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Age of Extremes : A History of the World 1914-1991 by Eric Hobsbawm reviewed by Chris Weber

Boulder Heart & Soul - People & Place by Robert Castellino

Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey reviewed by Kirk Uhrlaub

Die Broke: A Radical, Four-Part Financial Plan by Stephen M. Pollan and Mark Levine reviewed by Craig Shafer

Good Food: A Complete Guide To Eating Well by Margaret M. Wittenberg reviewed by Kirk Uhrlaub

Greater Community Spirituality by Marshall Vian Summers reviewed by Maureen Murphy

The Guide to Getting It On!: A New and Mostly Wonderful Book About Sex for Adults of All Ages from The Goofy Foot Press reviewed by Marycourtney Ning

Ishi In Two Worlds by Theodora Kroeber reviewed by Vanessa Seed

The Man Who Ate Everything by Jefferey Steingarten reviewed by Charity Gandolfo

Age of Extremes : A History of the World 1914-1991
by Eric Hobsbawm
reviewed by Chris Weber

This is the fourth title in a very compelling series of world history by the left-leaning British historian Eric Hobsbawm, whose style is readable as few other ivory-tower scholars. The brilliance in this work is in its scope and depth - Hobsbawm manages to treat all regions of the world equally and with equal confidence: rarely is one so impressed by an author's knowledge. Despite the extensive references Hobsbawm is able to cite, this book is more personal and readable than any other work of history I have read. With the coming end to the millennium, it seems a good time to reflect on the passing century. See why the Economist states that, "Eric Hobsbawm has laid down the lines on which debate will proceed...No future historian will be able to ignore it."

Age of Extremes : A History of the World 1914-1991 (16.00)

also in the series
Age of Revolution: 1789-1848 ($15.00)
Age of Capital : 1848-1875 ($14.00)
Age of Empire : 1875-1914 ($15.00)

Boulder Heart & Soul - People & Place by Robert Castellino

THE BEAUTY OF BOULDER CAPTURED IN NEW PICTURE BOOK

Boulder is a landscape of breathtaking views and awe-inspiring possibilities. Boulder photographer ROBERT CASTELLINO captures our community of people and the beauty of our natural environment in his lovely new book Boulder: heart & soul, people & place. This is a book to share with with friends, relatives, and clients this holiday season. Autographed copies available while supplies last.

Call us at (303) 447-2074 . We'd be happy to set copies aside or mail them for you. Whispering River, $34.95

Desert Solitaire
by Edward Abbey
reviewed by Kirk Uhrlaub

Well known for his tale of early environmental defenders, The Monkey Wrench Gang, Abbey's personal favorite was this eloquent and often brash account of a season in the Utah desert. For those who love the desert, this book supplies rich detail and paints a wonderfully biased portrait of the land. For those who shy from such a place, let this be the book that takes you there. You will be humored, offended, held in suspense, and if you're lucky, also a little bruised battered, and better off by the end.

Desert Solitaire ($6.99)

Die Broke: A Radical, Four-Part Financial Plan
by Stephen M. Pollan and Mark Levine
reviewed by Craig Shafer

Most of us spend our lives climbing the career ladder, using credit to live comfortably, retiring as early as we can, and leaving our "riches" to others when we die. Pollan and Levine tell us to do the opposite: stop chasing financial security, quit borrowing, don't retire, and "die broke." Radical ideas for sure, but sensible when we examine the way we waste our lives chasing the unattainable, paying exorbitant taxes, suffering high interest rates, squandering some of our best years in retirement and depriving ourselves so we can leave our hard earned money to others. There is another way and this book tells us all about it.

Die Broke: A Radical, Four-Part Financial Plan ($14.00)

Good Food: A Complete Guide To Eating Well
by Margaret M. Wittenberg
reviewed by Kirk Uhrlaub

If you've ever been a little confused in one of today's variety-filled food stores, say between organic puddings and the tofu sausages, then Good Food is the book for you. Beginning with the idea that food is something to both enjoy and respect Wittenberg has constructed a clear and concise guide to good nutrition. Where do you find cooking times for every grain imaginable? How do select dry beans? It's all there! (Wittenberg is also one of the leading forces behind the current struggle to strengthen the FDA's stance on organic foods.)

Good Food: A Complete Guide To Eating Well ($18.95)

Greater Community Spirituality
by Marshall Vian Summers
reviewed by Maureen Murphy

If you have a pioneering spirit, an open mind and a real desire to "know" the Truth, then this book is for you. If you are spiritually seeking but have not found your spiritual home in the world's religions, you may find just what you are looking for here. If you have had that nagging feeling that there is something important you came here to do, then give this book a try. If you believe that we are not alone in the universe, then go no further. This book is about spirituality for all worlds in the universe; and it is revolutionary.

Greater Community Spirituality ($17.95)

The Guide to Getting It On!: A New and Mostly Wonderful Book About Sex for Adults of All Ages 2nd ed.
from The Goofy Foot Press
reviewed by Marycourtney Ning

This is a hot, steamy, passionate...and hilarious book! The people from the Goofy Foot Press are neither physicians nor licensed sex therapists, yet they still seem to have their facts straight. The Guide to Getting It On! is the book you had always wished your parents had hidden away on the bookshelf behind all those other more respectable ones. Yet it deals with today's issues in such a down-to-earth way that you can't help but want to put it out for all to read. The book takes a very health approach to human sexuality. Using blunt and very descriptive explanations, and encompassing heterosexual, homosexual and bisexual preferences, the authors encourage us to enjoy our bodies and celebrate sexuality...but safely and wisely. Unleash the wild beast within – go goofy-footed.

The Guide to Getting It On!: A New and Mostly Wonderful Book About Sex for Adults of All Ages 2nd Ed. ($19.95)

Ishi In Two Worlds
by Theodora Kroeber
reviewed by Vanessa Seed

When I was 15, my father handed me this book and told me to read it. It is easily the most powerful book I have ever read. Theodora Kroeber (Ursula K. LeGuin's mother) weaves the history of Ishi's tribe and pieces together the Yahi's annihilation with Ishi's years in solitude and his solitary passage into another world, living out his final years in a museum. Rather than utilizing the power of guilt, Kroeber allows the story to speak for itself. The story is haunting and beautiful, and told with such integrity and insight that it is difficult to imagine anyone could have done a better job.

Ishi In Two Worlds ($14.95)

The Man Who Ate Everything
by Jefferey Steingarten
reviewed by Charity Gandolfo

Written by a food critic with an insatiable appetite, The Man Who Ate Everything is a belly of laughs. Steingarten tells us all - from his obsession to force himself to like the foods he hates (almost successfully) to his quest to work with a product called Olestra (successfully). With Chapters titled "Salad, the Silent Killer" and "Why Aren't the French Dropping Like Flies," he draws you into his exhaustive and very funny analysis of the world of food. Complete with recipes and bits of trivia, the Man Who Ate Everything will have you holding your belly in hunger and laughter.

The Man Who Ate Everything ($14.00)

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