferred The Hardy Boys to Nancy Drew, Nancy Knight grew up reading nearly everything she could get her hands on, including a probably unhealthy amount of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike, with the obligatory Jane Austen thrown in. She'll still read just about anything you put in front of her, especially the funny or weird. She lives in the city with her books, cat and drum set.

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