...tastes that will make even the most jaded of literary palates salivate as Grimwood picks up where he left off in the first book of the series.
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Music Review: Various Performers (Music Makers Relief Foundation) Blues Sweet Blues
The Music Makers Foundation has done all of us a valuable service – not just the artists it represents.
Read More »Book Review: Beer & Food: An American History by Bob Skilnik
This book would be a valuable asset to anyone interested in the history of beer in America.
Read More »Book Review: The Whisperers by Orlando Figes
Documentary, family and oral history create a thorough and meaningful exploration of individual and family life in Stalin's Russia.
Read More »Blissful Ignorance
It makes me want to walk down the street shaking people to let know that there is something beyond their iPods and iPhones.
Read More »The Rockologist: Welcome To The Hotel…Edgewater
When Seattle's final rock history is written, the Edgewater's place is every bit as assured as those of Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix.
Read More »DVD Review: The War
If you love history or even want to understand what the big brouhaha is all about, see Ken Burns' The War.
Read More »DVD Review: Roots – The Next Generations
The continuation of the story of Haley's family is the story of all American families.
Read More »Book Review: They Called Me Mayer July: Painted Memories Of A Jewish Childhood In Poland Before The Holocaust by Mayer Kirshenblatt & Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett
Mayer Kirshenblatt and Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett give the world a precious gift by bringing the pre-War town of Apt, Poland, back to life.
Read More »Book Review: Spitfire Women of World War II by Giles Whittell
Female pilots were essential to the war effort, and Whittell puts their stories down on paper.
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