The Ukazoo Books Blog
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 Uncategorized on Mar 23rd, 2010
This weekend, Ukazoo has it going on strong with 3 different events, all of them super brilliant.
For starters, there’s Diving Belle on Friday evening from 6 -8pm. Two girls, a guitar and violin producing some of the sweetest, baddest music you’ve never heard in a bookstore. These two are simply incredible; check out [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 18th, 2010
So your outside… finally. The snow is gone… finally. And your favorite park bench beckons. What are some good “park-bench-reads?”
How about…
1) Devil in the White City (Erik Larson) – the turn of the century Chicago Worlds’s Fair meets a demented serial killer. Reads like fiction but really happened.
2) Plague Ship (Clive [...]
Posted in Book Reviews on Mar 11th, 2010
They threw the midget over the balcony, and I was off on the spring break of a lifetime. ….
So is the opening line to Tim Dorsey’s newest book. Tim Dorsey writes some of the funniest mystery’s that I have every read. Serge Storms, the main character, is a Floridian Historian, who celebrates all that is [...]
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 [...]