by Site Owner | Sep 4, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History
By John Kelly Henry Holt & Co., $32.00, 416 pages The Great Potato Famine may be one of the bleakest chapters in Ireland’s history. The blight that hit the potato fields in 1845 triggered a domino effect that led to Ireland losing one-third of its population, with...
by Site Owner | Aug 31, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Film, TV & Theater, Pop Culture
By Larry King Weinstein Books, $15.00, 248 pages After a long-standing career in asking people questions, Larry King answers them himself in his latest book, Truth Be Told. He writes candidly about the days leading up to the end of his show’s 25-year run on CNN, such...
by Site Owner | Aug 17, 2012 | Travel
By Rick Steves Avalon Travel, $12.99, 236 pages If it’s your first trip to Paris, or you’re going back for more, who better to guide you than Rick Steves? His latest travel book, Pocket Paris, is as essential as your money belt. Here, Steves helps you get your...
by Site Owner | Aug 15, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Education, Parenting & Families, Health, Fitness & Dieting, Portland Authors
By Robin Karr-Morse with Meredith S. Wiley Basic Books, $26.99, 300 pages We have always known on an intuitive level that stress and trauma impact our health. Scared Sick: The Role of Childhood Trauma in Adult Disease expounds on the numerous ways childhood trauma...
by Site Owner | Jul 23, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Cooking, Food & Drinks
By Tom Mueller Norton, $25.95, 238 pages Olive oil has many health benefits and those adhering to the Mediterranean diet are known to have a low incidence of heart disease, cancer and other health problems. But how would you feel if you found out the extra virgin oil...
