Life for early 20th century Oregon farmers was gritty
Using Martha as the lead rider, author Molly Gloss canters down a literary trail along the valley of the Little Bird Woman River in Elwha County, encountering families and individuals who face the gritty reality of life in 1917 that is both raw and often deeply painful.
: Feb 14, 2008
Using Martha as the lead rider, author Molly Gloss canters down a literary trail along the valley of the Little Bird Woman River in Elwha County, encountering families and individuals who face the gritty reality of life in 1917 that is both raw and often deeply painful.
: Feb 14, 2008
Historical fiction underscores pain of discrimination and intolerance
In a book written with a teen-age audience in mind, author Libby Sternberg projects an “unsinkable Molly Brown” quality in the protagonist, 15-year-old Carl Matuski, whose contagious energy is certain to maintain the interest of today’s multi-tasking young adult readers.
: Feb 11, 2008
In a book written with a teen-age audience in mind, author Libby Sternberg projects an “unsinkable Molly Brown” quality in the protagonist, 15-year-old Carl Matuski, whose contagious energy is certain to maintain the interest of today’s multi-tasking young adult readers.
: Feb 11, 2008
An analysis of faith professions inside the Oval Office
In a charged environment where primary presidential hopefuls such as Mitt Romney, a Mormon, and Mike Huckabee, an ordained Baptist minister, acknowledged their religious beliefs while at the same time made it plain that for them church and state are sacred but separate entities, Randall Balmer’s book, “God in the White House”—an examination of the U.S. presidents’ responses and reactions to religion from 1960 until 2004—is a timely release.
: Jan 31, 2008
In a charged environment where primary presidential hopefuls such as Mitt Romney, a Mormon, and Mike Huckabee, an ordained Baptist minister, acknowledged their religious beliefs while at the same time made it plain that for them church and state are sacred but separate entities, Randall Balmer’s book, “God in the White House”—an examination of the U.S. presidents’ responses and reactions to religion from 1960 until 2004—is a timely release.
: Jan 31, 2008
1893 Exposition is backdrop for young woman’s coming of age
With a flavor and style reminiscent of Victorian writer Jane Austin and a hint of Nancy Drew in the protagonist, author Lynn Austin has fashioned a novel likely to appeal to readers who appreciate a blend of history and fiction.
: Jan 17, 2008
With a flavor and style reminiscent of Victorian writer Jane Austin and a hint of Nancy Drew in the protagonist, author Lynn Austin has fashioned a novel likely to appeal to readers who appreciate a blend of history and fiction.
: Jan 17, 2008
Answers and questions
Two books, one about answers and the other about questions, make a nice coupling for family perusal during the Christmas season, as folks relax a bit and ponder the past, enjoy the present and prepare to plunge into the New Year.
: Dec 20, 2007
Two books, one about answers and the other about questions, make a nice coupling for family perusal during the Christmas season, as folks relax a bit and ponder the past, enjoy the present and prepare to plunge into the New Year.
: Dec 20, 2007
One strong limb is missing from Amazon forest
The book cover is a dead giveaway. In a close-up photo, Notre Dame de Namur Sister Dorothy Stang flashes a joyously friendly smile and the expression in her eyes is vision-like—one has to believe that she really could see the forest for the trees.
: Nov 26, 2007
The book cover is a dead giveaway. In a close-up photo, Notre Dame de Namur Sister Dorothy Stang flashes a joyously friendly smile and the expression in her eyes is vision-like—one has to believe that she really could see the forest for the trees.
: Nov 26, 2007
Centuries of women who ‘answered the call’
Subtitled “21 stories for 21 centuries,” Joanne Turpin’s vignettes of her favorite female church leaders are neatly packed into a collection titled “Women in Church History.”
: Nov 16, 2007
Subtitled “21 stories for 21 centuries,” Joanne Turpin’s vignettes of her favorite female church leaders are neatly packed into a collection titled “Women in Church History.”
: Nov 16, 2007
Man’s frisky friend leaves an indelible paw print
If you have a special place in your heart for dogs, particularly supersized, awkward, hyperactive pooches, then you’ll want to sit down on some rainy autumn afternoon and step inside the pages of John Grogan’s memoir of his Labrador retriever, “Marley & Me.”
: Oct 25, 2007
If you have a special place in your heart for dogs, particularly supersized, awkward, hyperactive pooches, then you’ll want to sit down on some rainy autumn afternoon and step inside the pages of John Grogan’s memoir of his Labrador retriever, “Marley & Me.”
: Oct 25, 2007
Golden dust rubs off on families in Navajo country
The lives of Anglo and Navajo families intersect in the New Mexican town of Shiprock, where a shuttered uranium mill is the centerpiece of Ann Cummins’ second novel, “Yellowcake.”
: Oct 18, 2007
The lives of Anglo and Navajo families intersect in the New Mexican town of Shiprock, where a shuttered uranium mill is the centerpiece of Ann Cummins’ second novel, “Yellowcake.”
: Oct 18, 2007
Couple undaunted in ministry to provide decent housing
Author Bettie B. Youngs takes up her writer’s hammer and frames out a compelling account of an Alabama farmer’s son with a vision to eradicate “poverty housing.”
: Oct 11, 2007
Author Bettie B. Youngs takes up her writer’s hammer and frames out a compelling account of an Alabama farmer’s son with a vision to eradicate “poverty housing.”
: Oct 11, 2007