by Dick Weissman | Mar 14, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Music
Although this is a slim 95-page book, it is essential reading for anyone who cares to explore the roots of the DIY (do it yourself) movement in music. The author sketches the odyssey of the town, which he describes as a rust belt remnant with high unemployment, and a...
by Seniye Groff | Dec 5, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Crafts & Hobbies, Home & Garden
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Microcosm Publishing Formats: Paperback, eBook, Kindle Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | iBooks[/alert] Making Stuff & Doing Things is a seemingly random compilation of (sometimes bizarre) ideas...
by Seniye Groff | May 12, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Nature, Outdoors & Animals, NW Setting, Portland Authors, Travel
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Microcosm Publishing Formats: Paperback, eBook, Kindle Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | iBooks[/alert] Laura Foster invites the reader to explore Beverly Cleary’s Portland neighborhood and beyond in...
by Sarah Hutchins | Feb 18, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Investing, Comics & Graphic Novels, Social Science
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Microcosm Publishing Formats: Paperback Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble[/alert] If you buy clothes from a retail chain, this book affects you. If you care about the general welfare of women, and all people...
by Site Owner | May 20, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Film, TV & Theater, NW Publishers
A Learner’s Permit for the Novice Filmmaker By Bill Brown Microcosm Publishing, $11.95, 160 pages We can all use a quick refresher in how to make movies, especially with the ubiquity of video. Action!: Professor Know-It-All’s Illustrated...