Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Karen Frank

Anyone who is an artist will feel even more creative after reading this fascinating and fun book. The author makes a spectacular case for the ways painters, musicians, chefs and writers discovered and described various functions of our brains which are only now being documented by scientists. The famous example is Proust's memory connected to the taste of a "cookie" which along with many others clarifies what ... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Karen Frank

With a light touch and a massive amount of research, the author makes an extremely readable and thoughtful case for the scenario described in the title. Perhaps this is the book which will really make a difference to each and every one of us. It shows how far we've come and how much we have to learn about survival, hope and LIFE beyond our own selfish needs and gratification.

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... The Independent Holiday 2006

Well, I'm not a lumberjack (I�m still OK) but I'd like to be and I know for a fact I am not alone on this one. The book for us is The Backyard Lumberjack: The Ultimate Guide to Felling, Bucking, Splitting and Stacking, by Frank and Stephen Philbrick. From the tools you need to everything in the book's subtitle, this father and son show anyone (not just men, by the way) what to ... read more>>>