All Consuming : Mar

Consuming "The Dangerous World of Butterflies: The Startling Subculture of Criminals, Collectors, and Conservationists"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Mar) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:35:35 GMT

The Dangerous World of Butterflies: The Startling Subculture of Criminals, Collectors, and Conservationists

by Peter Laufer

Consuming "Hollywood Singing and Dancing: The 1920s"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Mar) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:35:19 GMT

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: The 1920s

Consuming "Daddy Long Legs"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Mar) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:35:03 GMT

Daddy Long Legs

by Jean Negulesco

Consuming "Making the Grade: Plucky Schoolmarms of Kittitas Country"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Mar) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:34:50 GMT

Making the Grade: Plucky Schoolmarms of Kittitas Country

by Barb Owen

Consuming "Dangerous Men: Pre-Code Hollywood and the Birth of the Modern Man"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Mar) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:34:28 GMT

Dangerous Men: Pre-Code Hollywood and the Birth of the Modern Man

by Mick LaSalle

Consuming "The Encyclopedia of Stupidity"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Mar) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:34:12 GMT

The Encyclopedia of Stupidity

by Matthijs van Boxsel

Consuming "Wire Mothers & Inanimate Arms: Harry Harlow And The Science Of Love"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Mar) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:33:58 GMT

Wire Mothers & Inanimate Arms: Harry Harlow And The Science Of Love

by Jim Ottaviani

Consuming "Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved (Princeton Science Library)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Mar) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:33:48 GMT

Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved (Princeton Science Library)

by Frans de Waal

Consuming "Inner Hygiene : Constipation and the Pursuit of Health in Modern Society"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Mar) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:33:34 GMT

Inner Hygiene : Constipation and the Pursuit of Health in Modern Society

by James C. Whorton

Consumed "The World Has Curves: The Global Quest for the Perfect Body"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Mar) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:33:01 GMT

The World Has Curves: The Global Quest for the Perfect Body

by Julia Savacool

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Rudolph Valentino: The Man Behind The Myth"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Mar) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:31:48 GMT

Rudolph Valentino: The Man Behind The Myth

by Robert OBERFIRST

Consumed "The Children"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Mar) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:31:07 GMT

The Children

by Edith Wharton

Consumed "Child Star An Autobiography Shirley Temple Black"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Mar) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:30:32 GMT

Child Star An Autobiography Shirley Temple Black

by Shirley Temple Black

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Smart Girls Marry Money: How Women Have Been Duped Into the Romantic Dream--And How They're Paying For It"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Mar) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:55:39 GMT

Smart Girls Marry Money: How Women Have Been Duped Into the Romantic Dream--And How They're Paying For It

by Elizabeth Ford

Consumed "Fraggle Rock - Dance Your Cares Away"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Mar) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:53:58 GMT

Fraggle Rock - Dance Your Cares Away

Consumed "The New York Times Crosswords to Boost Your Brainpower: 75 Crosswords to Sharpen Your Mind, Improve Your Crossword Skills, and Increase Your Vocabulary (New York Times Crossword Puzzles)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Mar) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:49:36 GMT

The New York Times Crosswords to Boost Your Brainpower: 75 Crosswords to Sharpen Your Mind, Improve Your Crossword Skills, and Increase Your Vocabulary (New York Times Crossword Puzzles)

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Portraits: Dancing Through Fire (Portraits)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Mar) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:48:01 GMT

Portraits: Dancing Through Fire (Portraits)

by Kathryn Lasky

Consumed "Coraline"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Mar) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:46:42 GMT

Coraline

by Henry Selick

NOT WORTH IT!

Consumed "Best of the Muppet Show - Elton John / Julie Andrews / Gene Kelly"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Mar) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:45:02 GMT

Best of the Muppet Show - Elton John / Julie Andrews / Gene Kelly

by Philip Casson

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Fraggle Rock - Where It All Began"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Mar) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:44:19 GMT

Fraggle Rock - Where It All Began

A review of "U.S. Presidents for Dummies"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Mar) — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 04:34:34 GMT

U.S. Presidents for Dummies

by Marcus Stadelmann

I picked this up to get a better understanding of U.S. history and politics, and I was also hoping for interesting anecdotes. While there were a lot of cold hard facts about dates and laws and firsts and wars, the anecdotes and little details that help you see our presidents as real people were few and far between.

I was also annoyed by what I see as a major omission. There is no mention of the one day gap between Presidents Polk and Taylor, which caused all sorts of confusion about whether or not David Rice Atchison was president for a day. I mean, c’mon- that at least deserved a sidebar.