Reviews
In his book, Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson provides a fascinating fly-on-the-wall view of many of the defining moments in Steve Jobs life. The author thoroughly researched his subject, conducting 40 in-depth interviews with Jobs and interviewing over a hundred people who were assoc
The Cat’s Table tells the story of an 11-year-old boy traveling alone on an ocean liner from Columbo, a city in Sri Lanka, to England. His parents are divorced, and he’s moving to live with his mother whom he hasn’t seen for years.
I was so excited to see this book! Sister Queens is a carefully researched, dual biography of two of Isabella and Ferdinand’s daughters - Katherine became a queen by marrying the heir to the English throne, later crowned Henry VIII, after the death of her 1st husband, Hen
Mara Dyer wakes up with no memory of the building collapse that kills her best friend and boyfriend. She wakes up with no memory of why they went to the abandoned asylum or what happened to cause the accident. But she does wake up different. She begins seeing things—and people—that aren’t there. She loses chunks of time. She hurts herself wit
I found a lot of helpful information in The Art of Running Faster. Like many how-to running books, I had to skim for what interested me and skip what didn’t. I found learning about fartleks and other training strategies extremely helpful.
Even if you have no desire to ever own backyard chickens, Chick Days is wonderful fun. After making a case for keeping chickens, Woginrich describes her top ten breeds, and then illustrates the day-to-day development of three varieties of chickens. Professionally photographed, the pictures and layout are easy to follow, fun to look at, and complement the accompanying text perfectly.