Title:
Lackey, Mercedes, and James Mallory. 2007. When Darkness Falls: The Obsidian Trilogy, Book 3. Tor Fantasy.
Rating:
8/10
Summary:
(Warning: Spoilers!)
The third and final book in this series not surprisingly picks up where the second left off – Knight-Mage Kellen Tavadon, the elves, and the few allies they have been able to muster are locked deep in the heavy [...]

Reference:
Harris, Sam. 2005. The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason. W. W. Norton.
Rating:
8/10
Review:
I probably should have read this long ago considering my research interests, but I’m finally just getting around to reading it. Given the title of the book, you’d think the focus would be more along the lines of [...]

Reference:
Brown, Dan. 2009. The Lost Symbol. Doubleday Books.
Rating:
5/10
Review:
I wouldn’t necessarily consider myself a fan of Dan Brown’s novels, but I have read the two previous novels in the Robert Langdon series and enjoyed them sufficiently to be interested in the latest book. Events conspired to bring the book into my home (my Mom brought [...]

Citation:
Ernst, Edzard, and Simon Singh. 2008. Trick or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine. 1st ed. W.W. Norton & Co.
Rating:
10/10
Review:
Few non-fiction books I have read are as well-written and as clear in their message as is Trick or Treatment. I believe this book should be required reading in high school.
The book begins with [...]

Debi and I have a background that provided us with a lot of information about pregnancy and childbirth, so we thought we were at least somewhat knowledgeable about having children (yeah, not really).  I teach a class on the Sociology of Human Sexuality (using this text: Understanding Human Sexuality), so I knew the basic outlines [...]