Archive for January, 2009
Confessions of a Subprime Lender by Richard Bitner
January 15th, 2009Title: Confessions of a Subprime Lender Author: Richard Bitner Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Books (2008) Here’s why the mortgage mess happened: If you had a Target credit card with a $100 maximum limit and four collection accounts you met the minimum limit for a mortgage. But get this..if you also had a credit score [...]
Book News: Winnie the Pooh is Back!!
January 13th, 2009This may just be the kid in me, but when I heard that there is going to be a new Winnie the Pooh book this year, I got kind of excited. I can’t imagine I will get it or read it…mostly because I am not a child…but still exciting! From The Christian Science Monitor: We [...]
As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me by Josef M. Bauer
January 12th, 2009Title: As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me Author:Josef M. Bauer Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (1955) I saw this book and thought it would be really interesting. I didn’t realize it was written such a long time ago…but that’s OK…it was a pretty exciting book. The weirdest thing about this book is that there are [...]
Book News: Not Many Books In Braille
January 7th, 2009Here’s something I never really thought about…not very many books are translated into Braille. You might think that is because they are just being produced as audio books. But you would be wrong to think that…and shame on you. According to the Guardian: Just 4% of books published in the UK currently make it into [...]
If Only They Could Speak by Nicholas Dodman
January 6th, 2009Title: If Only They Could Speak Author: Nicholas H. Dodman Publisher: W.W. Norton (2002) I have 2 dogs who sometimes behave so I thought this would be an interesting book. I also watch a lot of episodes of The Dog Whisperer because Cesar Millan is awesome. I was hoping this would be along those lines, [...]
Book News: The Publishing World No Longer So Glamorous
January 5th, 2009I was not aware that the publishing industry was so over the top. Apparently life as an agent or working for the industry a dream job. From the New York Times: For decades the New York publishing world promised a romantic life of fancy lunches, sparkling parties, sophisticated banter and trips to spots like the [...]
The Dickson Baseball Dictionary by Paul Dickson
January 2nd, 2009Title: The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, 3rd Edition Author: Paul Dickson Publisher: W.W. Norton (2009) Do you know what “bees in the hands” means in baseball terms? It is an expression for the stinging sensation a batter’s hands feel with the pitch strikes the the handle or the end of the bad, usually on a cold [...]
