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A Book Review:
At Home, by Bill Bryson

While it’s described as a history of private life as revealed through the rooms of a house in England built in the 1800s, it’s really a collection of fascinating stories of how life has changed over time.

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Book Review: Sailing Alone around the World

I discovered Captain Joshua Slocum’s book Sailing Alone around the World—written more than 100 years ago (it was published in 1900)—while reading a New York Times review of another book, one written about Slocum. As some of you know, I’m …

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Slow Death by Rubber Duck

By guest blogger Annie Spiegelman (a.k.a the Dirt Diva) Last month, for my Dirt Diva garden column, I reviewed two fascinating books: Maria Rodale’s Organic Manifesto (Rodale, 2010) and Slow Death by Rubber Duck (Counterpoint Press, 2010) by Rick Smith …

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