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Gently told
A review of A Gentle Rain by Deborah Smith

 In A Gentle Rain by Deborah Smith Kara Whittenbrook is the heiress to a great fortune who discovers, after the death ...read more

Reviewed by Liz - Alicia Ashman on March 20, 2008 | 0 comments

Warren Buffett throws a party
A review of A Weekend with Warren Buffett by Randy Cepuch

 Who knew?  Evidently Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and billionaire, throws a fabulous shareholder meeting. Now, if you'd never thought to put the word "fabulous" together with the phrase "shareholder meeting," you might want to check out the book ...read more

Reviewed by Sarah - Alicia Ashman on March 19, 2008 | 0 comments

What do sunglasses mean?
A review of The Meaning of Sunglasses by Hadley Freeman

 Why, they tell the world that the person wearing them is stylish and moneyed or tacky and cheap.  Protecting one's eyesight from harmful UV rays is merely a byproduct.  Didn't you know? Hadley Freeman's comical commentary on the fashion industry and living the fashionable life explains this and so much more.  The Meaning of Sunglasses:  And ...read more

Reviewed by Molly - Central on March 18, 2008 | 2 comments

Loving Frank
A review of Loving Frank by Nancy Horan

 In Wisconsin we have many reasons to be curious about Frank Lloyd Wright's personal life.  His impact on our local architecture has certainly been lasting.  And we do know a lot about him, a lot of it unfavorable, such as his dominating and opinionated personality and his financial problems.  Although he was married several times, we don't know as much about the women in his life.  I toured his home in ...read more

Reviewed by Mary K. - Central on March 17, 2008 | 2 comments

Beautiful, logical brackets
A review of The Enlightened Bracketologist by Mark Reiter

 Every March for the past few years, I've dutifully clipped out the NCAA brackets printed in the local newspaper.  Gleefully filling out the grid as unheard of teams knocked off powerhouses, or advancing favorites on a steady march to the final games, there's one thing that I've learned:  brackets rarely lend themselves to any type of logic. Mark Reiter and Richard Sandomir beg to differ.  They claim that the NCAA has done an admirable effort in bringing brakets to the forefront ...read more

Reviewed by Katie H. on March 16, 2008 | 0 comments

Major good YA romance
A review of Major Crush by Jennifer Echols

 Confession time.  I was a marching band majorette.  And a pageant participant.  I could totally relate to the high school antics found in Major Crush by Jennifer Echols and this was the perfect "between books" YA title to tide me over until that new ...read more

Reviewed by Katharine - Sequoya on March 14, 2008 | 0 comments

This is as good as it gets
A review of This Is As Bad As It Gets by Voutch

I was feeling lousy last week.  Sick of the winter, sick of Decision 2008, then sick of this winter some more.  So I was desperately in need of something, anything, to bring a little levity back into my soul.  And I'll be, if the comic collection This Is As Bad As It Gets ...read more

Reviewed by Sarah - Alicia Ashman on March 13, 2008 | 0 comments

We don't have to diet anymore!
A review of Rethinking Thin by Gina Bari Kolata

 Anyone who knows me knows I'm obsessed with weight.  Don't ask me why; I don't really have a weight problem.  I also love Gina Kolata.  I discovered her a few years ago whe she wrote a fascinating book on the ...read more

Reviewed by Lisa - Central on March 12, 2008 | 0 comments

Master novelist..but way too long
A review of Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo

 Now really: I have LOVED Richard Russo a very long time.  I discovered him back when Four Star Books was open (and many people probably have no idea Four Star ever had books.)  Back then, it was the late '80s, ...read more

Reviewed by Liz - Central Library on March 11, 2008 | 0 comments

If you didn't bring jerky, what did I just eat?

A review of If You Didn't Bring Jerky, What Did I Just Eat? by Bill Heavey

 Bill Heavey is known to some folks for writing the "Sportsman's Life" column in Field & Stream.   He's unlike any outdoorsman I've ever known in that he, frankly and with great humor, tells ...read more

Reviewed by Robin - Pinney on March 10, 2008 | 0 comments
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