Bob on Books
Are you willing to venture beyond The NYT-10 Best Sellers? Bob Etier, the eclectic book reviewer, reads before you buy. Check out her recommendations.
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Jan 07, 2012
Words Are Deadly, So Why Does The Flame Alphabet Use So Damn Many?
“Your child will be the end of you.” --The Flame Alphabet -
Jan 06, 2012
Easy as Pi: The Countless Ways We Use Numbers Every Day
“Inchworm, Inchworm, measuring the marigolds, seems to me you’d stop and see how beautiful they are…” -
Jan 05, 2012
KidLit: I Before E (Except after C): Easy, Cool Ways to Remember Facts (Young Readers Edition)
When you’re going to school, there’s so much to remember. How can it be done? -
Jan 05, 2012
KidLit: Lucky Puts Disabilities in Perspective
Learn how Lucky the Terrier bounced back from some awfully bad luck. -
Jan 05, 2012
Working Out Sucks! (And Why it Doesn’t Have to)
Don’t give up on those New Year’s resolutions just yet! -
Dec 31, 2011
Move Over, American Psycho, Meet the Scottish Sociopath
Macbeth—bedeviled hero or murderous psycho? -
Dec 17, 2011
KidLit: I Love You More than Chocolate
“I love you no matter what you do.” -
Dec 17, 2011
Big Pharma vs. The Truth: The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg
Sometimes researching negative side effects can be as bad as suffering the side effects. -
Dec 16, 2011
El Gavilan Explores Racial Divides and Corruption
Immigration and bigotry frame EL GAVILAN, a novel of murder in a small Ohio town. -
Dec 16, 2011
Why, Hamlet, You Whining Coward!
“What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties…” HAMLET -
Dec 16, 2011
Kitchen on Fire! Turns Cooks into Chefs
Okay, so you can “cook,” but can you really COOK? -
Dec 16, 2011
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?
Fodor’s New Orleans 2012 is a comprehensive guide to the Big Easy and all its attractions. -
Dec 11, 2011
Getting Lucky Offers Murder Over Easy
Nothing is as simple as it seems. -
Dec 07, 2011
A Dark Detective Story: Hurt Machine by Reed Farrel Coleman
PI Moe Prager lies his way to the truth in “Hurt Machine” by Reed Farrel Coleman. -
Dec 05, 2011
Squirrel Stew and Pulled Javelina, Too: It's All in Girl Hunter
A wild ride from field to stream to table. -
Dec 05, 2011
A Holiday Gift for the Guys: Toys for Boys
He who dies with the most toys wins. But he’s still dead. -
Dec 05, 2011
Spectacular Specs: Cult Eyewear Eyes Spectacles
Experience a breath-taking collection of unique eyewear, and meet the designers behind each pair. -
Dec 05, 2011
TweenLit: Mo Wren, Lost and Found Explores Reinvention
Meet Mo Wren, a girl who experiences change and survives. -
Nov 30, 2011
Author Interview: The God’s Wife Author Lynn Voedisch Gets Down to Business
There's more to being an author than writing a book: learning about marketing and promotion is Step 2. -
Nov 29, 2011
Watch Where You Step, Especially If You’re Boarding 50 Dogs
For some folks, retirement is something you DO.
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