by michaeld | Dec 7, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Cooking, Food & Drinks
Recipes for Thanksgiving Meals By Sam Sifton Random House, $18.00, 133 pages “This book is going to make it possible for you to cook Thanksgiving and not lose your mind.” Since I always prepare a great feast for Thanksgiving, I was very much looking...
by Site Owner | Sep 25, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Business & Investing
By Arthur Herman Random House, $28.00, 400 pages In 1938, Nazi Germany was steadily gaining more power, but in America, the general mood was one of isolationism toward the growing crisis in Europe. President Roosevelt knew that America would be in serious trouble if...
by Site Owner | Aug 20, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, History
By Jean Edward Smith Random House, $40.00, 976 pages In this new biography Jean Edward Smith explores the life and time of Dwight Eisenhower that could be viewed as a bridge across the 20th Century. As Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces and President during the...
by Site Owner | Aug 6, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs
By Anna Quindlen Random House, $26.00, 182 pages Anna Quindlen has a terrific life. A successful marriage and great career, self-sufficient and well-adjusted children, plentiful and supportive friends, and an affluent upper middle class lifestyle make the transition...
by Site Owner | Oct 2, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs
By Karen Abbott, Random House, $26.00, 448 pages I have always been a huge fan of biographies, so I jumped at the chance to read American Rose about the life of performer Gypsy Rose Lee. I didn’t know much about her before reading this book and sadly, I don’t feel...