Six Father's Day Stories to Share with your Child
Published on Thursday, June 13, 2013
Curl up, get cozy, and read!
Book Review
Published on Sunday, June 9, 2013
What makes a successful, transformative organization? What kind of leadership guides an organization making it stand out amongst its rivals/peers? What qualities in management inspire employees to do the best that they can do and make their organization shine?
‘The Secret Tree’
Published on Friday, June 7, 2013
The Secre
t Tree by Natalie Standiford is a great summer read. Minty is a 10-year-old trying to pass her summer days by biking, roller skating and exploring around the neighborhood with her best friend Paz.
Seven kite flying stories to share with your child
Published on Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Curl up, get cozy, and read!
Published on Monday, June 3, 2013
The date: April 14, 1865. Washington D.C. was still celebrating the surrender of the Confederacy at Appomattox the week before. Abraham Lincoln and his Cabinet were developing plans for reconstruction when his second term ended at the hands of John Wilkes Booth and his derringer pistol. The rest, as they say, is history.
'Eleanor & Park'
Published on Saturday, June 1, 2013
I want to eat this book like Eleanor wants to eat Park's face!
That sounds crazy, I know. Don't get worried. No cannibalism takes place in this book. But, I devoured it. Read it in a few days. Laughed aloud and cried.
Published on Friday, May 31, 2013
When my colleague and I first saw this book, we were both really interested in reading it. But it was on hold for someone else so we were just going to have to wait!
In Linda Bates's memoir, Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard, we find Shakespeare put to the test in the most unlikely of locations -- solitary confinement in a supermax prison in the Midwest. This book tells the story of the friendship that Dr. Bates formed with one of the prisoners, Larry Newton.
Job Searching Help Guide
Published on Thursday, May 30, 2013

Are you currently looking for a new job or changing careers? Are you newly graduated from college or graduate school?
The popular
Knock 'em Dead by Martin Yate is an annually updated job searching guidebook. This book includes topics such as writing your resume, online networking, job search tactics, how to answer tough questions in an interview, negotiating job offers and handling rejections.
Finally, someone mashed up a graphic novel and a cookbook!
Published on Thursday, May 30, 2013
I'm a sucker for a good graphic memoir - cartoonists using the narrative tools of comics to explore their personal experiences. I've read books in this genre about topics ranging from the Iranian Revolution to a gay person coming out of the closet to the history of Students for a Democratic Society, but I was surprised to discover Lucy Knisley's new book Relish, which combines stories from her childhood with recipes.
How Perception, Emotion and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans
Published on Saturday, May 25, 2013
Don't be insulted if they call you a bird-brain -- it means you're pretty smart! The stories of what these birds can figure out will amaze you.