A REPORTER TURNS SLEUTH to investigate suspicious deaths and shady land deals in this entertaining mystery.

INFORMATIVE, IF SLIGHTLY TERRIFYING! Meteorologist’s overview of/survival guide for extreme weather conditions.

PHOTOGRAPHER DIANE ARBUS seen through a psychologist’s eyes. Thought-provoking, but not as much so as her work. SOLID B

AN EMERGENCY IN SLOW MOTION
Bloomsbury USA
2011

REAL-LIFE ADVENTURE tale of the scientists and explorers who worked to create underwater human habitats. Fun! SOLID B

SEALAB: AMERICA’S FORGOTTEN QUEST TO LIVE AND WORK ON THE OCEAN FLOOR
Simon & Schuster
2012

THOUGHTFUL AND EYE-OPENING memoir tells the story of a man’s difficult decision to leave his Amish community.

HUMOROUS LITTLE BOOK bridges the worlds of self-help and gaming; amid the jokes are some surprising insights.

ART-WORLD SOAP OPERA is a compulsively readable pageturner depite its over-the-top melodramatic plot.

ROBBERIES, FORGERIES, DRAMA abound in this history of the Shakespeare First Folio, a Holy Grail among books.

DARK AND DREAMLIKE novel follows a young girl’s harrowing 1861 journey across the US’s western frontiers.

LOTS OF INSIDER DETAIL about the country music industry is the saving grace of this debut Nashville mystery.