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“Light of India,” Warren Dotz

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

Pros: Fascinating historical and cultural perspective; amazing artwork
Cons: None
Rating: 5 out of 5

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Why Moths Hate Thomas Edison

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

Pros: Entertaining and informative information on all sorts of natural oddities
Cons: None
Rating: 5 out of 5

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“The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to the iPhone,” Damon Brown

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Pros: Walks you through your iPhone’s functions in easy language
Cons: Rather lacking in helpful information; too much “fanboy” attitude; the manual has more information
Rating: 1.5 out of 5

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“Hip-Hop Hares”

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

Pros: Hysterical and amazing photographs that will inspire and wow you
Cons: None
Rating: 5 out of 5

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“Vintage Vermont Villainies,” John Stark Bellamy II

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

Pros: Eerie, diabolical tales of old Vermont crimes
Cons: None
Rating: 5 out of 5

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“The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Starting a Home-Based Business, Third Edition,” Barbara Weltman

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

Pros: Plenty of business and legal information; lots of additional resources
Cons: Somewhat dry
Rating: 4.5 out of 5

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“What Shat That?” Matt Pagett

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Pros: Fascinating and hilarious factoids
Cons: Gross!
Rating: 5 out of 5

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“The Vermont Cheese Book,” by Ellen Ecker Ogden

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

Pros: Delicious details; imparts more of a general understanding of cheese and cheese-making than I would have expected
Cons: Could have used another round of editing
Rating: 4.5 out of 5

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“The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Coffee & Tea,” by Travis Arndorfer and Kristine Hansen

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

Pros: Incredibly thorough; will help you understand every aspect of coffee and tea production and appreciation
Cons: Makes the appreciation of coffee seem unreachably expensive and complex; could be livelier in places
Rating: 4 out of 5

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“Thinkpak, Revised,” from Michael Michalko

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

Pros: A playful, useful toy to help you loosen up and create; portable and quick; self-contained
Cons: None
Rating: 5 out of 5

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