Title: Grow, Cook, Eat: A Food Lover’s Guide to Vegetable GardeningAuthor: Willi GallowayPublisher: Sasquatch BooksPublication Date; January 17, 2021ISBN: 9781570617317 Synopsis: From sinking a seed into the soil to enjoying a meal made with produce harvested right outside your door, this gorgeous kitchen gardening book is filled with practical, useful information for both novices andContinue reading “Book Review: Grow, Cook, Eat by Willi Galloway”
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Book Review: Atomic Habits by James Clear
Title: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad OnesAuthor: James ClearPublisher: AveryPublication Date: October 2018ISBN: 9780735211292 Synopsis: No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving–every day. James Clear, one of the world’s leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly howContinue reading “Book Review: Atomic Habits by James Clear”
Book Review: Grit by Angela Duckworth
Title: Grit: The Power of Passion and PerseveranceAuthor: Angela DuckworthPublisher: Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.Publication Date: May 2016ISBN: 9781443442329 Synopsis: Why do some people succeed and others fail? Sharing new insights from her landmark research on grit, Angela Duckworth explains why talent is hardly a guarantor of success. Rather, other factors can beContinue reading “Book Review: Grit by Angela Duckworth”
Book Review: Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
Title: SpareAuthor: Prince Harry, Duke of SussexPublisher: Random House of CanadaPublication Date: January 10, 2023ISBN: 9781039003750 Synopsis:Before losing his mother, twelve-year-old Prince Harry was known as the carefree one, the happy-go-lucky Spare to the more serious Heir. Grief changed everything. He struggled at school, struggled with anger, with loneliness—and, because he blamed the press forContinue reading “Book Review: Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex”
Book Review: Out of the Sun by Esi Edugyan
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Out of the SunAuthor: Esi EdugyanPublisher: House of AnansiPublication Date: September 6, 2021ISBN: 9781487009878 Synopsis from Goodreads:What happens when we begin to consider stories at the margins, when we grant them centrality? How does that complicate our certainties about who we are,Continue reading “Book Review: Out of the Sun by Esi Edugyan”
Book Review: Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
Title: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to LeadAuthor: Sheryl Sandberg:Publisher: KnopfPublication Date: March 2013ISBN: 9780385349949 Synopsis from Goodreads: Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions in government and industry. This means that women’s voices are stillContinue reading “Book Review: Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg”
Book Review: How to Find a Fox by Kate Gardner
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: How to Find a FoxAuthor: Kate GardnerPhotographer: Ossi SaarinenPublisher: Running Kids PressPublication Date: September 28, 2021ISBN: 9780762471355 Synopsis from Goodreads:Look for tracks. Listen for yips. Be as still as a pebble.Taking kids on an imaginary trek through different landscapes and seasons, HowContinue reading “Book Review: How to Find a Fox by Kate Gardner”
Book Review: Show Me the Honey by Dave Doroghy
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Show Me the Honey: Adventures of an Accidental ApiaristAuthor: Dave DoroghyPublisher: Touchwood EditionsPublication Date: ISBN: 9781771513227 Synopsis:When Dave Doroghy’s sisters gives him 15,000 honeybees for Christmas he is thrown head-first into the trials and tribulations of caring for a fascinating, if frustrating,Continue reading “Book Review: Show Me the Honey by Dave Doroghy”
Book Review: Flowers in the Gutter by K. R. Gaddy
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Flowers in the GutterAuthor: K. R. GaddyPublisher: Dutton Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: January 7, 2020ISBN: 9780525555414 Synopsis for Goodreads:Flowers in the Gutter is told from the points of view Gertrude, Fritz, and Jean, three young people from working-class neighborhoods in Cologne,Continue reading “Book Review: Flowers in the Gutter by K. R. Gaddy”
Book Review: Secrets of the Baby Whisperer by Tracey Hogg
Title: Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with your BabyAuthor: Tracey HoggPublisher: Ballentine BooksPublication Date: 2000ISBN: 9780345479099 Synopsis from Goodreads:At the heart of Tracy’s simple but profound message: treat the baby as you would like to be treated yourself. Reassuring, down-to-earth, and often flying in the face of conventional wisdom, SecretsContinue reading “Book Review: Secrets of the Baby Whisperer by Tracey Hogg”
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