by Site Owner | Aug 2, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Reference
By John Marciano, Bloomsbury Press, $18.00, 176 pages “So in the end, what is toponymity? It, like more names, is not a word in dictionaries. Toponym, however, is. The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as “a place-name; a name given to a person or thing...
by Site Owner | Aug 2, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Cooking, Food & Drinks
By Rebecca Lang, Andrews McMeel Publishing, $16.99, 178 pages “Southern food doesn’t have to take hours in the kitchen. Most people think that the food of the South is a long process. I must admit that we do like to stand around and visit in the kitchen,...
by Site Owner | Aug 1, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Romance, Young Adult
by Allison Whittenberg Delacorte Books for Young Readers, $15.99, 192 pages Meet Wendy Anderson. Intelligent, caring and honest. Since her mother’s death, Wendy’s dad has become overbearing and protective. Now, meet Hakiam Powell, a rough-and-tumble young man who...
by Site Owner | Jul 27, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Cooking, Food & Drinks
By Pillsbury Editors, Wiley, $18.95, 192 pages “Doughboy Tips: Look for these tidbits throughout the book to show steps that kids can help with, little recipe secrets and menu ideas.” When I first picked up Pillsbury Fast & Healthy Meals for Kids, my...
by Site Owner | Jul 24, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Cooking, Food & Drinks
By Diane Kress Lifelong Books, $18.95, 328 pages Do you suffer from irritability and fatigue? Is the roll of fat around your midsection increasing even though your calorie intake isn’t? Are you exercising but still gaining weight? Perhaps the answers aren’t as simple...
