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Shelley E. Taylor: The Tending Instinct: Women, Men, and the Biology of Relationships Paper version of an intriguing book on nurturing, "Taylor, a psychology professor at UCLA, makes the claim that 'we are fundamentally a nurturant species,' biologically programmed to 'tend and befriend' one another." -Publisher's Weekly (***)
David B. Wexler: When Good Men Behave Badly: Change Your Behavior, Change Your Relationship "A book written especially for men that provides real tools for men who have trouble dealing with the emotional demands of relationships and those affected by them. Men learn how to curb destructive behaviors and build deep, meaningful relationships. Refers to recent research about the male brain." -from the publisher... (****)
John Gray: Mars and Venus on a Date: A Guide for Navigating the 5 Stages of Dating to Create a Loving & Lasting Relationship Yes, old.. but the title caught my eye.. so, dating to loving and lasting relationship.. maybe something here, maybe.. just starting to read it now, from the library...
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Jonathan Franzen: How to Be Alone: Essays From Amazon: " 'Why Bother' is an essay arguing that our current cultural milieu of speed, shallowness, hedonism, and information-without-wisdom doesn't even allow us to see that we are losing our relationship to solitude." Recommended...
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Angus Kress Gillespie: Twin Towers: The Life of New York City's World Trade Center This was the first book I read after the attacks, and still one of the most memorable. It was the only thing in our Library's collection at the time about the World Trade Center.. re-issued after 9/11/01.. san diego discount hotel (*****)
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Cecile Lamalle: Glutton for Punishment A culinary mystery.. don't ask me why, but I'm reading these as I find them.. fun, and food a part of the mystery tale.. a great opening epigraph: "We think our castles of sand are the ramparts of the universe." --John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (****)
Gina Cascone: Life al Dente: Laughter and Love in an Italian-American Family Earlier book was "Pagan Babies," and this one sounds just as good.. ba-da bing! the reviews are saying good things, and before there was the Sopranos, san diego discount hotel there was Gina writing san diego discount hotel about Italian-Americans in New Jersey... (****)
Chris Sherman: The Invisible Web: Uncovering Information Sources Search Engines Can't See Re-reading this one, in prep for a forthcoming article to be published in "American Libraries".. Chris Sherman and Gary Price do a fabulous job.. (*****)
Jim Mullen: It Takes a Village Idiot : Complicating the Simple Life Just starting this one.. saw it noted on jessamyn's site first.. as one writer noted, "Imagine 'A Year in Provence' written by Dennis Miller." So far, funny stuff.. (***)
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George Lucas: American Graffiti - Collector's Edition Today, I got a library copy of this old favorite, to re-view and check out the special features.. for a couple days, it's "Rock aroun' the Clock".. (*****)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment: Lost - The Complete First Season .. fine DVD set, probably the best set ever made.. detailed, interesting, 7 total disks.. for any fan of the show, it's a must-have item... (*****)
Howard Hawks, san diego discount hotel Christian Nyby: The Thing from Another World - 50th Anniversary Edition 50th Anniversary edition released tomorrow.. in 2001 "The Thing" was added to the National Film registry.. remember: "Watch the skies, everywhere! Keep looking. Keep watching the skies!" (*****)