Category Archives: What I’m Reading…
What I’m Reading: Dead Men Don’t Ski by Patricia Moyes: Henry Tibbet #1
* A portion of each sale from Amazon.com directly supports our blogs** Many of these books may be available from your local library. Check it out! † Available from the LA Public Library This entire series from the 1960s was … Continue reading
What I’m Reading: The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum
The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum * A portion of each sale from Amazon.com directly supports our blogs** Many of these books may be available from your local … Continue reading
What I’m Reading…Sketch!: The Non-Artist’s Guide to Inspiration, Technique, and Drawing Daily Life by France Belleville-Van Stone
Sketch!: The Non-Artist’s Guide to Inspiration, Technique, and Drawing Daily Lifeby France Belleville-Van Stone This is the next book from my “To Read” stack, graciously provided for free from Blogging for Books. The opinions below are my own, though , … Continue reading
What I’m Reading…The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt I love history books and especially books like this which I have labelled “micro-histories.”‘these are books that seek to illuminate history through the lens of one particular object, person or … Continue reading
What I’m Reading…Mary Colter: Builder Upon the Red Earth (Grand Canyon Association)
Mary Colter: Builder Upon the Red Earth (Grand Canyon Association) I have always been fascinated with the various buildings at the Grand Canyon and now I know much more about their designer, Mary Colter. If you have ever visited the … Continue reading
Video: Book Reading: “Hollywood Digs: An Archaeology of Shadows” with author Ken LaZebnik
Our friend, Ken LaZebnik, held a book reading and signing at Diesel Bookstore, Malibu for his latest book, Hollywood Digs: An Archaeology of Shadows. He was joined by Kathy Kohner Zuckerman, whose childhood journals led her father, Frederick Kohner, to create the book and film … Continue reading
What I’m reading…The Dangerous Book for Boys by Gonn Iggulden
The Dangerous Book for Boys by Gonn Iggulden I heard about this book on a podcast, I believe, and immediately requested it from the library. There are sections on building your own go-cart, identifying insects, dinosaurs, history, first aid, poems … Continue reading
What I’m Reading…Wikipatterns
I had seen mention of this book online and requested it from my local library. It is an interesting look at how you can drive and manage the use of a wiki in your company or group. The author has … Continue reading
What I’m Reading…Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters by David Hockney
Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters by David Hockney This excellent book is exceeding large, but chock full of great information. Hockney has taken on a remarkable review of art history in an effort to locate … Continue reading
What I’m Reading…Brush up Your Shakespeare by Michael Macrone
Brush up Your Shakespeare by Michael Macrone Delve into the wealth of words and sayings that Shakespeare brought to the English language for the first time. You might be surprised at the original meaning of many phrases we now take … Continue reading
What I’m Reading…The Mark of Athena and The House of Hades by Rick Riordan
My son, Joseph got me interested in the Rick Riordan series, Percy Jackson and Olympians/The Heros of Olympus back with the first Percy Jackson book, The Lightning Thief. Together we have read through the entire series. I had a bit … Continue reading
What I’m Reading…Give and Take by Adam Grant
I picked this up at the library yesterday and I am already well into Chapter 1. As someone Grant would describe as a “giver”, I am looking for ways to make that giving work the best for me, while also … Continue reading
Foodie Books: How Carrots Won The Trojan War and Consider the Fork
How Carrots Won The Trojan War: Curious (but True) Stories of Common Vegetables by Rebecca Rupp Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat by Bee Wilson It was pure serendipity that led me to be reading … Continue reading
What I’m Reading…Mind over Mind: The surprising power of expectations by Chris Berdik
Mind over Mind: The surprising power of expectations by Chris Berdik From Amazon.com… “Our brains can’t help but look forward. We spend very little of our mental lives completely in the here and now. Indeed, the power of expectations is … Continue reading
