Monthly Archives: October 2008
Fuzzy Navel
So last week I was shelving in New Releases and was thrilled to discover that J. A. ("Joe") Konrath has written another Lt. Jacqueline ("Jack") Daniels mystery! While I never did get around to going back and checking out the … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Fiction, Humor and Memes, Mystery
Google Tools
If you use Blogger.com to publish your blog, or Google’s document and spreadsheet programs, or Google Maps, or Google’s Picasa image editing software or even just Google search and have ever thought to yourself ‘there really ought to be a … Continue reading
Filed under Blogging, Book Reviews, Books, Business, Non-Fiction, Short Takes
Friday Link Love
Happy Friday! It’s time once again for me to give some link love to my top Entrecard droppers. As I did once before, today I am simply posting the cover images of five books that I recently brought home from … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Humor and Memes, Off-Topic
Miss Malarkey Doesn't Live in Room 10
Happy Thursday! Time for another Easy Picture Books roundup and I have three cute ones today. First author Judy Fichler and illustrator Kevin O’Malley have teamed up to produce Miss Malarkey Doesn’t Live In Room 10. A young first … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Easy Picture Books
Carribean Cannabis Casserole Cookbooks
Today’s cookbook roundup is all "C’s"! First up, Wendy Rahamut, a resident of the island Trinidad in the south Caribbean, has written Modern Caribbean Cuisine in which she includes both traditional island recipes and her takes on many contemporary dishes … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Non-Fiction
Unscrewed
Most companies actually do a pretty decent job at customer service. This might not be the kind of statement you’d expect from a consumer guide that features a pair of brownish-red boxing gloves as its cover image. But according to … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Business, Non-Fiction
Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them
My long-time readers already know that I am a _huge_ Harry Potter fan and read all seven books when they first came out. But I’ve only recently stumbled across this unique Junior Paperback that purports to be a replica of … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Juvenile Fiction, Short Takes
Where To Take Tea
A newly updated 2008 trade paperback of Susan Cohen’s Where To Take Tea caught my eye last week. This slim volume begins with a fairly brief history of tea then lists the author’s picks of the best tea rooms throughout … Continue reading
Filed under Armchair Travel, Book Reviews, Books, Non-Fiction, Short Takes
Ruby Among Us
I remember not long after I switched over to WordPress writing the Suggestions & Guest Reviews page and eagerly awaiting my first guest book review. I had no idea it would be this long. But last week, I received an … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Fiction
Odds And Ends
Just a short post today, to show you a couple of books I brought home last week which while interesting and unusual don’t really rate a full fledged ‘review’. First up, for some of those wonderful blogging cats like Daisy … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Non-Fiction, Photography
