Friday, March 20, 2015

Social Stratification in the United States: The American Profile Poster

This is an awesome item to own and the author does an excellent job of describing what is going on.  This item has great illustrations and is a great example of how to create a great example of todays society. 

Home for Dinner: Mixing Food, Fun, and Conversation for a Happier Family and Healthier Kids

This book is great and has so many ideas on how to make dinner more fun and interesting for my family.  The author does a great job in everyway of making you care a lot more about dinner and other meals and how to create more fun at the dinner place.  My family has seen a big change in me and how I create dinner. 

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Out of the Blue: The Kansas City Royals' Historic 2014

I love baseball and this story was one of the best sport stories ever.  This book captivates whoever is reading it and you can't put it down until you finish it.  The author does an excellent job of showing the reader just how important this event and the Royals winning the World Series is for sports .

2014–2015 Official Rules of the NHL

I love the NHL and this book has every single rule that exists for the NHL.  This book has more than enough info for any fan.  I couldn't believe this book even existed for a fan to buy.  I now feel like I am a expert in the sport. 

Inventions That Didn't Change the World

This book has so many inventions that I have never even heard of in it.  The author found so many creative inventions and different things I had no idea existed.  I learned so much from this book and can't believe that so many things exist that were invented and I had no idea existed.  I let some of my friends review this book as well and all of them loved it. 

Gondola

Very interesting book - illustrations are wonderful, and CD was a really pleasant surprise. I can see why Donna Leon sometimes bothers the "natives," but I agree wholeheartedly with her concern about the Cruise Ships - keep them out of the canal - environmentally, it is insane to allow them in that historic and very special waterway. I can think of several possibilities to continue to make use of the tourist money without the ships on the inside.   This book was a fun read and I really enjoyed it in details.

You're Not Lost if You Can Still See the Truck: The Further Adventures of America's Everyman Outdoorsman

 have been waiting for this book for quite some time. I love reading Bill Heavey's shorts in F&S. He has a way to relate to those of us who are less than perfect when it comes to the outdoor lifestyle. I have often described him as a mix between Douglas Adams (for a sort of dry wit) and Robin Williams (for his ability to bring a sense of warmth and humor to even the most tragic of situations). Another thing I absolutely love about all books that are collections of shorts ("Kerplunk!" being another example) is how you are not committed for long to any certain chapter (though some here are a bit longer than others).

This author is one of the better authors I have read and all of his books are so in-depth and interesting that its hard to put them down until I finish them.  He really knows how to get a ready enthralled in his books.