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...
by envisionmg | Jan 4, 2014 | Non-fiction, Staff Review
Like many people, my to-read pile of books sets on my dresser next to my bed (unlike most people, I hope, the finished books are on a pile on the floor next to my bed) and seems to be growing faster than I can read. In this pile are a wide range of things: fantasy,...
by envisionmg | Nov 30, 2013 | Non-fiction, Staff Picks
The Silk Road, that myriad of trade routes crisscrossing Asia in the middle ages, has always held a certain fascination for me. The imagery alone is spellbinding: trackless deserts, vast mountain ranges and endless steppe and in this massive space, caravans of camels...
by envisionmg | Aug 6, 2013 | Non-fiction, Patron Review
Tranforming Libraries, Building Communities: The Community-Centered Library by Julie Biando Edwards, Melissa S. Robinson, and Kelley Rae Unger – Foreword by Kathleen De La Pena McCook Reviewed by Kim Given that more and more libraries , not just in the U.S., but...
by envisionmg | May 17, 2013 | Biography, Non-fiction
“The extraordinary life of the man who founded Islam, and the world he inhabited—and remade. Muhammad’s was a life of almost unparalleled historical importance; yet for all the iconic power of his name, the intensely dramatic story of the prophet of Islam...
