by Site Owner | Jun 24, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction
By Ted Thompson Little, Brown and Company, $25.00, 266 pages Tom Anders is typical of the successful American dream: his career in finance has provided his family with a comfortable home in the Connecticut suburbs, connected via Metro North to his office duties in the...
by Site Owner | Mar 5, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Cooking, Food & Drinks
Valuable Resource for Vegan Cooking By Isa Chandra Moskowitz Little, Brown and Company, $30.00, 311 pages Isa Chandra Moskowitz has written another cookbook based on vegan cooking called Isa Does It. This cookbook feels very personal because Isa’s personality shines...
by Site Owner | Feb 6, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Health, Fitness & Dieting, Nature, Outdoors & Animals
This is Your Brain on Carbs By David Perlmetter, MD Little, Brown and Company, $27.00, 323 pages We know carbs are bad for us, especially white, refined carbs, but did you know that carbs could slowly destroy your brain? That’s the argument that David Perlmutter makes...
by Site Owner | Feb 3, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Nature, Outdoors & Animals
Getting to Know the Neighbors By Lyanda Lynn Haupt Little, Brown and Company, $26.00, 352 pages When you live in an urban environment, there are many things to deal with: pollution, traffic, noise, and other people going about their business). Another public nuisance...
by Site Owner | Jan 21, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction
Parent School Politics Out in the Open By Gill Hornby Little, Brown and Company, $25.00, 341 pages The Hive shows the sordid details of school vs. parent politics in a humorous and snarky way. There are many fundraising events at St. Ambrose that require communication...