I have a long standing interest in history and women’s history, so when I had the opportunity to go to the Maltz Museum of Jewish […]
A Little Knowledge Won’t Hurt You
Are you ready to appear on Jeopardy? Do you want to brush up on your history facts? Does your know-it-all brother-in-law spout out all sorts […]
Great Summer Reading-Murder, Madness, Obsession
I have a crush on David Grann. There, I’ve said it. Even though it’s just a literary crush, please don’t tell my husband. If you pick […]
Orange is the New Black
Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison graduated from Smith College in the early 1990s. Always a free […]
Art Thieves & Forgers
March 18, 2010 marked the twentieth anniversary of the devastating art theft at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston (www.gardnermuseum.org). Thirteen masterpieces including pieces by Vermeer, Rembrandt […]
You Read Dis Book,You
The title of this post paraphrases a reviewer’s quote on the back cover of Rheta Grimsley Johnson’s Poor Man’s Provence: Finding Myself in Cajun Louisiana. […]
Oh, Happy Day!
Everyone can use a little more happiness in their life. So, why not check out the following book? There may be some interesting tidbits, truths or suggestions that you can use to better yourself and become happier
Paging Your Way Across the World
Even if you are not planning a trip in the future, you owe it to yourself to order these books and take the trip of a lifetime from the comfort of your favorite chair.
You Are What You Eat
There are so many reasons to eat healthy, organic sustainable food from small farmers rather than from large conglomerates and the evidence presented in these articles is overwhelming.
