Kitchen Hacks by America’s Test Kitchen
If any of you are familiar with the Cook’s Illustrated and/or Cook’s Country magazines you will be familiar with the shortcuts and tips in every issue. America’s Test Kitchen has now put together […]
Charlotte Bronte: A Fiery Heart by Claire Harman
“There’s a fire and a fury raging in that little woman and scorching her heart,” author William Makepeace Thackeray observed of Charlotte Brontë. “She has a story and a great grief that has gone badly […]
How to Eat in the Woods by Bradford Angier
How to eat in the woods : a complete guide to foraging, trapping, fishing, and finding sustenance in the wild by Bradford Angier is one of the best survival guides I’ve ever read. This is […]
Meathead: the Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling by Meathead Goldwyn
Just in time for the grilling season Meathead Goldwyn (amazingribs.com) has come out with Meathead: the Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling. I always like science mixed in with my cookbooks (which is why […]
While the City Slept by Eli Sanders
Eli Sanders’ While the City Slept is a riveting account of rape and murder committed by a mentally ill man in Seattle,WA. Sanders won the Pulitzer Prize for his newspaper reporting of the crime […]
Ready to Run by Dr. Kelly Starrett
Do you have issues with your feet? I do not but I try to read any running books I come across and Ready to Run by Dr. Kelly Starrett is one of the best […]
The Tudors : The Complete Story of England’s Most Notorious Dynasty by G. J. Meyer
The Tudors : The Complete Story of England’s Most Notorious Dynastyhttp://sirsi.tcpl.lib.in.us/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5?searchdata1=tudors+and+notorious+and+meyer+&user_id=WEBSERVER is what I believe they call “history for the general reader.” The book reads as if it were fiction, but it’s chock full of […]
In the Evil Day by Richard Adams Carey
If you are despondent about all the bad publicity you’ve seen this year about police officers, read In the Evil Day by Richard Adams Carey and you will be reminded of the thousands and […]
Van Halen Rising by Greg Renoff
When I grew up in the 1980s, I didn’t like dance/pop music like Prince and Madonna I liked music like Motley Crue and Van Halen. Every guy I knew wanted to play guitar like Eddie […]
Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford Larson
Rosemary Kennedy (1918-2005) eldest daughter of Joseph P. & Rose, spent her life paying for the mistakes of others, starting with a birth botched by an attendant that resulted in intellectual disability, and later a […]