Monthly Archives: February 2012

From Bethlehem to Marseilles

Map of Bones by James Rollins;2005;$24.99;434 pages; William Morrow, New York, NY; 0-06-076387-6; Checked out from Multnomah County Library, Central; 2/22-2/23 Why did I pick this up? I read the first one in the series and am now reading my way through the series. What is the story? Sigma Force once agains trots around the [...]

3 in 1

The History of Albina Including Eliot, Boise, King, Humboldt, and Piedmont Neighborhoods by Roy E. Roos; 2008; 244 pages;  0-9662224-2-3; Checked out from Multnomah County Library, Sellwood; 2/21-2/22 Why did I pick this up? The Title Wave Used Bookstore, that I work at is in the Eliot Neighborhood and I have been attending the Eliot [...]

Ogres, Trolls, Chlorofiends and faerie folk

Summer Knight by Jim Butcher; 2002; $25.95; 321 pages; A Roc Book, New York, NY; 978-0451-46275-6; Checked out from Multnomah County Library, Sellwood; 2/18-2/21 Why did I pick this up? I discovered this series last year and am reading my way through it. What is the story? In the last book Harry started a war [...]

Book Recommendations from the NBA Logo

West by West, My Charmed, Tormented Life by Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman; 2011; $27.99; 338 pages; Little, Brown and Company, New York, NY; 978-0-316-05349-5; Checked out from Multnomah County Library, Capitol Hill; 2/13-2/18 Why did I pick this up? One of my first sports memories is watching the Lakers play when we moved to [...]

Moving from facing backward to the front seat

Everybody Matters, Strengthtening Your Body to Strengthen Your Soul by Gary Thomas; 2011; $14.99; 242 pages; Zondervan, Grand Rapids, MI; 978-0-310-29081-0; 2/11-2/13; Purchased from BarnesatndNoble.com with a Christmas gift card from Camie Garcia Why did I pick this up? Gary Thomas writes from several different perspectives, including those of scriptures and classic writers of several eras. [...]

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