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Jezebel: The Untold Story of the Bible's Harlot Queen 16 reviews
Lesley Hazleton
Doubleday, 2007
Hazleton just keeps getting better
+ An Excellent Historical Reinterpretation of Jezebel, by someone who actually knows Hebrew.
+ An Intellectual Delight
Jezebel is a captivating read, but more importantly, it illuminates a period of human history fraught with religious prejudices, and it does it in the best way possible--by exploring the original documents. Hazleton's research was exhaustive and everything she says is explained in the context of ...
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Run in the Fam'ly: A Novel (Peter Taylor Prize) 3 reviews
John J. McLaughlin
Univ Tennessee Press, 2007
Reality and redemption
+ A Must Read for Social Justice!
+ Great new author, unique and important book
The reader will never guess that this is McLaughlin's first novel, with the carefully and skillfully crafted voice of Jake Robertson, the young black man from Oakland who narrates this tale. Jake depicts what life is like for so many of our low income people, and the tortuous decisions that one ...
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Mary Randlett Landscapes2 reviews
University of Washington Press, 2007
Liquid Light
+ Endless pleasure
My husband and I stumbled upon Mary Randlett's photography exhibition at the Tacoma Art Museum. We were immediately awed by the beauty and power of her photography. Then I was stunned to see poems by Denise Levertov scattered among the photographs. I'd discovered and loved Denise's poetry a few ...
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Shortcomings 22 reviews
Adrian Tomine
Drawn and Quarterly, 2007
Tomine in Top Form
Tomine has always been a great storyteller. His writing is wry and laugh-out-loud funny at times, but it's his drawings that really shine in this collected volume. His panels are wonderfully art directed and his renderings are beautifully nuanced and evocative. It's just a matter of time before ...
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Another Sunset We Survive
Kate Gray
Cedar House Books, 2007
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Emerald City: An Environmental History of Seattle (The Lamar Series in Western History)2 reviews
Matthew Klingle
Yale University Press, 2007
A History that Speaks to All Cities
+ Excellent Examination of the Interplay of History & The Environment
Matthew Klingle has written a brilliant study of how the city--in this case Seattle but it could be any city--creates both beauty and ugliness in the same instance. Tracing stories about the physical, social, and cultural reorganization of Seattle and its hinterlands, Klingle shows exactly why the ...
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Moving Toward Harmony2 reviews
Eric Oberg
Far Eastern Press, 2000
Aikido for the Innocent
+ Beautiful impressions display the soft side of Aikido...
Moving Toward Harmony was not necessarily written for the innocent and uninformed of the martial arts but it definitely has a message for them. I am not a practitioner but I am curious, and from this book I found out a good deal about Aikido and why it has become so popular. (I watched several ...
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Orchards of Eden: White Bluffs on the Columbia 1907-19435 reviews
Nancy Mendenhall
Far Eastern Press, 2006
A fine accomplishment!
+ True America
+ Early Irrigation Farming in the Washington State Columbia River Basin
+ A Family and a Town
+ A trip worth more than a goal
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The Lost Coast: Salmon, Memory and the Death of Wild Culture
Tim Bowling
Nightwood Editions, 2007
A 2008 Kiriyama Prize "Notable Book" Finalist for the Writers' Trust Nereus Non-Fiction Prize Finalist for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize, BC Book Prize Finalist for the Wilfred Eggleston Award for Non-Fiction, Alberta Literary Awards Longlisted for the British Columbia Award for Canadian Non-fiction Somewhere between joyous affirmation of British Columbia's splendour and momentous ...
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Swedish Seattle (WA) (Images of America)
Paul Norlen
Arcadia Publishing, 2007
Swedish immigrants began arriving in Seattle in the 1880s, and by 1900 had formed a thriving community of churches, businesses, social clubs, labor organizations, choruses, and dance groups, as well as a Swedish-language press. Their civic accomplishments are exemplified by well-known Seattle institutions founded by Swedish immigrants, including a national department store chain and a world-class ...
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The Firecracker Boys: H-bombs, Inupiat Eskimos, and the Roots of the Environmental Movement2 reviews
Dan O'Neill
Basic Books, 2007
Stunning, moving, richly detailed
+ wish I could give this amazing, brave book ten stars
I read this book a few summers ago, and I couldn't put it down. O'Neill's exhaustive research--including many personal interviews--helps solidify this book's place in the pantheon of great historical non-fiction of the 20th century. "The Firecracker Boys" picks up after World War II when the United ...
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Communication With All Life: Revelations of An Animal Communicator13 reviews
Joan Ranquet
Hay House, 2007
A must read for anyone living with animals
+ An important and fun read.
+ A great book for animal lovers
+ Excellent Choice
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Heroes, Hacks, and Fools: Memoirs from the Political Inside5 reviews
Ted Van Dyk
University of Washington Press, 2007
Wise words from a keen political observer
+ Van Dyk Gives An Inside View
+ One of the Best
+ Van Dyk's Colorful Political History is a Great Read
+ A Terrific Memoir of Political History
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Spotted Owls: Shadows in an Old-Growth Forest (Greystone Nature Greystone Nature)3 reviews
Richard Cannings
Greystone Books, 2007
Stunning photographs celebrate the endangered Spotted Owl
+ We bought this book ASAP after a chance meeting with Jared in the Olympic National Park.
+ The Spotted Owl
This book was given to me as a gift and I am so glad! I didn't know anything about Spotted Owls before reading this book but I now I understand some of the pressures they are facing from people (logging) and invasive species (Barred Owls). The information is fairly basic so it's perfect if you ...
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The Splendor of Silence: A Novel14 reviews
Indu Sundaresan
Washington Square Press, 2007
A GREAT READ
+ The Splendor of Silence
I highly recommend this book. It is a book that returns to the present occasionally, but not so quickly that you get lost. I TOTALLY loved this book and the characters were so alive. i can only add that I am an avid reader and I would never give a book high ratings, if it did not deserve them. ...
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Vanishing Seattle (Images of America)8 reviews
Clark Humphrey
Arcadia Publishing, 2006
Seattle & some famous landmarks that are no more
+ Vanishing Seattle
+ Makes me miss the hometown that I "remember"
+ The disappearing character defining Seattle
+ Great book for Seattle Boomers
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How To Salsa In A Sari (Kimani Tru)18 reviews
Dona Sarkar
Harlequin, 2008
The Compulsive Reader's Reviews
+ A great read!
+ great read!
+ Wish They Had this Kind of YA lit When I was a YA...
+ Two Thumbs Way Up!!!
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The Clone Alliance (Ace Science Fiction)16 reviews
Steven L. Kent
Ace, 2007
Clones and warriors.
+ Great SCI FI book
+ The Clone Alliance
+ Satisfying Action
+ best book
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Women Empowered: Inspiring Change in the Emerging World4 reviews
Rizzoli, 2007
Buy this inspiring book!
+ Love it.
+ Brilliant Book!
+ Inspiration for Women
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Darkness to Sunlight4 reviews
Zaid Abdul-Aziz
Sunlight Publishing Inc., 2006
A compelling story about an NBA star's life journey
+ Having the size and skill to succeed never guarantees one will.
+ A Gift for Our Human Family
+ Great read for basketball fans
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