2013 Book Review #79: Color

Title: Color: A Natural History of the Palette
Author: Victoria Finlay
Genre: Anthropology
Thingummies: 3

Synopsis: Kind of random historical analysis of various pigments--where different colors came from, how they were made, etc.

Thoughts:( So, what did you think? )

2013 Book Review #80: The Emperor's Giraffe

Title: The Emperor's Giraffe: and Other Stories of Cultures in Contact
Author: Samuel M. Wilson
Genre: Anthropology
Thingummies: 3

Synopsis: A series of essays from Natural History magazine about how cultures interact with each other, ranging from Columbus to Disney. Mostly Columbus, though.

Thoughts: ( So, what did you think? )

2013 Book Review#81: Gone Too Far

Title: Gone Too Far
Author: Suzanne Brockman
Genre: Romance/thriller (sixth in series)
Thingummies: 4

Synopsis: SEAL Sam's daughter is missing, and not only is he a leading suspect, but terrorists appear to be tied in as well. And an old flame is heading up the FBI investigation.

Thoughts: ( So, what did you think? )

2013 Book Review #82: Mistress of the Art of Death

Title: Mistress of the Art of Death
Author: Ariana Franklin
Genre: Historical mystery (medieval England)
Thingummies: 4

Synopsis: A female medieval coroner tries to track down a serial child killer in Cambridge before the town lynches all the Jews in the area for the crimes.

Thoughts: ( So, what did you think? )

2013 Book Review #83: A Streetcar Named Desire

Title:A Streetcar Named Desire
Author: Tennessee Williams
Genre: Classic drama
Thingummies: 4

Synopsis: An unstable Southern belle comes to stay with her sister and her brute of a husband. Things go predictably poorly.

Thoughts: ( So, what did you think? )