Wednesday, March 14, 2007

New NonFiction

Mommies Who Drink: Sex, Drugs, and Other Distant Memories of an Ordinary Mom by Brett Paesel. Paesel adjusts from her single days where she had nightly Ladies' Night, to her mom days of sleep deprivation and no spare time. A comedic look at the adjustment from boozing night owl to nursing night owl.

MTV Europe by Lauren Berger et al. Another new travel guide.

Penny Pincher's Almanac: 1,552 Suprising Ideas for Getting the Most Value Out of Your Money, Home, and Possessions edited by Reader's Digest. "You can live a whole lot better for a whole lot less."

Air Conditioning and Refrigeration by Rex Miller and Mark R. Miller. A repair guide with 800 illustrations.

Jay's Journal of Anomalies by Ricky Jay. Master magician and historian Ricky Jay's shortlived Journal of Anomalies is reproduced here in entirety. Jay covers some of the "bizarre entertainments" of history. Including: nose amputation, Aztec Lilliputians, armless calligraphers.

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