Posted January 16, 2013in Book Review, Recent Posts
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Barb Palar Little Brown and Company Oct. 23, 2012 $30 720 pp. Every time Tom Wolfe takes on a sacred institution, such as New York City in “Bonfire of the Vanities” or higher education in “I Am Charlotte Simmons,” it’s a bit of an
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Posted January 09, 2013in Book Review, Recent Posts
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Sally Wisdom Harper Collins 5/22/2012 $24.99 226pp. The current trend in cookbooks is toward sumptuous tomes replete with tantalizing photographs. A new cookbook with just a few line drawings for illustration really has to stand on its own merits. “The United States of Pie”
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Posted January 02, 2013in Book Review, Recent Posts
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Reviewed by Fay Jones St. Martin’s Press February 2013 $24.99 336 pp. Julie Kibler’s debut novel tells the story of two women as they embark on a unique road trip. While traveling from Texas to Northern Kentucky, a compelling narrative unfolds, and the reader has the
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Posted December 26, 2012in Book Review, Recent Posts
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Harriet Leitch Random House Nov. 13, 2012 $35 800 pp. Another biography of Thomas Jefferson! Jon Meacham has written an authoritative, detailed biography of Jefferson, illuminating the politics and concerns of that time and the abilities of Mr. Jefferson to bend his personal ideals
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Posted December 19, 2012in Book Review, Recent Posts
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Cathryn Lang Penfield Books Aug. 28, 2012 $21.95 238 pp. Americans are notorious for the tendency to romanticize the “old country.” This tendency always made me wonder, “If the old country was so great, why did people leave?” Augusta’s Daughter by Judit Martin helped
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Posted December 12, 2012in Book Review, Recent Posts
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Barb Palar Gotham Books June 19, 2012 $26 287 pp. I was first “introduced” to Brene Brown through a TED lecture on YouTube a few years ago. I heard an interview with her recently on the radio, and she is captivating as well as
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Posted December 05, 2012in Book Review, Recent Posts
Review by Fay Jones Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Knopf October 2012 $ 24.95 208 pp. In her recent work of fiction, Joan Wickersham presents seven brilliant short stories. Each gorgeously-written piece concerns a cast of original characters, yet the collection is united by a common theme: love. The stories have
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Posted November 28, 2012in Book Review, Recent Posts
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Harriet Leitch Vintage Books July 24, 2012 $16.95 720 pp. From the best-selling author of 1491, Charles Mann’s latest work studies the impact of the arrival of Europeans in the New World. Known as the Columbian Exchange, the reader (or in this case,
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Posted November 21, 2012in Book Review, Recent Posts
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Catherine Rihm Balzer and Bray September 2012 $17.99 559 pp Talented husband-and-wife team Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis reveal part two of their middle-reader, adventure story with the recently published “Under Wildwood,” a sequel to last fall’s bestselling “Wildwood.” Ellis masterfully illustrates the text,
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Posted November 14, 2012in Book Review, Recent Posts
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Barb Palar Little Brown and Company Oct. 23, 2012 $29.99 256 pp Looking for a holiday gift for a know-it-all who already has everything (and knows everything)? “The Onion” has dug up thousands of facts even the most encyclopedic of your relatives won’t know.
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