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Book Review: 'The 7 Commandments of Stock Investing'

Book Review: 'The 7 Commandments of Stock Investing'

For those that read my book reviews, let me simply say that unless I say that I skimmed a book, I read every book that I review, and I don’t use the publisher's notes to aid me, as many other reviewers do. I just give you my opinion s [...]

Posted On : Apr, 08 2008 | Comments : 0

Books for Cooks: 'Soup's On!' warms you up

Books for Cooks: 'Soup's On!' warms you up

Soup always makes a body feel good. And "Soup's On!" by San Franciscans Leslie Jonath and Frankie Frankeny (Chronicle Books, 155 pp., $19.95) will do so doubly because a portion of the proceeds benefits Nextcourse, a non-profit [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2008 | Comments : 0

History Book Reservation Form

History Book Reservation Form

History of the Norwegian Settlements A translated and expanded version of the 1908 De Norske Settlementers Historie and the 1930 Den Siste Folkevandring Sagastubber fra Nybyggerlivet i Amerika written by Hjalmar Rued Holand Translate [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

Book Review: Post-Reformation Reformed Dogmatics

Book Review: Post-Reformation Reformed Dogmatics

Richard A. Muller is the P. J. Zondervan Professor of Historical Theology at Calvin Theological Seminary and has written extensively on the Reformation and post-Reformation periods. His books, articles, and reviews display a knack for his [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

Cookbook of the Day: Star Palate

Cookbook of the Day: Star Palate

I’m not really sure why, but apparently I have cancer on my mind this week, and anything that draws our awareness to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) can’t be all that bad, eh? Today’s cookbook of the day is [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

A peek at recent books, magazines and Web sites

A peek at recent books, magazines and Web sites

In a rut? Check out the March issue of More -- the magazine with "smart talk for smart women" over 40 -- to learn about 10 great jobs for midlife women. "Whether you want to go green, earn more cash or get paid for your passi [...]

Posted On : Mar, 10 2008 | Comments : 0

The Da Vinci Code Book Description & Summary:

The Da Vinci Code Book Description & Summary:

While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While work [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2008 | Comments : 0

Featured Book Review: The Reserve by Russell Banks

Featured Book Review: The Reserve by Russell Banks

This being my first time reading Russell Banks, I had high hopes. Yet after reading his latest novel, The Reserve, coupled with the many negative reviews it has gotten, my hopes have been a bit deflated, yet not totally. It turns out that w [...]

Posted On : Feb, 26 2008 | Comments : 0

Reviews of Recent Books about the Middle East

Reviews of Recent Books about the Middle East

Michael Rubin reviews Islamic Terror Abductions in the Middle East, by Shaul Shay; Palestine and Transjordan: Geographical Handbook, by the Naval Intelligence Division; and Yemen into the Twenty-First Century, edited by Kamil A. Mahdi, Anna [...]

Posted On : Feb, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

Book Review: Eccentric Cubicle by Kaden Harris

Book Review: Eccentric Cubicle by Kaden Harris

Kaden Harris is a Maker. He can take bits and pieces of scrap and build the Eiffel Tower. Well, not quite, but he can make something useful out of them, which is more than you can say about the Eiffel Tower. "I grew my skill set from t [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2008 | Comments : 0

Book review: Essential Actionscript 3.0 (EAS3)

Book review: Essential Actionscript 3.0 (EAS3)

When we reviewed the former edition of this book, we had a few negative comments. The new book is almost twice the size, has better structure and is better explained. Definitions are more precise than in the old book and it seems that a lot [...]

Posted On : Feb, 19 2008 | Comments : 0

Book Review: The Officer's Prey by Armand Cabasson & Michael Glencross

Book Review: The Officer's Prey by Armand Cabasson & Michael...

It is June 1812 and Napoleon is about to invade Russia. When a young Polish woman is murdered by a soldier; Captain Quentin Margont of the 84th Regiment is given the task of finding the guilty person. His task is made harder by the fact t [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

Book Review: Amazing and Extraordinary Railway Facts by Julian Holland

Book Review: Amazing and Extraordinary Railway Facts by Juli...

A perfect for any railway buff or transport enthusiast while anyone interested in social history will find it equally interesting. Holland has compiled a collection of British railway trivia which amuses and intrigues at the same time. He [...]

Posted On : Feb, 14 2008 | Comments : 0

Book Review: Long River by Joseph Bruchac

Posted On : Feb, 13 2008 | Comments : 0

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