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Book Review: Aladdin & The Wonderful Lamp- Fully Illustrated: A Tale From the Arabian Nights
If you could only own one book about Aladdin and his lamp, this is that book. Not only would you have a fine introduction to Aladdin's adventures-part of the 1001 Arabian Nights stories-you'd…
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Book Review: What If? 10th Anniversary Edition: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
I told myself I'd read one question/answer a night, to let my brain have time to absorb what I knew would be fascinating yet very complex answers. But each question/answer was a deliciously…
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Ham and Cheese Stale Bread Breakfast Casserole
We build up stale bread heels and slices fast around here. I’m maxxed out on toasted bread crumbs and croutons, so I needed something else to stay ahead of the breadvalanche. This dish…
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Book Review: The Misconception: A Spirit Guide, A Ghost Tiger, and One Scary Mother!
While this short story is about a twelve-year-old girl, I would hesitate to share it with a reader of the same age.
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Book Review: Inspector Hobbes and the Curse
So, you love Sherlock Holmes and John Watson's adventures, but you think there's not enough, oh, you know, otherworldly monster-ish qualities about Holmes, and you wish Watson could be more of a bumbling…
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Book Review: Hotel Fen
If you're looking for a richly moody book that will take you away to a mysterious, intriguing setting, pack your bags and go spend some time in Hotel Fen.
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Book Review: The Little Book of Living Small
What sets this book apart is that, first of all and most important to me, the main focus is on apartment life.
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Book Review: B.R.A.N.E. Inc.
If you've ever worked in an office, you've no doubt developed a relationship with the copy machine. You've probably also spent time fantasizing that your life was more exciting.
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Book Review: Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes
This deep dive into Terry Pratchett's life was written by a friend, who's also a realist and knows that life isn't always shiny.
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Book Review: Gastro Obscura
Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer’s Guide by Cecily Wong My rating: 5 of 5 stars This gigantic, heavy book is perfect for any wander lusting foodie, like me! I can’t travel as much…
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Book Review: The Mack
I've spent many months reading The Mack. I had no intention of hurrying through it; I did want to finish it before the new year though, so I'm content!
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Book Review: 3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years
If explaining was an Olympic event, Scalzi would take the gold.
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A Very Bookish Christmas
My little Christmas book haul. Read more about each of them below! The Open Door Gourmet is a tribute to Mark Edward Webb, who is credited as being the author. Mark actually passed away…
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Book Review: The Gallery of Regrettable Food
In spite of the book's synopsis, which warns that this is not a cookbook, there are recipes and instructions scattered about. They aren't any sort of competition for the witty, snarky writing, though.
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Book Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures
This book came highly recommend to me by more than one person. It's no secret that I love and admire octopus, so I know now why those recommendations came to me.
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Book Review: The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor
You can imagine my delight as I held my copy of Albert Seligman's latest publication, as he continues his Arabian Nights series of illustrated books with the collected tales of Sindbad (and yes,…
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Book Review: Black Culture Word Search
This collection of 100 word search puzzles goes above and beyond. It's not merely a collection of puzzles to pass the time.
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Book Review: The Feelings Parade: A story about friendship and feelings for little hearts
The Feelings Parade is a sweet book filled with happy, vibrant illustrations of animals helping each other.
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Author Friends… Need Reviews?
Attention authors! Who needs book reviews? We ALL do.
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Book Review: Down the River (River City Book 2)
Down the River: River City Book 2 by J. Scott Coatsworth My rating: 5 of 5 stars Down the River is the sequel to The River City Chronicles, which introduced many of the…
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Book Review: LoveVortex and the Drakor’s Curse
How would you live your life if you knew exactly the day you would die?
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Book Review: Lost My Mind Here Someplace
Arūnė Savage may be a first-time author, but she absolutely blew me away with her vibrant, professional writing style. She expresses herself so well that it's impossible not to become immersed in the…
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Book Review: Alfie the Doorstep Cat
As a lifelong Cat Person, and more recently a "community cat" caretaker, I'm sympathetic to stories about homeless cats.
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Book Review: Entangled: A Cabinet of Botanical Wonders
Entangled: A Cabinet of Botanical Wonders by A.R. Wells My rating: 5 of 5 stars Entangled’s foreword quickly sets the tone of what’s to come, reminding us of history’s obsessed explorers, risking their…
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Book Review: He Lost His Keys in Space
After twelve years of diplomatic service to planets all over the galaxy, Vega Ulysses - a man who looks like a bespectacled lumberjack in modified stormtrooper gear - is ready to go home.
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Book Review: The Caliph Haroun Al Raschid-A Tale from the Arabian Nights
The Caliph Haroun Al Raschid-A Tale from the Arabian Nights: A Book from the Golden Age of Illustration by Albert Seligman My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is one of six…
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Book Review: Kittens in the Pumpkin Patch: A Bold and Easy Autumn Coloring Adventure for All Ages
Who doesn't love a coloring book? This sweet collection of coloring pages features an adorable, cheery little kitten having all sorts of Autumn adventures.
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Book Review: Still Just a Geek
I absolutely adore Will Wheaton and have for a long time. So, of course I wanted to read his memoir, and what luck, I procrastinated so long that he published an annotated version!
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Book Review: Poo and Order
A crime has been committed in Mrs. McPoodles rose garden! There's poop on the roses!
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Book Review: Hypocrisy vs. Mysticism, Wisdom, and Morality
Automatic writing has fascinated me since the 80's, when I knew a woman who claimed to do it. She never produced proof, though. But Author Linda Meris not only produces proof, she does…
