BOOKS
COACH CAROLYN The Ultimate Offensive Weapon
At breakfast this morning I announced that I am no longer buying tortilla chips. My husband and I cant handle having them in the house. Period. This may seem extreme and if you saw my pantry, you mi...
Posted on 3/14/13 at 5:51 PM
STAFF BLOG THE AREA VOICES COMMUNITY Areavoices Digest #81 - Tatted Lace and more
Happy soon-to-be 4th of July everyone! When you're not out barbecuing or watching fireworks, be sure to check out some of our newest and hottest blogs on Areavoices, including a brand-new-to-our-plat...
Posted on 7/3/12 at 9:58 AM
STAFF BLOG ALL ABOUT FOOD Easy appetizer (or meal) for those who love olives
Have you noticed how easy it is to make a meal of just appetizers at a restaurant? On a trip to the Twin Cities last week, my husband and I paid our first visit to 112 Eatery. Located in the warehouse...
Posted on 12/13/11 at 5:50 PM
MS SIMPLICITY So Many Books So Little Time
I have a confession to make.....my name is Melissa and I love to read! I just have not had the time to read latelly and I really miss the peace and quiet it gives my mind. I find my reading chair, g...
Posted on 4/26/11 at 10:19 AM
MOMSTAR The Complete Guide to Real Estate Finance for Investment Properties: How to Analyze Any Single-Family, Multifamily, or Commercial Property
Have you ever been suckered into one of those late-night infomercials selling you "everything you need to achieve financial freedom through real estate investing"? I have! :) While some of the basi...
Posted on 11/22/10 at 10:51 AM
Book Report: Guess I didn’t know her that well
I was very happy to receive “Walking the Rails,” by Ethel Erickson Radner (available at iUniverse.com; barnesandnoble.com or amazon.com, $13.95 paper; $23.95 hardcover; $3.99 e-book).
By Dave Wood, columnist , June 07, 2012
Book Report: Lyrical words tell the tale
Gary Boelhower, a St. Scholastica theology professor, writes on a variety of topics, his first wife, his daughter’s wedding, his gayness, his grandmother “ground down by the hard soil of two failed farms.”
May 31, 2012
Book Report: New book, same old Henry
Ever since I read “The Education of Henry Adams,” I’ve thought of its author, the great-grandson of our second president and grandson of John Quincy Adams, as a sanctimonious little prig.
By Dave Wood, columnist , May 24, 2012
Book Report: Even Rough Rider Teddy couldn’t tame NYC
Back in the 1950s adolescents looking for exciting reading about the facts of life, etc., turned to a series of books by muckraking journalists Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer.
By Dave Wood, columnist , May 18, 2012
Book Report: Have a peek at this American family
The Dale family — Mom, Dad, son Zak, daughter Chloe and Lars the dog — come together for a typical American supper:
By Dave Wood, columnist , May 11, 2012
Some spies never rest; revisit fictional Door County
Tom Nash seemingly has it made. He’s a retired British spy. He lives on the Cote D’Azur, the French Riviera, hobnobs with artists and writers and expatriates like Gerald and Sara Murphy.
By Dave Wood, columnist , May 04, 2012
Book Report: Founding Fathers resisted almighty presidency
“The superb landscape…is a rich regalia. We found all the farmers busily employed in gathering, grinding, and expressing the juice of their apples; the crop of which they say is rather above mediocrity.
By Dave Wood, columnist , April 27, 2012
Book Report: Romance genre blooms with ‘Rumspringa’
I hail from Whitehall where there’s a large settlement of Amish who moved in forty-odd years ago.
By Dave Wood, columnist , April 19, 2012
Book Report: Bubbling alcohol picks the king
As the TV announcer used to say, “How would you like to be queen for a day? Or even longer, or maybe even king?”
By Dave Wood, columnist , April 13, 2012
Book Report: Books have political verve, movie potential
If you’re wondering how we ever got so disastrously involved in Iraq, you might begin by reading “Arrows of the Night,” by Richard Bonin (Doubleday, $27.95).
By Dave Wood, columnist , April 05, 2012
Book Report: Personal ads can equal a good book
Several years ago I reviewed a book written by an acquaintance called “Round-Heeled Woman.”
By Dave Wood, columnist , March 29, 2012
Book Report: Even far away, zombies the rage What’s with the current zombie craze?
You can’t turn on the TV without a commercial for an upcoming zombie movie.
By Dave Wood, columnist , March 22, 2012
Book Report: For these two titles, you may end up reading without a break
“Death on Cache Lake,” by Dan Woll and John W. Lyon (Romeii LLC, $14.99), is available in bookstores, at Amazon.com, Kindle, bookstores and on a website at www.danwoll.com.
It’s a humdinger of a thriller, told with great style and, unlike many thrillers, with a sense of purpose.
March 08, 2012
Book Report: Take a spin with this Beetle
I well remember the late 1950s when I was finally in the market to buy a car. Suddenly, all manner of teeny little cars were appearing on the market.
By Dave Wood, columnist , February 17, 2012
Book Report: Detective gets at China’s underbelly
Here’s a book I wish I could have read five years ago, just before I took my first and probably last trip to China.
By Dave Wood, columnist , February 10, 2012
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