Monthly Archives: May 2008
Flotsam
My very first Wordless Wednesday! I’ve long thought that the popular Wordless Wednesday observed by quite a number of quality blogs was a great idea, but since this site is tightly focused on book reviews I’ve never found a way … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Easy Picture Books
Not Quite What I Was Planning
Awhile back I was tagged with the Six Word Memoir meme and I wish at the time I had had this just recently release trade paperback from the editors of Smith Magazine. Subtitled "six word memoirs by writers famous and … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Humor and Memes
Reader Request–Gadget Nation
Thank you to blog reader PB for suggesting today’s title. Steve Greenberg’s Gadget Nation is a lavishly illustrated over-sized hard cover filled with two page spreads about hundreds of inventions and the inventors behind them. I was particularly intrigued by … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Business, Non-Fiction
1080 Recipes
I have a number of cookbooks on hand and was intending to do another Cookbook Roundup to round off the week on Friday. But after spending some time with 1080 Recipes I realized that this one deserved a review all … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books
When The Light Goes
I’ve long been a huge Larry McMurtry fan. While I don’t care for the Western genre and was never able to get into Lonesome Dove or any of his other westerns, I have very greatly enjoyed his novels about modern … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Fiction
Perfect (ly Hideous) Neutrals
Lately Ron and I have become regular viewers of a show on HGTV where two rather pompous designers visit with the owners of homes that have been on the market for awhile and haven’t sold and advise them on changes … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Home Ownership, Non-Fiction
Ninety-three bellies from A to Y with bonus letter Z!
Happy Tuesday! Time for an Easy books round up. Remember you can click on any book cover to place a request for it with Your local library or click on any book title to purchase from Powell’s, an independent and … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Children, Easy Picture Books
Gotcha Capitalism
If you’ve ever felt royally ripped off by a big company chances are Bob Sullivan has some useful advice. Gotcha Capitalism chronicles the ways that big corporations from hotel chains and airlines to supermarkets and cell phone providers use hidden … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Business, Non-Fiction
