From the front flap: The world needed a hero, but how would an editor with no off-switch answer the call? For Jeff Deck, the writing was literally on the wall: NO TRESSPASSING. In that moment, his greater purpose became clear. Dark hordes of typos had descended upon civilization... and only he could wield the marker to defeat them. Review: After a college reunion spurs the … [Read more...] about The Great Typo Hunt by Jeff Deck and Benjamin D. Herson: B
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Causing a Scene by Charlie Todd and Alex Scordelis: B-
From the back cover: From the infamous No Pants! Subway Ride to the legendary Grand Central Freeze, Improv Everywhere has been responsible for some of the most original and subversive pranks of the Internet age. In Causing a Scene, the group's agents provide a hilarious firsthand account of their mischievous antics. Learn how they created a time loop in a Starbucks and gave … [Read more...] about Causing a Scene by Charlie Todd and Alex Scordelis: B-
Ethel & Ernest by Raymond Briggs: B
From the front flap: Poignant, funny, and utterly original, Ethel & Ernest is Raymond Briggs's loving depiction of his parents' lives from their chance first encounter in the 1920s until their deaths in the 1970s. Ethel and Ernest were solid members of the English working class, part of the generation that lived through the most tumultuous years of the twentieth century. … [Read more...] about Ethel & Ernest by Raymond Briggs: B
The Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir: B+
From the front flap: Despite five centuries of investigation by historians, the sinister deaths of the boy king Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, remain one of the most fascinating murder mysteries in English history. Did Richard III really kill "the Princes in the Tower," as is commonly believed, or was the murderer someone else entirely? In this utterly … [Read more...] about The Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir: B+
Memories of the Future 1 by Wil Wheaton: B
From the back cover: The away team returns from the planet with some very good news: it's clean, it's beautiful, it's populated with friendly humanoids... and they really like to do the nasty. "At the drop of a hat," according to Geordi. "Any hat," Tasha says knowingly. Picard sends a second, larger team down to the planet to see exactly how many hats they're going to … [Read more...] about Memories of the Future 1 by Wil Wheaton: B