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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Posted November 07, 2012in Book Review, Recent Posts
Review by Cathryn Lang University of Iowa Press 09/15/2012 $19.95 203 pp In this age of instant and continuous communication, it is difficult to imagine how lonely and isolated the farm wife was in earlier days. Her friends were the newspaper columnists and radio personalities who provided their homely stories
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Posted October 31, 2012in Book Review, Recent Posts
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Harriet Leitch Crown Publishing Group Oct. 30, 2012 $16 240 pp “A Christmas Home” is a short, easily-read book. Although it is written for adults, it could very well be read by a younger audience. The story opens with a wonderful dog left behind
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Posted October 24, 2012in Book Review, Recent Posts
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Cathryn Lang Atria Books 7/03/12 $26 451 pp A literary critic caught my interest with a claim that “Advent,” by James Treadwell, was the first of a trilogy to rival the magic of the “Harry Potter” series. Was the reviewer correct? I had
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Posted October 17, 2012in Book Review, Recent Posts
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Catherine Rihm Harper Collins September 2012 $ 27.99 480 p Astride Telegraph Avenue, amid the weaving borders of Oakland and Berkeley, sits Brokeland Records. The used-vinyl store is owned by bandmates and best friends Archy and Nat. Archy is
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Posted October 09, 2012in Book Review, Recent Posts
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Barb Palar Hyperion Books 9/4/12 $ 24.99 240 pp Mitch Albom, who brought us “Tuesdays with Morrie” and “Have a Little Faith,” has woven another tale to help us reflect and consider why we are here and how we should use the time that
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Posted October 03, 2012in Book Review
By Louise Penny Minotaur Books Aug. 28, 2012 $ 25.99 384 Pages “The Beautiful Mystery” is the eighth in the Chief Inspector Gamache series. It was eagerly anticipated by Louise Penny fans, and a customer’s excitement convinced me to try this book. In this case,
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