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- ↑ Sparks, Amy Bracken, "Collection is eclectic, maybe even electric", book review in the Sunday Arts section of The Plain Dealer , Cleaveland, Ohio, September 29, 2002, page J9, accessed via NewsBank Web site (subscription required), October 13, 2007
- ↑ Ciuraru, Carmela, "Throw it up against the brain and see if it sticks", book review, Books section, The San Diego Union-Tribune , San Diego, California, September 29, 2002