Book Reviews
Like you, we love books... and the next best thing to reading books is reading about books! Below you'll find an assortment of reviews for titles that we regularly stock. Also, be sure to check out our online catalog.
Encyclopaedia of Hell: An Invasion Manual For Demons
Purported to be authored by the greatest critic humanity has ever dreamed up, Satan himself, Encyclopædia pushes satire to a new, ferocious level. While the text might not actually originate from another dimension as alleged, it may as well have, so surreal and inspired is Olson's wit. At its core a twisted Twain-ian takedown of modern society, Encyclopædia approaches...
Make Your Place
Make Your Place: Affordable and Sustainable Nesting Skills by Raleigh Briggs is reminiscent of DIY books of the ’70s with its entirely hand-lettered pages and illustrations by the author, but it’s an up-to-date introductory course to beginning herbalism for the home. Each topic is treated quickly, in usually no more than a page or two. I’m still a newbie to herbal remedies...
Absinthe & Flamethrowers: Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously
Some guys, and I know who a few of you are, will be loading up the car in states where, unlike New York, the sale of fireworks is legal. (Those Phantom Fireworks discount cards can really burn a hole in your wallet.) Others like to prepare emotionally and mentally for the Fourth by getting some reading done.Two books that put me in the mood for rockets’ red glare are George...
Mental Floss Presents Be Amazing
It takes a lot of work and imagination to be someone other people want to remember for all time. We’re not talking about eating-a-lot-of-hot-dogs or profiled-by-People-magazine level of awesomeness. We’re talking about being the type of person to the history books for learning to grow meat, becoming a superhero, or ruling with an iron fist. There are plenty of self-help books out the...
Planning for the Apocalypse: A User's Guide
One of the nice things about the Writers Guild strike (...okay, the only thing nice) is that it allowed members to meet their fellow-writers in daily protest. One such person I crossed paths with (though via email) was Rob Kutner, an Emmy-winning writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Eventually, we met in person after he was dragged from New York to help write the monologue when...
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