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Kayak Morning: Reflections on Love, Grief, and Small Boats

by Roger Rosenblatt

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Jan 23, 2012 06:28am

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Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

by Richard Louv

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Jan 17, 2012 12:56pm

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Real Food: What to Eat and Why

by Nina Planck

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Dec 30, 2011 05:12pm

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Robin marked as to-read: Girl Land by Caitlin Flanagan	My rating:
Feb 09, 2012 03:05pm
Robin gave to: Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes by Elizabeth Bard read in February, 2012	My rating:
Another blog-turned-memoir (are there current memoirs NOT originating from blogs?) a quick read perfect for vacation reading. Twentysomething-Jewish-New Yorker-Art Historian falls in love with an Atheist-Film Editor-Frenchman and finds herself living...more
Feb 09, 2012 02:15pm · see review
Robin marked as to-read: Coming Apart: The State Of White America, 1960-2010 by Charles Murray	My rating:
Feb 08, 2012 01:12pm
Robin marked as to-read: Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman	My rating:
Feb 08, 2012 01:08pm
Robin gave to: Homemade Living: Keeping Chickens with Ashley English: All You Need to Know to Care for a Happy, Healthy Flock by Ashley English read in February, 2012	My rating:
I love Ashley English's blog (Small Measure) and her series of four "Homemade Living" books (Home Dairy, Home Canning, Beekeeping, Chicken-Keeping) are as well-written and entertaining as her blog. Good how-to sections, great photography and graphic ...more
Feb 05, 2012 04:07pm · see review
Robin gave to: Chick Days: An Absolute Beginner's Guide To Raising Chickens From Hatching To Laying by Jenna Woginrich read in February, 2012	My rating:
The title says it all - an absolute beginner's guide to raising chickens. Great photography and well-written sections covering the basics.
Feb 04, 2012 09:58am · see review
Robin gave to: Made from Scratch: Discovering the Pleasures of a Handmade Life by Jenna Woginrich read in February, 2012	My rating:
I am a fan of Jenna Woginrich's blog (Cold Antler Farm) however, "Made From Scratch" (her first book) is disappointing. Half memoir, half how-to manual, it manages to fail at being good at either. Skip this and read her second book, the excellent mem...more
Feb 02, 2012 08:31pm · see review
Robin marked as to-read: The Dirty Life: On Farming, Food, and Love by Kristin Kimball	My rating:
Feb 01, 2012 08:25pm
Robin marked as to-read: Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology by Eric Brende	My rating:
Feb 01, 2012 08:11pm
Robin marked as to-read: Greenhorns: 50 Dispatches from the New Farmers' Movement by Paula Manalo	My rating:
Jan 31, 2012 04:26pm