Sunday, October 21, 2012

Escher


(1992). M.C. Escher: his life and complete graphic work ; with a fully illustrated catalogue. New York: Abradale Press/Harry N. Abrams.

Found a reference to an Escher work in Arellano, G. (2012). Taco USA : how Mexican food conquered America. New York: Scribner.

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Mismatch

How affirmative action hurts students it's intended to help, and why universities won't admit it. Richard Sander, Stuart Taylor. New York : Basic Books. 2012.

The Joy of X

Strogatz, Steven. A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2012

When America first met China

an exotic history of tea, drugs, and money in the Age of Sail. Eric Jay Dolin. New York: Liveright Pub. Corp. 2012.

The best thing since sliced bread


cliches: what they mean and where they came from. Nigel Fountain. New York : Reader's Digest, 2012.

Calligraphy bible




: a complete guide to more than 100 essential projects and techniques. Maryanne Grebenstein, consulting editor. New York: Watson Guptill. 2012.

 745.61 C  

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

A Husband-and-Wife True-Life Spy Story

Baer, Robert. (2010). The company we keep. New York: Crown Publishers.

He appears on CNN often.

Kirkus: An intermittently engaging but not entirely satisfying tale of love and espionage.