The Jew Store: A Family Memoir by Stella Suberman America in the twenties. The Bronsons, a Jewish family, the parents are from Russia, move first to Nashville and then to Concordia TN to establish a business – Bronson’s Low Priced Store. As I read it I thought it was told almost entirely from the point […]
Tagged memoir, reviewA very nice infographic about gardening. Everything You Need to Know About Vegetable Gardening in One Graphic | Over Grow The System – an infographic giving basic info, including plans, for plot and container gardening. Companion planting info contained as well. garden gardening vegetables companion planting
Tagged companion planting, garden, Gardening, vegetablesThe Man Who Smiled: A Kurt Wallander Mystery (4) (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) by Henning Mankell Another great police mystery by Mankell. It contains the usual characters on the police force and Wallander’s family and friends. Parts allude to the struggle of the common man against the rich and powerful with some justice in the end.
Tagged mystery, review, wallanderThe Word Exchange: A Novel by Alena Graedon The future. A symbiotic relationship between humans and their ‘smart’ devices. All seems good except that words are supplied to us so we don’t have to think of them, at a modest cost. But what about cornering the market on words? Removing all existing text and dictionaries. […]
Tagged review, science fictionThe Visionist: A Novel by Rachel Urquhart. An interesting story and nice character development. Set in the 19th century in New England when Shakers were thriving. The description of Shaker society and organization often kept me reading.
Tagged reviewSPIN Singles Mix: Waxahatchee Breathes ‘Air,’ Kelly Clarkson Sings ‘Heartbeat Song,’ and More | SPIN | Mixtape – “If this unanticipated pairing of murky orchestration and upbeat lyrics hints at their future endeavours, then clearly “So Far” is only the beginning. ” aptbs a place to bury strangers transfixiation A Place to Bury Strangers premieres […]
Tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, aptbs, transfixiationA Fatal Likeness: A Novel by Lynn Shepherd A rather wordy fictional account of deadly rivalries with Victorian sensibilities at the time of Shelley his wives and mistresses.
Tagged reviewChasing Utopia: A Hybrid by Nikki Giovanni A wonderful collection of poems and short prose pieces about daily life many presented as an autobiography. The end of the poem ‘When My Phone Trembles (for D’Angelo) When my phone trembles After midnight I take A deep breath Reach for my glasses Think of my […]
Tagged poetry, reviewThe One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming (New York Review Books Classics) by Masanobu Fukuoka An interesting account of farming in Japan using no plowing for grain crops and almost no tending, certainly no pruning in orchards. Also what we now call slow food – eating what is in season and available locally. Look […]
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