Monday, March 12, 2012

Science Fair Season by Judy Dutton

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Judy Dutton read a NYT article about a kid who was trying to train Madagascar Cockroaches in hopes of proving that they could be used as dru...
Saturday, March 3, 2012

Faith and Treason: The Story of the Gunpowder Plot by Antonia Fraser

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I did not always love the writing in this book (or, to be more precise, the editing) but goodness if it doesn't lay down a compellingly ...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin

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I like this book because it is funny, interesting, informative, and furthermore informative in a way which I find extremely helpful in my ev...
Saturday, February 18, 2012

Stalling for Time by Gary Noesner

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Gary Noesner was not only the FBI's chief hostage negotiator for many years, but he was also a major player in developing their hostage ...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

You Don't Have to be Rich by Jean Chatzky

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I could say that the title says it all-- and it very nearly does-- but I will add a couple of things that make this one of my favorite finan...
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Friday, December 9, 2011

Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

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This book - and this entire series - is a lovely portrait of life in the late 1800's - I am struck, each time I read it, with how much d...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Le Petit Nicolas by Sempé

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I first met this book, as so many who have read it did, in a class - I am happy to say it didn't ruin the experience for me. It is one ...