Category Archive: Geography

Book Review: Very Simple Arabia by James Peters

Like most Americans I suspect,  I don’t know all that much about the Arab world.    While I have read and reviewed a handful of books about Saudi Arabia I fear that I… Read More

Edible : An Illustrated Guide to the World's Food Plants

An illustrated guide to edible plants, whether Fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts,plants used in beverages, herbs, and spices. With a very concise history of each, and of each group.

Book Review: Travel As A Political Act by Rick Steves

A review of the book Travel As A Political Act by Rick Steves.

Junior Geography: New Orleans and Rapa Nui

Reviews of two Junior geography books– Built Below Sea Level: New Orleans by Laura Layton Strom and Easter Island: Unearthing Ancient Worlds by Michael Capek.

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… Read More

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… Read More

Bubbly Baked Road Trip Dream

I have to say right off, going in, that I really wanted to like Clifford A Wright’s Bake Until Bubbly– The Ultimate Casserole Cookbook.   But Wright in several ways made that very hard… Read More

A Thousand Splendid Suns

First, my thanks to Techfun for suggesting this one to me.   It’s taken me an awful long time to read it but I have and I’m glad I did.   In Friday’s post I… Read More

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