Friday, June 8, 2012

Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool

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I was surprised at how much I liked this book.  I'm normally just frustrated with books which include magic which may not be magic at...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

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I liked this book because even though at a couple of points I felt that it was somewhat unrealistic I thought that it did a go...
Thursday, April 5, 2012

Gardeners of Eden: Rediscovering our Importance to Nature by Dan Dagget

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Many books about ecological responsibility leave you thinking there's no hope - that humans and a green, happy planet are antithetical t...
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 ...