This month doesn't have an impressive pile but these books were a wonderful way to start the year. I have been desperate to read more Nonfiction and consider the diminutive pile a success in that regard! Also, and this is truly shocking, I managed to review nearly all of them. I have still not set... Continue Reading →
What a weird wonderful book. If you have ever wanted to create a villainous plan, this is a great primer on what will and what will (probably) not work. SYNOPSIS A tongue-in-cheek introduction to the science of comic-book supervillainy, revealing the true potential of today's most advanced technologiesTaking over the world is a lot of... Continue Reading →
SYNOPSIS You don't have to live overwhelmed by stuff--you can get rid of clutter for good! While the world seems to be in love with the idea of tiny houses and minimalism, many of us simply can't purge it all and start from nothing. Yet a home with too much stuff is a home that... Continue Reading →
Thanks, as always, goes to Sam @ Taking on a World of Words for hosting the weekly meme that reminds me that it is okay to have a plan when reading. And the joy I feel when I can report that a book was finished feels even better on a Wednesday. If you want to... Continue Reading →
After reading, The Woman They Could Not Silence, I became fascinated by one idea in particular - where would a miserably married woman obtain a divorce? In the mid to late 1800s, Sioux City, North Dakota was an easier answer for those seeking divorce, especially women. SYNOPSIS From a historian and senior editor at Atlas Obscura, a... Continue Reading →
Thanks, as always, goes to Sam @ Taking on a World of Words for hosting the weekly meme that reminds me that it is okay to have a plan when reading. And the joy I feel when I can report that a book was finished feels even better on a Wednesday. If you want to... Continue Reading →
Between Christmas and New Year's Eve I always feel like watching suspenseful or action movies. I stumbled across the excellent 1992 Kathleen Turner film, V.I. Warshawski, and then went in hunt of the book series that inspired the film. SYNOPSIS Meeting an anonymous client late on a sizzling summer night is asking for trouble. But... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year! New Year, new opportunities to read. Thanks, as always, goes to Sam @ Taking on a World of Words for hosting the weekly meme that reminds me that it is okay to have a plan when reading. And the joy I feel when I can report that a book was finished feels... Continue Reading →
Thanks, as always, goes to Sam @ Taking on a World of Words for hosting the weekly meme that reminds me that it is okay to have a plan when reading. And the joy I feel when I can report that a book was finished feels even better on a Wednesday. If you want to... Continue Reading →
Just once, I would like to fill the pages of a journal or diary from cover to cover. If anything will inspire you, this book will. SYNOPSIS This beautifully packaged facsimile of Edith Holden’s original diary is filled with a naturalist’s masterful paintings and delightful observations chronicling the English countryside throughout 1906. As one of... Continue Reading →
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