Currently reading
Free Radicals: The Secret Anarchy of Science
The Meaning of Night (The Meaning of Night #1)
FAM GHOST STORIES V140
Monsters and Demons: From Goblins and Ghouls to Fiends and Fairies A Complete Compendium of Mythological Beasts
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
The Secret Books of Paradys III & IV (Secret Books of Paradys, #3-4)
Lighthouse Island: A Novel
Evolution: The Story of Life
The Lover's Path: An Illustrated Novel
The 5th Wave
It's Not Just Another Cover-Up
I have such an extensive quilt book library already, it is rare that I find a book with very much "new under the sun" for me. When I go shopping for books, I usually haunt close-out stores and used bookstores. Since the books in such places are usually relatively inexpensive, I am more lenient about what books will come home with me.For instance, I purchased this book for $3.00 at Big Lots. When I quickly flipped through the pages at the store, I made the assumption that I could find "three dollars worth" of patterns in the book. I was not disappointed.
Whereas most of the patterns in this book are really not my style, I did find two patterns that I really liked: "In The Pines" and "Log Cabin Duvet". (I am always a sucker for the log cabin pattern, and this had the added enticement of being a rag quilt.)
However, perhaps the most useful aspect was that the general instructions detail an interesting technique for handling diagonal corners. The technique itself really isn't anything new -- but this book and its patterns pushes the diagonal corner treatment in a direction that I'd never really thought of before.
Since I haven't constructed any of the patterns yet, I cannot attest to the accuracy of, or the ease of following, the directions for the projects. However, from a brief glance, the directions seem to be very thorough. It appears if you followed the directions faithfully, an intermediate quilter would be able to complete what initially appears to be a quite complicated pattern.
Anatomy of a Beast: Obsession and Myth on the Trail of Bigfoot
I finished reading this before bed last night; I was creeped out enough that I couldn't sleep.
Horribly uneven.At one point, I was almost regretting the fact that I finish everything I start reading. If there ever was a book that I couldn't finish, this was almost it.
MUCH too long.
There were nearly no likeable characters.
Reading this was a chore to be endured. I only started enjoying the book round about page 519.
Horses
Great photographs.Frustrating text: rife with inaccuracies, misidentifications, and anthropomorphism.
Historical Atlas of the World
Yes, yes -- I know.I had promised myself that I would make a concerted effort to work through my currently-reading list before I started anything new.
However, I picked this up yesterday and I TOTALLY could not help myself.
I LOVE maps, and this is proving to be totally fascinating.
