Title: Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter Author: Phoebe Damrosch Genre: Non-fiction, biography Publication Date: 2008 Purchase Price: About $15.00 Welcome to the second (and final) part of my “Get a Job!” series. Last time I gave a quick rundown of What Color is Your Parachute?, a book that will help you find…
Category: Review
“Martin opened the refrigerator and saw precisely what he had expected.”
I love moments like this: when I stumble across a book that turns out to be one of the best reads of my summer. I’m still a little bitter about the Curse of the Bargain Bin Book, so it’s been nice to get back to my regular awesome reading. Today’s book was a great reminder…
“We all have our own ways of dealing with grief and pain.”
Title: Mennonite in a Little Black Dress (A Memoir of Going Home) Author: Rhoda Janzen Genre: Non-fiction Publication Date: 2010 Purchase Price: $10 (paperback) Rhoda Janzen has had a rough week. First her husband leaves her for a guy named Bob he met on Gay.com, and then she gets into a horrible car accident that…
“Look, I didn’t want to be a half-blood.”
Title: Percy Jackson and the Olympians Author: Rick Riordan Genre: Young Adult Fiction Publication Date: One per year, 2005-2009 Purchase Price: $5.00-$11.00, depending on which book you’re purchasing Misc. Info.: A series in five parts Movies can be treacherous: they often get me interested in books I probably would never have thought about reading. I…
“From the river, it looked as if two suns were setting over London.”
Title: Interred with Their Bones Author: Jennifer Lee Carrell Genre: Historical fiction Publication Date: 2007 Purchase Price: $5.38 (hardback, bargain book) Buyer Beware After careful thought, I have come to the conclusion that there is indeed such a thing as the Curse of the Bargain Bin Book. Picture this: you walk into your bookstore of…