The Ukazoo Books Blog
Posted in Book Reviews, New Release Books on Jul 5th, 2010
Concentration. It just declines during these few hot months. It’s perfectly natural and cannot be helped. Dank humidity and specious outdoorsy activity hamper our typically more ambitious natures, and what begins as motions toward self-improvement and deep, recharging relaxation fizzle into mosquito bites, sunburn and profound afternoon napping. Summer reading, too, becomes dominated by read-it-once [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, New Release Books on May 21st, 2010
From NY Times best selling Author Susan Richards, author of Chosen By a Horse comes the heart wrenching prequel, Saddled
In Sadddled, readers travel back to the time when Susan was at her worst, a time when she woke up and realized she was an alcoholic. That knowledge came hard – and inside Susan was [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, New Arrivals, New Release Books on May 15th, 2010
New at the ‘zoo May 11
I am Nujood, Age 10 an Divorced by Nujood Ali
Nujood’s childhood came to an abrupt end in 2008 when her father arranged for her to be married to a man three time her age. Nujood tells of the abuse at her husbands hands and her daring escape in defiance of [...]
Posted in New Arrivals, New Release Books on Apr 14th, 2010
New this week at the ‘zoo:
Bite Me by Christopher Moore. Now, I love to read Christopher Moore, and I know I am not alone. So just the fact he releases is enough to get me to read it. ‘Cause I know I am going to laugh full all out belly laughs. This is the third [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, New Release Books on Apr 12th, 2010
Melody Grace McCartney can’t figure out how she really is. She has been lots of people May Adams, Karen Smith, Anne Johnson and many other three syllable names. She is not sure of her real hair color. All because when she was 6 years old, her and her family witnessed something that ended up luring [...]
Posted in New Arrivals, New Release Books on Mar 31st, 2010
Lost States by Michael J Trinklein. How could I pass up bring in a book that talks about how there might have been a Greenville, State of Franklin. Or Ocean City, Chesapeake. What about Newfoundland as a state, or Ice Land? This quirky book is fascinating. Some of the ideas were more serious than others, [...]
Posted in New Arrivals, New Release Books on Mar 26th, 2010
Hungry Girl 1-2-3 by Lisa Lillien. Hungry Girl’s recipes aren’t just delicious, they’re SUPER-SIMPLE, too. Hungry Girl 1-2-3 will help you make the world’s most delicious guilt-free appetizers, meals, snacks, desserts, etc., with practically no effort whatsoever! There are loads of crock-pot recipes, microwavable meals, HG’s famous “foil packs,” and more. Some are such a [...]
Posted in New Arrivals, New Release Books on Mar 3rd, 2010
Switch by Chip Heath & Dan Heath
Why is it so hard to make lasting changes in our companies, in our communities, and in our own lives?
The primary obstacle is a conflict that’s built into our brains, say Chip and Dan Heath, authors of the critically acclaimed bestseller Made to Stick. Psychologists have discovered that our minds [...]
Posted in New Arrivals, New Release Books on Feb 25th, 2010
Making Toast by Roger Rosenblatt: With the wit, heart, precision, and depth of understanding that has characterized his work, Roger Rosenblatt peels back the layers on this most personal of losses to create both a tribute to his late daughter and a testament to familial love. The day Amy died, Harris told Ginny and Roger, [...]