About Books, WVIK, 90.3 FM, Augustana College

About Books, January 15, 2011

2011-01-14T07:39:00.000-08:00

William W. Starr takes readers on a romp around Scotland in Whiskey, Kilts, and the Loch Ness Monster: Traveling through Scotland with Boswell and Johnson. Although he reverses the direction taken by Boswell and Johnson and detours to places they didn't go, you'll learn a lot about them and about current Scotland. The book is perfect for someone who has been there and wants to remember or for the person going there who wants an overview. It's funny and fulfilling.

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About Books, January 6, 2011

2011-01-07T13:33:00.000-08:00

J. Harley McIlrath is a native Iowan, a bookstore manager and a writer. Possum Trot is his book of short stories published by Ice Cube Books. I loved each one. They evoke an earlier time, are about love, familes and farm life. You'll find tears and smiles in the McIlrath's work.

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About Books, January 1, 2010

2010-12-31T10:47:00.000-08:00

Keith Jeffrey, a professor of Bristish History at Queen's University in Belfast, was commissioned by the Secret Intelligence Service to write its history. The result is The Secret History of MI6, 1909-1949. The SIS's purpose was to increase public understanding without endangering national security. Therefore, although he had complete access to the archives, Jeffrey had to agree to a few restrictions (not revealing agent's names, for example). The book is a treasure to anyone interested in how clandestine services work and their effect on history.

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About Books, December 18, 2010

2010-12-17T12:21:00.000-08:00

Tim Slover believes in Christmas and his book, "The Christmas Chronicles: The Legend of Santa Claus," may just have you believing too. It's a delightful story that begins when Klaus is a young man in the Black Forest in 1343. You'll learn about his first delivery of presents to children. You'll learn about his laugh, his red suit, the reindeer and how he can deliver around the world in one night. It's a fascinating story, one you may want to read as a family each year.

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About Books, December 11, 2010

2010-12-10T10:10:00.000-08:00

Ammon Shea explores the history of the telephone and the telephone book in The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads. In it you'll learn about the first telephone company in New Haven that had their switchboard in someone's kitchen as well the development of telephone etiquette, early numberless phone books, telephone operators and the yellow pages.

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About Books, December 4, 2010

2010-12-03T07:13:00.000-08:00

Geoffrey O'Brien, editor in chief of the Library of America, wrote "The Fall of the House of Walworth: a Tale of Madness and Murder in Gilded Age America" after visiting an exhibit about the Walworth family in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The book begins with the murder of the novelist Mansfield Walworth by his son Frank. This crime leads the author in an exploration of generations of the Walworth family and their fall from prominence.

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About Books, November 27, 2010

2010-11-26T12:14:00.000-08:00

Gary Stuart is the author of Innocent Until Interrogated: The True Story of the Buddist Temple Massacre and the Tucson Four. This is an eye-opening book revealing how police interrogations can lead to false confessions...even false confessions of murder. Stuart is an attorney and this University of Arizona Press book shows how sloppy police work and severe interrogations can undermine justice.

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About Books, November 20, 2010

2010-11-19T06:35:00.000-08:00

Michael Kammen, a Pulitzer Pize winner, has written a book on a rather quirky subject: Digging Up the Dead:a History of Notable American Reburials. In it you'll read about the the reburial of Edgar Allen Poe from an unmarked grave to a prominent site. Other persons whose remains are moved include Sitting Bull, Jefferson Davis, Daniel Boone, Abraham Lincoln, Frank Lloyd Wright etc. Along the way you'll learn lots about our history and about changing burial practices. Fascinating.

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About Books, November 13, 2010

2010-10-29T13:20:00.000-07:00

Heidi Cullen, a senior research scientist with Climate Central, often reports on climate change for the PBS News Hour. Her book, The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes from a Climate-Changed Planet, explains the extreme weather we have been experiencing like the flooding Red River and Hurricane Katina. She gives a thought provoking look at what our world will be like in 2050 if we do not change the levels of carbon emissions.

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About Books, November 6, 2010

2010-10-29T13:16:00.000-07:00

Sam Kean's The Disappearing Spoon and Other Tales of Madness, Love and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements is delightful. Read it to discover fascinating stories about carbon, neon, silicon, gold and other elements and their influence on our history.

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About Books, October 30, 2010

2010-10-29T13:10:00.000-07:00

R. Tripp Evans has written a new and revealing biography: Grant Wood: a Life. Wood is such an integral part of our image of the midwest. This book has great value not only in insisting that he was not a simple, rural painter but in the extensive analysis of many of his works.

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About Books, October 23, 2010

2010-10-22T08:07:00.000-07:00

Julie Flavell's When London Was Capital of America tells the story of the years before the Revolutionary War when American colonists traveled to London, their capital city. Through the stories of Carolinian Henry Laurens and his family; his slave, Scipio; Stephen Sayre, a New England merchant and Benjamin Franklin, we learn about London in the 1760's.

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About Books, October 16, 2010

2010-10-12T13:25:00.000-07:00

Paul Greenberg discusses the issues around the domestication of seafood in his book, Four Fish: the Future of the Last Wild Food. He has traveled all over the world to research the history of salmon, sea bass, cod and tuna. He writes about overfishing, fish farms, and the challenges of healing the oceans and providing safe, sustainable seafood.

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About Books, October 9, 2010

2010-10-08T07:55:00.000-07:00

William Powers tackles dependence on digital devices in Hamlet's Blackberry: a Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age. The book offers a little bit of memoir as well as a look back at seven philosophers (Plato, Seneca,Thoreau etc.) and how they handled technological change in their time.

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About Books, October 2, 2010

2010-10-01T10:41:00.000-07:00

Terra Brockman writes about family farm life in The Seasons on Henry's Farm: A Year of Food and Life on a Sustainable Farm. The farm, owned by Brockman's brother Henry, is located in central Illinois and produces vegetables for the Evanston Farmer's Market as well as baskets for subscribers. Starting with the fall garlic planting and including favorite family recipes, Terra shares the entire year of sowing, cultivating and harvesting.

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About Books, September 25, 2010

2010-09-24T10:20:00.000-07:00

Camilla Lackberg, Swedish author of The Ice Princess, has written seven mysteries in seven years. All take place in a real town, Fjallbacka, and involve Erica Falck, a writer, and detective Patrik Hedstrom. Neither of these two are the dark characters we've come to expect from Scandanavian myster writers. Camilla says she is more interested in normal people. But the stories are absorbing. Be sure to check out Camilla's web page. She includes a tutorial on writing mysteries.

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About Books, September 18, 2010

2010-09-17T15:29:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Steil is the author of The Woman Who Fell From the Sky: An American Journalist in Yemen. Steil accepted the position of editor of a Yemeni newspaper and her book is a wonderful account of her experience there. You will learn all about the culture, cuisine, treatment of women, politics, the press, etc. And her falling in love with the British Ambassador is the frosting on the cake.

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About Books, September 11, 2010

2010-09-10T08:30:00.000-07:00

Lainey Salisbury and Aly Sujo have written a fascinating true story of art forgery titled Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art. It takes place in England from the mid 1980's until the mid 1990's. The con man is John Drewe and the forger is John Myatt. They successfully fooled art collectors from London to Manhattan to Paris.

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About Books, September 4, 2010

2010-09-03T10:34:00.000-07:00

Nathaniel Philbrick, author of The Last Stand, says that he has long been interested in human behavior in a self-contained, structured community. Usually he has written about life aboard ship. Now he explores life in a nomadic Indian village and in a cavalry regiment. The result is one of the most interesting histories I have read.

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About Books, August 28, 2010

2010-08-27T09:19:00.000-07:00

Evan Thomas is the author of The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst and the Rush to Empire, 1898. The three men in the subtitle wanted the United States to declare war on Spain for a variety of reasons explained by Thomas. Opposed were Willam James and Thomas Reed with President McKinley undecided. This is a thoughtful look at why nations choose war.

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About Books, August 21, 2010

2010-08-20T10:56:00.000-07:00

Paul Stephenson has written a new biography, Constantine: Roman Emperor, Christian Victor. Using primary accounts as well as stautary, architecture and coinage, Stephenson credits Constantine's actions to the Roman army's influence and the Roman predilection of crediting the Gods for their victories. A fascinating account.

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About Books, August 14, 2010

2010-08-13T10:16:00.000-07:00

Curtis Roseman and Kathleen Seusy are two members Heritage Documentaries, Inc. The group has published Echoes From Riverside Cemetery, the story of the historic Moline, Illinois cemetery and a DVD, When Farmers Were Heroes, the Era of National Cron Husking Contests.

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About Books, August 7, 2010

2010-08-05T12:28:00.000-07:00

Elizabeth George is an American who writes one of the best British mystery series imaginable. Her latest Inspector Lynley novel is This Body of Death. This time Lynley has a new boss and a new love interest as well. The setting for much of the story is the New Forest, a wooded place where animals roam free. George is very interesting in her explanation of how she keeps up with English word useage and of how she constructs her novels.

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About Books, July 31, 2010

2010-07-30T14:21:00.000-07:00

Craig Johnson's Junkyard Dogs is the latest in his Walt Longmire mystery series. I discovered the series last summer when visiting a store (owned by the author) in Sheridan, Wyoming. There on the counter were stacks of his books and I couldn't resist. Happily, I liked his work. Set in Wyoming, they feature Sheriff Longmire, Dog (his dog), his friend Henry Standing Bear and various detectives and local town folk. Junkyard Dogs is the sixth; you don't have to read them in order.

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About Books, July 24, 2010

2010-07-10T08:44:00.000-07:00

Ellen Horan's 31 Bond Street is the perfect summer read. It is subtitled "A Novel of Murder, Innocence, and Power in New York City" and is the fictionalized account of the death of Dr. Harvey Burdell who lived at 31 Bond Street. His live-in house manager, Emma Cunningham, stands trial for the crime. The story provides a fascinating look at New York City, the way the justice system worked, the power of the press, racial conflicts and the status of men and women in 1857.

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About Books, July 17, 2010

2010-07-10T08:35:00.000-07:00

Leo Damrosch's Tocqueville's Discovery of America let's the reader accompany Tocqueville and his friend, Beaumont, on their nine month journey through the United States of 1831-32. Ostensibley here to inspect our prison system, the adventurous young men used the opportunity to checkout many other aspects of our society. Among much else, they found our manners rather barbaric, couldn't understand the social freedom of unmarried women, and found Ohio to be the essence of the "new America."

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About Books, July 10, 2010

2010-07-09T11:22:00.000-07:00

Krista Tippett is well-known to WVIK listeners as the host of Speaking of Faith. Today she visits with me about her book, Einstein's God, a selection of interviews from her radio program.

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About Books, July 3, 2010

2010-07-02T08:40:00.000-07:00

Michael O'Brien writes about an interesting adventure in Mrs. Adams in Winter: A Journey in the Last Days of Napoleon. Mrs. Adams is the wife of John Quincy Adams. She and her young son set off from St. Petersburg on a 2000 mile trip by horse and carriage to meet her husband in Paris. This was unheard of in 1815 and it did a lot to boost the confidence of this future first lady.

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About Books, June 26, 2010

2010-06-25T10:15:00.000-07:00

AbrahamVerghese's Cutting for Stone is a story of love and betrayal, medicine and healing, parents and children, brothers and twins. Beginning is Addis Ababa, where the author is from, and moving on to New York, Marion and Shiva Stone's story unfolds. I guarantee once you begin you will not be able to put the book down. It is truly a work of art.

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About Books, June 19,2010

2010-06-18T09:11:00.000-07:00

Ellen Fitzpatrick brings back many memories in "Letters to Jackie: Condolences from a Grieving Nation." In the aftermath of John Kennedy's assassination over 800,000 letters were received. They all were read and answered by volunteers. Many are archived but have received little attention from scholars until now. Fitgerald has selected about 250 letters to share. She even has contacted the senders and includes a short sketch about each.

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About Books, June 12,2010

2010-06-11T09:31:00.000-07:00

Thomas Asbridge's The Crusades is the result of six years of researh. It is a comprehensive look at war in the holy land from two points of view: Muslim and Christian. Among the things you'll discover are the reasons for the crusades, where the word came from, how religions justified violence in the name of God, who were the men who led the armies and what the long term effect of these struggles are to this day.

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About Books, June 5, 2010

2010-06-05T08:24:00.000-07:00

Rebecca Skloot is a science journalist. Her book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, tells the story of an African American woman whose cancer cells were harvested by doctors without her knowledge. These cells lived and multiplied and were instrumental in many medical breakthroughs. Henrietta's family discovered the truth twenty years after their mother's death and the impact is profound. This is an amazing book about family, poverty, education and lack of education, medical ethics, and cultural differences.

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About Books, May 29, 2010

2010-05-26T06:53:00.000-07:00

Erin Bried's How to Sew a Button and Other Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew is a delightful how-to guide. Bried interviewed many grandmothers including Iowa's Mildred Kalish, author of Little Heathens. From these conversations the author has collected tons of tips from how to polish shoes to how to use vinegar and baking soda to clean your house.

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About Books, May 22, 2010

2010-05-20T11:07:00.000-07:00

Jordan Goodman tells the little known story of the brutality of early rubber barons in The Devil and Mr. Casement: One Man's Battle for Human Rights in South America's Heart of Darkness. Roger Casement is a British diplomat sent to investigate Julio Arana (the Devil) and the Peruvian Amazon Company. It has loads of adventure, politics and biographical detail.

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About Books, May15, 2010

2010-05-14T10:45:00.000-07:00

Adam Kaul, an anthropologist who teaches at Augustana College, is the author of Turning the Tune: Traditional Irish Music, Tourism, and Social Change in an Irish Village. The village is Doolin and Adam spent a year there doing "field work" for this book. Read it and learn about the "old days" before tourism discovered the pubs of Doolin and how the economic boom of the 1990's has changed the town and its music.

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About Books, May 8, 2010

2010-05-07T08:24:00.000-07:00

Jo Nesbo's new Harry Hole mystery is The Devil's Star. Nesbo invented Harry on a flight to Australia. The first two book are not yet in English, but Redbreast, Nemesis, and now The Devil's Star are. Three more will follow. The Devil's Star is a very complex story of serial killings as well as of Harry's shambles of a personal life. You don't have to start at the beginning; you can start with The Devil's Star but I encourage you to read all the titles available. His last, The Leopard, won the Danish Crime Writing Academy's Prize for Best Novel in 2009.

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About Books, May 1, 2010

2010-04-30T06:49:00.000-07:00

Michael Moran is the author of A Country in the Moon: Travels in Search of the Heart of Poland. Moran is an Australian who went to Poland in 1991 for business reasons and became intrigued with its history, culture, music. His book is part amusing memoir, part travelogue and part cultural survey. All of it is immensely interesting and you will find yourself planning a trip, at least in your mind, to Poland.

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About Books, April 24, 2010

2010-04-23T12:35:00.000-07:00

Marilyn Johnson's This Book is Overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All is an ode to the library profession and all librarians. Johnson dispels the myth that libraries and librarians are becoming obsolete. She tells stories of the great courage librarians display in these times of the Patriot Act and ever changing technology. Read it and then go to the library and thank whoever is on duty.

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About Books, April 17, 2010

2010-04-16T11:17:00.000-07:00

David Allen's book, Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and the Business of Life, is a guide to successfully handling the pressures of a busy work and home life. His methods will help you take charge of your commitments and develop a plan to realize your goals.

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About Books, April 10, 2010

2010-04-09T07:56:00.000-07:00

Jami Attenberg's novel, The Melting Season, introduces readers to two interesting women: Catherine and Valka. It's a quirky story of friendship and of self-discovery. Catherine has left her husband (taking his money) and sets off on the road in a pick-up truck. In Las Vegas, she meets Valka, an older somewhat damaged woman, who supports and encourages Catherine in her search.

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About Books, April 3, 2010

2010-04-01T14:06:00.000-07:00

John Price, born and raised in Iowa, has written a lovely memoir, Man Killed by Pheasant and Other Kinships. From his Swedish grandparents to his years at the University of Iowa to his respect for land and place, this is a beautiful contribution to Iowa literature. John will be visiting the Scott County Area from April 12-15 as part of Scott County Reads Together. Check for details at your local public library.

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About Books, March 27, 2010

2010-03-26T07:03:00.000-07:00

Godfrey Hodgson is a British journalist who first met Martin Luther King during the Birmingham bus strikes. At that time Hodgson was a college student. He later returned to the states for work and again sought out King. His book, Martin Luther King, is a wonderfully written refresher on King's life and the Civil Rights movement.

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About Books, March 20, 2010

2010-03-19T11:29:00.001-07:00

Nancy Groce is a folklorist at the Library of Congress's American Folklife Center. Her book, "Lox, Stocks and Backstage Broadway: Iconic Trades of New York City," reveals the various occupations (wigmaker, bagel make, subway driver, water tower builder, broker) that are at the heart of New York City. The one common denominator that this Smithsonian project has is that no matter the ethnic or social background, all the interviewees are proud of their work.

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About Books, March 13, 2010

2010-03-12T20:41:00.000-08:00

Alicia Weisberg-Roberts is co-editor of "Mrs. Delany and Her Circle." Delaney (1700-1788) was an amateur artist who, late in life, created a series of nearly 1000 paper botanicals which not only survived but are now on exhibit at the Sloan House Museum in London. The book is incredibly beautiful with color plates of the flowers as well as Delany's embroidery designs and drawings. The essay reveal what life was like among 18 century aristocrats from fashions to closets.

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About Books, March 6,2010

2010-03-05T11:11:00.000-08:00

Michael Williams, along with co-author Richard Cahan, have produced the most beautiful of books: "Edgar Miller and the Handmade Home: Chicago's Forgotten Renaissance Man." Miller, a native of Idaho, came to Chicago to study at the Art Institute and stayed to build homes in the 1920's and 30's that are still lived in today. He was a painter, woodcarver, sculptor, and prominent stained glass designer. He employed all his talents in the creation of his homes and the results are living "lessons in beauty, creativity and honesty." Signed copies of the book are available at Cityfilespress.com or Amazon.com for unsigned copies.

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About Books, February 27, 2010

2010-02-26T08:36:00.000-08:00

Jeffrey Siger's lastest mystery is "Assassins of Athens." Siger's detective is hunky Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis who solves the murder of a young son of one of Greece's most prominent families. Because he lives half the year on Mykonos, Siger's book has colorful details of Greek society, culture and life styles including clans, corruption, fishing, prejudices and politics. Be sure to catch his first mystery: "Murder in Mykonos."

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About Books, February 20, 2010

2010-02-18T08:06:00.000-08:00

Nancy Goldstone brings to light a forgotten figure from the Middle Ages in "The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily." Joanna survived the murder of her husband and a papal trial to reign for thirty more years and to wed several more husbands.

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About Books, February 13, 2010

2010-02-11T07:45:00.000-08:00

Toby Lester's book, "The Fourth Part of the World: the Race to the Ends of the Earth and the Epic Story of the Map That Gave America Its Name," is a geographical and intellectual history of the discovery of the Americas. The story centers on the Waldseemuller map, now owned by the Library of Congress, which was lost for centuries. It is the first map, dated 1507, to use the name America.

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About Books, February 6, 2010

2010-02-05T12:56:00.000-08:00

Harriet Reisen's "Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women" is the companion book to the PBS film of the same name. She first discovered Alcott when her mother gave her a copy of "Little Women" when she was a child. When Harriet moved to Boston she made sure to visit the Alcott home, Orchard House. Eventually she wrote and produced both the film and the book.

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About Books, January 30, 2010

2010-01-28T11:38:00.000-08:00

Mitch Omer, owner of the Minneapolis restaurant Hell's Kitchen has published 157 of his recipes in a book called "Damn Good Food." I invited friends over to sample his lemon ricotta hotcakes and we all agreed with the title. The book, published by the Minneapolis Historical Society's Borealis Press, it both a biography of Mitch, written by Ann Bauer, many photos and luscious recipes. This is good home cooking. Mitch's favorite is his Aunt Fran's chicken and noodles.

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About Books, January 23, 2010

2010-01-21T07:52:00.000-08:00

Jan Keessen has a lively new book called "Cardinal Men and Scarlett Women: a Colorful Etymology of Words That Discriminate." An added bonus are the illustrations by Bill Hannan. Jan began doing word stories on this very radio program several years ago. She selected and enlarged some of them into a book. Her premise is that etomology can reveal prejudices and that we keep these biases alive in our use of certain words.

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About Books, January 16, 2010

2010-01-14T17:16:00.000-08:00

Carole Seymour-Jones has written a wonderful book called "A Dangerous Liaison: A Revelatory New Biography of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre." Each is fascinating in their own right; as a pair their story is compelling. Seymour-Jones' research led her to new information about their philosphies of free love and de Beauvoir's lesbiansim. Their relationship with each other, their relationships with others and their politics make the book absorbing.

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Aout Books, January 9, 2009

2010-01-09T06:54:00.000-08:00

Ted Leeson, who teaches at Oregon State University, has written about his summers away in "Inventing Montana: Dispatches from the Madison Valley." The book is a literary look at a group of friends who spend time each year fly fishing and conversing in the beauty of Montana. You'll enjoy them.

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About Books, January 2, 2010

2010-01-01T09:59:00.000-08:00

Bruce Feiler, author of "America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story" maintains that the one person who inspired American leaders more than anyone else is Moses. In fact, he says that one can't understand American history without understanding Moses. Feiler travels to the major places of our history to visit with historians, scholars and regular people about Moses' influence.

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About Books, December 26, 2009

2009-12-25T06:44:00.001-08:00

Raghavan Iyer, author of "660 Curries" makes the last program of the year a very tasty treat. Iyer, who owns a Twin Cities restaurant called Om, is also an award winning teacher of cooking. His new book tells you everything you could possibly want to know about curries and what is served with them. He says that cooking curries is all about the balance of flavor, color, texture and aromas.

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About Books, December 19, 2009

2009-12-18T07:57:00.001-08:00

Sandra Harper's "Over the Holidays" perfectly describes the joys and stresses of Christmas. Two sisters and one sister-in-law have different visions of the perfect Christmas and each struggles (with a lot of wit) to bring her vision to fruition. As one of them says, "Everyone has a relationship with Christmas whether they like it or not." Unwind from all the holiday busyness with this airy look at a family's holidays.

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About Books, December 12, 2009

2009-12-11T10:32:00.000-08:00

Stanley Weintraub's "General Sherman's Christmas: Savannah, 1864" opens on Thanksgiving of that year when the "march to the sea" left from Atlanta with the goal of reaching Savannah by Christmas. Read fascinating details of the 1864 election with soldiers voting absentee, the huge burden of feeding and transporting an army of 64, 204 men, the engineering involed in crossing bridgeless rivers and swamps, the treatment of women encountered along the way and the methods used to form the famous "Sherman neckties" from rails. Sherman realized his goal and was dubbed by the Chicago Tribune as "Our Military Santa Claus."

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About Books, December 5, 2009

2009-12-04T07:56:00.000-08:00

Kaylie Jones, author of five previous works, is the daughter of James Jones the National Book Award winning author of four WWII novels. Her new book, "Lies My Mother Never Told Me" is about her life with her parents in 1960s Paris and beyond. Drinking was a big part of the social life of the Jones'. Parties included such friends at William Styron, Irwin Shaw, James Baldwin, Norman Mailer and Truman Capote. But alcohlism was denied. Kaylie tells the slow disintegration of her mother due to alcohol as well as her own battle with drink.

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About Books, November 28, 2009

2009-11-27T07:00:00.000-08:00

Lauren Weber's book, "In Cheap We Trust: the Story of a Misunderstood American Virtue," tells the story of how "cheap" went from meaning "a good deal" to being "miserly." Some of the book is history; some it techniques of saving. But it's all very interesting and very pertinent to the economical situation we find ourselves in.

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About Books, November 21, 2009

2009-11-20T07:56:00.000-08:00

Debra Spark bases her novel, "Good for the Jews," on the biblical story of Esther. The story revolves around Ellen, young and involved with the school superintendent; Mose her older cousin and a teacher, and the new high school principal. The issues faced are anti-semitism, work place harassment, ageism and relationships. All of this occurs in Madison, Wisconsin. Author Spark says she was interested in exploring the idea of victims becoming victimized.

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About Books, November 14, 2009

2009-11-06T08:31:00.000-08:00

Murray Brown's "The Book Shopper: A Life in Review" is a part memoir but mostly reading advice. Murray is a newspaper book reviewer who spends a lot of time in used book stores. He has found that most book lovers are not necessarily people lovers. There is good advice here on how to tell a good book store, the differences among book shoppers, and many recommendations for good books to read. There is also a section on giving books as gifts.

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About Books, November 7, 2009

2009-11-06T08:25:00.000-08:00

Joseph Kanon continues his fictional work on the post WWII era with a fascinating look at Hollywood. "Stardust" has it all: the luxurious cross country trains filled with celebrities, paranoid producers, flashy cut throat gossip columnists, politicians suspicious of Communists and labor strikes. Among all of that is a soldier snooping around to find out why his brother had a tragic accident leaving a lovely German war bride/actress behind. Reading "Stardust" is like watching a good classic movie.

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About Books, October 31, 2009

2009-10-30T12:06:00.000-07:00

Arnie Bernstein's book, "Bath Massacre: America's First School Bombing," investigates the first mass murder at a U.S. school. On May 18, 1927, Andrew Kehoe set off hundreds of pounds of explosives at a school in Bath, Michigan. Thirty-eight children and six adults died. This sensitive account of the bomber, his wife, and the townspeople he damaged is very revealing about the impact of an act of violence.

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About Books, October 24, 2009

2009-10-23T10:25:00.000-07:00

Kapka Kassabova has written a delightful memoir called "Street Without a Name: Childhood and Other Misadventures in Bulgaria." I was especially interested in the book because the Bettendorf Public Library where I spent so many years has a partner library in Montana, Bulgaria and I had spent a couple of weeks there. Kapka's tale of growing up before and during the fall of communism is captivating. Her home was a cement block complex that had a number but no street name. Her life after she left and when she returns to Bulgaria is also interesting. Kapka now lives in Edinburgh from where I visited with her.

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About Books, October 17, 2009

2009-10-16T10:13:00.000-07:00

Diane Ackerman has a new book of essays called "Dawn Light: Dancing with Cranes and Other Ways to Start the Day." This is the third time I've interviewed Ackerman and each time I become a bigger fan: of her powers of observation, of her vocabulary and of her optimism. Whether she is welcoming the day in Florida or New York, in spring, summer, autumn or fall, her thoughts will inform you of many interesting things other than what is happening at the moment. Each essay, each paragraph, each sentence is a perfect delight.

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About Books, October 10, 2009

2009-10-09T08:00:00.000-07:00

Mardi Link, a former crime reporter, is the author of a fascinating true crime story called "Isadore's Secret: Sin, Murder and Confession in a Northern Michigan Town." The crime scene is Holy Rosary Church in the little town of Isadore. The victim is a very young Sister Janina who disappears in 1907. The players include a Polish housekeeper and her daughter, celibate and not so celibate priests, townspeople, a lady detective and law enforcement officers. It all culminates in an intriguing trial in 1919. Mardi Link's story of discovering and researching this murder makes for an interesting conversation.

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About Books, October 3, 2009

2009-10-01T13:56:00.000-07:00

Judith Jones has published a cookbook called "The Pleasures of Cooking for One." It's a delightful cookbook for those of us who find ourselves living alone but who enjoy cooking. In truth, I wanted to talk with Jones not only because she has written such a cookbook, but because she is the publisher of all of Julia Childs' cookbooks including the famous, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking." I loved the interview especially her rant about having to buy a whole bunch of parsley when you just need a sprig!

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About Books, September 26, 2009

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Christopher Beha's memoir is called "The Whole Five Feet: What the Great Books Taught Me About Life, Death and Pretty Much Everything Else." Beha challenged himself to read the entire Harvard Classics in one year. During that year he not only completed the reading but experienced the death of a favorite aunt and personal illnesses. Through it all he learned the relevance of great literature to contemporary life as well as the fact that we "have to write our own books."

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About Books, September 19, 2009

2009-09-18T13:27:00.000-07:00

Dennis Drabelle revisits the Nevada of Mark Twain's "Roughing It" in " Mile High Fever: Silver Mines, Boom Towns and High Living on the Comstock Lode." The Comstock Lode, a large vein of silver, started a silver rush to the Virginia City area and resulted in a bawdy boom, inappropriate treatment of the Native American population and some innovations that we still use today.

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About Books, September 12, 2009

2009-09-10T13:20:00.000-07:00

Tom Gjelton, whom you hear on NPR and Washington Week, has written a contemporary history called "Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba." Bi-lingual Gjelton, spent a lot of time in Cuba researching the parallel stories of a family owned rum company and 20th century Cuba. You will meet fascinating characters like Facundo Bacardi, Emilio Bacardi, Pepin Bosch and, of course, Fidel and Raul Castro. And you will learn more about the intervention in Cuba by the United States. It's a wonderful saga of a family and a country.

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About Books, September 5, 2009

2009-09-04T05:42:00.000-07:00

Daniel Silva extends his series about Israeli spy Gabriel Allon in "The Defector." The book is a sequel to "Moscow Rules." Silva carefully researches the locations for all the action in his books and exhibits a strong attachment to his characters. He has lots of friends in the espionage business so the action is based in reality. It was interesting to hear him talk about a possible film and how he wants to protect his characters if ever there is a movie.

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About Books, August 29, 2009

2009-08-27T08:05:00.001-07:00

Ida Lichter, a cinical and research psychiatrist from Australia and the United Kingdom, has compiled a rich and moving account of "Muslim Women Reformers: Inspiring Voices Against Oppression." The book reveals women's conditions in some twenty plus countries from Afhanistan to Yemen. The strenghth and courage of ordinary women struggling for their rights and against abuse is astonishing and revealing. Reading this book will change your perceptions forever.

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About Books, August 22.2009

2009-08-21T12:48:00.000-07:00

David Savran is the author of "Highbrow/Lowdown: Theater, Jazz and the Making of the New Middle Class." Published by the University of Michigan Press, it's an interesting look at the tension between legitimate and popular entertainment. Figuring prominently are Gershwin, Eugene O'Neill, the Theatre Guild and many plays like Shuffle Along and The Adding Machine.

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About Books, August 15, 2009

2009-08-05T06:59:00.000-07:00

Dan Hofstadter takes a fresh look at the man who developed the telescope in "The Earth Moves: Galileo and the Roman Inquisition." The telescope led to Galileo's belief in the theories of Copernicus and eventually to his arrest and trial, which can be seen as the beginning of the conflict between science and religion.

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About Books, August 8, 2009

2009-08-05T06:48:00.000-07:00

Bryan Burrough writes about crime and the FBI in "Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBi, 1933-34." In it the new FBI battles John Dillinger, Machine Gun Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd and the Barker gang. This is also the book that this summer's film, starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, was based upon.

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About Books, August 1, 2009

2009-07-31T07:57:00.000-07:00

Vanina Marsot sets her first novel, "Foreign Tongue: a Novel of Life and Love in Paris," in her own neighborhood near Canal Saint Martin. In the story, Anna leaves Los Angeles with a broken heart and moves into a relative's vacant apartment in Paris. She speaks French and soon becomes a translator for a mysterious unknown author, falls in love with an actor, visits friends and eats the most mouthwatering foods. There's a lot to think about in this novel, especially the role of culture in translation, the responsibility of the translator and the theory of translation. In the interview Vanina reveals some interesting little known parts of Paris to visit when you are next there.

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About Books, July 25, 2009

2009-07-24T12:54:00.000-07:00

Emyl Jenkins, an antiques appraiser in real life, writes a second mystery novel about another antiques appraiser, Sterling Glass. This is not a murder mystery but an investigation at a Virginia mansion whose contents seem to be fake and which suffered a break-in. Along the way you'll learn lots about the antique business. There is also a useful guide "to the Most Popular, and Often Found, Antiques," in the back of the book.

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About Books, July 18, 2009

2009-07-15T09:00:00.000-07:00

Peter De Jonge, after co-authoring three James Patterson novels, has published his first solo novel, "Shadows Still Remain." De Jonge managed to obtain the consent of NYPD detectives to ride with them as they worked in the 7th precinct. This real life experience is evident in the very authentic and surprising story of Detective Darlene H'Hara, her partner, Serge Krekorian, and their search for a young woman's killer.

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About Books, July 11, 2009

2009-07-08T12:22:00.000-07:00

Michael Perry is a Wisconsin farm lad who writes about country living in "Coop: a Year of Pigs, Poultry and Parenting." His memories of growing up on a dairy farm in a family of many children are interspersed with his account of his life on his own place, building a chicken coop, bringing home a pig, helping deliver his daughter, and many laughs.

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About Books, July 4, 2009

2009-07-01T11:49:00.000-07:00

Laura Dave writes about two women in "The Divorce Party." One is looking forward to marriage and one is ending her marriage. They and their partners and friends meet at a divorce party. Usually divorce parties are held by a woman to celebrate her independence but this one is hosted by both the husband and wife and the results are very interesting. So is the setting (Montauk, Long Island) and the descriptions of food. I hate the saying a book would be "good summer reading" but this one would be. Jennifer Aniston has optioned is for a film to be released in 2010.

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About Books, June 27, 2009

2009-06-24T07:13:00.000-07:00

Christopher Potter seeks the answers to the mysteries of the universe in "You Are Here: A Portable History of the Universe." Among other things, he writes about the development of measurement, motion, the beginning of science, science and religion, light and creation. Along the way you will meet many scientists including the greats like Galileo, Newton and Einstein. This is the perfect book for the non-scientist who would like to understand what the universe is, what it is made of, where it came from and what it might become.

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About Books, June 20, 2009

2009-06-18T11:34:00.000-07:00

Jeffrey Zaslow, a Wall Street Journal columnist, explores female relationships in "The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship." Zaslow had written a column about female friendships and received an email from one of the Ames girls describing a life long friendship among eleven women. Intrigued, Zaslow received permission from all eleven to tell their story. He captures their joys and challenges in this unique biography of friendship.

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About Books, June 13, 2009

2009-06-10T06:55:00.000-07:00

Marie Brenner's "Apples and Oranges: My Brother and Me, Lost and Found" is an unusual memoir about sibling rivalry and family history. It helps that Brenner's family has an amazing cast of characters including a Jewish grandfather who emigrated to Mexico and adopted "Don" as his title, an aunt who consorted with the likes of Freda Kahlo and Diego Rivera, and her brother, who grew apples in Washington state. Marie's struggle to understand her family and, above all, her conservative brother makes for very good reading.

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About Books, June 6, 2009

2009-05-31T10:09:00.000-07:00

Martha Sandweiss, professor of history at Princeton University, tells the story of a man who lead a double life in "Passing Strange: a Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color Line." Clarence King was a white 19th century geologist and writer who traveled in the highest circles in Washington D. C. and elsewhere but also lived as James Todd, Pullman porter and husband of Ada, an African American. The book uncovers his life.

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About Books, May 30, 2009

2009-05-31T09:59:00.000-07:00

Tom Dean, Special Assistant to the President for Communications and Research at the University of Iowa, has gathered some of his essays into the book, "Under a Midland Sky." Published by Ice Cube Press located in North Liberty, Iowa, the essays are an evocation of midwest weather and place with an added dollop of memoir. It's all packaged with a beautiful cover by Iowa artist Fred Esker.

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About Books, May 23, 2009

2009-05-07T08:41:00.000-07:00

Christina Avaness set out to make her husband healthy and, after 5 years of research, writes about what she learned in "Living Beyond Organic : Nutritional Knowledge Redefined." The book includes her philosophy plus recipes for 21 days of Living Beyond Organic meals. It's an interesting book to read even if you don't adopt the lifestyle. I learned a lot about enzymes and the way food is processed in the body. And the recipes are healthy.

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About Books, May 16, 2009

2009-05-07T08:34:00.001-07:00

Sandra Harper's "High Tea" is a novel about the owner and staff of a tea room in Los Angeles. Harper first wrote a play about a tea room and then expanded it into a novel. The cast of characters includes Margaret, a Brit, who owns Magpie's Tearoom; Clarissa and Lauren, actresses who make their living as waitresses; Lily, a lesbian who is the chef; and minor characters like Tony, Margaret's gay ex-husband. Read this on a hot summer day.

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About Books, May 9, 2009

2009-05-07T08:25:00.000-07:00

Rob Kirkpatrick tells the story of an influential year in "1969: the Year Everything Changed." I had the best time talking with Rob and reminiscing about the things the happened forty years ago. Rob arranges the book in seasons so, for example, in summer 1969 the Eagle landed, Woodstock occurred as did Hurricane Camilla. In the following sections, you'll remember the first ATM, the Viet Nam protest movement, Joe Namath and Super Bowl III, and the beginning of the interest in ecology and gay rights.

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About Books, May 2, 2009

2009-05-01T11:20:00.000-07:00

Robin Ryan, career counselor, has written a very useful book for job seekers called "60 Seconds and You're Hired." It is a guide to taking a job interview with chapters on how to prepare for the interview, how to answer typical interview questions, what questions you should ask and pitfalls to avoid. She talks about interview etiquette (don't wear anything sexy,smelly or sloppy, for example) and advises you on negotiation techniques. And, by the way, always send a handwritten thank you.

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About Books, April 25, 2009

2009-04-22T07:23:00.000-07:00

Frances Wilson writes about William Wordsworth's sister in "The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth: A Life." Dorothy, who never married, devoted her life to her brother. She walked the English countryside with him, entertained his friends (William Wilberforce and Coleridge, for example) and kept journals on which Wilson bases the book. Dorothy seemed to always be the third person, traveling to Europe with Coleridge and Wordsworth and on Wordsworth's honeymoon with wife Mary. The book is a joy to read especially for those of you who have visited Dove cottage.

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About Books, April 18, 2009

2009-04-13T11:27:00.001-07:00

Ian Kelly, a writer and an actor, gives us a portrait of another multifaceted man in his book, "Casanova: Actor, Lover, Priest, Spy." Kelly's research in European libraries has enabled him to provide new material. Casanova's own autobiography also enlightens this account of the world famous lover. Besides learning about Casanova the man, reading the book will give you a good idea of what it was like to live in the 18th century. Bt the way, you'll be able to see the author as Hermione's father in the next Harry Potter movie!

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About Books, April 11, 2009

2009-04-13T11:17:00.000-07:00

C. Arthur Ellis, in his new book, "Zora Hurston and the Strange Case of Ruby McCollum," takes us to back to the 1950's and the small town of Live Oak, Florida. A murder has been committed there, Ruby McCollum is on trial and the famous Zora Neale Hurston is sent by the Pittsburgh Courier to cover the prodeedings. This true store reveals much about black white relations.

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About Books, April 4, 2009

2009-04-04T07:30:00.000-07:00

D. J. Taylor give us the biography of 1920s partygoers in "Bright Young People: The Lost Generation of London's Jazz Age." Who were the revelers? Some names are familiar: the Mitford sisters, Evelyn Waugh, Cecil Beaton, Stephen Tennant. Some are less familiar: Elizabeth Ponsonby and Babe Plunket Greene. But all will be well known by the time you read the last page of this delicious book. A good fictional companion would be Evelyn Waugh's "Vile Bodies."

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About Books, March 28, 2009

2009-03-26T07:43:00.002-07:00

Jess Winfield, creator of "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)" returns to the Bard in his first novel, ""My Name is Will: a Novel of Sex, Drugs and Shakespeare." The book has parallel stories: Willie Greenberg, a 1980's California university student and the 18 year old William Shakespeare. Their adventures and misadventures make for enjoyable reading.

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2009-03-26T07:43:00.001-07:00

About Books, March 21, 2009

2009-03-19T11:02:00.000-07:00

Dr. Barry Sears, author of "The Zone," talks about his new book, "Toxic Fat: When Good Fat Turns Bad." Much of the book is about the causes of obesity and restates the Sears belief in the Zone Diet which eliminates sugars and starches, encourages eating 5 times a day, and concentrates on good fats, lean protein and good carbs. Included in the text are recipes for 30 days of breakfasts, lunches and dinners.

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About Books, March 14, 2009

2009-03-11T11:48:00.000-07:00

Michael Welland's "Sand: the Never Ending Story" will change the way you think about a grain of sand. A geologist with world-wide experience, Welland describes what sand is, the journey of a typical grain of sand, and sand's place in our lives. It is a unique and fascinating book.

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About Books, March 7, 2009

2009-03-04T08:50:00.000-08:00

Ella March Chase's " The Virgin Queen's Daughter" pursues the notion that Queen Elizabeth I may have had a child. Melding historical fact with a writer's imagination, Chase gives the reader a detailed and lively account of Nell de Lacey, a brilliant young woman, who is taken from her country home to serve at the Queen's court and gradually discovers her true identity and her true love. Equally interesting is that the author is from Moline, Illinois, and has written many other books under the name of Kimberly Cates.

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About Books, February 28, 2009

2009-02-25T08:51:00.000-08:00

William Rodarmor, along with Anna Livia, has edited "France: A Traveler's Literary Companion," a collection of 21 stories that take the reader to all the various regions of the country. Rodarmor, a French literary translator, has translated some of the stories for the book while some were done by his co-editor and others. Not only is the content fascinating but the book is perfectly sized to fit in the pocket or purse of the traveler. "France" is just one of a series from Whereabouts Press including Australia, China, Cuba, Ireland and Israel.

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About Books, February 21,2009

2009-02-18T13:08:00.000-08:00

Janis Bell's book, "Clean Well-Lighted Sentences: A Guide to Avoiding the Most Common Errors in Grammar and Punctuation," deserves a spot on every writer's desk whether you are writing for the company newsletter, the church bulletin or the Pulitzer Prize. Bell has been a teacher of writing for thirty-five years. She is very up beat and confident in her skills and will improve yours.

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