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<title>Book review: &quot;Peak Experiences&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21977/20130514/book-review-quot-peak-experiences-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 14, 2013) The mountains of the northeast attract hikers to their rocky summits.  What happens, though, when something goes wrong?  Carol Stone White collected over 50 essays in her new book, Peak Experiences - Danger, Death, and Daring in the Mountains of the Northeast.  Betsy Kepes as this review. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21977/20130514/book-review-quot-peak-experiences-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The mountains of the northeast attract hikers to their rocky summits.  What happens, though, when something goes wrong?  Carol Stone White collected over 50 essays in her new book, Peak Experiences - Danger, Death, and Daring in the Mountains of the Northeast.  Betsy Kepes as this review. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21977/20130514/book-review-quot-peak-experiences-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>Book Review:  &quot;Safekeeping&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21702/20130327/book-review-quot-safekeeping-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 27, 2013) Vermont author, Karen Hesse, earned the Newbery Medal and a MacArthur Fellowship.  Her new book for Young Adults is set in Vermont and explores a world gone wrong.  Betsy Kepes has this review of Safekeeping. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21702/20130327/book-review-quot-safekeeping-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Vermont author, Karen Hesse, earned the Newbery Medal and a MacArthur Fellowship.  Her new book for Young Adults is set in Vermont and explores a world gone wrong.  Betsy Kepes has this review of Safekeeping. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21702/20130327/book-review-quot-safekeeping-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:18</itunes:duration>
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<title>Book review: Half-blood Blues</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21060/20121212/book-review-half-blood-blues</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 12, 2012) Each year, one Canadian author receives the Giller Prize, Canada&apos;s premier literary award for fiction in English.  In 2011, the novel Half-blood Blues by Esi Edugyan won the prestigious award.  Betsy Kepes has this review. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21060/20121212/book-review-half-blood-blues">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Each year, one Canadian author receives the Giller Prize, Canada&apos;s premier literary award for fiction in English.  In 2011, the novel Half-blood Blues by Esi Edugyan won the prestigious award.  Betsy Kepes has this review. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21060/20121212/book-review-half-blood-blues">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>Book review: &quot;Happy Life&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19314/20120215/book-review-quot-happy-life-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 15, 2012) In his new book, Happy Life, Vermont poet David Budbill uses the ancient Chinese poets as inspiration. Our book reviewer, Betsy Kepes, reflects on Budbill&apos;s reflections. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19314/20120215/book-review-quot-happy-life-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In his new book, Happy Life, Vermont poet David Budbill uses the ancient Chinese poets as inspiration. Our book reviewer, Betsy Kepes, reflects on Budbill&apos;s reflections. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19314/20120215/book-review-quot-happy-life-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:57</itunes:duration>
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<title>Book Review: &quot;A Year of Living Generously&quot; by Lawrence Scanlan</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16760/20101201/book-review-quot-a-year-of-living-generously-quot-by-lawrence-scanlan</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 1, 2010) If you could do volunteer work for a year, with each month in a different non-profit, what twelve groups would you work with? Lawrence Scanlan, a writer in Kingston, Ontario, chronicles his experiences as a volunteer in A Year of Living Generously: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Philanthropy. Betsy Kepes has this review. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16760/20101201/book-review-quot-a-year-of-living-generously-quot-by-lawrence-scanlan">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[If you could do volunteer work for a year, with each month in a different non-profit, what twelve groups would you work with? Lawrence Scanlan, a writer in Kingston, Ontario, chronicles his experiences as a volunteer in A Year of Living Generously: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Philanthropy. Betsy Kepes has this review. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16760/20101201/book-review-quot-a-year-of-living-generously-quot-by-lawrence-scanlan">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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