February 2012 | Newport Ri Mansions

Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is an excellent book about the discovery of the Kelly formula that is unknown outside gambling. This story has three protagonists. Two of them were scientists working at Bell Labs: Claude Shannon, a genius polymath who developed information theory; and John Kelly, a maverick genius, who is directly...

Harbor & Home: Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts, 1710-1850 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book represents a significant body of research with respect to eighteenth/nineteenth century American furniture. It is superbly produced both for its photography and written content and contains a meticulously chosen collection of the finest examples of early American craftsmanship. This is a "must...

The Essential Gesture Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Curated by Bruce Guenther, The Essential Gesture juxtaposes contemporary artist's use of the human body in the post-1945 period with a small selection of early modern masterworks to establish a context for that activity and its interpretation. Focusing on the partial or fragmentary figure, the exhibition...

The Geometry of Sisters: A Novel Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Who knew that math would make a good idea for a great read! Combine the math with the close relationships of two generations of sisters and Luanne Rice rates an A plus in my book! As we follow grieving mom Maura Shaw moving her two children Beck and Travis from Ohio to Newport, RI, we learn more about...

A Land as God Made It: Jamestown and the Birth of America Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)We will hear more about the founding of Jamestown, Virginia, as its 400th anniversary approaches in 2007. The anniversary will perhaps restore a balance. According to James Horn, in his stimulating history _A Land as God Made It: Jamestown and the Birth of America_ (Basic Books), many Americans have...

A Good Woman: A Novel Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I have never read a Danielle Steel book before, but if this is any indication of her writing, I will never read another as long as I live. My husband bought this book for me at Costco and was very excited to give it to me, as he thought it sounded interesting. According to the jacket write-up, it should...

Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Start of a New Nation Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)With apologies to Peggy Lee and Walt Disney, they didn't -- but the story of the Indian princess saving Captain John Smith's life is true. In fact, she saved his life on several occasions. But, in the end, believing Smith to be dead, she married another Virginia colonist, John Rolfe, who was not a bad...

Peter "Sugarfoot" Cunningham's Civilized Warring: Fundamental Kickboxing Techniques Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)What a wonderful book. The most appealing thing about it was the author's style of communication. Not only does describe techniques clearly and thoroughly, but I also felt he was right there providing the instructions. His tone was informative and friendly -- he knows his stuff. You will really like...

To the Highest Bidder Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The first book I have found that is written by an insider about the upper tier auction world. I have had first-hand experience with auction house shenanigans and found this book a real eye-opener. A page turning turning story - Must read for anyone who has dealt with auction houses.Click Here to see...

The Sirens of Titan: A Novel Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I've read many of Kurt Vonnegut's novels, and this is perhaps his best one of all (quite a high complement indeed, when considering the man is, in my opinion at least, one of the foremost writers of the 20th century.) Vonnegut's wit is acerbic and as on-target as ever; this time he expells on us about...

Archie and Amelie: Love and Madness in the Gilded Age Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I could not put this book down. That's something to say for a biography--or dual biography, actually. I was astonished at the ease with which Ms. Lucey spun off on side stories of interesting relatives or events without ever losing the train of the main story. Her depth of research, all well documented,...

Fortune's Children Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Meet Cornelius Vanderbilt, a.k.a. the Commodore. In a time when there were only 12 millionaires in America, he was worth $50 million. By the time he died, it was double. He was a ruthless miser who owned a monopoly over New York City. When he died, he passed it all down to a son who increased the fortune...

The Wheel and I - John Crean: Driving Fleetwood Enterprises to the Top Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Full disclosure: the co-author of this book is a longtime friend. That being said, I would love this book even if it were written by an arch enemy [should I acquire one.]John Crean made a fortune in the nascent prefab home and RV trade during the post-WWII boom. He did it despite long odds [no formal...

Blood on the River: James Town, 1607 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The importance and fun of historical fiction is the ability to "live" in another time and place and understand something about that point in history. As a librarian, I've purchased fiction and nonfiction books about Jamestown and I've provided educational videos on the topic. I have studied the settlement...

Vanishing Orange County (CA) (Images of America) (Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)It's well written - photos aren't that well printede. I ordered it and awaited it's arrival - and there it was as a counter promotion at my local Ace Hardware store. For less than I ordered it for. Not too happy.Click Here to see more reviews about: Vanishing Orange County (CA) (Images of America) (Images...

Curious New England: The Unconventional Traveler's Guide to Eccentric Destinations Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)My wife and I structured our honeymoon this month around this book, and we had a grand time touring its recommended destinations in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire. As we both work in horror publishing, we particularly enjoyed places like America's Stonehenge and H.P....

Chris Burden: A Twenty-Year Survey Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)One of the best resources for almost his entire body of work. Even if you have never seen his work in person, this book covers the meaning behind each of the works so compleatly that it makes sense to even the newest of his fans. For those who have seen his work it goes to show what a true genius he...