Archive for the ‘Non-Fiction’ Category
Book Review: The Gettysburg Approach to Writing & Speaking Like a Professional By: Philip A. Yaffe Rating: Must Read Do you want to be a better writer or speaker? Philip A. Yaffe’s new book, “The Gettysburg Approach to Writing & Speaking Like a Professional” is a good place to start. Right away, he states that [...]
Book Review: Geology Underfoot in Illinois By: Raymond Wiggers Reviewed by: Lynn Peterson Rating: Fascinating! Through a series of vignettes or essays, Raymond Wiggers paints a lovely picture of the Illinois beneath our feet or the treads of our tires in “Geology Underfoot in Illinois.” It’s too easy to take Illinois for granted as we [...]
Reviewed by: Lynn Peterson Rating: An Excellent Book “Positively Crochet” by Mary Jane Hall is a special treat. At times, it seems to me that the world is flush with knitting patterns for making garments but rather lacking when it comes to crochet patterns for making garments. Hall completely reverses this trend with Positively Crochet; [...]
Reviewed by: Lynn Peterson Rating: Must Read Losing a major US city ought to be a wake up call to Americans that something has gone wrong. Following the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Chris Mooney explores the connection between global warming and increased hurricane strength in Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming. [...]
Book Review: Doubt is Their Product: How Industry’s Assault on Science Threatens Your Health Reviewed by: Lynn Peterson Rating: Must Read “Doubt is Their Product” by David Michaels explores how industry sows seeds of doubt in the eyes of the public that their product might not be as dangerous as scientific studies imply. In the [...]
Book Review: The Holocaust by Bullets: A Priest’s Journey to Uncover the Truth Behind the Murder of 1.5 Million Jews Reviewed by: Jake Turk Rating: An Excellent Book Great books about the extermination camps are legion, but less attention is given to the “front line” of the Holocaust: the Einsatzgruppen (“task forces”), the advance legions [...]
Reviewed by: Lynn Peterson Rating: A Great Book It seemed somehow appropriate to write a review of “Survival of the Sickest” when I was stuck at home feeling quite sick. However, it is not the flu that author Dr. Sharon Moalem is referring to but rather the long-term sicknesses that plague us. This book posits [...]
Author: Multiple Authors (Anthology) Pages: 345 Rating: An Excellent Book Reviewed by: Pratima Jayaram AIDS Sutra presents a side of India which is rarely seen before. This is one such book which needs to be read by a wider audience. It will definitely open your eyes to the harsh realities faced by people in the [...]
Reviewed by: Lynn Peterson Rating: An Excellent Book “Socks Socks Socks” is sure to satisfy sock knitters of all skill levels from beginning to advanced knitters. There are even some projects labeled as “Adventurous Level.” The levels are relative to your experience with knitting socks. While there is a review of sock knitting in the [...]
Rating: Pretty Good There are so many things from my childhood I wish I knew how to make. So when I saw a recipe for what sounded familiar, I bought the book and wanted to try this recipe, as well as others. The book I bought is called The Complete Guide to Traditional Jewish Cooking [...]