Monthly Archives: December 2008
Fruitless Fall
As it happens, Fruitless Fall was not the first book I encountered about the dying of honey bees due to Colony Collapse Disorder (CDC). I happened upon A Spring Without Bees several weeks ago. Fruitless Fall, however proved to be … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Enviornment/Science, Non-Fiction
State By State A Ron Review
I am still busy reading about bees but am pleased to bring you today a Ron Review by my partner, Ron Routzahn. When Alan brought this book home from the library I decided I wanted to read it. The book … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Geography, Non-Fiction, Ron Reviews
Tagliapietra Creole
I have to confess that even though it is quite nearby I’ve never visited Tacoma’s Museum of Glass. So when I happened upon Lino Tagliapietra In Retrospect at the check in desk awhile back, it was for me an eye … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Biography, Book Reviews, Books, Geography, Non-Fiction, Short Takes
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas. We’ll be back with more books, tomorrow. Here’s wishing you a happy holiday.
Filed under Book Reviews
The Dangerous Alphabet
Reviews of three Children’s books: The Dangerous Alphabet, My Fire Engine and Finding Nemo. Continue reading
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My Last Supper
What would you have for your final meal? It’s a question that Melanie Dunea has asked of fifty famous (I reserve judgement on “great”) chefs. Their pictures and answers comprise My Last Supper, an oversized pictorial book, published by Bloomsbury … Continue reading
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We Bought A Zoo
Benjamin Mee is by training a psychologist, who had a fairly successful career as a freelance journalist and writer, before deciding on a whim to purchase, in cooperation with his mother and siblings a dilapidated and declining zoo in Devon, … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Short Takes
The Gladiator by Harry Turtledove
For both good and bad reasons, I find that I am reading a lot less fiction than I used to. The good reason is that working at the library I am constantly exposed to so many wonderful non-fiction books, which … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Fiction, Science Fiction
Golden Rudolph, Expert Santa
I haven’t posted about nearly as many Christmas books this year as I did last, though I have three excellent ones for you today. One year Santa Claus finds that all of his old red suits are worn out and … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Children, Christmas, Easy Picture Books
Anti War Soldier
I wanted to like this book. Honestly, I did. That Jonathan Hutto and other members of the US armed forces are organizing themselves in opposition to the war on Iraq certainly strikes me as very good news, and that they … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Non-Fiction, Short Takes
