In the Time of the Butterflies was recommended to me by several of my Latino patrons.
I stumbled upon this essay by Jonathan Acuff on CNN.com one day, which lead me to his blog, which lead me to his book Stuff Christians Like. I’m not a Christian, so why did I like this book so much?
After reading (listening) to the biographical book Infidel by Ali Hirsi Ayaan, I have a new female hero in my life. Ayaan went through so much in the name of religion. Many women and men would never have survived let alone excelled in life.
Elizabeth Cohen, author of The Enpowered Patient and CNN’s senior medical correspondent, has written a book which is a must-read for everyone interested in being in control of their own and their loved ones health care.
Jane lives in Santucket, a small village on Cape Cod. It is a beautiful place and Jane enjoys the company of her father, step-mother and many siblings. However, Jane has refused to marry the man her father has chosen for her, so she is sent to live with an older, ailing aunt in Boston.
In Dede Wilson’s A Baker’s Field Guide to Chocolate Chip Cookies, you’ll find 70+ recipes for all sorts of chocolate cookies. From the plain and simple, to crazy or sophisticated, if it’s remotely related to a chocolate chip cookie, it’s probably in here. Like a nature field guide, each cookie has a type indicated, a description, field notes, and a life span not
I read computer technology books and will on occasion review books from this category.
After seeing this book at the bookstore, I checked our catalog to see if we owned it. However, I thought it was something along the lines of badger, ground squirrel or some other rodent lifestyle. But once I figured out it was Possum Living, I couldn't get enough.
Both from Seattle, John William Barry inherited wealth and pedigree while Neil Countryman came from blue-collar Irish stock. At the age of 16 they met and began a friendship based on their love of the outdoors. John William was intellectual and talked incessantly on Gnosticism. His mother had mental health problems and his father was a busy executive who spent little time with his family.
