2.5.10 – A Plethora of Projects
The last weeks of winter make themselves felt in ways more acute than mere chilly weather; before spring emerges, the continuous days-sans-sunlight compile upon one another in an almost threatening blanket of fog-laden despondency. Unwilling to be beaten by such morose diurnal overtones, like many of my fellow humans I’ve [...]
2.5.10 – A Plethora of Projects
The last weeks of winter make themselves felt in ways more acute than mere chilly weather; before spring emerges, the continuous days-sans-sunlight compile upon one another in an almost threatening blanket of fog-laden despondency. Unwilling to be beaten by such morose diurnal overtones, like many of my fellow humans I’ve [...]
By Adrian Raeside
Wiley, $29.95, 326 pages
This book detailing a generations-long exploration adventure came across as fascinating; author Adrian Raeside did not disappoint. After enlightening the reader of his family’s history with explorer Robert Scott’s rather obsessed voyages to “conquer” Antarctica, Raeside spells out an informative and slightly humorous look into the “discovery” of the continent, [...]
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Dear Hoops
Category: Relationships & Sex
Hello there, book people! I’m Hoops and I’m here to help. Well, I’m here to try to help, at least. For the past four years I’ve been doling out advice on the interwebs that’s just a little [...]
By Ron Auerbach
iUniverse, $16.95, 162 pages
In the job-seeking realm, the word “interview” is often accompanied with feelings of anxiety, making it something somewhat challenging to write about with any great success. However, this book is apropos for the time and economy we find ourselves entrenched in today. Despite the rudimentary cover, the book is easy [...]
1.21.10 – A Look at eBooks
eBooks–while still gaining public acceptance–have many advantages over books manufactured from cellulose products; besides the obvious difference of not requiring paper, eBooks neither need printing services nor trucks to distribute them; eBooks can be sampled and purchased with the click of a button without requiring the consumer to get in [...]
1.15.10 – Garden Plans Amid Winter’s Throes
Winter’s chilly conversation seems to invoke a keen longing for warmer days, along with aggressive and abundant plans for spring. The colder the weather, the more grandiose these plans become. In our home, this inclination means mapping out new configurations for our small backyard garden and establishing which plants [...]
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Rachel Wallace
Rachel Wallace is a research assistant holding a Master’s degree in biology with a habit of moving every couple years. It would take all her fingers, and most of [...]
By Lonely Planet Publications
Lonely Planet, $22.99, 352 pages
Planning a trip? Take a gander at this book for stimulating ideas for voyages centered around budget adrenaline rushes, romance or simply sheer visual beauty. In this economy, many folks will enjoy the “Best Ways to Eke out your Holiday Money” section with advice from getting a job [...]
By Dehaene, Stanislas
Viking Adult, $27.95, 388 pages
How does the brain interpret two-dimensional squiggles on a page into sounds with distinct meanings? Anyone even slightly curious about the answer should pick up this book. Mathematician, scientist and psychologist Stanislas Dehaene presents an intricate look into the brain’s ability to read and also how this extraordinary feat [...]
By John Austin
Chicago Review Press, $16.95, 243 pages
Anyone who has ever worked at an office knows there are moments of down-time; lunch breaks and coffee breaks can be downright monotonous, laced with the ubiquitous bitter beverages and dull conversation… but no more! John Austin, author of Cubicle Warfare and Prank University, presents a handy guide [...]
By Melina Gerosa Bellows
Andrews McMeel, $9.99, 86 pages
An alternate title for this book could have been “Unique Holiday Suggestions for Adults”; the PG-13+ contents also suggest a title change, as nothing on the book’s cover would deter children from picking it up by mistake. Ratings aside, Bellows clearly had fun writing down her various Christmas [...]
By Peter Schneider
Storey Publishing, $29.95, 272 pages
Folks worldwide seem to have some form of deep appreciation for the rose, a lovely, often thorny flowering shrub. Yet, not many gardeners are aware that the placement of roses is itself an art, affecting the plant’s growth and blossoming ability. Peter Schneider, a master rose gardener who grows [...]
By Micheal Lee Lanning
Sourcebooks, Inc., $24.95, 374 pages
Entering any bookstore, one can find a myriad of history tomes stacked on tables having to do with the Founding Fathers or the American Revolution; this book, however, does not tout to harbor facts which are “the best, greatest, largest, most powerful or even the most famous.” Instead, [...]
By Sandra Munson
Wiley Publishing, $19.99, 200 pages
Starting off the book, Munson offers a sound bit of reason: “Back in the day, it wasn’t that challenging to maintain a tidy household, as people didn’t have many belongings…” With the general cost of consumer goods locked in affordable ranges, it is no wonder that folks have acquired [...]