by Site Owner | Mar 18, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Crafts & Hobbies, History
Bibliophiliacs Rejoice, Let’s Talk About Paper! By Nicholas A. Basbanes Alfred A. Knopf, $35.00, 430 pages First of all, this book has one of the all-time best attributions of all time: “By a Self-Confessed Bibliophiliac.” Nicholas A. Basbanes, you had me at...
by Site Owner | Mar 13, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, Crafts & Hobbies, Reference
Take Your Photographs to the Next Level of Professionalism With This Fun, Helpful Guide By Shawn Frederick Alpha Books, $19.95, 210 pages Digital Photography: Idiot’s Guide is a nicely assembled overview of how digital photography works. Even if readers have been...
by Site Owner | Mar 10, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Crafts & Hobbies
Unroll the Fun By Richela Fabian Morgan Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., $14.99, 128 pages When you think about it, the challenge of finding the perfect gift for a person who already seems to have everything can actually be pretty fun. You comb the aisles,...
by Site Owner | Feb 7, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Crafts & Hobbies
Almost Instant Gratification Crochet By Carol Meldrum Barron, $16.99, 128 pages What can you crochet in half an hour or less? Well, according to Carol Meldrum you can make over sixty different delightful projects. Meldrum has designed easy to follow patterns for a...
by Site Owner | Jan 24, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Crafts & Hobbies
A Fun and Well-Written Knitting Book By Lynne Rowe Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., $16.99, 128 pages Hat season is definitely upon us in the Northwest. The book Whimsical Hats: Delightful and Amusing Hats to Knit, Wear and Love by author and knitter Lynne...
by Site Owner | Jan 22, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, Crafts & Hobbies
By Souris Hong-Porretta Perigee, $18.00, 256 pages Souris Hong-Porretta has collected a wide variety of work from contemporary artists and turned it into a dream coloring book for adults. The coloring pages in the Outside the Lines are from artists both well known,...
