by Ryder Miller | Aug 4, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History, Nature, Outdoors & Animals
The Age of Radiance from Manhattan author Craig Nelson takes on a worrisome subject, trying to de-myth our fears about nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. The story is more than seven decades long and much might be before the reader’s time. The book tells the stories...
by michaeld | Feb 25, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Nature, Outdoors & Animals
Wolves are Not Dogs! By Ceiridwen Terrill Scribner, $15.00, 280 pages This detailed memoir reveals the joys and challenges of raising a wolfdog (part wolf, part dog). It discusses the popularity and challenges, as well as the personal and societal...
by Site Owner | Sep 4, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Cooking, Food & Drinks
By Gustavo Arellano Scribner, $25.00, 310 pages How Tacos Define Cultures You can tell a lot by how a culture treats its food. Taco USA is an exploration of Mexican cuisine and what happened when it encountered American culture. It is a fun look at what happened to...
by Site Owner | Jul 8, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Short Stories
by James Franco Scribner, $24.00, 197 pages In this collection of short stories the author James Franco explores, or at least attempts to explore, the minds of young adolescent men in Palo Alto, California. A city that is searching for an identity that will separate...