I loved Firoozeh’s first book, Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America, so it made perfect sense to purchase her follow-up publication. If you don’t like mass market fiction but want something light to read while traveling or at the beach, I’d definitely recommend this one. The short autobiographical chapters can [...]

This lovely reading of Rachel Carson’s The Sense of Wonder serves to reinforce the knowledge that having the capacity to appreciate the beauty of nature affects our lives in countless positive ways.  I listened to this half-hour-long CD on at least five separate occasions and each time came away with something new.  Renowned for her [...]

Ever since I saw the two lines on the pregnancy test strip I have put aside The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley and have replaced it with pregnancy books. Yes I have delved into the world of What to expect When You Are Expecting. This book has been a great source of information [...]