Posts by Callie C

All the Gallant Men by Donald Stratton A memoir by a USS Arizona survivor describes his experience of the attacks that left him with burns over more than sixty-five percent of his body, his resolve to reenter service after a grueling recovery, and his contributions to some of the Pacific’s most violent battles. America’s War…

Bear: The Life and Times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III by Robert Greenfield Greenfield traces the life of the Grateful Dead benefactor and LSD chemist who played an indelible role in 1960s counterculture, describing how he helped finance and record the band’s early works. Blood Vow by J. R. Ward Isolated from his fellow Black…

100 Days of Real Food: Fast & Fabulous by Lisa Leake Leake provides family-friendly recipes, featuring natural foods, and offers advice on meal-planning with seasonal sample menus and shopping lists. Black Elk: The Life of an American Visionary by Joe Jackson Jackson chronicles the life of the Native American healer and holy man, known for…

Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa by Haruki Murakami An intimate conversation about music and writing illuminates the perspectives and shared interests of the internationally acclaimed author of “Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage” and his close friend, the former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Because of Bethlehem by Max Lucado…

100 Little Christmas Gifts to Make by Search Press Studio The book covers a wide variety of crafts from knitting, crochet, papercraft, sewing, sugarcraft, felt decorations, jewelry making, cross stitch, mosaic making, decoupage, polymer clay decorations and needlepoint. The Art of Crayon by Lorraine Bell The Art of Crayon will guide you through a gallery…

At the Sign of Triumph by David Weber When the leaders and soldiers of the tiny island of Charis rise up behind cybernetic avatar Merlin to defend their home, a powerful Church of God Awaiting, pushed to the brink of defeat, draws on its formidable resources and forbidden technologies in an ultimate battle between freedom…

The Attention Merchants by Tim Wu The award-winning author of The Master Switch, who coined the term “net neutrality,” discusses the companies that want to attract and harvest human attention and their relentless attempts to influence our consumption and purchases. Children of the New World by Alexander Weinstein A collection of short stories takes place…