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Review of John Fielder’s Best of Colorado

December 1st, 2009 No comments
John Fielder

As a former bookstore manager and 40-year resident of Colorado, I was curious about this book and spent a good deal of time browsing through it.The premise for the book does seem fairly compelling.John Fielder has traveled extensively throughout the state and is therefore in a good position to give advice to others about where [...]

Review of The Look-It-Up Book of Presidents

November 30th, 2009 No comments
The Look-It-Up Book of Presidents (Look-It-Up Books)

This book was recently updated as it seeks to include all of the presidents. The fact that earlier editions of this book have been in print for several decades is a testiment to its fine quality. It is written for the late elemntary to middle school grade level but is a nice quick reference even [...]

Review of The Last Chapter

November 29th, 2009 No comments
The Last Chapter: Gene Amole on Dying

Gene Amole is THE fatherly/grandfatherly character of all our lives. This book should speak to anyone whose parents came of age during the Greatest Generation. Gene (Frank, as my parents knew him) was the daily columnist for the Denver newspapers for decades. His signature was a one-word opening that certainly summed up the content of [...]

Review of City Boy: Urban Planning, Municipal Politics, and Guerrilla Warfare

November 28th, 2009 No comments
City Boy: Urban Planning, Municipal Politics, and Guerrilla Warfare

Very entertaining! A wickedly fantastic glimpse into the world of municipal politics. Most urban planning books are very ‘PG’. This one is definetly rated ‘R’.
Product DescriptionIn the world of municipal politics, truth is stranger than fiction and there is no truth stranger than La Blanca Gente, Colorado. In this striking first book, the author weaves [...]

Review of Raising the Bar

November 27th, 2009 No comments
Raising the Bar: The Championship Years of Tiger Woods

Raising the Bar was an excellent and easy read, but I didn’t expect anything less from Tim Rosaforte.
People who follow the game of golf extremely closely may not find out much more about Woods than they already know by reading Raising the Bar. However, Rosaforte takes a different approach to his work, which makes it [...]