Hiding in the security of all things books, with some movies and tv - occasionally food...
You can only imagine why I was interested in reading this book- recipes of famous food that I can play around with in the comfort of my own home- sweet! January is usually the time where we pull out our resolve to eat more healthfully, exercise more and generally be better people. I have a [...]
Sociology and English were my two biggest loves in college I still have almost all of the books that I needed for English and Sociology on my shelves. I don’t spend as much time as I would like reading Sociology or Psychology related books, but I still like to pick up books that explore those [...]
Back in October I hosted a giveaway for a big box of Halloween books for Hachette Book Group. I was a able to give five books to three winners and I got a copy of each of those books for myself. Sins of the Flesh, by Caridad Pineiro was one of the books that was [...]
First off, I got my reading wedge pillow (notice how possessive I am?) absolutely gratis from a company called DownLite. So there you have it- you can decide whether or not you trust me to tell you the truth about the nifty reading wedge pillow. Although I must say, having a 400sq foot apartment in [...]
Kathy from BermudaOnion has to take full responsibility for me venturing downstairs to buy this book. I had sworn off the book store, really! Kathy is going to be a guest on That’s How I Blog! on November 3, and we were trying to figure out a book for the both of us to discuss [...]
I mention it on Twitter all the time and I may have mentioned it here, but I can’t remember- I live upstairs from Barnes and Noble. I literally walk out my door, take a right, walk approximately 10 steps and I’m at the entrance of the store. This has probably very literally cost me a [...]
What’s It About? (from the book jacket) In early 2005, Richard Polsky decided to put his much-loved, hard-won Warhol Fright Wig, up for auction at Christie’s. The market for contemporary art was robust and he was hoping to turn a profit. His instinct seemed to be on target: his picture sold for $375,000. But if [...]
What’s It About? (From Booklist)In this intricate tale of love, loss, and redemption, Wolitzer, author most recently of The Doctor’s Daughter (2006), tells the story of three women whose paths cross during a summer in the Hamptons. Lissy Snyder, an insecure second wife, is uncertain of her place in her husband’s heart and feels intimidated [...]
What’s It About?tag=linsbla-20 (From the back cover) From the moment Louisa first catches sight of the strange man who occupies a forbidden room on the thirty-third floor, she is determined to befriend him. Unbeknownst to Louisa, he is Nikola Tesla—inventor of AC electricity and wireless communication—and he is living out his last days at the [...]
What’s It About? In the Wake of the Boatman is a study of family dynamics and sexuality. The narrative concentrates on the life of Puttnum Douglas Steward, born during the middle of World War Two, and immediately considered better off dead than alive by his father. A flustered icon with a bizarre secret, Puttnum becomes [...]