by Site Owner | May 13, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Reference
By David Berlinski Pantheon, $24.95, 210 pages David Berlinski clearly loves mathematics in One, Two, Three: Absolutely Elementary Mathematics. He explains the history of numbers and how the use of numbers has evolved. He interweaves stories and how numbers played a...
by Site Owner | May 12, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Reference
By Jennifer Hallissy Trumpeter, $17.95, 160 pages You are your child’s first writing teacher. Using Jennifer Hallissy’s guidebook, The Write Start, you will gain the tools needed to introduce your child to the wonderful world of writing. Hallissy is a mother and a...
by Site Owner | Apr 13, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Reference
By Lee Siegel Harper, $24.99, 212 pages It is author Lee Siegel’s belief that when “serious” and “seriously” became intensifiers seriousness went by the wayside in America. In his book Are You Serious? he explores how cultural changes like the information explosion...
by Site Owner | Apr 13, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Reference
By Julian Havil Princeton University Press, $18.95, 235 pages There need to be more math books for the average person if we want a better appreciation of mathematics in general. Impossible?: Surprising Solutions to Counterintuitive Conundrums is almost that book. A...
by Site Owner | Apr 3, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Reference
By Laraine Herring Shambhala Publications, $16.95, 224 pages Like the Kenny Chesney song ‘You had Me From Hello’ Laraine Herring’s book Writing Begins With the Breath had me from Page 1. Her story begins with the good fortune of getting to spend several weeks along...
by Site Owner | Apr 2, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Reference
By Meg Keene Lifelong Books, $16.00, 240 pages While planning nuptials can bring out the worst in even the most sedate among us, Meg Keene works to calm such chaos in her book A Practical Wedding: Creative Ideas for Planning a Beautiful, Affordable, and Meaningful...