REVIEW of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois

Three months ago I finished out the school year teaching at King’s Academy, and as I “retired” from teaching (in … More

REVIEW of Up from Slavery, by Booker T. Washington

Born a slave in 1856, Booker T. Washington was only a child when the American Civil War commenced. After the … More

This post is entirely self-oriented and it is doubtful whether it will be relevant to anyone who ever reads this … More

As my book club presses on with autobiographies in a chronological fashion, we’ve made our way to the American Civil … More

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen has been all the rage for quite some time. Her books … More

I started reading several books last week, most of them novels, but the book that got me the most excited … More

Sometimes when my blog sits forlorn for a three week span, it means that I haven’t been reading much and, … More

One of the lovely things about seventeenth century books is that once you’ve read the title you really know what … More