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Bob B.’s Reviews

RevPro-BB-200Bob B.
Reference Department — Bennett Martin Public Library

reviewing for BookGuide from May 2004 through 2010


selfrelianceSelf Reliance and Other Essays
by Ralph Waldo Emerson [814 Eme] reviewed in September 2008


newfowlersmeuThe New Fowler’s Modern English Dictionary
by H.W. Fowler [428 Fow] reviewed in August 2008


spymastersladyThe Spymaster’s Lady
by Joanna Bourne
reviewed in June 2008


americancyclingodysseyAn American Cycling Odyssey
by Kevin I. Hayes
reviewed in April 2008


greenhillsofearthThe Green Hills of Earth
by Robert A. Heinlein
reviewed in March 2008


essaysmontaigneThe Complete Essays of Montaigne
by Michel de Montaigne [844 Mon] reviewed in December 2007


mansunqmindMan’s Unconquerable Mind
by Gilbert Highet [128.2 Hig] reviewed in November 2007


wetooktothewoodsWe Took to the Woods
by Louise D. Rich [917.41 R37w] reviewed in August 2007


puddnheadwilsonPudd’n’head Wilson
by Mark Twain
reviewed in May 2007


population485Population 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time
by Michael Perry [917.75 Per] reviewed in April 2007


farmFarm: A Year in the Life of an American Farmer
by Richard Rhodes [630 Rho] reviewed in February 2007


mansunqmindMan’s Unconquerable Mind
by Gilbert Highet [128.2 Hig] reviewed in December 2006


whatskansasWhat’s the Matter With Kansas?
by Thomas Frank [320.52 Fra] reviewed in November 2006


mainstayMainstay: For the Well Spouse of the Chronically Ill
by Maggie Strong [649.8 Str] reviewed in September 2006


whenelephantsweepWhen Elephants Weep: The Emotional Life of Animals
by Jeffrey Masson [591.5 Mas] reviewed in August 2006


poisonwoodbibleThe Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver
reviewed in August 2006


hopehumanHope, Human and Wild
by Bill McKibben [363.7 McK] reviewed in July 2006


heartofchristianityThe Heart of Christianity: Rediscovering a Life of Faith
by Marcus Borg [230 Bor] reviewed in June 2006


teachinginedenTeaching in Eden: Lessons From Cedar Point
by John Janovy [378.125 Jan] reviewed in May 2006


godstrombonesGod’s Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse
by James Weldon Johnson [811 Joh] reviewed in April 2006


singularitySingularity
by William Sleator
reviewed in March 2006


thatquailrobertThat Quail, Robert
by Margaret Stanger [636.6 St2t] reviewed in February 2006


andladies…And Ladies of the Club
by Helen Hooven Santmyer
reviewed in January 2006


onetwothreeOne…Two…Three…Infinity – Facts and Speculation About Science
by George Gamow [500 G 140] reviewed in November 2005


nomountainNo Mountain High Enough: Raising Lance, Raising Me
by Linda Armstrong Kelley [B K2878] reviewed in September 2005


butterdiditThe Butter Did It
by Phyllis Richman
reviewed in September 2005


centennialCentennial
by James Michener
reviewed in August 2005


americanwesthistoryThe American West: A New Interpretive History
by Robert V. Hine [978 Hin] reviewed in July 2005


milagrobeanfieldwarThe Milagro Beanfield War
by John Nichols
reviewed in May 2005


jeevesandwoosterdvdJeeves and Wooster series on DVD
by P.G. Wodehouse [Video/DVD Wodehouse] reviewed in February 2005


rufuschronicleThe Rufus Chronicle: Another Autumn
by C.W. Gusewelle [636.752 Gus] reviewed in February 2005


upthedownstaircaseUp the Down Staircase
by Bel Kaufman
reviewed in September 2004


hourbeforedaylightAn Hour Before Daylight: Memories of My Rural Boyhood
by Jimmy Carter [B C241] reviewed in August 2004


somersethomecomingSomerset Homecoming: Recovering a Lost Heritage
by Dorothy Spruill Redford [917.561 Red] reviewed in July 2004


movingoutMoving Out: A Nebraska Woman’s Life
by Polly Spence [B Sp275] reviewed in May 2004


Posted to the BookGuide site in June 2006 | Last updated in December 2018