by envisionmg | Jun 3, 2014 | Jen Recommends, Staff Picks, Staff Review
The Perfume Collector – Kathleen TessaroAfter receiving an unexpected inheritance from a complete stranger, newlywed socialite Grace Monroe must uncover the identity of her mysterious benefactor. Weaving through the decades from 1920s New York to 1950s Monte...
by envisionmg | May 27, 2014 | Literary Fiction, Staff Review
Reviewed by Linda S.Excellent Historical Fiction that takes place in 1665 on an island called Great Harbor, now known as Martha’s Vineyard. A Puritan family settles on the land and the father, a minister, teaches the Native Americans the ways of the church and schools...
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 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 | Apr 22, 2014 | Fantasy, Staff Review
Reviewed by Drew Let’s face it, magic schools where callow youth learn to be wizards and accidentally end up saving the world a few times are the bacon of fantasy literature – delicious but overused. We’ve Potter’d around Hogwarts, can Kwothe the University’s...
