Book Review
The Business of Botanicals
by Kristen Rabe
Ann Armbrecht’s "The Business of Botanicals" is an insightful, impassioned study of the herbal supplements industry and the challenges of producing its goods in a socially responsible way. The botanical supplement industry exceeded $9...
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Praying with Our Feet
by Kristen Rabe
Lindsey Krinks’s "Praying with Our Feet" is a passionate religious memoir about advocating for Nashville’s homeless community. Krinks was in college when a devastating injury changed the course of her life. Facing excruciating pain,...
Book Review
Bedeviled
by Kristen Rabe
Jimena Canales’s captivating popular science text "Bedeviled" concerns the conceptual “demons” that drive scientific innovation. While scientists reject notions of demons in religions and superstition, Canales says, they also...
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Cosmic Odyssey
by Kristen Rabe
Linda Schweizer’s "Cosmic Odyssey" is a thrilling account of the cosmological discoveries of the past century that “pulls back the curtain” on the brilliant, eccentric scientists who achieved those breakthroughs. This exceptional...
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The Savior of 6th Street
by Kristen Rabe
"The Savior of 6th Street" is Orlando Ortega-Medina’s lucid and engrossing new novel about a man who grows up in Los Angeles’s dark, 1980s underworld. Virgilio is twenty years old, an accomplished artist, and street smart. He lives...
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Douglas Fir
by Kristen Rabe
Stephen Arno and Carl Fiedler’s inviting text "Douglas Fir" is filled with information about the versatile, resilient conifer that “from firewood to flumes, flagpoles to flooring, snowshoes to spars, and liquor to lumber [fills]...
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Golden Gate Jumper Survivors Society
by Kristen Rabe
Ross Wilcox’s offbeat, engaging short story collection, "Golden Gate Jumper Survivors Society", cloaks the extraordinary in the ordinary. Strange circumstances abound. In the title story, suicide survivors practice their bridge jumping...
Book Review
Bee People
by Kristen Rabe
Frank Mortimer’s "Bee People" is an entertaining introduction to the world of beekeeping, drawn from Mortimer’s extensive experience raising bees in suburban New Jersey. The book’s topics will appeal to novices, experts, and the...