Category Archives: Adult Non-Fiction

Review: The Ghosts of Chicago: The Windy City’s Most Famous Haunts by Adam Selzer

Published by  Llewellyn Publications Released September 8, 2013 360 pages Where I got it: E-galley received from publisher via NetGalley Description (from Goodreads): From Resurrection Mary and Al Capone to the Murder Castle of H. H. Holmes and the funeral train … Continue reading

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Review: The Art of Steampunk: Extraordinary Devices and Ingenious Contraptions from the Leading Artists of the Steampunk Movement by Art Donovan

Published by Fox Chapel Publishing Released August 1, 2011 128 pages Where I got it: Digital review copy from publisher via NetGalley Rating: 4 stars The world’s first exhibition of Steampunk art was held at The Museum of History of Science … Continue reading

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Review: The End of Time: The Maya Mystery of 2012 by Anthony Aveni

Published by University Press of Colorado Released October 15, 2009 200 pages Where I got it: Academic library where I work Rating: 3 stars There’s been quite a bit of buzz about the so called Mayan Apocalypse, rumored to take place … Continue reading

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Review: Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible & Why We Don’t Know About Them by Bart D. Ehrman

Published by HarperOne Released March 1, 2009 292 pages Where I got it: The academic library where I work Rating: 4 stars This isn’t my first exposure to Ehrman’s work.  I previously listened to his Great Courses cds entitled “The … Continue reading

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