May 2012 | Newport Ri Mansions

Mike Gardner's Fish Have No Hands: Catching Tons of Fish in Bays and Estuaries Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Let me tell you folks, I've read a lot of fishing books in my time, and I've been fishing all my life. Mike Gardner and the Galt publishing group have hit a home run with this one. It's so full of valuable information on technique, tackle, lures, and where to find trophy fish in bays and estuaries. Mr....

The Prankster and the Conspiracy: The Story of Kerry Thornley and How He Met Oswald and Inspired the Counterculture Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I knew Kerry Thornley for more than 40 years, although I hadn't seen him for the last ten before he died. We had talked on the phone and wrote letters during that time, though. Kerry was unique, and that's one of the reasons why I liked him. You could seldom predict his response. When I got the book...

The Religious History of American Women: Reimagining the Past Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Brekus' book can be very interesting at times, and very poorly put together at others. Most of the articles contained therein are well written and well researched. However, ironically, the article that I had the most problem with due to inconsistency and lack of focus was Brekus's own article. A few...

Displaying Women: Spectacles of Leisure in Edith Wharton's New York Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)If you've always been curious to know what life was like for the Four Hundred, this is a perfect book. "Displaying Women" is far from a dry, scholarly account of the lives of upper-class New York women of the 19th and early 20th centuries. With painstaking detail Montgomery not only describes the inner...

Butterflies Permanent Birthday Calendar Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The size of the overall calendar is great, however, the lines in which to write people's names are rather narrow. Also the quality of the paper used is not as good as I expected. It's a little flimzy.Click Here to see more reviews about: Butterflies Permanent Birthday CalendarA 6" x 9" wall calendar...

Art of the State: Rhode Island Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)If you are visiting Rhode Island and want to get a feeling for the state in just a few minutes read this book. It's filled with great fun facts and wonderful pictures that express the feeling of the state. It would also make a great souvenir. Did you know that the the state bird is the Rhode Island Red...

Tales of Old New England Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Get a copy of this if you enjoy casual reading of New England life. Many articles of Scribner's and New England Magazine. The collection includes stories of moose hunting in Aroostook, canoeing down the west branch of the Penobscot and an article about the ice business in the early 1800s. Not a scholarly...

When We Were Good: The Folk Revival Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I approached this book with high hopes, and found myself sorely disappointed. It had gotten such great press when it came out -- with big write-ups in the "New York Times" and elsewhere -- but frankly, I found the style and grammar so convoluted that I could hardly understand it. Cantwell's overly-academic...

Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart is an ambitious and fascinating book, but it is not without some major flaws. I would rate it four stars for the story, but only two for the writing.Born into a prominent Southern family, Alva...

Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This being an anniversary year of the Woodstock festival, shelves are bursting with books on that landmark event. A UK import, this Chartwell Books volume is one of the best, an insightful, fair-minded and full-color tribute to those "Three Days of Peace and Music."After a brief introduction to Woodstock,...

Gilmore by the Sea Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)For many years Newport, Oregon, has been a secluded little hive of wild honey, a place where creative artists, fishermen and loggers shared a lovely seaport town. Ed Cameron, a lifelong student of the Beats and alternative culture,.moved north from California in the days when the shabby old Gilmore hotel...

Flyfisher's Guide to New England Coast: Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine (Flyfishers Guide) (Flyfisher's Guides) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is fantastic. It provides specific tips and locations throughout New England so that both beginning and advanced anglers can maximize their chances at landing salt water species. It is truly comprehensive. Maps are included that are particularly helpful and easy to read.Mr. Keer's writing style...

The Rough Guide to New England 5 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Being a great fan of Rough Guides I have used them for many parts of this world. Actually, seldom travel without one.I know New England quite well and this guide is really very good, offering precise, interesting and trustworthy information.Click Here to see more reviews about: The Rough Guide to New...

Gilbert Stuart (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Beautifully done overview of the greater works of Gilbert Stuart.....and the special section of George Washington portraits is astounding. I've not seen some of these portraits of Washington before. As Gilbert Stuart is one of my favorite artists, this book is a real treat for me. The text is clear and...

Yorktown 1781: The World Turned Upside Down (Campaign) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)In "Yorktown 1781" Morrissey walks the line of once more capably describing the events of one of the great moments in American history and still somehow managing to completely misinterpret the important elements of the event.Unlike some of his other titles for Osprey Morrissey does provide an adequate...

The Irish Isle (Menus and Music) (Sharon O'connor's Menus & Musi) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)WHAT A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY PRESENT I RECEIVED WHEN I OPENED THE IRISH ISLE. THE RECIPES ARE LOVELY AND DIFFERENT, BUT NOT SO DIFFICULT TO DO. I MADE THE CARROT CILANTRO SOUP AND FOUND IT DELICIOUS.(I ADDED A LITTLE FRESH LIME JUICE AS A PERSONAL CHOICE) I ENJOYED THE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC. IT IS RICH AND WARM...

Van Johnson: MGM's Golden Boy (Hollywood Legends) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Although Mr. Davis had to rely on mainly second-hand information to attain all the facts he needed to write this book, he did an excellent job, and he imparts the info in such a way that it is seamless, and cannot be discerned as not having been the result of his own research.The principles in the book...