by envisionmg | May 15, 2014 | Staff Review
As anyone who reads a lot Asian history knows it is really hard to find a current comprehensive history of Central Asia in the middle ages. Not surprising when you consider the area encompasses about 2 million square miles, hundreds of years of history and countless...
by envisionmg | May 12, 2014 | Library Program
Author Visit: Anthony M Amore Thursday, May 15 at 7:00 pm Today, art theft is one of the most profitable criminal enterprises in the world, exceeding $6 billion in losses to galleries and art collectors annually. In Stealing Rembrandts: The Untold Stories of Notorious...
by envisionmg | May 9, 2014 | Fiction, Patron Review
Reviewed by Kim The Lost Sisterhood is a tale of two women separated by thousands of years. In the present day we have Oxford professor Diana, who much to the chagrin of her friends and colleagues is a trifle obsessed with the legend of the Amazons. This is due to her...
by envisionmg | May 6, 2014 | Non-fiction, Staff Review
Reviewed by Chris An engrossing biography of one of the most powerful American politicians of the 20th century. Despite never holding elected office, Moses weilded absolute power over urban planning and development in New York City from the 1920s – 1960s....
by envisionmg | May 2, 2014 | Non-fiction, Rachel Reviews, Staff Review
Reviewed by Rachel Fast Food Nation, a journalistic exploration into fast food – or what author Eric Schlosser terms the “dark side of the all-american meal” – turned 13 this year… and its age is showing. There’s no doubt in my mind...
