Monthly Archives: July 2008
A Bear And His Boy
Happy Wednesday! Time for another Easy Picture Books roundup and I have three really cute ones for you today. A Bear And His Boy caught my attention last week and proved to be utterly delightful. One morning a very ‘type … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Children, Easy Picture Books
North of the DMZ
Just in case $4.xx/gallon gas and the seemingly interminable and insurmountable problems in Junior’s Iraq weren’t causing you enough headaches, Andrei Lankov– a professor of Korean history and politics at the Australian National University has written a distinctive and eye … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Non-Fiction
Welcome To Your Brain, a Ron Review
Starting off the new week with a Ron Review, one of my partner Ron’s occasional takes on a book I probably would not have selected. Welcome to Your Brain by Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang is a witty and well … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Non-Fiction, Ron Reviews
Oh my, where did the week get away from me?
Yikes. How did I manage to let a whole week pass without doing a single blog post? It’s certainly not that I didn’t read any noteworthy books this past week. But somehow or other I let the whole week go … Continue reading
Filed under Armchair Travel, Book Reviews, Books, Easy Picture Books, Fiction
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I had thought about doing another top ten droppers link love post this weekend, but given that I only have one book I consider at all suitable– cool colors for modern living is another great color book that I unreservedly … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Non-Fiction, Short Takes, Social Issues
Eight Million Ways To Die
It seems as though I have always been a fan of Lawrence Block’s mysteries, discovering in high school his series of "Burglar Who" books (such as The Burglar Who Liked To Quote Kipling) featuring Bernie Rhodenbarr, the memorable used book … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Mystery
I'd Really Like To Eat A Child
And a Happy Wednesday to you! It’s time for another Easy Picture Book roundup and I have some great ones for you today. First off, is Betsy Everitt’s Mean Soup. A child is in a very bad mood until his … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Easy Picture Books
Snakes, Earrings and Death By Supermarket
Happy Tuesday! The first book up today, I’m sorry to say is definitely Not a winner. I only managed to read the introduction and part of the first chapter of Nancy DeVille’s Death By Supermarket and was more than turned-off … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Business, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Reject Pile, Ron Reviews, Short Takes
I'm Fine With God…It's Christians I Can't Stand
Happy Weekend! For those of you who are off from work, I thought I would pop in and post about the most interesting book that I came across at work yesterday. Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz have written an un-apologetic … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Non-Fiction, Short Takes, Social Issues
Rammed Earth and Concrete Houses
Today’s architectural books are a far cry from my usual eye candy selections. Both The Concrete House by Pieter A VanderWerf and The Rammed Earth House by David Easton are detailed and practical manuals for those interested in pursuing either … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Home Ownership
