Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Shirley Shiffler Back Bay Books 1/7/14 $18 525 pp. “What if we had a chance to do it again and again,” Teddy said, “until we finally did get it right? Wouldn’t that be wonderful?” “I think it would be exhausting…” replied Ursula. This exchange
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Cathryn Lang Harper Oct. 15, 2013 $29.99 463 pp. Acclaimed author Simon Winchester examines the development and consolidation of the United States based on the five classical elements of Wood, Earth, Water, Fire and Metal in this book, “The Men Who United the States:
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Cathryn Lang Doubleday 10/1/13 $28.95 509 pp. Does the idea of reading history turn you cold? Learning dates and dry facts killed the subject for many beyond what was required. Luckily, we have Bill Bryson to serve up history with his own humorous insight.
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Fay Jones WW Norton and Company 8/5/13 $25.95 283 pp. Mark Slouka’s new novel, “Brewster,” is a powerful, gorgeous coming-of-age story. It tells of the intense friendship between two teenage boys as they face life in small-town, blue-collar Brewster, N.Y. It is 1968, and
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Julie Goodrich Simon and Schuster Oct. 1, 2013 $28 304 pp. “Divergent” is the next big thing in dystopic fiction — complete with conflicted heroine, dramatic setting, moral ambiguity and the ubiquitous passionate romance, this book will appeal to “The Hunger Games” fans. However,
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Sally Wisdom Simon and Schuster Oct. 1, 2013 $28 304 pp. Graeme Simsion’s “The Rosie Project” will appeal to readers who would never touch a “romance” novel but enjoy a good romantic comedy movie. Quirky Australian genetics professor Don Tillman narrates the novel in
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Shirley Shiffler Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 11/5/13 $25 450 pp. When I was in high school, my brother gave me a copy of “The Princess Bride.” One of my favorite gifts ever, I was enchanted. When the movie came out a few years later, I
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Harriet Leitch University of Minnesota Press Oct. 18, 2013 $24.95 127 pp. Of the many centennials observed this year, the one of which little is heard is the Great Lakes Hurricane of 1913. The author, Michael Schumacher, specializes in books about the Great Lakes
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Julie Goodrich Touchstone Books 10/29/13 $17.99 384 pp. There aren’t enough synonyms for “awesome” to describe this book, “Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened.” Ridiculous, hilarious, emotional, awkward, brilliant, subtle, painful, comforting are all adequate
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Cathryn Lang HarperCollins 11/05/13 $29.99 589 pp. When Amy Tan found an aged photograph of her grandmother, she was stunned to see that she was wearing the attire of a high-class courtesan in turn-of-the century China and labeled as one of the “Ten Beauties
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