Sat, May 5 2012
I want to write a fantastically smart review for this book because it is fantastically smart. Unfortunately, I know it will fall short. This is because I wasn’t really familiar with any of the theories about neuropsychology that the author, Bruce Hood, presents. However, I am always interested in how the brain works, and that’s [...]
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Tue, May 1 2012
I recently discovered a website that allows bloggers, reviewers and other folks to read copies of books. I was approved for a lot of books. This expands my to-read exponentially, which is both good and bad considering that I am in the middle of a book that I can’t get into. I figured something that [...]
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Tue, April 10 2012
Ninety Days is the true story of literary agent Bill Clegg’s decent into drug abuse and rise back out. The theme, ninety days, focuses on the rehab practice of making it through the first 90 cleans days. Three months might seem like a short time to some, but as I read Bill’s story, it became [...]
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Tue, March 20 2012
Although the cover of Ghostbusters volume 1 features the likeness of Ray and the crew, the style of art is much “cuter” and less realistic. This is, perhaps, a comic book that is better left to the kids because of it. That isn’t to say that adult readers and long-time fans of the Ghostbusters stories [...]
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Sun, March 18 2012
The Worldwide Dessert Contestis a fantastic book for elementary school kids and young middle schoolers. As an adult, I found this book to be a light read that was entertaining and distracting. I did tend to pick it apart as adults tend to do with books meant for a younger audience, but it was still [...]
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Fri, December 23 2011
Admission: I don’t own a copy of the AP Style Guide. I really should. It would probably save me a lot of time when writing articles. I do, however, now own a pretty useful little book called English Idioms And Expressions For Everyone, Yes, Even You! Yea, the name’s a bit long but it’s much [...]
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Mon, October 17 2011
Although this book has a crazy long name, it’s not that long at all. The brevity and format make it great for reading while waiting or wasting time. It’s not one that requires a lot of attention and it’s easy to put down and pick back up again. This book is essentially several lists of [...]
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