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Jan

12

2012

The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband by David Finch

“The Journal of Best Practices may be one of the most unusual memoirs ever written. Author David Finch’s marriage was getting increasingly strained by his quirks and idiosyncrasies, which seemed perfectly normal to him. He finally discovered that he has Asperger’s Syndrome, a mild form of autism, which is more common than most people realize. His effort to …

Jan

6

2012

Blueprints of the Afterlife by Ryan Boudinot

“Blueprints of the Afterlife is a creative move away from the  dragons, vampires and spaceships that dominate the sci-fi fantasy field. Set in a futuristic Seattle, corporate-sponsored armies do battle, medicine is dispensed by way of a version of the Internet, and a sentient glacier wreaks havoc on the continent. Imagine a Kurt Vonnegut treatment …

Apr

14

2011

Book Maven Runs Community Haven in Shelton, WA

In 2003, Carolyn Olsen was president of the Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce. Touring stores in the area, she met the owner of a shopping plaza in Shelton, who suggested that a bookstore would be a great tenant for his empty storefront. “I couldn’t get on it fast enough,” she says. “Nine months later we …

Mar

23

2011

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua

“Battle Hymn has raised a lot of hackles from people who think Amy Chua is telling them how to raise their children. But she’s not. She’s relating her experience with her own children and her commitment to being a Chinese tiger mother—strict, unwavering, focused. I, for one, thoroughly enjoyed it and recommended it to my …

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