Here’s what I read last month. Hover over image for title and author. And as always, if you have suggestions for me for further reads, please leave them in the comments. A collection of ‘rants’ from the Rick Mercer Report (a weekly, Canadian faux news show, similar to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart…yet different). Watching the rants on TV is far better, IMHO, though I did enjoy reading his preface about how the show has enabled him to travel all over Canada and meet all sorts of people—and how he gets annoyed with folks from...

Here’s what I read last month. As you can see, I read quite widely—fiction and non-fiction, so if you have a suggestion for me please leave it in the comments. I am always looking to add to my already unwieldy reading list! :-) Hover over image for title and author. A fascinating autobiography from a woman who spent part of her childhood virtually unschooled in the Australian outback, then attended well-to-do schools in Sydney after her father died. She eventually went to university and became a professor, and was the first female president of Smith’s College....

I’ve been keeping a list for a while now of books I’ve read so far this year—we’re all bibliophiles in this house! Here’s my thoughts on what I read in January (hover over image for title and author): A very interesting read, even for a near vegan. He looks at where our food comes from over the course of four meals: a typical fast food burger-and-fries meal, an organic meal, a locally raised meal, and a hunted/foraged meal. I learned a lot from this book: the first meal and how much of it is ultimately traced...