Monthly Archives: November 2009
Book Review: Step By Step by Lawrence Block
A review of Step By Step: A Pedestrian Memoir by Lawrence Block Continue reading
Filed under Biography, Book Reviews, Books, Memoir, Non-Fiction
Christmas Gifts From The Kitchen
Make Christmas presents the old fashioned way, and save money in these tough economic times. Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Christmas, Non-Fiction, Ron Reviews
Book Review : Lost in the Meritocracy by Walter Kirn
The story of a man who went to school and college and learned how to drink and drug and lost most of what he knew. And learned only how to work the systems to look smarter than he was. Continue reading
Filed under Biography, Book Reviews, Books, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Ron Reviews, Social Issues
Book Review: Busted by Edmund L Andrews
A review of the book Busted, a memoir of life in the mortgage meltdown fast lane by New York Times economics reporter Edmund L Andrews. Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Business, Home Ownership, Non-Fiction
Book Review : The Physics of Superheroes by James Kakalios
Everything you ever needed to know about basic physics you could learn from reading comic books. At least in the Silver Age of Comics. Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Enviornment/Science, Non-Fiction, Ron Reviews
Book Review : Cooking In Cajun Country
Cajun recipes from the Rural Louisiana Parishes……..Authentic Real Cajun cooking, and not the Corporate faux Cajun food restaurants try to pass off as the real thing Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, New Orleans, Non-Fiction
Book Review : Lobel's Meat Bible..All You Need to Know About Meat and Poultry from America's Master Butchers.
Everything you ever wanted to know about meat and poultry. Including the best ways to cook it, including some fantastic recipes Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Enviornment/Science, Non-Fiction, Ron Reviews
Book Review: Bakewise..The Hows and Whys of Successful Baking by Shirley O. Corriher
The science and principles behind successful baking of all sorts of good food. With examples of recipes to demonstrate each principle Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Non-Fiction, Ron Reviews
Book Review: Why Sh*t Happens….The Science of a Really Bad Day by Peter J. Bentley PhD
A funny and concise explanation of how and why things go wrong in day to day life. using the example of one persons worst day ever Continue reading
Book Review: Not A Star by Nick Hornby
A review of the short story Not A Star by Nick Hornby. Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Fiction, Short Takes
