Category Archives: Adult Non-Fiction

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

Posted on August 23, 2013 by

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

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

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

Posted on May 28, 2011 by

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

Posted on February 5, 2011 by

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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