by ta | Feb 14, 2008 | Biography, Non-fiction
Long before she was born, Dominika first appeared to her mother in a dream, so when she came to be, she was welcomed with eager expectation and much love. Though her arrival was auspicious, as the child of recognized dissidents associated with the failed Prague Spring...
by maturid | Feb 6, 2008 | Biography, Non-fiction
If you enjoy history, and can snag a copy of this popular read, do so immediately! Award winning historian Hodes does a masterful job of recreating the life of a woman, Eunice Stone Connolly, in the 19th century through her letters to her family before during and...
by ta | Feb 5, 2008 | Non-fiction
Photographs that catch people in the act of everyday activities are among my favorites. Kertesz photographs people from all over the world and all walks of life reading books and newspapers. Some of the photos are great because they capture the way a book can possess...
by ta | Jan 27, 2008 | cookbooks, Non-fiction
A Baker’s Odyssey is a rich collection of recipes and culinary history, all gleaned from Patent’s exhaustive research in the American home kitchens of immigrants from around the world. Through his travels across the country, Patent learned the secrets to...
by radguru | Jan 22, 2008 | Biography, Non-fiction
Who wants to be a librarian??? After holding many diverse jobs, the author takes a Civil Service Test and is soon hired as a librarian. His definition of a library is a place you can “walk in off the street, pull books off the shelf without an employee looking...
by ta | Dec 28, 2007 | Fiction, Non-fiction
Here’s a post from our resident pop-culture maven: Don’t You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes “The angst-ridden films of John Hughes remain vital viewing to a generation of writers old enough to have seen The...
