by Norman West | Mar 5, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Social Science
Once again, we may be on the cusp of another societal sea change. First, the civil rights act of 1964 officially ended segregation; in 2015, a great leap forward in LGBT rights was signaled by the marriage equality decision of the Supreme Court. Grayson Perry, in The...
by Howard Leighton | Aug 3, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Cooking, Food & Drinks, Humor
There is an extensive range of beverages from non-alcoholic to alcoholic of which one can enjoy and become a connoisseur. Perhaps the one expert and authority most have a vague familiarity with is the sommelier, who is knowledgeable about the world of wines, spirits,...
by Norman West | Jul 12, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics, Science & Technology
Drawdown is a wonderful, impressive book, both in form and content. It’s sized appropriately for a coffee table, features heavy, satin finished paper and is lavishly furnished with photographs. While that’s very nice, the content is where it shines brightest. The main...
by Sarah Hutchins | Mar 13, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction, Humor
The Slow Waltz of Turtles, by French author Katherine Pancol, dances around l’amour et la mort, love and death. The recently divorced and then widowed Joséphine “Jo” Cortès must relearn how to date, as does her sister Iris, just as Jo’s teenage daughters are beginning...
by Site Owner | Dec 15, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Penguin Books Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, Kindle, Audio Book, Audible Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | iBooks[/alert] Tana French’s brilliant new novel, The Secret...
