Medical Myths That Can Kill You : and the 101 Truths That Will Save, Extend, and Improve Your Life
Presented by Phyllis Armstrong in memory of Eugene McGregor. Library Journal: Snyderman, chief medical editor for NBC News, here examines some common medical myths-e.g., that only old people get heart attacks and strokes, that "natural" means safe-explaining why they have become so prevalent, why they are wrong, and what sensible approaches people can take to […]
Not In the Flesh
Caroline Mann – Library Journal: The prolific Rendell (or Barbara Vine, depending on what you're reading) offers her 21st Chief Inspector Wexford novel. Readers watch as a truffle-hunting suburbanite and his dog stumble across a long-buried body on a vacant property. Upon investigation, Wexford and his team uncover a second murder victim in the basement […]
The Authentic Wild West
Isaac's Storm : a Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane In History
James A. Michener's USA
Boogers Are My Beat : More Lies, But Some Actual Journalism
The Woodcarver's Library
The Art of Making Pottery : From Clay to Kiln
The Water's Lovely
Publisher Weekly Review: Starred Review. Three-time Edgar Award?winner Rendell (13 Steps Down) often creates fragile characters, trembling on the edge of losing a lover, child, job, solvency or sanity. Slashing through their world is a wild card, an obsessive or a sociopath too focused on personal gain to be concerned with damage to others. The […]