“The Pregnancy Project” by Gaby Rodriguez with Jenna Glatzer c.2012, Simon & Schuster $17.99 / $19.99 Canada 218 pages   By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER You weren’t really sick at all. You felt fine, in fact, but you said you had a headache, your stomach hurt, and you weren’t up to going to school. The truth [...]

“Voyagers of the Titanic” by Richard Davenport-Hines c.2012, William Morrow $26.99 / $29.99 Canada 342 pages, includes index   By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER There’s no doubt about it: moving stinks. You pack your belongings, living with cartons and mess in the meantime, always needing something that’s stashed in a mystery box. Then you haul everything to [...]

“Imagine: How Creativity Works” by Jonah Lehrer c.2012, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt $26.00 256 pages   By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER The painting you hung on the wall near your desk relaxes you. Looking at it reminds you of a happy memory, and you wonder how the artist managed to create such a vivid emotion with colored goo.  [...]

“The Man Who Quit Money” by Mark Sundeen c.2012, Riverhead Books $15.00 / $17.50 Canada 272 pages   By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER Just about fifteen cents. That’s all you ever find between the sofa cushions. It’s never a huge amount of money but for some silly reason, it makes you inordinately happy. Same thing when you [...]

“Girl Hunter: Revolutionizing the Way We Eat, One Hunt at a Time” by Georgia Pellegrini c.2012, Da Capo LifeLong $24.00 / $28.00 Canada 248 pages, includes index By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER Dinner last night was delicious. The salad was crispy and fresh, with all the right additions and your favorite dressing. There was the slightest tease [...]

“Sergeant Rex: The Unbreakable Bond Between a Marine and His Military Working Dog” by Mike Dowling c.2011, Atria Books $26.00 / $29.99 Canada 304 pages   By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER These days, you sleep pretty well at night. Oh, sure, there are things that could keep you awake. Mostly, though, you’re tucked into bed when darkness [...]

“Working Out Sucks” by Chuck Runyon, Brian Zehetner (MS, RD, CSCS) and Rebecca Derossett (MSW) c.2012, Da Capo Lifelong $14.99 / $17.50 Canada 224 pages   By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER The year has barely gotten started, and you’ve already ruined a resolution. Actually, make that all resolutions. You’ve already broken all your resolutions because the only [...]

“Building with Secondhand Stuff” by Chris Peterson c.2011, Creative Publishing International $19.99 / $21.99 Canada 144 pages By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER Nobody needs to remind you that money’s tight. Still, you’ve been dreaming of a new look around your home, an addition or a total remodel, and that’s dangerous territory. You know from experience that one [...]

“Shiny Objects: Why We Spend Money We Don’t Have in Search of Happiness We Can’t Buy” by James A. Roberts c.2011, HarperOne $25.99 / $28.99 Canada 353 pages, includes index   By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER Your financial goals for the next year are set. On the list are things like “pay off credit cards” and “save [...]

“Bedbugs” by Ben H. Winters c.2011, Quirk Books $14.95 / $16.95 Canada 253 pages   By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER Did you hear that? It was loud, like a clunk but not quite. And it smells like smoke in here. Or minty; definitely something. You can’t smell it?  Unbelievable that you didn’t notice; you’re usually really observant. [...]