Sunday, February 26, 2012

Review: The Audubon Backyard Birdwatcher


The majority of birdwatchers are the backyard variety who put out a feeder or two and maybe a bird bath of sorts. Unlike serious birders who may travel long distances to add some rare birds to their life lists, home-based birdwatchers take enjoyment from watching the species that come to visit and return year after year.

This guide serves the backyard variety with sharp photos and descriptions of the 100 most common birds found in home gardens of North America. Field guides to the other 8,900 species of birds worldwide are available elsewhere, but this one provides detailed instructions for setting up backyard feeding stations, building ponds and windbreaks, and choosing plants for the landscape that will attract birds to the yard.

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by Robert Burton and Stephen Kress
Thunder Bay Press, 2012



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Friday, February 17, 2012

Book Excerpt: Introducing Tea


Western Europeans first learned of tea in 1559 from Venetian writer Giambattista Ramusio's book Delle navigationi e viaggi (Voyages and Travels), in which the drink is referred to as chai catai and touted as a cure for "headache, stomachache, pain in the side or in the joints."

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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Book List Addition: Travels With My Lovers


A shocking discovery about her husband forces an independent career woman and mother of two out of her comfort zone and into the world of dating. Convinced that traveling is the consolation she needs for her devastating wound, she picks herself up, and travels to Europe, with and without her kids.

In a series of voyages at different stages of her life, she unexpectedly finds love - in a myriad of languages.

by Erica Miner
1st Book Library, 2002
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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Review: Food and Faith in Christian Culture


The way to man's heart is through his stomach, and to his soul as well. The remarkable success of the Christian faith can be largely attributed to an evangelism of food and meals.

This collection of essays on Christian eating and fasting demonstrates how food has shaped, affirmed and spread the faith throughout the world. Exploring topics ranging from the culinary life of 14th Italian monks to 19th Presbyterian missionaries in New Zealand proselytizing with food among native peoples to contemporary Christian weight loss programs, the chapters proceed chronologically and conclude with quiet meals at a 21st century Benedictine monastery in England.

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by Ken Albala and Trudy Eden
Columbia University Press, 2011

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Friday, January 20, 2012

Review: Mobilizing Web Sites


Mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are likely to surpass PCs as the most common sources of web access in the near future. Anyone with a web site, consequently, has to consider the impact this will have on visitor traffic, user experience, accessibility and e-commerce.

This book describes design and coding techniques for making web sites initially created for desktop PCs accessible and user-friendly on small screen devices. It includes lessons and case studies on mobilizing layout, navigation, images, text and forms.

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Strategies for Mobile Web Implementation 
by Kristofer Layon
Peachpit Press, 2011

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Friday, January 13, 2012

Cookbook List Addition: Salty Sweets


In a cookbook dedicated to the delicious marriage of two flavors, author Christie Matheson offers recipes for mouthwatering treats like Salted Caramels, Butterscotch Brownies, and Nantucket Sea Salt Ice Cream. '

A touch of salt makes all the difference in the candies, cookies, cakes, puddings, fruits, ice cream, and dessert sauces featured in this collection.

Delectable Desserts and Tempting Treats with a Sublime Kiss of Salt
by Christie Matheson
Harvard Common Press, 2010



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Thursday, January 12, 2012

How-To Book List Addition: Mobilizing Web Sites


Everyone has been talking about the mobile web in recent years, and more of us are browsing the web on smartphones and similar devices than ever before. But most of what we are viewing has not yet been updated for mobile presentation. How can designers bring more of the web up to speed with the capabilities of today's mobile devices?

In Mobilizing Web Sites: Develop and Design, author and designer Kristofer Layon addresses that elephant in the room --the many existing web sites that we manage on a day-to-day basis-- and walks through techniques that web designers can use to make these legacy web sites better-suited for
mobile viewing.

Strategies for Mobile Web Implementation
by Kristofer Layon
Peachpit Press, 2011



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