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On Becoming Toddlerwise (On Becoming. . .) Review

September 6th, 2010 christopher knight No comments
On Becoming Toddlerwise

As a physician and a mother, I have found the Babywise/Toddlerwise/Childwise series to be extremely helpful for raising and training my children!As an aside, I raised my daughter using the principles in Babywise.I nursed her for 8 months, and never experienced difficulty with optimal weight gain.My daughter slept through the night at 9 weeks, and [...]

In the Green Kitchen: Techniques to Learn by Heart Review

August 24th, 2010 christopher knight No comments
In the Green Kitchen: Techniques to Learn by Heart

While I agree with the other reviewer that the recipes aren’t especially inspired, nor is it as helpful as the Art of Simple Food, it IS great for what I think is its target audience – those who are new to local cooking (and cooking in general), and need a place to start. There are [...]

High Line: The Love of Sports Series, Book 2 (Kindle Edition) Review

August 21st, 2010 christopher knight No comments
High Line: The Love of Sports Series, Book 2

Movie star Garrett Johnson will be playing a race car driver in his next role, so he’s sent to learn the ropes from NASCAR star CJ Lamont. Garrett is openly gay, and attracted to CJ, but CJ is straight.The environment CJ works in is very anti-gay, so Garrett keeps his feelings to himself. CJ is [...]

Lies the Government Told You: Myth, Power, and Deception in American History Review

August 19th, 2010 christopher knight No comments
Lies the Government Told You: Myth, Power, and Deception in American History

Judge Napolitano never ceases to impress me with his knowledge of history and his ability to give you the straight facts.There’s no dancing around issues here; Napolitano starts out the book with criticism of one of the move beloved Founding Fathers, George Washington, for his acceptance of slavery (there is praise, too).I mention this because [...]

From Baghdad with Love: A Marine, the War, and a Dog Named Lava Review

August 18th, 2010 christopher knight No comments
From Baghdad with Love: A Marine, the War, and a Dog Named Lava

When Lieutenant Colonel Jay Kopelman walks down the hallway of a compound housing U.S. Marines in Fallujah, Iraq, he’s startled by a noise. He shouts and raises his gun, his nerves still on edge from having just patrolled the dangerous streets of a city in the grip of violence. His adversary? A five-week-old stray puppy. [...]

The Outsiders Review

August 15th, 2010 christopher knight No comments
The Outsiders

stay gold ponyboy stay gold… Those were on of the last words that pony heard from on of his close friends. The outsiders is a very powerful and stunning novel. As you read on and on it seem like you cant put the book down, its about a gangs called the greasers a socs. They [...]