Weaving on a Little Loom

Everything a beginning weaver needs to start Weaving on a Little Loom. This book has clear and concise instructions—most with pictures or diagrams. It begins with the tools needed. Next, the author describes the different weaving and edging techniques. Finally, there are five project plans: a wall hanging, a clutchContinue Reading

Rising Out of Hatred

Rising Out of Hatred is the fascinating true story of how a heir apparent to a white nationalist dynasty turned away from hate. Home schooled by his racist family, Derek Black seemed on a path to hatred. Derek was a frequent contributor to his father’s prominent white nationalist website. HeContinue Reading

How to Invent Everything

How to Invent Everything is “a complete cheat sheet to civilization”. You’re welcome. Beginning with hilarious FAQs about your new state-of-the-art FC3000 rental market time machine, the book then explains how to invent everything and restart civilization in case the machine breaks down in the past.  It starts at aContinue Reading

Drink Me!

Drink Me! has 25 cocktail recipes all linked to the plot of Alice in Wonderland. Each recipe comes with a brief explanation of how it relates to the Alice in Wonderland story. For example, the Unbirthday Cake Martini uses cake frosting-infused vodka, hazelnut and raspberry liqueurs, and pineapple and lemonContinue Reading

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

The 21 Lessons for the 21st Century cover five broad areas: technology, politics, despair and hope, truth and resilience. In the 1990s, it appeared that liberalism had won its war with communism and facism. Even Russia had become, nominally at least, democratic. During the Trump and Brexit era, liberalism isContinue Reading

Sleepyhead

Sleepyhead is a great resource for those that either have trouble falling asleep or staying awake. The author suffers from narcolepsy and frequently falls asleep at inappropriate times. He relates his own story and states that the average time before narcolepsy diagnosis is 15 years. However, Sleepyhead goes further thanContinue Reading

Drink Beer Think Beer

Worldwide, beer is the second most popular beverage (after coffee). No wonder everyone wants to Drink Beer Think Beer. With only four basic ingredients—water, malt, hops and yeast—it is staggering how many beer varieties are available now. With breweries popping up everywhere and even inexpensive home brewery kits available online,Continue Reading

Hot Wheels

  From its start as a dream in Mattel’s eye, this is the story of Hot Wheels written by one of the first designers. Realizing that model cars would be more fun if you could race them, Mattel had a hit with its innovative Hot Wheels cars and tracks. TheContinue Reading

Handmade Houseplants

Handmade Houseplants shows a beautiful use of paper and your creativity to liven up your home or office. Using various painting, cutting and gluing skills, the author gives step-by-step instructions for 30 different plants. From carnivorous to poisonous to cactus, most plants you have heard of and a few youContinue Reading

150+ Gluten-free Family Favorites

If you or a family member lives gluten-free, 150+ Gluten-Free Family Favorites is a useful tool in your cooking shed. This cookbook includes gluten-free breakfasts, breads, appetizers, entrees, sides, salads, desserts, holiday and kid-friendly recipes. What’s nice is the authors don’t add a bunch of recipes that are already inherentlyContinue Reading

Origami 101

Using just four simple shapes, Origami 101 teaches makers to create 43 different figures from a simple penguin to a human being. I love the simplicity of Origami 101. Everything is clearly explained. The use of a glow to indicate which part of the paper is moving when folding isContinue Reading

Taco Tuesday Cookbook

If you love tacos (and who doesn’t), the Taco Tuesday Cookbook is for you! Filled with 52 taco plus guacamole, salsas, seasonings, beverages and tortilla recipes, this cookbook has something for every taste. Starting with eight easy breakfast tacos, the author includes tacos made with chicken, pork, beef, fish andContinue Reading

Art of Being Bill

Bill Murray’s movie career is explored along with various artists’ interpretations of him in numerous media in the Art of Being Bill. Bill’s life (in movies at least) is broken up chronologically into eight chapters: The Jester The Thinker The Intense The Charming The Exasperated The Melancholy The Complex TheContinue Reading

Where are We Heading

Humans have an obvious impact on the things they create. In Where are we Heading?, the author postulates that the things created also impact humans—and not always in a positive way. The author uses the creation of the spinning wheel and its subsequent industrial machine replacement to illustrate the impactContinue Reading

Sons of Cain

Sons of Cain is the story of real serial killers from the stone age to now. The book is divided into three parts. Part I contains definitions, Earth’s history and man’s place in it, and psychological diseases that may be causing serial killers to be more frequent now. Part IIContinue Reading